Theme Assignment by Nicolas Kligopoulos https://padlet.com/nkligopoulos2020/mv4gqqva8eqy Assignments of the themes en-us 2018-12-04 19:23:08 UTC 2026-03-06 20:47:54 UTC hello@padlet.com “In the middle of a crazy and drunk life, you have to hang onto the good and sober moments tightly.”(Alexie) nkligopoulos2020 https://padlet.com/nkligopoulos2020/mv4gqqva8eqy/wish/311095449 Hardly anything good comes from addiction, so it's the short and sweet moments that one must hang onto.]]> 2018-12-04 19:23:08 UTC https://padlet.com/nkligopoulos2020/mv4gqqva8eqy/wish/311095449 "When the holidays rolled around, we didn't have any money for presents, so dad did what he always does when we don't have enough money. He took what little money we did have and ran away to get drunk"(Alexie 50) nkligopoulos2020 https://padlet.com/nkligopoulos2020/mv4gqqva8eqy/wish/311095453 It's no secret that pretty much everyone on the reservation is a depressed drunk that has little to no money. When the holidays come around, Juniors dad probably feels guilty he can't offer his kids a good Christmas, so he runs away to try and push away his emotions with feeding his alcohol addiction. ]]> 2018-12-04 19:23:08 UTC https://padlet.com/nkligopoulos2020/mv4gqqva8eqy/wish/311095453 "Funny how the saddest guys can be happy drunks"(Alexie 70) nkligopoulos2020 https://padlet.com/nkligopoulos2020/mv4gqqva8eqy/wish/311095455 2018-12-04 19:23:08 UTC https://padlet.com/nkligopoulos2020/mv4gqqva8eqy/wish/311095455 I mean, the thing is, plenty of Indians have died because they were drunk. And plenty of drunken Indians have killed other drunken Indians." (Alexie 158) nkligopoulos2020 https://padlet.com/nkligopoulos2020/mv4gqqva8eqy/wish/311095457 2018-12-04 19:23:08 UTC https://padlet.com/nkligopoulos2020/mv4gqqva8eqy/wish/311095457 "Drunk for a week, my father must have really wanted to spend those last five dollars. He could have spent that five bucks and stayed drunk for another day or two. But he saved it for me" (Alexie 151). nkligopoulos2020 https://padlet.com/nkligopoulos2020/mv4gqqva8eqy/wish/311095459 This is one of the few good and sober moments Junior gets to share with his father. ]]> 2018-12-04 19:23:08 UTC https://padlet.com/nkligopoulos2020/mv4gqqva8eqy/wish/311095459 "My father went on a legendary drinking binge. My mother went to church every single day. It was all booze and god, booze and god, booze and god. we'd lost my grandmother and Eugene. How much loss were we supposed to endure?" (Alexie 171). nkligopoulos2020 https://padlet.com/nkligopoulos2020/mv4gqqva8eqy/wish/311095460 2018-12-04 19:23:08 UTC https://padlet.com/nkligopoulos2020/mv4gqqva8eqy/wish/311095460 Addiction is a selfish thing nkligopoulos2020 https://padlet.com/nkligopoulos2020/mv4gqqva8eqy/wish/311095461 "It's all about me and what I want
 Lying, cheating, and manipulating to get what I want
 "I can take care of myself!"
"Rationalize, justify and minimize when i'm wrong.
Projecting a false image of myself
Hide and deny my fears so as not to appear weak" (Anonymous)]]> 2018-12-04 19:23:08 UTC https://padlet.com/nkligopoulos2020/mv4gqqva8eqy/wish/311095461 https://youtu.be/IfKAJCTqnP0 nkligopoulos2020 https://padlet.com/nkligopoulos2020/mv4gqqva8eqy/wish/311095462 Two of the biggest contributors to becoming a substance abuser is growing up around other substance abusers and struggling with a mental illness. In Juniors case, he grew up on a reservation full of super depressed alcoholics.]]> 2018-12-04 19:23:08 UTC https://padlet.com/nkligopoulos2020/mv4gqqva8eqy/wish/311095462 "Before you can break out of prison, you must realize you are locked up" nkligopoulos2020 https://padlet.com/nkligopoulos2020/mv4gqqva8eqy/wish/311095464 2018-12-04 19:23:08 UTC https://padlet.com/nkligopoulos2020/mv4gqqva8eqy/wish/311095464 "We all get addicted to things that take the pain away" nkligopoulos2020 https://padlet.com/nkligopoulos2020/mv4gqqva8eqy/wish/311095465 2018-12-04 19:23:08 UTC https://padlet.com/nkligopoulos2020/mv4gqqva8eqy/wish/311095465 nkligopoulos2020 https://padlet.com/nkligopoulos2020/mv4gqqva8eqy/wish/311095466 Someone who is battling addiction often feels chained to whatever they are addicted to, and feel as though they are not able to break free. Overcoming addiction is one of the biggest battles one may face.]]> 2018-12-04 19:23:08 UTC https://padlet.com/nkligopoulos2020/mv4gqqva8eqy/wish/311095466 Addiction nkligopoulos2020 https://padlet.com/nkligopoulos2020/mv4gqqva8eqy/wish/311095467 When one becomes addicted to a substance, thing, or activity. Quite often, they feel as though they are dependent on it and can not live without it. ]]> 2018-12-04 19:23:08 UTC https://padlet.com/nkligopoulos2020/mv4gqqva8eqy/wish/311095467