The story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol Oates shows the reader the self-created illusion that the main character Connie has created in order to better understand herself. Connie’s reality is altered as she has this dream that has manifested due to her desire for attention from others. Throughout the story there are many occurrences that support the idea that the entire story is a dream that was made up by Connie’s subconscious. Throughout the story‚ Arnold mentions many
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Change is No Modern society has many standards that people follow and accept: shake hands when meeting someone‚ do not pick nose in public‚ and bathe on a regular basis. Norms are just a few of the many different social needs in the world today. Abnormalities throw people through a loophole‚ cause confusion amongst each other‚ and contrast uniformity. Psychopaths lead to the death of individuals that conform to the standard and have no remorse for the action. They disrupt the flow of progress and
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article online about just-in-time inventory systems. In the subject line of your post‚ include the title of the article that you read. Post a link to that article with your initial post‚ and provide a summary and a reaction to the article. The summary should be approximately 250 words‚ and the reaction should be approximately 150 words. The summary should describe the major points of the article‚ and the reaction should demonstrate your interpretation of the article and how you can apply that knowledge
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The Fantasy of Life In the novels The Great Gatsby and "Where Are You Going and Where Have You Been" authors F. Scott Fitzgerald and Joyce Carol Oates show a theme of fantasy versus reality to convey a deeper meaning within their novels. They express this theme using characters such as Gatsby‚ Connie‚ Daisy and Arnold Friend within the stories. Through these characters lives and experiences the theme is created connecting both stories. The theme of fantasy versus reality is used to a great extent
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Just in Time Inventory System Just in Time (JIT) manufacturing is a production and inventory control system in which materials are purchased and units are produced only as needed to meet actual customer demand (Steyn‚ 2010). The basic principle of JIT is that every component needed in the manufacturing system arrives just in time for it to be used. Stock holding facilities are not required with this system because the needed products arrive when needed. Automobile industries‚ like Toyota Motor
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scientists and philosophers strayed away from the church’s way of thinking and began to seek out their own explanations of the world around them. Scientists questioned‚ even opposed theories the church had been teaching for centuries. Alexander Pope‚ a philosophical poet‚ wrote a very controversial poem that changed a lot of people’s views on God’s divine role in human kind‚ as well as inspired people to think for themselves. What made Pope’s ideas so unique? How did Pope incorporate the belief of
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1. Which player has maximum number of one day ducks? d. Sanath Jayasuriya Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) 34 Wasim Akram (Pakistan) 28 Shahid Afridi (Pakistan) 26 Muttiah Muralitharan (Sri Lanka) 25 Chaminda Vaas (Sri Lanka) 25 Romesh Kaluwitharana (Sri Lanka) 24 Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka) 24 Daniel Vettori (New Zealand) 22 Herschelle Gibbs (South Africa) 22 2. Which player has scored the fastest century? a. Shahid Afridi He completed his century in 37 balls against Sri Lanka in
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Parent-Child relationship in Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been‚ written by Joyce Carol Oates and in In the Gloaming‚ written by Alice Elliott Dark are two different demonstrations of relationships that parents and children have with one another. In Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been the Parent-Child Relationship was strained and distant in In the Gloaming‚ the Parent-Child Relationship was close and open. In Where Have You Been‚ Where Are You Going? Connie and her mother were always
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Be Careful What You Wish For Anything that is too much is harmful. The main character in "Where are you going‚ Where have you been?" Connie‚ faces the end conclusion of her shallow ways when she is approached by evil in human form. She had an excess of self-confidence. This self-confidence leads to a false sense of security and bad reputation. Connie also had a large amount of bad choices. She would do her best to impress boys with her looks; eventually she impressed the wrong guy. This
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Abortion‚ a controversial hot topic that has been around for years. Whether it be for‚ or against abortion‚ the side you wish to choose will have many debates associated with it. Not to be confused with the English word‚ miscarriage‚ which is the spontaneous‚ unintentional loss of an immature embryo‚ or fetus before viability. Abortion is the removal of the embryo‚ or fetus from the uterus purposely. This may be done if the country‚ or state that the woman lives in permits the procedure to take place
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