The protagonist of Joyce Carol Oates’s “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” is a vain and stubborn girl named Connie. Fifteen years old‚ she believes beauty is everything and is nothing short of rebellious‚ maintaining two different personas: one for at home with her family and one for going out with her friends. One night out with her girl friends‚ Connie spots a young man watching her. He promises to come get her. The next day‚ the man comes to Connie’s house‚ keeping his word‚ and spends
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The Two Sides of Connie ‘Narrative details in ’ Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?’ The story ’ Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?’ is about the fifteen year old Connie who is a girl struggling with her sexuality. The girl tries to be an adult and attractive‚ but at the same time‚ she hides her sexual side from her family. These two sides cannot remain separate from each other at all times and collide with each other‚ which this short story depicts. The main idea in this short story
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Conflict can be described as a natural disagreement between two interdependent parties as a result of differences in attitudes‚ values‚ beliefs and needs. When the parties perceive incompatible goals with each other or detect interference from the other in achieving their goals conflict will arise. Scarce resources in any society are also a trigger for conflict between individuals and groups. There are multiple definitions of conflict available but commonalities exist among all of them. In order
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An economic system is the system of producing and distributing of goods and services and allocating resources in a society. It includes the combination of the various institutions‚ agencies‚ entities (or even sectors as described by some authors) and consumers that comprise the economic structure of a given community. A related concept is the mode of production. The study of economic systems includes how these various agencies and institutions are linked to one another‚ how information flows between
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AUGUST 2013 G34/36801/2010 QUESTION: Critically examine the salient features‚ reforms and innovations relating to individual insolvency as enshrined in the Kenyan Insolvency Bill 2012 as contrasted with the Bankruptcy Act‚ cap 53‚ Laws of Kenya. INTRODUCTION The Kenyan Insolvency Bill 2012 is an act of parliament to: amend and consolidate the law relating to the insolvency of natural persons and incorporated and unincorporated bodies; to provide alternative procedures to bankruptcy
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1. One of your inmates is a murderer. When he was 18 years old‚ he killed his girlfriend. He received a sentence of life with the possibility of parole. He is now 58 years old and you have come to realize that he is a model prisoner. He has shown impeccable behavior‚ has a job within the prison‚ has been around the community during furloughs and has become a positive influence and a great role model for other prisoners. Also‚ he has formed a bond with the victim’s family‚ who has forgiven him for
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different economic systems. A: There are several similarities between the 4 economic systems. First off‚ I will explain what each economic system is and some countries that they are associated with. The first one is the traditional economic system. This is one is the original economy and everyone creates their own goods. They must rely on fishing‚ hunting‚ and agriculture in order to create a living. They barter with other families or individuals their goods. This type of economic system is found
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HISTORY OF MAGAZINES IN KENYA Magazines are a form of print media that are printed periodically for a specific group of people with a common interest. Magazine publishing started way back in the 1660s with Erbauliche Monaths-Unterredungen (Edifying Monthly Discussions) being the first magazine to be published in Germany and in the world as a whole. This was in the year 1663. However‚ the next magazine that followed was much different than the first. The Gentleman’s Magazine published in1731 in England
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In Joyce Carol Oates’s “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been‚” Arnold Friend‚ a conniving antagonist‚ charms a naive teenager named Connie into believing he will rescue her from her inattentive family. However‚ at the story’s climax‚ Connie fears for her life yet cannot resist Arnold’s temptations. Although details of Friend’s appearance‚ speech‚ and actions should warn Connie of his evil intentions‚ through Oates’s portrayal of Friend as a devil-figure‚ Connie is easily “conned” foreshadowing
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ANALYSIS IN KENYA Dawn Mwalo Supervisor: assistant Fastova N.I. Kharkov National University of Radioelectronics (Lenina street 14‚ department of Economic Cybernetic‚ Kharkov 61166‚ Ukraine‚ (057)70-21-490) E-mail: elizabeth_mwalo@yahoo.com The given work is devoted to one of the most important problems of unemployment in many nations’ economies. The main goals of this work are to make analysis of the tendency of trend of the unemployment rate in Kenya and to determine
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