while saving cats falling from trees? Does one have to be a hero by saving someone from a burning building? What qualifies as a hero? Many people have their own definition and vision of a hero. Heroism comes in many ways through attitudes and acts of oneself. I believe heroism is the intent of doing something for the benefit of others‚ and not caring about the consequences that might ensue. In Joyce Carol Oates’s "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been‚" we see the character of Connie in a process
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In the story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been” by Joyce Oates‚ the audience explores the story of Connie‚ a normal teenage girl‚ who meets Arnold Friend‚ a seemingly harmless character at first‚ but we later come to find out that he has been stalking her and Arnold
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What Would Happen If Half Of The Canadians Died? By Steffi Bael Have you ever wondered what would happen if half of the Canadians died? Well in the next few paragraphs I will be explaining what would happen. Hypothetically speaking‚ if half of the population in whole Canada vanished‚ definitely a severe suffering of economy would happen. We are all independent on our resources for living‚ natural and especially the human
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3. Identify and explain how you would prepare for a health inspection. You may use some concepts learned from HACCP as an example. Personally‚ I would make sure that my restaurant or food service venue I was running is operating above expectations. First off‚ I would start with the overall appearance of the establishment. If a health Inspector was coming to review a fine dining establishment then it would throw off a lot of red flags if it didn’t look like a fine dining experience. I would have
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1. Why would the owners of Lakeside‚ as well as the company’s banks‚ require that an annual audit may be made by an independent CPA firm? Auditing in general‚ is necessary because of the existence of Information risk or the risk of unreliable information. Owners of lakeside may own the company but they are not closely involved in managing the business with the exception of Rogers‚ the only owner involved actively in the business’ day to day operations. So‚ an independent audit for non-managing owners
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persona. With this liberty‚ the identity of an individual isn’t limited to one set of characteristics as many external and internal situations either influence the cognitive decision making complex of humans. In the short story‚ "Where are you going‚ where have you been?" by Joyce Carol Oates‚ reveals through the characterization of Connie and her settings the duality of human beings. Also‚ using symbols and patterns to strongly put emphasis on how the underdeveloped mind of adolescents make way for impressions
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What I Would Place In A Time Capsule As the turn of the millennium approaches‚ the human race will continue to develop new technology and new ways of thinking. It is always enjoyable to take a visual journey back in time‚ to view what was considered advanced and what thoughts of future times represented. A time capsule stored with precious documents and possessions from a past era can serve as a visual and material presentation of what past times were like‚ and put in prospective the
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What Life Would Be Like If I woke up one day and I was in the early 1930’s living with 2 kids‚ a slave and a single father that was a lawyer‚ I think that it would not take me long to realize that the household would be hectic. During this era the great depression was happening which is not good for a single father. Even though he is a lawyer it would still be hard to make enough money during the great depression to feed 2 kids and a slave. Even though slaves don’t usually get fed much or fed as
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Oates’ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” is about a 15 year old girl named Connie. Connie is the dark blond haired girl who catches all the attention and knows she looks good. The story is somewhat journalistic in the sense that there are few extreme stylistic flourishes or complicated sentence structures. Oates’s spare style allows the images in the story to stand out in realistic coherence‚ in a way that makes one feel they have some unexplainable importance. “There’s your sister in a blue
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What Would Life Be Like Without Music? Life without music would be as boring as a T.V. that only shows one color or a house that has only one room. In other words life without music would be dull. If there were a choice to have music in our lives and not have music in our lives I would definitely choose to have music in my life. I would choose to have music in my life for many reasons: to have something to enjoy whenever I want to‚ it can prepare me for anything‚ and I can turn it off whenever
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