Seuss in his book “Oh the Places You’ll Go!”‚ “You can get so confused that you’ll start in to race down long wiggled roads at a break-necking pace and grind on for miles across weirdish wild space‚headed‚ I fear‚ toward a most useless place: The Waiting Place...”‚ in which people idle‚ doing nothing but waiting for events to occur in vain. Up until a couple of years ago I was‚ in essence‚ one of the unfortunate people stuck in the “waiting place”. I didn’t feel like doing
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You’re off to Great Places! You’re off and away." These opening lines mark the commencement of the imaginative journey through the world created by Dr. Seuss in his picture book‚ ""Oh the Places You’ll go!" ‚an allegory of Life and its possibilities. Robert Frost also explores the same concept in his poem The Road not Taken. It is clear from both texts a journey of the imagination influences and shapes one’s perspective of the world and often results in transformation. "Oh the Places you’ll Go" motivates
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story‚ “Where are you going where have you been?” Joyce Carol Oates describes the emotional ride of a fifteen year old girl‚ on the verge of becoming an adult and losing her innocence of mind and body along the way. She has a difficult time growing up and developing her own personality as they would have her react to her circumstances.“Everything about her bad two side to it‚ one for Home and one for anywhere that was not Home.” Connie feels that the best attribute that a girl can have is being pretty
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YOU’RE NEVER TOO OLD TO HAVE A DREAM! You are never too old to dream a new dream. Isn’t that a beautiful statement? Indeed‚ the thought of growing older is never appealing. Not only do we feel bad over the physical changes that take place‚ but with every passing year we look back and wonder what could have been. What could we have achieved if only we started getting serious about life when we were younger? What great things could we have done if only we had a good “start”? How sad it must
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better life. One of the main negative aspects is the amount of money they have to pay to send the money back home. In paragraph 2 says: ‘’They may pay 6-15 percent of the remitted amount for the transaction.’’ Which means‚ it all depends on the quantity of money they are going to send. In addition‚ paragraph 2 also says ‘’Many immigrants are dissatisfied not only with the poor reliability and speed of the present informal remittance networks.’’ Also the amount of fees they must pay. Most of the
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“You can’t change who you are. No matter how you struggle‚ some things will never change. And maybe they shouldn’t” (Thurman‚ Rob). “Identity is a powerful organizing presence in social life today” putting people into sections concerning likes and dislikes‚ culture and customs‚ separates them via social‚ economic and religious differences‚ identity makes a person‚ a person (Leve‚ Lauren). The character regarding one’s self is shaped by identity‚ how they view themselves‚ and largely how society
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Miller 1 Timothy B. Miller Prof. Nicholas Young LITR-221 June 23‚ 2013 Where Have You Been‚ Where Are You Going: A. Friend’s View. His name was Arnold Friend. He was getting older but still liked the young ladies around town. Arnold came from a broken home. His father had been in prison since right after his birth for some reason or another and his mother did her best to raise him courting a string of good-for-nothing losers who were in and out of her life faster than crap through a goose
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Pick a job you have held‚ and describe it in terms of span of control‚ delegation‚ responsibility‚ authority‚ and accountability in relation to the course materials explanation of these terms. In the United States Army there are two basic types of “Authority”: command authority and general military authority. Authority is the legitimate power of leaders to direct soldiers or to take action within the scope of their position. Military authority begins with the Constitution‚ which divides it between
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Describe and analyse a subculture with which you are familiar. The definition of a subculture is a culture within a culture where a group develops distinctive norms and values that are different from those of the mainstream culture. The subculture that I will be writing about is called the Fan Base which is also know as the Fandom. A fan base or fandom is a group of regular supporters and enthusiasts that spend a rather large amount of time and energy focussing on a team‚ musician or musical
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Oh the Places You’ll Go Reflection September 7‚ 2012 It’s a person’s choice of which path they want to take in the future but without help they can choose the wrong path. As Dr. Seuss said in his poem" I’m sorry to say so but‚ sadly‚ it’s true and Hang-ups can happen to you." My Perspective is that careers is a very important course in high school because it helps students discover their skills and choose the
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