popularity of dating apps has greatly increased in recent years. These dating apps are sometimes misleading and can lead to potentially dangerous meetings. In the short story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol Oates‚ the protagonist‚ Connie‚ often meets up with older boys and lies to her mother about her whereabouts. Many teenagers utilize dating apps and act similarly to Connie. Teens who ‘hook up’ with acquaintances
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People all over the world have all different cultures and beliefs‚ and what may be one’s person’s norm may be rare or insulting someone else’s culture. To avoid such misconceptions and conflicts‚ censorship of media such as books is put into place. Some books are completely banned in some areas‚ and many books are admonished for containing ‘controversial information.’ Many people are divided between the dilemma of whether or not censorship should be enforced. Some parents or religious followers wish
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“Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” written by Joyce Carol Oates. In the story‚ fifteen year old Connie is like any other teenage girl. She is vain‚ unkind to her parents‚ and desperate to grow up. Connie makes rebellious decisions such as sneaking across the highway to a drive-in restaurant for older kids‚ experimenting with sex‚ and lying. One Sunday‚ Connie decides to ditch her family at a barbeque so that she could stay home and dry her hair. That same day‚ Arnold Friend rolls up Connie’s
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- � PAGE �1� - Park � PAGE �1� "Where Are You Going‚ Where have You Been" Vanity can be exposed as one ’s greatest weakness. "Where Are You Going‚ Where have You Been"‚ a short story written by Joyce Carol Oates‚ describes Connie ’s misconception of beauty as her only value‚ and also the ways in which Arnold Friend‚ a potential rapist and murderer‚ manipulates and takes advantage of Connie ’s vanity. Connie is a fifteen year old girl who knows the extent to which her beauty can be used to her
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Do you believe that your choices are free? Do you hold yourself responsible for your choices? Life is full of endless choices‚ opportunities‚ new ideas and changing scenarios. To overcome the obstacles‚ we have to be ready to juggle the options that appear on our way. Every day‚ every hour‚ even every second‚ people make decisions. Small‚ large‚ important‚ funny‚ mundane‚ all those countless choices with the speed of light forever change us‚ turning the world into one that the second time will
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Submitted to Sir Munir Hussain | | MBA-W 6 | 3/9/2012 | You are the HR manager in General Motors you have to appoint your assistant for handling task you generally perform make the behavioral interview questions. | What is Behavioral interview? In a behavioral interview‚ an employer has decided what skills are needed in the person they hire and will ask questions to find out if the candidate has those skills. Here’s what you need to know about behavioral interviews including the types of
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Life Hardships Makes Us Stronger What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger So why when faced against adversity we try to find easy way out When obstcales trials & tribulations are faced among us we should be praising God cause we might be facing something now but on the other side it will be brighter & greater You see everybody struggles from time to time (you see we all come to a point in our life when we get down & think that its all over but its about having the will power to
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too. 1 have always wanted to buy a house‚ and a business would make this possible. With a business I would earn enough money to buy a house. It might not happen right away‚ but after a few years in the business‚ I am sure I would have enough money. Then I would have both a business and a house. After I buy my house‚ I could use my money to travel. I would like to visit other countries. With a business‚ I could earn enough money to do this. I might also travel for business. I might have to go
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In Joyce Carol Oates’ "Where Are you Going‚ Where Have You Been"‚ Oates used figurative language to show the evil in Arnold Friend and how he as a Fiend tries to pull Connie into his corrupted world. The harsh reality that Oates includes in her story is that there are fiends that may seem like a friend around us like Arnold. By using figurative language Oates can create a fiend from what Seem to be a Friend. There are many hints that Joyce left to show that Arnold Friend is not a friend at all
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Be You Quotes “Tweet this quoteI owe no explanations for my flaws. I don’t have to justify my mistakes‚ my past‚ or my insecurities. I am growing and learning. Let me live. — Unknown “Tweet this quoteIf they respect you‚ respect them. If they disrespect you‚ still respect them. Do not allow the actions of others to decrease your good manners‚ because you represent yourself‚ not others. — Unknown “Tweet this quoteI don’t let anyone’s insecurities‚ emotions‚ or opinions bother me. I know that
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