https://padlet.com/ahillnp2020/3xtugbir4kqk The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian en-us 2018-11-30 18:31:15 UTC 2023-03-21 23:56:48 UTC hello@padlet.com ahillnp2020 https://padlet.com/ahillnp2020/3xtugbir4kqk/wish/309926303 This picture shows a house of what looks like had cardboard for siding on their house. This shows poverty because it shows that people do not have enough money to pay for the proper siding, and therefore their house is very rundown on the outside.]]> 2018-11-30 18:48:55 UTC https://padlet.com/ahillnp2020/3xtugbir4kqk/wish/309926303 cmartinez2020 https://padlet.com/ahillnp2020/3xtugbir4kqk/wish/309926856 This picture relates to our concept on poverty because it shows that the houses are very old and run down. It also makes you see that people do not have a lot of money to fix up the houses. ]]> 2018-11-30 18:49:53 UTC https://padlet.com/ahillnp2020/3xtugbir4kqk/wish/309926856 ahillnp2020 https://padlet.com/ahillnp2020/3xtugbir4kqk/wish/310458332 “Poverty doesn’t give you strength or teach you lessons about perseverance. No, poverty only teaches you how to be poor" (13).

Junior describes how poverty doesn't teach him anything besides how to be poor. A lot of people say that poverty teaches many lessons on how to preserver in life. However, according to Junior, it doesn't do anything on teaching you lessons, it just teaches you how to be poor. ]]> 2018-12-03 15:25:34 UTC https://padlet.com/ahillnp2020/3xtugbir4kqk/wish/310458332 ahillnp2020 https://padlet.com/ahillnp2020/3xtugbir4kqk/wish/310462745 "Yep, so that means I was staring at a geometry book that was at least thirty years older than I was" (31).

In this part of the book, it is talking after Junior found out about how they haven't had different geometry books and over 30 years. This shows poverty because it shows that the indian reservation doesn't have enough money to pay for new text books. ]]> 2018-12-03 15:32:29 UTC https://padlet.com/ahillnp2020/3xtugbir4kqk/wish/310462745 ahillnp2020 https://padlet.com/ahillnp2020/3xtugbir4kqk/wish/310466282 "My dad was supposed to pick me up. But he wasn't sure if he'd have enough gas money. Especially if he was going to stop at the rez casino and play slot machines first" (87).

Junior has a rough time trying to get home. His dad sometimes picks him up, but he usually has to walk or hitchhike home. This quote shows that Junior's family doesn't have a lot of money. And, the money they do have, Junior's dad spends it on casino games or alcohol. This makes his family more poor.]]> 2018-12-03 15:38:08 UTC https://padlet.com/ahillnp2020/3xtugbir4kqk/wish/310466282 ahillnp2020 https://padlet.com/ahillnp2020/3xtugbir4kqk/wish/310542487 "Most nights I walk home. I hitchhike. Somebody usually picks me up. I've only had to walk the whole way home a couple of times" (129).

This quote is talking about how Junior's family is poor. In this case, his family does not have enough money for gas money for his dad's car. Therefore, Junior has to walk home, or find a different mode of transportation everyday after school. ]]> 2018-12-03 17:40:37 UTC https://padlet.com/ahillnp2020/3xtugbir4kqk/wish/310542487 ahillnp2020 https://padlet.com/ahillnp2020/3xtugbir4kqk/wish/310567729 "Poverty = empty refrigerator + empty stomach" (8).

This quote is talking about how not having money and being poor affects everything in your life. Poverty takes a toll on your life, and for Junior, not having money affects him to not having any food to eat. ]]> 2018-12-03 18:22:18 UTC https://padlet.com/ahillnp2020/3xtugbir4kqk/wish/310567729 cmartinez2020 https://padlet.com/ahillnp2020/3xtugbir4kqk/wish/310618093 This video describes alcoholism and other major issues such as starvation, and poor living conditions which can be seen in the different pictures here. It also talks about statistics and how those statistics effect people of the tribes. ]]> 2018-12-03 19:44:34 UTC https://padlet.com/ahillnp2020/3xtugbir4kqk/wish/310618093 cmartinez2020 https://padlet.com/ahillnp2020/3xtugbir4kqk/wish/310621135 This article describes the how these people even put holes in their homes to create a hole for smoke to leave the home, like a make shift chimney. It helps gives you a detailed view of what life of a reservation is really like. ]]> 2018-12-03 19:49:50 UTC https://padlet.com/ahillnp2020/3xtugbir4kqk/wish/310621135