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    short story name “Where are you going. Where have you been?” by Joyce Carol Oates. The similarities between the song and the story is that they both share a common theme of being forced or getting into something mysterious. Through the short story Arnold Friend tried to influence Connie into escaping her father’s house and going away with him. It was almost as if Connie was forced by Arnold because of his words. One thing Arnold said was “be nice to me‚ be sweet like you can because what else is

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    Joyce Carol Oates’ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been? (WAYG‚ WHYB)” shows readers that romantic and superficial ideas can lead to tragic consequences. In the short story‚ Oates uses the plot and symbolism to demonstrate the story’s perspective on fantasy love. WAYG‚ WHYB is written in 1966 by Oates. In a time where women are beginning to explore their mind and the world. As we read this now in 2017 and the time has changed‚ many people can interpret this story many ways. What is Arnold Friend

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    What should you do if you are being backbited ?         All of us always want to be congratulated by other people. But what if you suddenly being bakbited ? what should you do?          Firstly‚ who can backbite you in this world?It could be anyone such as your jealously neighborhood when you seem to be better than her child. It also can be one of the girl at class when she thinks that you expressed your intelligent too much. Or the girl at the extra class always looks at you with an annoyed eyes

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    In So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed‚ Jon Ronson explores different stories about public shaming and how they come about. Ronson never gives us a clear thesis on what should be done about the act of public shaming. But rather he lets us make our own inference. When reading the book‚ I saw many connections to my thesis that I choose for the research project. As a class we came up with a collection of different thesis choices that ranged in topic and scope. The one I chose was “Given the rise in accessibility

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    Why has the conflict in the Middle East been so intractable? The conflict in the Middle East focuses on the tension between Israel and Palestine which stems from the early 20th century‚ specifically after the Second World War‚ to this day the conflict still hasn’t been resolved. Neither Palestine nor Israel are satisfied with the current situation. Israel is internationally recognised as a sovereign state whereas Palestine is not‚ it’s built up of the occupied territories of Gaza and the West

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    think in the other way that greed is a source of incentives that drive people to make progress. In my opinion‚ greed is not good since an excessive desire can likely lead to a wrong manner of people to pursue their desirability. It is so for not only individuals‚ but also for the government and even a country. First of all‚ greed is a source that leads to crime. Normally‚ greed can explain why there have always been cases of theft. Since some greedy people are always not satisfied with what they have

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    Simple Past vs. Past Progressive Exercise I. Put in the verbs in brackets in the Simple Past or the Past Progressive into the gaps. Example: I ________ my keys while I ________ to school. (to lose) (to walk) Answer: I lost my keys while I was walking to school. 1) While I ____________‚ the school bus _____________. (to text) (to arrive) 2) Cindy ____________ her leg while she _____________. (to break) (to snowboard) 3) He __________ to the radio while he ____________breakfast

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    Positive Psychology Progress Empirical Validation of Interventions Martin E. P. Seligman and Tracy A. Steen Nansook Park Christopher Peterson University of Pennsylvania University of Rhode Island University of Michigan Positive psychology has flourished in the last 5 years. The authors review recent developments in the field‚ including books‚ meetings‚ courses‚ and conferences. They also discuss the newly created classification of character strengths and virtues‚ a positive complement to the various

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    1. “Where are You Going? Where Have You Been?”: What is an allusion? Read the story with an eye to allusions of “Little Red Riding Hood”. What is an archetype? What archetype does the description of Arnold Friend suggest? What does Arnold’s car represent? What archetype do Connie and her description suggest? What archetype does the conflict between Connie and Arnold suggest? Can this story be considered as a cautionary tale? An allusion is something that relates a subject or idea and

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    Progress in Organic Coatings 50 (2004) 75–104 Review Antifouling technology—past‚ present and future steps towards efficient and environmentally friendly antifouling coatings Diego Meseguer Yebra‚ Søren Kiil∗ ‚ Kim Dam-Johansen Department of Chemical Engineering‚ Technical University of Denmark‚ Building 229‚ DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby‚ Denmark Received 28 January 2003; accepted 15 June 2003 Abstract The imminent ban of environmentally harmful tributyltin (TBT)-based paint products has been the

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