Mitchell Strohmeyer Lance Corporal Uch 3/4 Kilo 20120811 Importance of Gear Accountability Gear accountability is very important in the Marine Corp. What would a Marine do in a combat environment if he left his Kevlar back at the rear? None of his brother’s would just happen to pull out an extra for him to borrow for the patrol. The same fundamentals apply to any other significant equipment items. In combat environments all the gear issued is issued for a reason‚ whether it is something
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Oates’s story "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?" places Connie‚ a typical teenager‚ in this situation. Throughout the story‚ occasionally using religious undertones‚ Connie’s language of a typical teenager gradually changes‚ from calm and somewhat curious to nervous and terrified. Early in the story on a Sunday morning‚ Connie’s family leaves to go to a family barbeque down the street. Connie is left by herself and chooses to wash her hair instead of going to church. When she hears
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How to Add 300 Words to Your Essay in 15 Minutes Here’s the problem: you’ve typed a page or so‚ which amounts to about 250 words or thereabouts. And now you’re staring at the blank piece of paper‚ thinking the following thoughts: • • • Why do I have to write this stupid essay? ! I’m not even a Writing major – why do I have to do this? Why can’t the word requirement be one page? What‚ there’s not enough out there in the world for my professor to read? • When am I ever going to finish this? Hey
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Summary of How to Say Nothing in 500 Words The article “How to Say Nothing in 500 Words” is an essay done by Paul McHenry Roberts that describes how one can become a stronger writer. Paul Roberts declares that “all subjects‚ except sex‚ are dull until somebody makes them interesting‚” meaning‚ one who is writing about a particular subject should restrain from writing about what is assumed. Instead‚ one should choose a different route‚ one the reader would not have imagined. Roberts suggests that
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Innocence “Where Are You Going Where Have You Been?” presents many themes and symbols to the reader. One that jumped out at me while reading the story was the overall feeling of innocence. Joyce Carol Oates shows us innocence from the very beginning of the story to the end where Connie loses self-control and power. From the first paragraph of the story we learn that Connie is a young fifteen year old who longs for attention and acceptance. I was able to relate to the story better when I paused
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Connie’s Paradigm In Joyce Carol Oates’ short story‚ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” we follow the main character Connie as she faces an inner transformation. The author introduces Connie as a vain and inexperienced adolescent who seems to daydream about things she doesn’t quite understand as she has more of a naive idea of what adulthood is all about. She takes pleasure in having control over everyone and everything around her. These ideas as well as her security are shaken when the
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Hurst 1 Allison Hurst Professor Ben Mayo English Comp II 30 April 2011 Analysis of “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol Oates In 1966‚ Joyce Carol Oates published her short story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?”. Oates was inspired to write this story after reading about a serial killer that was referred to as “The Pied Piper of Tucson”. Oates was disturbed by the number of teenagers that this killer was able to persuade to help him and keep his secrets
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“Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” Paper “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” is a short story that poses many questions centered around the protagonist‚ Connie and the antagonist Arnold Friend and his “comrade” Ellie. The fate of Connie at the end of the story is still up for debate after all these years after the story was published in 1966. The main question posed is who actually is Arnold Friend? Is he the devil or something else? The answer may never be fully known but in
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While the mission of the Army may be summarized into but a few words‚ the moving parts required to accomplish this mission are vast and numerous. The sheer number of moving parts is astounding. And these moving parts are not free. Not only is it equipment that I’m referencing; but also personnel. Together all of these things comprise the necessities of what it takes to fulfill a mission as large as the one Army undertakes. That mission summarized boils down to national defense with the primary
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Home is a place you grow up wanting to leave‚ and grow old wanting to get back to. In Joan Didion’s essay “On Going Home”‚ Didion shows how disconnected she feels from her family on a visit back home for her daughter’s birthday through varied syntax and imagery. Growing up‚ becoming independent from your family‚ and starting a family of your own can lead to you growing apart from your family. Although Didion’s husband tolerates her family‚ he doesn’t fully accept them which causes the conflict
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