Weinberger’s article makes many interesting points about the character of Arnold Friend in “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been”- the main idea being that Arnold represents Connie’s “other self”. According to the article‚ this can be observed in how Connie and Arnold are opposites in both appearance and behavior‚ and Arnold’s purpose is to induct Connie into adulthood. I disagree with the idea that Arnold is Connie. While the article gathered a lot of good evidence to support this claim‚ I
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The traditional American family is pictured as a two parent household made up of a mother and father. Times have changed and families are anything but traditional. In fact according to the U.S Census Bureau‚ there were 11.7 million single parents living with their children in 2010. Of these‚ 9.9 million were single mothers and 1.8 million were single fathers. (Commerce) These facts may be astonishing to some‚ and a cold reality to others. While there are undoubtedly many challenges and difficulties
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Have you ever bullied or been bullied? If you have bullied or been bullied then you should know how bullying feels like. Bullying is very negative and creates major problems for our society. Nothing good comes out of bullying. It could very well change or ruin a person’s life. In fact‚ it does ruin many people’s lives. Kids can be mentally scarred if they are teased often. Even worse‚ they could be killed or fatally injured if the bullying gets extreme. There are many causes for bullying which must
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The aim of this assignment is to explore challenging behaviour in the person with dementia. As it is outside the scope of this assignment to explore all the potential reasons for challenging behaviour‚ the focus of this assignment will be on challenging behaviour in the context of the communication of pain‚ using a case study to illustrate this. This assignment will describe challenging behaviours‚ the behaviours associated with pain‚ and the management strategies employed by nursing staff‚ using
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Should Students Have To Pass A Test To Graduate? About 25% of student can’t pass the final test‚ because they only missed a few problems and the points didn’t add up or they just didn’t study for the final test. The final test shows how much you’ve learned since you were in school‚ or was everything you ever worked on a waste of time. You shouldn’t let a test ruin your future. Some student get angry or stressed out because they find out they didn’t pass the final test. Some students don’t go
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My leadership philosophy is based off of my experiences as a college student‚ an employee of corporate America and all my assigned responsibilities as a Soldier. As a leader‚ I believe in mentoring Soldiers and being accessible. I am open to constructive criticism and remain flexible on improving myself. I recognize that the success achieved by my subordinates is the result of them overcoming their challenges through hard work. When my Soldiers are thriving then I’m successful. Having scheduled
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Discuss the main state policies on education from 1870 onwards and discuss the effect they have had on the role of education and students’ experience of education from a sociological perspective. ‘In Britain‚ free compulsory education conducted in formal institutions staffed by full time professionals began in 1870’ (Haralambos‚ M‚ 1995‚ p.725) this was when The Forster’s Education Act 1870 came into place‚ in 1880 attendance became compulsory until the age of ten followed by The Fisher Education
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9/19/12 Have you ever been tardy to class? Do you get penalty for being tardy? Is it a good thing for students to be tardy? Is being tardy means that you are not smart? Why is that students like being tardy? Is it a habit? Imagine if all of sudden students decide to be tardy. What will be the outcome of that? Will being tardy affect the student’s future? A tardy student lack responsibility and shows no interest in following direction. Being on time is not only a duty for students‚ but also a
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Most students struggle with the same struggle day after day: The dress code. This topic in particular has proved to be very controversial within teachers and students. Some say it shouldn’t be enforced and is just used to control students. Others say that it’s for the greater good and that students who don’t abide by it should be punished. Today you will learn the truth. Because dress codes are restrictive‚ often biased‚ and unnecessary‚ they should not be enforced in public schools. Every morning
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In Joyce Carol Oates’s short story‚ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” (1966)‚ Connie is an adolescent that faces literal and psychological challenges. Within the conflicts of the story‚ there are two compelling questions that allow you to take a special interest of a deeper meaning. Taken from the title‚ where has Connie been? Where is Connie going? In a surprising twist‚ the story is not only about a naïve girl that gets lured out of her home by an older gentleman‚ but can also be taken
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