The short story ”Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been” explores feminist ideals about oppressive men who take advantage of women. The story tells about a young girl named Connie who acts and dresses as though she is a mature young woman‚ but she shows her true age of fifteen when an older man‚ Arthur Friend‚ takes advantage of her using fear and threats of violence against her family. The story calls into question whether or not Connie is truly and independent woman‚ but one can clearly see
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1. What does Danto mean by the End of Art? The end of art is not the death of art‚ but the wholesale elimination of what used to be considered art and its replacement by a new concept: pluralism. When art has exhausted itself and this concept has been brought into the forefront of the consciousness‚ this awareness signals the end of art. Art is no longer art in the traditional sense (having a manifesto-aesthetically pleasing‚ etc.) because the accessibility to art and to create art has allowed
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Would you be willing to sacrIfice your hard earned money to buy a pair of hunting dogs? In the book Where the Red Fern Grows Billy was willing to do just that. Everyone agrees that dogs cost money. Some say Billy should have bought the dogs‚ while others say he should not have. Billy should have bought hunting dogs for three reasons: he experienced hunting‚ he learned valuable skills‚ and it brought him enjoyment. The first reason Billy should have bought hunting dogs was that he was able to experience
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materialistic and lacked any sort of emotion in it. Then‚ a small incident brings about his untimely death. Toward the end of his life‚ he is forced to come to terms with a fact that death is inevitable. When he accepts that‚ he sees that despite the fact that he lived his life the “proper” way in society‚ he had not had much of a life at all. Upon seeing the proverbial light at the end of the tunnel‚ he dies. Tolstoy gives a quick stab of satire‚ by making it painfully apparent that no one seems
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key component in generating adenosine triphosphate‚ also known as ATP. In order to analyze unknown glucose levels‚ a DNS assay was performed. By using 2-hydroxy-3‚5-dinitrobenzoic acid to oxidize the aldehyde group on the carbohydrate‚ the reducing end of glucose increases in absorbance of 540 nm. Using a UV spectrophotometer‚ the concentration was calculated by using a regression line of the standard curve. The experimental data concluded a 1068.912 µg/ml. With the actual concentration being 1200
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“Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol Oates is a short story that brings many girl’s nightmares to life. The story is one about a young‚ naïve girl named Connie‚ and her deranged abductor‚ Arnold Friend. Oates uses the setting in Connie’s life to create a very realistic situation. Oates also uses descriptive language to create vivid images of the setting‚ charters‚ and the emotions Connie feels. By analyzing Connie’s home setting and the descriptive language Oates uses‚ we will
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Introduction: The End of the World‚ We are living in a period of time that is of overwhelming interest to all. Political leaders and legislators‚ men and women who hold positions of trust and authority‚ thinking men and women of all classes‚ have their attention focused upon the events taking place around us. People are watching the strained‚ restless relations that exist between countries. Thousands observe the intensity that is taking possession of every earthly element‚ and they realize that
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The End or The Journey? “The journey is far greater than the inn.” I am a sixteen year old girl. As a child‚ there is a long journey towards adulthood. There is the pleasure of the journey taken and the joy of the end. Some people may say that the journey is more memorable than the goal. Others may argue that the goals are the most memorable ones. I believe that the journey a person takes has a more impact on the person. A journey‚ by definition‚ means a passage or progress from one stage to another
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Women where art thou? Is Hollywood sexist or is it that there are not enough women passionate about filmmaking? There has always been a lack of female movie producers. Maybe some women feel they do not have a chance because it is a male dominated world so they give up on their dream of producing films. Due to the small number of female filmmakers it is now difficult for studios to imagine women in charge. Hollywood feels that film is a major business filled with financial risk and the whole industry
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The End of Privacy Imagine a time where a new communication device came out whether it’s a new smartphone or a new computer. Better ways to communicate are just over the horizon and humanity has never been closer. Consequently‚ as humanity gets closer‚ privacy becomes a distant memory. As humans rely more on technology for everyday life and for communication‚ more ways open for a person anywhere on the world can access someone else’s information. By using a computer‚ the user opens their house to
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