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    sentences. Part 1 – Knowledge (150 points) 1. Explain what you learned about texting while driving. I have learned that texting while driving can make you get in an accident in a matter of seconds and as well as put other peoples lives at risk including yourself. 2. Can a person safely talk on a cell phone while driving? Justify your answer. No‚ it is not safe at all to talk on the phone while driving because it ’s a distraction. If you have to send a text or talk‚ then the right thing to do is

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    Describe a film about a real person or event that you have watched I’v decided to talk about the movie called Hachi which is based on a true story happened in Japan‚about a guy named Paker and his dog Hachi. I watched it before i had started university‚ actually a while ago. However i still remember it pretty well‚ because it left a really deep depression on me‚ as i’ll explain that latter. First‚ as for the story of the film‚ the storyline basically centered around a professor who‚ encountered

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    fly around‚ while saving cats falling from trees? Does one have to be a hero by saving someone from a burning building? What qualifies as a hero? Many people have their own definition and vision of a hero. Heroism comes in many ways through attitudes and acts of oneself. I believe heroism is the intent of doing something for the benefit of others‚ and not caring about the consequences that might ensue. In Joyce Carol Oates’s "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been‚" we see the character of Connie

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    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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    In every person’s life they experience a transition from childhood to adulthood. This transition is significant in a person’s life and it can be different for men and women. Not all transitions to adulthood are peaceful; they can violent transitions as seen in Richard Wright’s The Man Who Was Almost a Man and Joyce Carol Oates’ Where are You Going‚ Where Have You Been. These two stories reflect how males and females are represented differently in society through the protagonist violent transition

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    What Motivates You?

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    What Motivates You? Everyday we pursue things. We move from one place to another; one goal from another. This is to satisfy our needs‚ wants‚ things that could pleasure and please us. So‚ what drives us? What motivates us to do such things? The answer is simple: the need to be satisfied and superior. As what was stated in the hierarchy of needs‚ one must satisfy the lower level needs before climbing one step higher in the hierarchy. This is rational because as one is contented with his

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    Desiree Rielly Professor Guy Pollio 5 December 2012 English 101 What Shapes You? Often times‚ we rely on the world to we live in to shape us. From mass media‚ to magazines to commercials‚ we always find ourselves seeking the next best thing instead of what we already have. The way society shapes us develops each and every one of us because we are persuaded by such advertisements. Robert Scholes of “On Reading A Video Text”‚ and Shirley Jackson of “The Lottery”‚ show appropriate

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    are distinguished from other kinds of networks by three characteristics; the size‚ their transmission technology‚ and their topology. Scope of the LAN is small‚ typically a single building or cluster of buildings. LAN are usually owned by the same organization that owns the attached device. There may be a substantial capital investment for both purchase an maintenance. Internal data rates of LANs are much greater than those of WANs. Traditionally‚ have provided data rates from about 1 to 20 Mbps

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    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 Sunday morning‚ Connie’s family leaves to go to a family barbeque

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    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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