To a large degree‚ the measure of our peace of mind is determined by how much we are able to live in the present moment. Irrespective of what happened yesterday or last year‚ and what may or may not happen tomorrow‚ the present moment is where you are -- always． Without question‚ many of us have mastered the neurotic art of spending much of our lives worrying about a variety of things -- all at once. We allow past problems and future concerns to dominate our present moments‚ so much so that we end
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In Joyce Carol Oates’ "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?" and Estrella Alfon’s "Servant Girl‚ firm actions brought by male characters caused women to reveal their true nature. Rosa‚ from Estrella Alfon’s Servant girl is a very humble lady who is consciously aware of two men having interest in her. First is the cochero‚ whom he calls Angel‚ is the man who lived in her fantasies after their encounter and second is Sancho‚ the other guy‚ is her admirer who seems to possess the the opposite trait
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TMA 1 DB123 You and your money. Part A a) In the 2000 column the cells add up to 100% because the sample of the survey is the total of people participating on the survey. b) For the year of 1998 the total adds up to 99% the reason for this it could be because the enquired population didn’t have the same number used an the following years. c) The total of the percentage of children living in families with at least 2 children are of 74% ‚ including the 58% of children living with married/cohabitating
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Designing of Dollars Great product design is absolutely critical for most consumer products companies. But how do these companies know when a design feature will pay off‚ especially when every dollar counts? How so they make those tough decisions? That is the challenge that faced Chuck Jones‚ chief designer for home appliance company Whirlpool. He knew he had to come up with a better way. Chuck’s realization that the whole process of making design decisions needed to be improved came after a meeting
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Joyce Carol Oates’ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have you been?” is a coming-of-age short story that depicts the virtually invisible barrier between adolescence and adulthood. Connie is a feisty fifteen-year-old girl that doesn’t intend to ride in the backseat for the duration of her younger years‚ unlike her older sister June‚ who her mother tends to favor throughout most of the story. Her mother causes most of the friction in the house between the two‚ mainly because “[e]verything about [Connie]
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There is still a part of me that hopes every day that you’re alive and I haven’t found you yet. I will have searched the far corners of the earth before I let myself believe you dead. I dream of you every night‚ then wake with the bitter taste of regret fresh in my mouth. You abandoned me. You have marooned me on this earth‚ and it is dark without your light by my side. All that fills my mind is when you were still beside me. I distinctly recall one summer when we were not quite children anymore
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Thank You for Your Service It’s almost four o’clock in northern Maine on a cool spring morning. Bags are rustling and seat-belts are unbuckling as everyone starts to get out of their seats and into the isle‚ waiting impatiently‚ to stand on American soil once again. While walking into an empty airport terminal‚ one by one‚ with a bag over our shoulders and rifle in hand‚ the muffled sounds of clapping starts to hit our ears. Nearing the opening between terminals the vibrating sounds of clapping
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“Where are you from?” a question which to normal teenagers may claim one‚ possibly two answers that all but define who they are. Be it morally‚ religiously‚ or sewn into their traits and personalities‚ society widely considers a person’s home to be at the center of who they are‚ yet what is it like for a child who cannot relate to one home‚ two‚ or even three‚ but instead ten different locations before the age of eighteen? This is the answer to that question‚ the story of who I am. Setting off
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Amusing the Million When you hear the name Coney Island you instantly think of excitement‚ entertainment‚ and a city where you can escape all responsibilities. This reputation began in the late 19th/early 20th century during a time when the people of America were adjusting to new lifestyles and a new country. The United States was going through an intense urbanization‚ with new developments in transportation‚ communication‚ and other inventions; citizens were living in an America they had never
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The place I feel content isn’t the place I ever expected it to be. The very place I think of when I think to where I feel perfectly content is a fire pit behind my house. In my opinion it is in the perfect location. It is surrounded by trees and the pit is made of stones that were found in the woods. There are 3 benches surrounding it that sit perfectly into the earth around them. It looks like a picture cut out from a magazine. I could sit there for literally hours. The first time I realized
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