2010 What Are You Going to Do With That? Katherine Streeter for The Chronicle Review By William Deresiewicz The essay below is adapted from a talk delivered to a freshman class at Stanford University in May. The question my title poses‚ of course‚ is the one that is classically aimed at humanities majors. What practical value could there possibly be in studying literature or art or philosophy? So you must be wondering why I’m bothering to raise it here‚ at Stanford‚ this renowned citadel
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In her essay‚ Where are you going‚ Where have you been‚ Joyce Carol Oates‚ underscores the importance of communication to develop her story. Both the presence and absence of communication are utilized in the evolution of Oates’ purpose. The author relates each of her subjects to archetypal characters in order to firmly cast them into a category. Through careful consideration of detail‚ Oates’ offers a particular understanding of Connie’s relationship with her parents and the world around Connie.
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The dramatic irony of “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” conveys the tone of warning about temptation. Connie’s situation is that she does not feel appreciated at home and uses her looks and actions to get attention and appreciation from boys even if it is short-term. She is self-conscious about her looks and is constantly worried about how other people perceive her. Friend’s fantasy is that Connie will willingly go with him and be his “lover” (605) even before he officially met her. The
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1. What is Tannen’s purpose in writing this essay? What does she hope it will accomplish? From what I gathered Tannen’s purpose was for us to comprehend the importance of communication in the work field. How the simplest verbal functions can be interpreted in many different ways. “Conversation is a ritual” I find so much meaning behind these four simple words‚ the article in its entirety are summed up by these word. Tannen wants to enlighten us to remember that our words are powerful. I believe she
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Amsterdam‚ Holland. Anne and her family are not the only people that are hiding in the “Secret Annexe‚” the Van Daans live with them also. Anne draws a map in the book to show you a layout of the “Secret Annexe.” It’s pretty large‚ although with eight people living there‚ it’s quite crowded. The plot for the story was for Anne and her family to hide from the Germans until the war was over. Hiding was hard for the Franks and Van Daans since they had to be extremely quiet when using things
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Longtail what do you want to tell me‚’’ said Fireheart. Well one time I saw Tigerstar at Snakerocks and he had a dead rabbit with him and smelled dog sent so I thought I should tell Tigerstar but I saw him feeding the dogs‚’’said Longtail. Go on answered‚’’ Fireheart. They were the biggest dogs I have ever seen‚’’ said Longtail. I could sense Longtail was very scared about what happened‚’’ thought Fireheart. What happened to Tigerstar‚’’ asked Fireheart. He returned to his territory‚’’ answered Longtail
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mistakes of others is essential to a successful business. Please review the following case study and answer the two questions that follow: Case study: Eric is a young man with a vision. He sees himself as heading up a large corporation someday‚ a company that he has started and helped to grow. He has basically supported himself since he was fifteen‚ and has‚ at the age of 20‚ already started and sold two successful small businesses. Right now Eric attends college full time because he feels
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Social Media Impacting You Demi Ray Federhofer DeVry University Abstract: This essay discusses how different aspects of social media affect children‚ adolescents‚ and adults. A collection of studies and research show proof that social media‚ such as texting and social networking have a huge impact on the social behavior and lifestyle of people of all ages. Before researching‚ it was hard to realize how big the role of the social media is in people’s lives; however this research reveals the massive
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You Are What You Eat Introduction I. Think it ’s organic? Think again. II. Today we are going to talk about what makes a food organic and the changes in the industry. III. We are going to explore A. "Purists" view on what makes a food organic. B. "Big Box" influence on organics. C. Organic Standards Body I. Purists have a higher expectation of what organic means. A. Organics must be grown without man-made chemicals such as synthetic fertilizers and pesticides. They should
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Do You Have a Well-Designed Organization? What are the main ideas of the article that you find important (insightful‚ relevant‚ practical) in managing people in organizations‚ and why? When I saw the topic of this article‚ I was attracted by it. Because when I worked in Sung-Yi Motor Corporation‚ a dealer company selling Mitsubishi motors in Taiwan‚ I sometimes feel my company is not a well-designed organization. Because I do not have the standards or right criteria to evaluate my corporation I
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