Dear editor‚ I am writing to express my point of view towards Chinese people’s practice of consuming shark’s fin soup. Eating shark’s fin soup has long been a famous and common practice in Chinese culture. Shark’s fin soup is a valuable food‚ it provides rich nutrients in keeping people’s beauty. It is always one of the dishes at important festivals and in wedding meals. Eating shark’s fin soup is extravagance behaviour in the Chinese culture as shark’s fin is a rare ingredient
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behind to write plays‚ act‚ and‚ it is said‚ have affairs with men and women. He is often called England’s national poet and the "Bard of Avon". Some people say that his earlier works were not so well written as his later plays‚ but he wrote about 38 plays in total and is said to have changed not only theater by his influences in other author’s‚ but the English language as well. Though he wrote many good plays‚ one of his earlier plays‚ “Two Gentlemen of Verona” will be discussed in greater detail
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In Joyce Carol Oates’ "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?" and Estrella Alfon’s "Servant Girl‚ firm actions brought by male characters caused women to reveal their true nature. Rosa‚ from Estrella Alfon’s Servant girl is a very humble lady who is consciously aware of two men having interest in her. First is the cochero‚ whom he calls Angel‚ is the man who lived in her fantasies after their encounter and second is Sancho‚ the other guy‚ is her admirer who seems to possess the the opposite trait
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mid-summer they ran across‚ breathless with daring‚ and right away someone leaned out a car window and invited them over‚ but it was just a boy from high school they didn’t like. It made them feel good to be able to ignore him. They went up through the maze of parked and cruising cars to the bright-lit fly-infested restaurant‚ their faces pleased and expectant as if they were entering a sacred building that loomed out of the night to give them what haven and what blessing they yearned for. They sat
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“Where are you going‚ where have you been?” by Joyce Carol Oates represents emotional abuse in relationships and how easy it is to manipulate young minds. Connie is a beautiful‚ self indulgent 15 year old girl. Her mother is very overbearing and praises her 24 year old sister‚ June‚ more than her. June is everything that Connie isn’t. She works hard to make money on her own‚ helps her parents around the house‚ and is mature and independent. Connie strives to receive attention and praise that her
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"A Good Man Is Hard To Find" and "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been" While reading‚ "A Good Man Is Hard To Find" and "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been" the readers find themselves lost in worlds of suspense‚ horror and comic relief through tone and symbolism. Although‚ the stories contain very different plots‚ they both have a sense of "good vs. evil." In "A Good Man Is Hard To Find"‚ Grandmother is a deep religious character that gives the story a depth of interest. The reader
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Have you ever had a nightmare that is so realistic it speeds up your heart rate and takes your very breath away? In Joyce Carol Oates’s 1966 “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?”‚ she tells a story of a teenager by the name of Connie. Connie has a fate of being kidnapped by a strange man that seems to know everything about her. Connie is a typical adolescent with a vivid imagination and a difficult‚ unstructured home. She is at a delicate time in her life of transitioning to find her “own”
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Carol Oates wrote a short story called “where are you going‚ where have you been?” One of the main character in the short story is a fifteen year old girl whose name is Connie. Connie was self-absorbed by her beauty‚ and would not listen when her mom try to council her. She rejects the role of daughter to develop her sexual persona‚ which increase when she is away from her family and home. Connie concerns were to become a young adult‚ she hangs out with friends‚ and flirts with boys and explores her
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Business systems that have been hacked Student’s name: Professor’s name: Course title: [Pick the date] Introduction The concept of technological environment is considered to be the most dramatic force in today’s time‚ which has been shaping our destinies in a continuous fashion. Technology has released wonders in all the fields possible and has greatly been affecting mankind‚ whether be it robotics‚ medical science‚ miniature electronics or businesses engaged in the online market
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words to the editor of a newspaper complaining about the high prices of everyday necessities. [Points: prices of almost all articles of daily use rising high – poor and middle class people suffer much – the Govt. to take steps to check rise in prices] Ans.: To‚ The Editor‚ ‘Letters to the editor column’ The Statesman‚ Kolkata-700001 Dear Sir‚ I would like to draw the attention of the concerned authority to the problem detailed below through the widely read ‘Letters the editor’-column of your
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