What are some of characteristics that you would associate with the American people and their society? Why? The United States of America - country which is home and shelter for almost 300 millions of people‚ divided into 50 states�. The larges population of many different nations undeniably has many features which are considered as characteristic ones‚ like obesity‚ patriotism‚ mainstream and race diversity. These features are unique for Americans‚ even though they are present in every other country
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In a world without computers you would miss them from the first second in the morning until the last minute of your day. The first thing is the company. Today these guys use the computer to do everything inside the company. They use the computer to communicate with the exterior and with the people inside the company‚ they use the computer to calculate their profits and to make plans for the future‚ they also calculate all the costs they will have today‚ tomorrow‚ next week and so on‚ and they
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What has been a significant experience in your life and what have you taken from it?Surrounded by thousands of stars‚ complete silence‚ and spectacular mountains‚ I stood atop a village in Thailand fifteen miles south of the Burmese border awestruck by nature’s beauty and power. Immediately‚ I realized that there was more to life than knowledge and understanding. The world isn’t to be taken granted‚ and I don’t plan to sit on the sidelines as the world passes me by. Ministry to Burmese refugees
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What make you happy? The answers to this is different from one to others. In my opinion‚ knowledge‚ positive thinking and self-confidence are primary factors bring me happiness. First of all‚ knowledge is increasing continuous together with fast developing life. Information is invaluable and tremendous and the more knowledge I attain‚ the more interesting I find in this world. When I do not grasp anything‚ I see how poor knowledge I have and I try to get as much as I can. I am interested in discovering
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‘Snowball would have made a better leader than Napoleon.’ Do you agree? ‘Animal Farm’ is a novel based on the Russian Revolution‚ about a group of animals wanting to rebel against man. Snowball a smart‚ fair and strong leader gets ruled over by Napoleon‚ an unfair and selfish leader. This was the first error in the rebellion. Snowball would have defiantly made a better leader than Napoleon. The reasons for this are that he educated the animals‚ had future economic plans and knew how to keep a
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and His Victim: A Coming of Age Story Reports of serial rapists and murderers are all too common in today’s day and age. In these cases‚ generally the main focus and intrigue lies with the killer rather than the victim. Once the focus is switched to the victim‚ we might see all sorts of different scenarios play out. Although Joyce Carol Oates’s‚ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” was inspired by real life events and reports of a serial rapist murderer‚ it can also be read as a coming
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What makes you happy? Before I answer this question I want to tell something . Do you know what really means to be happy. I think everyone will say yes. But if you don’t know the true meanings of sadness‚ pain and loneliness it means that you don’t know the real happiness. There are 6 billion people living in this world. They are all different and they all have their own lives to live. What I’m trying to say is “Happiness comes with a price”. Like after you finish some hard task successfully
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advance our mentality. In Joyce Carol Oates’ "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been." Connie‚ a young teen is faced with a life changing experience‚ forcing her to transform from a young teen to a young adult. In John Updike’s "A & P" Sammy chooses to put himself in a tight situation only to loose his job‚ trying to be heroic to three young girls and failed‚ as a result of his child-like decision. "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been" is an exceptional example of a coming-of-age story
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1. “Where are You Going? Where Have You Been?”: What is an allusion? Read the story with an eye to allusions of “Little Red Riding Hood”. What is an archetype? What archetype does the description of Arnold Friend suggest? What does Arnold’s car represent? What archetype do Connie and her description suggest? What archetype does the conflict between Connie and Arnold suggest? Can this story be considered as a cautionary tale? An allusion is something that relates a subject or idea and
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In other word it is the thinking beyond just regular thinking. It is thinking of numerous ways that you can solve a problem instead of sticking to just one maneuver. In this class I learned plenty of things. If I have to choose just three it would have to be the type of thinker that I am and ways that I can improve that. The second thing would be understanding and anticipating why people would reject my ideas. I used to think that learning why wasn’t a big issue to me‚ but as I read this weeks’
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