We Are Our Environment’s Keepers God made everything in this world very good as reflected in the book of Genesis 1:31. Beautiful trees‚ colorful birds‚ fragrant flowers‚ sparkling springs‚ and clear blue skies. We live on such a wonderful place that offers beauty‚ pleasure and abundance. The earth deserves to be treated with the highest of respects. Sadly‚ we have a problem of destroying the environment by polluting and depleting our natural resources. Nowadays‚ as much as our environment is
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I had a sweetly amusing experience recently while listening to an FM radio station on my way back home. A caller‚ probably a boy in his late teenage‚ was narrating how excitedly he was awaiting the coming of 14 April‚ i.e. the Pahela Baishakh. The reason was‚ this would be the first ever Pahela Baishakh celebration in Bangladesh as he had been born and brought up in a foreign land. I was touched by the passionate fervour of his voice that was more like the ecstatic impatience of a lover waiting for
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The Devil’s Favorite Sin: Vanity In "Where are You Going‚ Where Have you Been?" Joyce Carol Oates uses an allegorical figure of evil to illustrate the theme of temptation. Oates alludes to hell through the character Arnold Friend‚ as the devil‚ and his victim Connie‚ who invites him in by committing one of the devil’s favorites sins: vanity. The narrator implies that Arnold Friend is Satan by giving certain clues that the reader can easily deduce. The name that Oates gives to the character
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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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shared values. Family is the first group to which majority of people ever belong‚ the culture and values our family instill in us determine our characteristics initially and as we mature through time‚ other factors such as our peers‚ circle of friends and work colleagues also contribute to deciding our characters. Groups shape our identity significantly and the fact that we belong to a certain group sometimes defines who we are‚ although our own identity may need to be compromised in order for us to
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"Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?" Music is one of the symbols mentioned in this story. The author mentions the music played in everywhere in the story. The author says that "The Music was always in the background". The music comes from restaurants‚ homes and cars. Music symbolizes the feeling and the emotions of the characters. For example‚ music for Connie is a pattern for romantic relationship. When she is happy‚ she hears music in everywhere. On the other hand‚ when she is sad‚ she
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When you deserve each other “In vain have I struggled? It will not do. My feelings will not be repressed. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you.” Hearing Mr. Darcy’s strong admiration‚ Elizabeth’s astonishment was beyond expression. In spite of her deeply-rooted dislike‚ she could not be insensible to the compliment of such a man’s affection. But why Elizabeth refused him so tough‚ with so little endeavor at civility? Was this refusal merely because Mr. Darcy’s disagreeable
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In Joyce Carol Oates’ “‘Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?’ and Smooth Talk: Short Story into Film‚” Oates writes that Connie “An innocent young girl is seduced by way of her own vanity” and that “she confuses death for erotic romance” (419). Oates clearly defines her point when Connie first discovers Arnold Friend at the drive in diner. She catches Friend staring at her with a big smile and Connie “slit her eyes at him and turned away‚ but she couldn’t help looking back” (409). The fact
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Open Access and our System of Accessibility Kayla R. Bishop Central Washington University The future of academic publishing‚ through open access‚ seems like it may be on the brink of extinction unless something is going to be done about the prices journal publishers put on research libraries and the rest of the public. Open access is our future in education‚ having research available for other researchers to build off of is what we need to fulfill all academic findings.
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How Can We Stop Global Warming A major concern for the world‚ global warming is getting worse by the day. Many people are left wondering how can we stop global warming from getting worse‚ when the eminent authorities are not able to do anything? If you are concerned about the planet‚ here are some solutions to stop global warming which you can implement at the grass root level. How Can We Stop Global Warming Global warming is an environmental hazard‚ typically characterized by rising average
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