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    If You Do Not ChangeYou Can Become Extinct (Johnson 1998). Why professional development? Professional development (PD) of teachers has become the "buzz word" in the UAE. Personally‚ I think PD must be based on a number of recognized principles‚ visions and missions that yield actual development in all aspects. The PD of teachers has impact on every corner in the society. Personal professional development (PPD) "Professional development requires a personal and ongoing commitment"

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    Danette Willis June 15‚ 2013 English 11238A A Masterpiece in Disguise The first line of Oates literary work “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been” indicates that the conclusion to Connie’s existence may have come to a terrible end. In the short story‚ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been” written by Joyce Carol Oates‚ the story takes you on a journey through the eyes of a helpless girl‚ who‚ as shown by the three opening words‚ came to a very unfortunate collapse. This particular

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    Vijay Dorasami English 1102-002 Professor Bruce 09/30/2014 Joyce Carol Oates wrote a short story called “where are you going‚ where have you been?” One of the main character in the short story is a fifteen year old girl whose name is Connie. Connie was self-absorbed by her beauty‚ and would not listen when her mom try to council her. She rejects the role of daughter to develop her sexual persona‚ which increase when she is away from her family and home. Connie concerns were to become a young adult

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    Title :Cinematography: Everything You Need To Know Essay :Cinematography is the technique and art of making motion pictures‚ which are a sequence of photographs of a single subject that are taken over time and then projected in the same sequence to create an illusion of motion. Each image of a moving object is slightly different from the preceding one. Projector A motion-picture projector projects the sequence of picture frames‚ contained on a ribbon of film‚ in their proper order. A claw engages

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    Dylan‚ or that he is just the mere imagination of a salacious daydream in a young girl’s mind. In Joyce Carol Oates acclaimed short story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?”‚ a 15-year-old girl named Connie‚ with ever growing feelings of attraction toward the opposite sex‚ has a vexing encounter with a middle-aged man who goes by the name Arnold Friend. You can’t talk about Arnold Friend‚ his train of thought‚ and intentions without talking about and understanding Connie’s character. In the

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    from the top of the swaying bridge over the Yuba River‚ ready to leap and never look back. I close my eye and feel a single hot tear slide down my goosebumped face. Everything seems to stop for just a moment‚ a single‚ beautiful moment where I feel like I can fly. Where I feel safe. Protected. But the moment always passes‚ and it flies away as quickly as it came. I turn to my mission and look down. The rushing river beckons to me. My final resting place. I take a deep breath. My knees bend and…

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    the place‚ where he would like to live. Some people prefer living in the city and other prefer living in the village‚ but what is really the best for us? First of all we should define our terms of reference. Village- means a group of houses with a church‚ school and some shops in the countryside and city- means a place‚ where people live and work and it contains many houses‚ shops‚ places of entertainment‚ etc. Living in the city brings to everybody a lot of advantages. In city you have a lot of

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    Many adolescents struggle with the transition from teen-age years to adulthood. Questions are raised on careers‚ friends‚ school and family. "How do I know I made the right decision?" "What career do I wish to pursue?" "Why is this change so difficult?" Some‚ at times‚ even wish that they had an influence or guide to help them. For many‚ this is where the parents step in. Parents are meant to support and help an adolescent when needed‚ especially during this difficult transition. However‚ this is not

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    If You Ever Read This‚ Know That You Changed Me It’s so hard to only feel one particular emotion for extended period of time. Life is symmetrically separated by a thin line‚ one side is beautiful and the other is full of horror. My life is not in any way symmetrical. The pieces are not split equally‚ there is no pattern‚ only different shapes stitched back together to form one again. I would not let anyone help put back the pieces of my life together‚ because I thought I’d mold myself. That’s what

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    grow up without fathers often struggle with feelings of low self-esteem and unworthiness.” (OWN) In this instance though it was a young lady who had been affected in the short-story‚ “Where Are You Going‚

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