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Review the video with Mike Moyers interviewing Sherman Alexie. Alexie discusses how being bi-polar affects him as a writer, how being an Indian immigrant is a positive thing, and how the concept of tribalism caused the 9/11 disaster. You're welcome to view the whole interview, but I am only requiring you to watch 12:15-15:06. After clicking "Play," simply scroll the play bar to the12 minute 15 second mark to hear Alexie read his poem entitled "The Facebook Sonnet" and then listen to his follow-up explanation of how communication via social media such as Twitter and Facebook is "one dimensional" and "really insulting to the complexity of being human."

(a) What main point do you think Alexie is making through "The Facebook Sonnet"? Use one example from the poem to support your claim.

(b) Do you agree with Alexie's assertion in the interview that communication via the Internet takes "the poetry of life" and reduces it to a "dry, scientific" outline? Explain.

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(a) I interpret Alexie's main point in "The Facebook Sonnet" as Internet communication and relationships as stuck in the past ...

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