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Gordy’s Diary Entry

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Creative 12: Write a diary entry by Gordy after Junior has asked him to become friends

 

Dear Diary,

I usually don’t write into a diary, but I think it is a good way to organize your thoughts. Today  Junior,  a boy from my school,  asked me if  I want to be his  friend. I directly said, that I was not gay, but he didn’t mean it that way. He wants me to be his casual friend. I was surprised. No one ever asked me something like this before, but I agreed. I mean, he is quite intelligent and seems to be nice and interested in school, just like me. I do not have any friends and this was never a problem for me, but I think it can have some benefits to have a friend. I am not forced to study alone and can actually really talk to someone except from the teacher. And to be honest, it would be quite nice to have a friend, who stands behind you and who does things with you. In school, I have always been alone and now this is my possibility to not be lonely.

Hopefully,  I don’t mess up this chance.

Gordy

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Education

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Analysis: Education

In the following I am going to analyse the education in the USA and the Indian reservations. In that case, I will have a closer look at the differences between the educational system at normal schools in the US and at the reservations.

Educational System:

The educational system of the USA is seperated in three categories: Elementary (Primary) Schools,  Secondary Education and Postsecondary Education. The school system is  different from state to state, so there are plenty of different regulations. And it is even more complex,  because except from the public schools, there are many private schools, too. Most of the students go to public schools, where the parents do not need to pay for, because they are funded by the public money. 10% of the students go to private schools, where the parents need to pay for. Both types of schools are from Primary School to University.

Education for the Native Americans:

The educational system for Native Americans is very problematic. A long time, there were only boarding schools for Indians, whose intention was not their education, but the divestment of their identity. These schools were used by the state to transfer their plans of assimilation. Most of the students were forced to stay the whole year in the boarding school and there were even instances, in with students were sexually abused. But since the year 1928, there were build schools in the reservations themselves, where the Indians could go to. But the proportion of Indians who go less than 8 years to school was very high.  And not until 2008, the premier minister apologizes to the students what circumstances were at the boarding schools.

Conclusion:

All in all, the educational systems at normal schools and at schools for Native Americans are very different. In case of that, the decision of Junior to change schools was probably reallly smart of him, when he wants to get a good future.

Summary Chapter 22

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The novel “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian”, written by Sherman Alexie and published in 2009 by Klett, is about Arnold Spirit, who suffers because of his physical problems and who tries to change his life by changing schools.

At the beginning of the chapter “Red Versus White”,  Arnold mentions that his reader probably thinks he is fallen in love with white people. Still, he tells us that this is not true. He loves his sister, who sends him postcards and has made a New Year’s resolution to finish her book, which is about hope,  by the summer. He is glad, that his sister is happy and tries to realise her dreams. And he loves his parents, because, though they may have their flaws, they talk to him and listen to his problems. Furthermore, Arnold gives us his opinion about white families and the white community in Reardan. He marvels at how people can live inReardan and still be strangers. Indian families are so close and know everything about each other – even their shoe size. But even if Arnold criticizes the white community, he is realistic. He still knows thatliving in Reardan is better than Wellpinit. He tells us about what he thinks is the best thing about Wellpinit: his grandmother, who is really tolerant. She is accepting everyone, even homeless and discouraged gay. Also, all the Indians at the powwow knows her. Unfortunately, she has recently passed away. She was struck and killed by a drunk driver and the last thing she said was “forgive him” – meaning, forgive the drunk driver who killed her. So Arnold forgives Gerald, the Indian who struck her with his car and who got sent to prison for eighteeen months. At the end of the chapter,  Arnold laments his  grandmother’s death, especially since she didn’t even drink alcohol.

 

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