Because My Father Always Said

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Great text on native americans and their conditions.

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He thinks of himself as a coincidence
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Lucky = doesn’t go to war. Indian stereotypes
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Sherman Alexie: “Because My Father Always Said…” Glossary “The Star-Spangled Banner”: den amerikanske national melodi wire service: telegrambureau (store nyhedsmedier) bell-bottoms: bukser med svaj braids: fletninger lying prone: liggende udstrakt på maven visible: synlig caption: billedtekst capitalize on: udnytte editor: redaktør charged: sigtet assault: overfald penitentiary: fængsel “getting it” : blive dræbt “chalk it up on the mental scoreboard”: skrive det på den mentale pointtavle “the rockets’ red glare and the bombs bursting in the air”: del af teksten til “The Star-Spangled Banner” odor: lugt tumbleweed: markløber (plante) hostile: fjendtlig ferocity: vildskab, voldsomhed conceived: undfanget reservation: Indiansk reservat blizzard: snestorm reverberation: efterklang (teknisk lyd/musik udtryk) fat cat: magtful, rig person shuffle: stå og trippe med benene spoiled: ødelagt burned out on those: blev træt af dem choke: kvæles wrecked: kørte galt lacerate: flænge kidney: nyre pow-wow: Indiansk møde/conference enit: kort for “isn’t it (so)” on the rocks: med isterninger