Article: Can Anything Stop Toyota? (Issued on Nov 17‚ 2003) An inside look at how it’s reinventing the auto industry. “Good thing means good products.” The slogan of Toyota’s Takaoka assembly plant. 1. Marketing a) Diversification - Toyota not only rounded out its product lines in the US‚ with sport-utility vehicles‚ trucks‚ and a hit minivan‚ but it also has seized the psychological advantage in the market with the Prius and eco-friendly gasoline-electric car. b) Location redesign - Toyota
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Joyce Carol Oates’s short story‚ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” focuses on the seemingly typical life of a teenage girl‚ Connie. The character irony is found in the fact that a teenage girl in the 1960’s struggled with the same issues teenagers battle with in present society. Connie‚ the main character‚ fights with her parents‚ does not want to be like her older sister‚ and thinks very highly of herself. As a teenage girl typically believes‚ Connie imagines she is the center of attention
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Where are you going‚ Where have you been? by Joyce Carol Oates is an interesting piece of literature. Due to the intense nature of the story‚ many criticisms have come up. Many theories have been developed about hidden meanings within the work. One that is very controversial is the allusion to the bible. Many people say that there are clear references to the bible through a hidden code but this is not the case. Oates’s inspiration for the short story came from a magazine article about a series of
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advance our mentality. In Joyce Carol Oates’ "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been." Connie‚ a young teen is faced with a life changing experience‚ forcing her to transform from a young teen to a young adult. In John Updike’s "A & P" Sammy chooses to put himself in a tight situation only to loose his job‚ trying to be heroic to three young girls and failed‚ as a result of his child-like decision. "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been" is an exceptional example of a coming-of-age
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20‚ 2016 Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been Analysis The story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been” written by Joyce Carol Oates has a different‚ yet catching title. The title plays strongly into the characters. One of the main character Connie really relates to the title. Her mom wants her to be this perfect little girl‚ whereas Connie likes the attention of guys and to be a little more on the rebel lifestyle. Connie never tells her mom “where she is going‚ or where she has been”
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What can affect attitude and behavior? Outline I. Family life. a. Divorce and attitude b. Family values c. Modeling adults II. Friendships. a. Friends and behavior. b. Peer pressure. c. Positive friendships. III. Surroundings. a. Home setting. b. Importance of education. c. Environment. IV. Economic Status. a. Career. b. Poverty vs. Middleclass. c. Improving your economic status. A person’s attitude and behavior can be
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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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Computer and Internet‚ while being useful‚ can never replace the classroom and the teacher.’ Discuss. Yes‚ I would agree with that view. While the computer and Internet provide a wealth of information and a source of entertainment‚ it is not the ideal environment for teaching and learning. The computer and the Internet are like our textbooks and encyclopedias. However‚ all-encompassing they are‚ they are still not replacements for the classroom and the teacher. One does not gain all the knowledge in
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computers can replace teachers? Today computers are used in almost every field. Whether we want to book tickets‚ to maintain accounts or communicate with each other – computers are there to answer our every need. So we see that computers are slowly replacing human beings at work. Particularly‚ there are some aspects of the educational system are already provided by the computer and yes‚ it is definitely true that sometimes some people don’t need a person to learn everything. So‚ is it can produce
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“Can computers replace teachers in the future”? “Giving a child a computer does not seem to turn him or her into a future Bill Gates—indeed it does not accomplish anything in particular.” In recent years the expansion of IT has made the idea of virtual classroom much more practical. Although‚ the computers are extremely useful for the students‚ they cannot completely replace the teachers. For example‚ teacher can sense when students are loosing interest in the the lecture and introduce some changes
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