What are the effects of perfectionism on giftedness? Much of the literature surrounding gifted and high ability students hint at underlying perfectionism. With this in mind, it is important to determine what effect perfectionism has on giftedness in order to best address and overcome concerns rooted in this construct. Articles which support the adaptive and maladaptive conception of perfectionism as well as those who don’t are included in this inquiry paper. These terms will be briefly discussed below.
Character comparisons between The Absolutely True Diary of a Party-Time Indian and “Smoke Signals”4/1/2013 Relationships are complicated. Nonetheless, they are very important to all people, especially to Arnold Spirit Junior in The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie. This paper will discuss the list of nine people who bring joy to Junior, compare them to characters found in “Smoke Signals”, also written by Alexie, examine the relationship between them and Junior, and theorize links between these stereotypes and their possible counterparts in “Smoke Signals”. This paper briefly compares Arnold Spirit Junior to Thomas Builds-The-Fire, and considers initial reactions to The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian contrasted to revisited reactions after watching “Smoke Signals” and extended class discussions. Finally, the paper concludes with how these texts have affected my relationship with an Aboriginal student from the perspective of a volunteer teacher.
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