distress is expressed in her dreamlike encounter with Arnold Friend. In the short story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?‚” Joyce Carol Oates used the interaction between her two main character‚ to reveal the internal fear and conflict of a fifteen year old girl maturing into a young woman. Oates chooses narrate her story in the third person giving us a glimpse in to Connie’s thoughts‚ her lonely isolation form her family‚ and her daydreams of boys and love songs. Connie’s negative
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is unique and different‚ they should be content and happy with themselves. Firstly‚ how uncomfortable is it to be a clone‚ or act like another person? Copying a role model is beneficial and acceptable‚ but only to a certain extent. There are some characteristics to be learned from others‚ but if their values and beliefs are analyzed‚ it is no longer acceptable for people to be unique and different. For example‚ I once had a friend who was funny and kind with her own sense of humor and wit. She
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Industrialisation was a slow transformation that took place in Europe during the first half of the nineteenth century. It affected many people and countries. Lots of areas of society and the economy improved during this time for example banking‚ transportation and communication all changed for the better. ’Western Europe underwent a period of rapid urbanization’ (Merriman‚ 1996‚ p.669). The population grew so the manufacturing industry had to change and improve in order to keep up with demand. Before
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opportunities and weather for-casts. It also contains articles and important information for the farmers‚ the traders‚ the scientists‚ the teachers and the students. The news about cyclones is of timely help. The “Wanted” or “Situation vacant” columns give some relief to the jobless. In short‚ its use is immeasurable because of the growth in electronic industry. The newspaper industry has developed to a great extent. Newspaper is the powerful medium of communication. Thus newspapers are useful for almost
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Thoughts on Engineering Ethics The objective of this paper is to express the author’s thoughts and feelings on engineering ethics. Engineering ethics‚ to me‚ means working or performing a service for mankind in the hopes of creating a better and more peaceful world‚ and also bearing the responsibility to do no wrong. The real question to think of is whether or not the decision(s) that I am making is(are) good or bad. There is no simple black and white divide when it comes to ethics; I believe
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Language of Terror When a person is put in an incredibly 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
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privilege‚ opportunity‚ and responsibility to give something back by becoming more" says Anthony Robbins. If we take the opportunity we are given and we achieve it then with responsibility we choose to have what we want for a good life. To be able to provide my family and myself with sincerity and dedication‚ by being ambitious‚ committed‚ focused‚ and whole hearted. And how I go about doing that is to be hard working and determined in everything I do. How I’m doing that is by going to school to focus
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Importance of Good Manners in Islam Indeed you have in the messenger of Allah an excellent example for anyone who follows him‚ who has hope and looks to Allah and the Final Day and remembers Allah a lot. (suratul Ahzaab‚ verse 21) Intizar Ahmad Email:- intizarahmd@rediffmail.com In the name of Allah‚ and praises and peace be upon the Prophet of Allah. There is no God but Allah the Kind and Merciful‚ and thanks be to Allah‚ the lord of the Great Throne. We ask that you bring upon us your mercy
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Verbal‚ situational and dramatic‚ three types of irony‚ are commonly used by authors in their literary works to grab the attention of the readers. Verbal irony refers to when a character says something contradictory to what he means‚ situational irony is when the audience believes something will happen but a different scenario occurs‚ and dramatic irony is when the audience knows what is happening but the characters do not. In the short story “The Mark of the Beast‚” the author‚ Rudyard Kipling‚
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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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