Prior to his act of treason‚ Benedict Arnold was highly regarded as America’s greatest Revolutionary general. Due to his high rank and excellent performance on the battlefield it seemed most unlikely that Arnold would defect to the other side. "Arnold has betrayed us. Whom can we trust now?" asked George Washington who now felt that no one could be trusted once Arnold had betrayed his country of which he had shown so much love for beforehand. Arnold had been a die-hard patriot who at the Boston Massacre
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or prey‚ we tend to think about something like lions‚ preying on gazelles in the wildlife. Arnold Friend‚ however‚ in the story “Where are you going‚ Where have you been?” by Joyce Carol Oates‚ Arnold is not a lion preying on gazelle‚ but he is a middle-aged man that becomes predatory and preys on 15-year-old Connie. Scheming and being a predatorial is what make Arnold Friend the villainous man he is. Arnold Friend‚ is a middle-aged man that uses himself as bait to fool and befriend young Connie.
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Background The Marine Turtle Sanctuary is a 2-kilometer stretch of white sand peninsula of Punta Dumalag in Matina Aplaya‚ Davao City where endangered Hawksbill turtles (Pawikan) have safely found their home and sanctuary. Also known as the Pawikan Sanctuary‚ the site is part of the 37-hectare Marine Protected Area (MPA) that was established through Council Resolution No. 02504-03 declaring the area as a nesting ground for Hawksbill Turtles. The local government of Davao City created the Marine
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appearance and actions an evil persona is rested upon Arnold Friend. Arnold Friend has an interesting description in this story. He is described initially with “shaggy‚ shabby black hair that looked crazy as a wig.” He is also wearing metallic sunglasses that reflected everything. Eyes are known to be windows into the soul. The fact that his eyes were not able to be seen may suggest that he didn’t have a soul‚ another reference to the possibility of Arnold being Satan. He is also described has standing
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ENG 102 B09 18 February 2012 Essay 1 The not so Friendly‚ Arnold Friend In Joyce Carol Oates’s “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?‚” Oates uses imagery to show the antagonist‚ Arnold Friend‚ as frightening and portrays many qualities of the devil. From the beginning Connie is shown as selfish and promiscuous and what easier target for the devil than a sinful teenager that’s only living for fun. Throughout the story‚ Arnold Friend has a Rock & Roll vibe that attracts Connie‚ yet the
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Arnold Schoenberg was one of the greatest musical influences of the mid 20th Century. He was born on September 13‚ 1874‚ to a Jewish family in Vienna‚ Austria (Schoenberg 1). Schoenberg was a young Jewish man during World War I (WWI) living in Berlin. He was directly affected by the invasion of the Nazis. In 1933‚ he had to leave Berlin and desert his faith for Lutheranism later on taking on the faith of Judaism. At the early age of eight‚ he began violin lessons and almost immediately started
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Jagveer Khangura POSC 1501 Arnold Schwarzenegger An individual in a position of authority who I admire is former governor of California‚ Arnold Schwarzenegger. He inspires me because he does not fall into the stereotypical form of a politician. In his early years as an immigrant in the United States‚ he made a career out of bodybuilding. He is of Austrian descent‚ and came to America in 1968. His bodybuilding career ultimately led him over to pursue a career in Hollywood. After the successful completion
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survival of a treacherous act Arnold Friend is a strange character who has pale skin‚ eyes that appear as holes‚ hair that seems to be a wig‚ and a walk that suggests his boots are too big or that he is an amputee. He is very peculiar in that he hangs out with a bunch of minors and acts as if he was one himself. Many people in modern society who may have many characteristics such as Arnold‚ may be rejected in society. Therefore‚ one must ask how an odd man like Arnold Friend survived civilization
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Loftus and palmers Aims and context Loftus was concerned with how subsequent information could affect an eyewitness testimony (EWT) which is a legal term‚ referring to the use of eyewitness to give evidence in court. EWT can be influenced by misleading information in terms of both visual imagery and wording of questions. This could lead to faulty or incorrect convictions. If someone is imposed to new info during the interval between witnessing the event and recalling it‚ this info may have marked
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No one in their right mind will attempt to convince you that Benedict Arnold is not a traitor to the American cause during the Revolutionary War. As one of the most vilified men in American history‚ there is plenty of hatred towards Benedict Arnold. Arnold’s conquests with Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys and then as a Colonel in the Revolutionary Army pushed him to a position where he could’ve become one of the true war heroes from the time. Instead‚ he became fed up with a lack of recognition
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