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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Apple Inc. In 2012 What‚ historically‚ have been Apple’s competitive advantage? Initially‚ Job’s motive was to offer the first easy-to –use computer to the market. He managed it and Apple Computer knew its first success in 1977 with the Apple II. It’s the first personal computer sold in a large scale‚ and whom use were democratized‚ in particular in education sector. In 1978‚ this two years old company had already sparked a real revolution in the computer industry. The next notable revolution
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Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been? “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?”‚ is one of Joyce Carol Oates best short stories. Oates shows the reader what it is like to take things for granted and make mistakes through the main character‚ Connie. Throughout this story‚ Connie finds her identity and grows as a woman. In “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?”‚ Joyce Carol Oates shows us the struggle of a young woman dealing with her family‚ sexuality‚ and common mistakes that can be made
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world have been changed by globalisation. Normally‚ we just know that globalisation makes technologies around the world have changed such as software‚ smartphones‚ or computers. Because in nowadays everybody use very smart technologies in dairy life for example people can communicate with each other by use application on internet even they are not in the same country. Actually‚ globalisation makes almost everything around the world such as economy‚ politics‚ trade‚ fashion‚ etc. have been developed
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program Q4. Memorandum To: Lynn Jones‚ CFO From: Group 11 Date: Monday October 13th 2014 Subject: Traditional and activity based costing Based on analysis of the traditional costing method and the activity based costing method‚ we have discovered some trends amongst the three department at Kolbec Community College that are worth noting. It is clear that the traditional and ABC costs per student are vastly different. This difference is extremely evident in the professional studies
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frustrating and confusing‚ and in most adolescents‚ is filled with apprehension and anxiety. For the protagonist Connie‚ this distress is expressed in her dreamlike encounter with Arnold Friend. In the short story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?‚” Joyce Carol Oates used the interaction between her two main character‚ to reveal the internal fear and conflict of a fifteen year old girl maturing into a young woman. Oates chooses narrate her story in the third person giving us a glimpse
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Language of Terror When a person is put in an incredibly horrifying situation where the outcome is unpredictable many physical and emotional changes take place. Joyce Carol 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
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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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Can/Could Exercises 1. I ___________ go to the party last night because I was sick. 2. A: ___________ Noel cook Italian food? B: Yes‚ he ___________. 3. My sister ___________ swim last year‚ but now she ___________. 4. They ___________ go shopping yesterday because the store was closed. 5. A: ___________ you read when you were four years old? B: Yes‚ I __________. 6. Ellie ___________ ride a bicycle. She rides it to school every day. 7. I’m very tired‚ so I ___________ go out to the park to play
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Mt. Iriga or also known as Mt. Asog‚ a 1‚470 meters high volcano is one of the major mountains in the Bicol Region. Lying near the City of Iriga in Camarines Sur‚ this inactive volcano offers a breath-taking view of the southern mountains including Mt Isarog on the northern side of the mountain‚ Mt. Mayon ‚ Mt. Malinao and Mt. Masaraga on the southern side. And if the weather is clear‚ you can also see Catanduanes and the Lagonoy Gulf farther south. The well renowned Buhi Lake is also located at
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