... quiet of the reading room in the British Museum" (Rodriguez, pg.597). Rodriguez is saying that anybody could succeed. Sherman Alexie, a Native American poet, is able to help students who are like him. His people were expected to be uneducated. Sherman Alexie refused to fail. In his essay "The Joy of Reading and Writing: Superman and Me" he wrote that, " ... to help others.Their literacy skills helped them in different ways for a common purpose. Being educated gets you a decent job and taken seriously. Amy Tan, a Chinese-American film writer and Sherman Alexie experienced the neglect...

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... least you can tell them, "Watch me I'll prove you wrong." Other example from the book called "Superman and me" written by Sherman Alexie. One of young Indian's boy name is Alexie, he is the one who loved to read the book, and his first experience was when he picked up a book that belonged to his father. He couldn ... ...

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