Phoenix, Arizona

Faced with the past becoming the present, can you right your biggest wrongs? In the story “What it Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona”, Victor is faced with that very situation. He has to choose between taking Thomas with him or avoiding a potentially uncomfortable situation. Under normal circumstances, the choice would be easy, but Thomas is the only person on the reservation who has the money to help him out. Victor feels regret for the way he treated Thomas in the past, especially the fistfight that

“This is What it Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona”: The Road to a New Beginning America, the melting pot country, a country in which every one is equal, unless you are created different. In the short story "This is What it Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona" by Sherman Alexie, two men embark on a journey that improves their lives spiritually and allows them to claim the closure that they are both seeking. Although the author 's main purpose is to share a story about a man 's journey to find peace, he is

The Day Labor Market in Phoenix, Arizona Introduction This paper focuses on the Macehualli Day Labor Union located in Phoenix, Arizona in the 85032 area. Throughout the history of the United States, illegal immigrants have come from all over the world to find work and a better way of life. It is estimated that right now there are about seven million illegal aliens living in America. About 69% of these illegal immigrants are Mexican and over 283,000 of them live in Arizona1. In this paper

As most people know, storytelling is an important aspect of the Native American culture. That is how many of customs and tribal practices get passed down throughout history. In the short story “This is What it Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona” the narrator explains how Thomas Builds-the-Fire’s story’s are needed but not appreciated. Through a maim revelation Thomas understands the importance of storytelling. Conflicts between the community and the the main characters are present through the story

My story began on September 12, 2000, in Phoenix, Arizona. I was born to my mother, a faithful member of the gospel, and my father, an alcoholic. These two traits did not function well together and they ended up getting a divorce in 2001. This would start a new chapter that took my mother, three sisters and I to Elko, Nevada. Nearby was the reservation of my Native American (NA) tribe, the Western Shoshone. My NA heritage came from my father, so when he left my life, he took the culture with him

planner’s expectations.  Unfortunately the airports that were built 20 or more years ago, have not grown with the cities.  Phoenix has tripled in size in the past 10 years.  The tripling of air traffic has not had anywhere to go.  The same two runways that have been serving the city since 1935 when the airport was built have been extremely over loaded.  It is not just happening in Phoenix, a few years ago Denver received a new airport to relieve the overflow of traffic from the older Stapelton

Who moves to the middle of the desert and expects to survive? The Metropolitan of Phoenix Arizona is made up of multiple cities. Prior to the settlement of large populations of people there was multiple free flowing rivers that fed water to not only people but to the irrigation of crops as well. With the increase of the population of people and the decrease of rain fall in the Phoenix Metropolitan area there was a deficit of water resources available to sustain the metropolitan cities. In addition

Sherman Alexie: This Is What It Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona Sherman Alexie’s short story” This Is What It Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona” describes the journey of Victor to retrieve his father’s ashes in Arizona. Accompanying Victor on his heart filled journey, will be Thomas Builds-the-Fire. Thomas only agrees to help Victor because of a promise he made to Victor’s father at the age of thirteen. Despite the rocky relationship they’ve had in the past, the short story provides cultural context

The future is unclear to see because of the multiple interpretations to one event. Seeing events and only being able to describe a possible outcome is what the character Thomas Builds-the-Fire in Sherman Alexie's, "This Is What it means To Say Phoenix, Arizona," can do. The ability has been once praised in cultures around the world but is now looked down upon. Thomas has lost a lifestyle that he was never able to have because he follows his ability including his friendships he has created. For this

In “This Is What It Means To Say Phoenix, Arizona”, by Sherman Alexie, told a story of two young male adults growing up on an Indian Reservation. Victor and Thomas were childhood friends who eventually came together again in a time of the former’s pain and sorrow. The death of Victor’s father started the journey of both young men from the reservation to Phoenix and back again in the only place they ever knew. The grief-stricken man had to make his way to Arizona to identify the remains and consequently