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    Sharma Course: CCC301 Cell Phones: How They Changed Our Lives Mobile phones have come a long way in the last seventy years‚ so be thankful yours fits in your pocket. Maybe one day it will even be able to bend like a piece of thin plastic. Maybe you won’t even have to touch it‚ doing all of your multitasking from cellular implants. But seventy years ago‚ you had been lugging a 25-pound ’portable’ phone on your back‚ with very limited 5-mile range

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    “Where are you Going‚ Where Have You Been?” by Oates and “Castle Nowhere” by Woolson offer a strong basis for comparison and contrast in terms of canonical and non-canonical texts through characterization‚ genre/tone‚ setting‚ themes‚ and symbolism. While many of the obvious differences reside in concrete categories like setting‚ genre/tone‚ and characterization‚ there are alluring similarities in theme and symbolism that can allow the reader to conclude the canonization of “Where are you Going‚ Where

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    Summarise two different psychological approaches to identity. How has each been used to further our understanding of this concept? Identity comprises individual and social elements‚ with most theories stemming from the notion that ‘knowing who we are requires that we know who we are not‚’ adhering to simultaneous influences on the body through social/psychological as well as physical/biological means; a common theme of ‘embodiment’. Psychosocial theory‚ defined as an interaction of the biological

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    “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been? Joyce Carol Oates‚ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been is about a fifteen year old girl named Connie who is searching for her independence from her mother. The exposition is in the month of July at their home‚ where Connie is being scolded by her mother about her being obsessed with her looks. Her mother says‚ “Stop gawking at yourself. Who are you? You think you’re so pretty? (171) Her mother wants her to be more like her sister June who is twenty-four

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    it is known today is truly and constantly changing as a result of social media utilization and thus the dynamics of human relationships take on a new perspective. The first thing that comes to mind when one hears the words‚ “Social Media”‚ is definitely the means by which one can communicate and meet with people across the globe‚ through the different channels that are now available. What do we really mean by “Social Media”? “The term refers to the means of interactions among people in which they

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    lock the door and have the phone ready to call the police but not this girl. This girl is easily lured into a trap and taken away from everything she loved. This girl is the protagonist‚ Connie‚ from Joyce Carol Oates short story “Where are you going‚ Where have you been.” Rather than heed the gut feeling most readers have at this moment in the story‚ Connie ignorantly emerges from her house and engages the stranger‚ Arnold Friend. As soon as she leaves the safety of her home‚ she has unknowingly surrendered

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    of Manu and how it has influenced contemporary India Every society has some sort of ranking among its members; however India’s caste system is so elaborate that it causes a rift within its society. This rift has hindered the growth of India. How is something supposed to go forward when the gears are stagnant or is even going backwards? India was home to one of the earliest settlements in human history. For many centuries the ancient Indians and Greeks were progressively claiming each culture started

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    The Man Who Influenced Me! I chose to write about my father for my influence paper. My father was not only my best friend‚ but also my parent. He has influenced me in more than just one way. He was a very respectable‚ loving‚ caring‚ happy individual and loved life. Although he passed away when I was fourteen years old it does not change the fact that he still influences me to this day. I can remember a lot about my father although I was pretty young when he died.

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    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 in a process

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    “Where are you going‚ Where have you been” Analysis Evette Paden Shorter University “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been‚” is a chilling tale of rape and murder with a plot to create suspense. On a symbolic level it becomes a metaphor for simplicity and innocence. Oates’ use of literal and figurative‚ psychological and allegorical levels makes this story a powerful and fascinating story. One contributing factor to this story’s power is her depiction of the two main characters’ double

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