Do You Believe‚ That You Can Fly? “It’s impossible to live without failing at something‚ unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all. In which case‚ you’ve failed by default.” – J.K. Rowling. Too many pilots have lost the confidence to fly. A one time crash‚ or a flight instructor’s demeaning attitude has left them with the belief that taking off again is just not for them. Goals and dreams have been abandoned‚ either forever‚ or put on long term hold‚ because of
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point to mention in detail items that have reflective surfaces they are inferring that there is a deeper meaning behind the reflection. In the short story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” by Joyce
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Matt Merritt Professor Smith English 102 13 September 2012 Arnold Friend’s Identity in Joyce’s “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” In the story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been‚” Joyce Oates portrays Connie as a beautiful young woman that is being coerced by a man‚ whom she doesn’t know‚ to come outside and go for a ride in his car. Who is this man that calls himself Arnold Friend? What does he represent? Looking at the things that Arnold Friend says and does will help to discover
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In Joyce Carol Oates’ “‘Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?’ and Smooth Talk: Short Story into Film‚” Oates writes that Connie “An innocent young girl is seduced by way of her own vanity” and that “she confuses death for erotic romance” (419). Oates clearly defines her point when Connie first discovers Arnold Friend at the drive in diner. She catches Friend staring at her with a big smile and Connie “slit her eyes at him and turned away‚ but she couldn’t help looking back” (409). The fact
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The character in “where are you going‚ where have you been?” Connie is affected by the role she plays in modern society. Fifteen year old Connie has the confusing‚ often exterior behavior typical of those girls who are facing the difficult transition from girlhood to womanhood in the 1960s. She is caught between her roles as daughter‚ friend‚ sister‚ and object of sexual desire‚ uncertain of which represents her real self. The sixties were the age of youth‚ young people wanted change. The changes
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be fascinating how when you look at someone’s receipts‚ you can what kind of person they are. My own receipts over the past few months‚ for example‚ can show a lot about who I am and what I like to do. Listed with different titles of many movies and how much I paid for them‚ once can clearly realize through these paper strips that I have been a very serious movie watcher of action movies‚ movies in which the good guy is the hero. When I was in Saudi Arabia‚ during my teen years‚ I use to own a
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“Amy Cuddy: Your body shapes who you are.” Body language forms who you are. From being hunched forward with arms crossing having the feeling of insecurity‚ to having a powerful posture with hands free of any way of making someone feel diffident. Body language can show a lot to a person and can shape whom you are. Our body language shows what people see in us and how we see ourselves. Amy Cuddy‚ a Social Psychologist‚ presents how “power posing” can be one of the smallest tweaks in your life to
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so earned his nickname "Sugar King of Asia". In 1971‚ he built the first Shangri-La Hotel‚ in Singapore. His first foray into Hong Kong property was in 1977‚ when he acquired a plot of land on the newly reclaimed Tsim Sha Tsui East waterfront‚ where he built the second hotel‚ the Kowloon Shangri-La. In 1993‚ his Kerry Group acquired a 34.9% stake in the South China Morning Post from Murdoch’s News Corporation. His companies have investments in many countries‚ including Singapore‚ the Philippines
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Connie is a young fifteen year old who cares about her sexual drive that men have toward her. “The 1960s unleashed the so called sexual revolution. It seemed more a source of comic relief and tragic nostalgic recirculation than political inspiration…” This revolution consisted of women demanding their own rights so they could become more and more independent. There were significant shifts in social attitudes‚ behaviors‚ and institutional regulations at the beginning of the 60’s and also lasted through
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“You Got To Do What You Got To Do‚ To Get Where You Got to Get” In Ralph Ellison’s story “Battle Royal”‚ Ralph’s dying grandfather gives his son advice on how to advance in life as a black person‚ in the United States. Ralph’s grandfather said‚ “I want you to overcome ‘em with yeses‚ undermine ‘em with grins‚ agree ‘em to death…”(1042). Basically‚ by being really nice to white people‚ he could gain favor and possibly be rewarded for his obedience. Ralph‚ took his grandfathers advice‚ and was eventually
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