Comparison of Smooth Talk to “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” Joyce Carol Oakes’s short story‚ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” was written in 1966 and twenty years later was made into a movie entitled Smooth Talk‚ winner of the 1985 U.S. Film Festival for best dramatic picture. The writing by Oates is loosely based on a true story described as “the tale of Charles Schmid‚ a twenty-three-year-old who cruises teenage hangouts‚ picking up girls for rides in his gold convertible”
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visual merchandising on young affluent towards the purchase intention of luxury bags Design/methodology/approach – Hypotheses were tested with a random sampling (students who use luxury bags) of 297 university students using distribution of survey forms. Structural equation modeling was used to test the hypotheses. Findings – The results revealed that young affluent purchase intention and consumption towards luxury bags could be influence by factors such as perceived values & quality‚ status
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Joyce Carol Oates captured more than just the reader when she wrote the story‚ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been.” Oates recreates an event that took place in the mid-1960s‚ where a grown man‚ who had shaggy black hair and a boyish charm‚ would lure teenage girls into his car‚ rape and murder them‚ and then bury their bodies in the desert. The fate of the main character in “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been” lies between Oates’s wavering suspense. From the beginning Oates shows the
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1. Introduction Luxury can be defined as an indulgence rather than a necessity. It comes with a heavy price and only the up-market population can afford to enjoy it. This does not make the market any smaller or short of demand. The luxury goods market include- fashion‚ fragrances‚ watches‚ automobiles‚ drinks etc. The size of the market was US$ 175bn and grew at 7.9% in 2000 and faced its first recession in 6 yrs in 2009 where the growth went down to about 3% in 2008‚ due to the financial crisis
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In the short story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been‚” Joyce Carol Oats uses characterization including methods such as symbolism and allusions to develop her characters‚ and thus establish her theme of the cross roads Connie faces in her transition from the innocence of her adolescence to the impurity of adulthood facilitated by the antagonist‚ Arnold Friend. From the beginning of the story‚ the reader sees Connie has a strong desire to make her early transition into adulthood. Although
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[Type text] [Type text] FIRST INVESTMENTS‚ INC.: ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CARLOS VILLICANA THURSDAY OCTOBER 23RD‚ 2014 MACC 6753 - FINANCIAL STATEMENT ANALYSIS DANA MCLENDON‚ MBA WEEK 2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Basic Industries is a diversified multinational corporation with major shares in various electric related markets. There is stock that has been held since the early 1980s and we have been asked to analyze and evaluate the past 10 years of data to either sell or continue holding the
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is a great example of those opuses which let oppressed people’s voices be noticed. Frank Capra‚ rather than simply criticize the cruel truth of society‚ brought forward his new movie‚ You Can’t Take it With You‚ in order to bring a sense of relief with his unique humor. The protagonists of You Can’t Take It With You have opportunities to make their dreams come true: The eccentric Professor Vanderhof’s good nature asserts itself and converts Anthony P. Kirby to do what he likes instead of lusting after
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Personality: What makes you the way you are? - Science News - The Independent At some point in your life‚ you ’ve probably filled in a personality questionnaire ("Do you see yourself as....?")‚ and wondered as you ticked the boxes if there can really be any validity to such a simplistic way of assessing people. Surely the scores just reflect your mood on the day‚ or what you want the investigator to think. Surely everyone gives the same answer‚ which is "it depends". Or even if the scores measure
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past and present as well as trend analysis (Chopra & Meindl 2010). The core characteristics of today’s forward looking supply chains is flexibility and agility which utilises forecast‚ as one of the most enhanced planning systems of supply chain strategies to provide the needed capability to quickly respond to changes in situations which positions the agile supply chain profitably (Acar & Gardner‚ 2012). Forecasting is a critical element in any organisations decision making processes since
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• Cognizant 20-20 Insights Luxury Retail’s Evolving Landscape Executive Summary The luxury goods market may appear to many as a recession-resistant industry that generates over $1 trillion in revenue‚ but a closer look at the figures suggests otherwise. Luxury retailers‚ which were growing 9% annually a year before the recession‚ saw sales drop on average by more than 13 percentage points from 2007 to 2009. Meanwhile‚ luxury manufacturers saw their revenues decline by an average of 21 percentage
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