Innocence “Where Are You Going Where Have You Been?” presents many themes and symbols to the reader. One that jumped out at me while reading the story was the overall feeling of innocence. Joyce Carol Oates shows us innocence from the very beginning of the story to the end where Connie loses self-control and power. From the first paragraph of the story we learn that Connie is a young fifteen year old who longs for attention and acceptance. I was able to relate to the story better when I paused
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Continuous stirred tank reactor models Dr. M.J. Willis Dept. of Chemical and Process Engineering‚ University of Newcastle. e-mail: Tel. Written: Updated: mark.willis@ncl.ac.uk 0191 222 7242 November‚ 1998 April‚ 1999; March‚ 2000 Aims and objectives Chemical reactors are the most influential and therefore important units that a chemical engineer will encounter. To ensure the successful operation of a continuous stirred tank reactor (CSTR) it is necessary to understand their dynamic characteristics
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should be avoided if it is necessary‚ but he does think that excess violence should be avoided at all costs. The French Revolution‚ while it had good intentions at the beginning‚ turned into a bloody and horrible war where the poor people sought revenge instead of justice. They were so blinded by their newfound power over the aristocracy that they forgot the real reason behind the revolution- to improve their own lives. It is not a matter of whether revolution can or should be avoided‚ but rather
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The dramatic irony of “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” conveys the tone of warning about temptation. Connie’s situation is that she does not feel appreciated at home and uses her looks and actions to get attention and appreciation from boys even if it is short-term. She is self-conscious about her looks and is constantly worried about how other people perceive her. Friend’s fantasy is that Connie will willingly go with him and be his “lover” (605) even before he officially met her. The
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Challenger Space Shuttle Risk Assessment (Extra Credit) The multiple failures that led the disastrous events on the 28th of January‚ 1986 were inexcusable. The reason the Challenger Space Shuttle blew up 73 seconds after launch was the result of a faulty sealing system which allowed exhaust flames from the Solid-Fuel Rocket Boosters (SRB) to vent directly on the external tank‚ rupturing the tank and causing the explosion. There was excessive erosion on the O-ring in the booster field joints
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Sheriff (1963) defined social psychology as “ The scientific study of the experience and behaviour of individuals in relation to social- stimuli situations ”as cited in Sahakian (1982).What most social psychologists study are a person’s responses stimuli originating with fellow other people. The history of social psychology can be sought at in stages. The first is the anti-democratic French crowd psychology which was around 1900‚ the democratic attitude research in the United States which was between
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A car accident is part of an endless list of problems on the road. Car accidents can happen to drivers anytime‚ anywhere. In general‚ about twenty million people die or become injured due to car accidents each year nationwide. Among the car accidents‚ the teenage group is the only age group who is number of deaths is increasing instead of decreasing. Also‚ all the people are exposed at risk and actually every one of them has got car accident at least once that could have been easily prevented. Then
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birth‚ feed‚ take a great care of me since we were born until now and always support our throughout all our studies at universities. Moreover‚ parents not only provide us warmth and encouragement‚ but they also provide the support and equipment I have needed in our studies life. Secondly‚ we thank all of our universities’ professors for unfailing support and confidence throughout my academic field. Especially‚ we would like to pay the respect to Professor In Sophal‚ who teaches and shows us how
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In big cities every day many road accidents take place. Some of these accidents are fatal. Generally the cyclists and the motor cyclists are injured seriously in these accidents. Pedestrains are also killed in these accidents. The main cause of accidents is rash driving and crowded roads. The bus and truck drivers are responsible for a large number of accidents due to their driving. Accidents are also very common in Lahore which is a very crowded city. In Lahore we find heavy traffic on the roads
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On January 28‚ 1986‚ at approximately 11:39a.m. the space shuttle challenger exploded in front of the whole world‚ whether you were sitting‚ standing‚ or listening‚ it was a tragedy that should have been and could have been easily prevented. It involved physically killing seven passengers aboard the space shuttle Challenger and mentally killing their families and close friends that were not aboard. If only NASA had just listen and Morton Thiokol stood by their engineers‚ then maybe those seven passengers
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