Reflection What new understandings of Shirley Jackson’s style and craft do you now have? After thoroughly reading the stories and talking to others about their discoveries‚ I have found many new understandings about the author’s style and craft. I have found out that Shirley Jackson uses a plot twist in her stories towards the end so she leaves the reader to piece together the story. This is very effective‚ because the reader is forced to think about what they just read‚ therefore they
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Mother tongue instruction Language is used by all as a means of learning‚ communicating and understanding. As a teacher‚ one would do their best to accommodate their learners‚ even if this means to teach in a language that would be best suited to them. As a rainbow nation with eleven official languages‚ South Africa’s diverse cultures are known throughout the world. Many of the inhabitants are either bilingual or multilingual which may pose problems when it comes to education. The preferred language
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3% decrease in violent crime." ( Lott 1) Many states have adopted concealed carry laws over sixty years ago. No state has ever taken out the law‚ and no state had ever made its law more restrictive. Some opponents think that the solution to crime is stricter gun control. The truth is that the right to carry concealed weapons enables law-abiding citizens to protect themselves against crime. Opponents have concerns that the right to carry concealed weapons would cause people to lose their tempers easily
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"Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?" By Joyce Carol Oates A short story titled "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?" tells a tale of an adolescent girl who suffers consequences of growing up in the unsupportive environment and the society preoccupied by the media. It is considered to be the most famous work of Joyce Carol Oates‚ an American writer‚ the winner of many significant literary awards and a two- time candidate for the Nobel Prize in Literature. The story was first
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latest confirmed case was a female nurse who came into contact with a Liberian-American man‚ Patrick Sawyer‚ who died of Ebola in a Lagos hospital on 25 July. Another nurse who had contact with him died last week‚ while seven other people have been confirmed to have the virus in the city‚ he added. "The 10th case actually was one of the nurses who also had primary contact with the index case. When he [Sawyer] got ill‚ we then brought her into isolation‚" the minister told a news conference in Abuja
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How You Carry Could Save Your Life Today’s global environment has become more violent than just a decade ago. The majority of attacks has been on civilians in atmospheres where few‚ if any‚ of the victims are expected to be armed and able to defend themselves. However‚ hindsight reports from law enforcement personnel admit that if more private citizens were armed‚ the number of lethal crimes would most likely decrease. This is because criminals won’t know who‚ or how many‚ individuals are armed
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English 7- Speech and Oral Communication 1. I hope to hope the hope you hope to hope. 2. I wish to wish the wish you wish to wish. 3. I dream to dream the dream you dream to dream. 4. They’re there till morning to steal the steel. 5. But still they failed to steal the steel. 6. He searches the riches and reaches his success. 7. The riches he searches make him reach his success. 8. She stares at the stairs the whole day through the hole in the hallway. 9. Beware of bewitchery of the bewitchment
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Favorite Sin: Vanity In "Where are You Going‚ Where Have you Been?" Joyce Carol Oates uses an allegorical figure of evil to illustrate the theme of temptation. Oates alludes to hell through the character Arnold Friend‚ as the devil‚ and his victim Connie‚ who invites him in by committing one of the devil’s favorites sins: vanity. The narrator implies that Arnold Friend is Satan by giving certain clues that the reader can easily deduce. The name that Oates gives to the character is one hint to the
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Highlights SCT Enjoyable “look‚ listen and repeat” exercises and colorful illustrations help pre-readers develop phonemic awareness of the beginning sounds of words‚ build a sight word vocabulary‚ and make the connection between spoken and written language. 6A SCT Students continue to build a sight word vocabulary‚ adding longer phrases and more advanced words. Students recite familiar rhyming words in preparation for phonics study. 5A SCT Students develop more pre-reading
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INTRODUCTION: “Where Are You Going Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol‚ showcases the inevitable effects of youthful exuberance in a teenage girl. The story is a compelling tale which unveils the vulnerability of Connie‚ a young teenage girl who could barely substantiate fantasy from reality. She prides herself as a pretty girl who understands the basic principles of life. Her encounter with Arnold Friend reveals her as someone who lacks the mental ability to make meaningful decisions and accurate
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