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Jeehye Kang
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* Abandoned in an orphanage (age of 3),orphanage * Choi ran away from the institution (5 years old) * Inspired after listening to a classical vocalist at the nightclub where he sold chewing gum. * Korean Got Talent – Second prize
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* Native American * His father was an Alcoholic. * Alexie was the only student of Native heritage among mostly white students.student Succeeded as a Native American writer
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* “As Indian children, we were expected to fail in the non-Indian world.” * “A little Indian boy teaches himself to read at an early age and advances quickly.” * Read and read and read……..
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* Alexie and Choi both had passionate and patience to be like “someone”. * Broke their limitation in the society. * “He grews into a man… somehow dull the pain and make him sound more modest about his talents.”
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Futhermore… * “I was trying to save my life.” * “They are trying to save their lives.” * “I am trying to save their lives.”
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* Alexie, Sherman “Superman and Me” * http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BewknNW2 b8Y http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BewknNW2 b8Y * "Korea's 'Susan Boyle' Choi Sung-Bong's Overcomes Troubled Past". ABC. 2011-08-21. Retrieved 2011-09-16. "Korea's 'Susan Boyle' Choi Sung-Bong's Overcomes Troubled Past" * Sherman Alexie". Encyclopedia of World Biography. 1998. Retrieved 8 April 2012. Sherman Alexie"
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