novels we have read this year all of the characters have a dream. However‚ there have been obstacles that sometimes hinder these American dreams. These obstacles range from internal conflict to society itself. Is it possible for these dynamic characters to struggle with obstacles and overcome them to reach their dream? Americans in our society have a dream that consist of a vivid plan and multiple goals. Often times this dream has a realistic goal but may not be fulfilled due to obstacles created
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Task: Describe the place you like the most Purpose: - language: informal - content: describe Audience: My classmates. OUTLINING Topic sentence: On the last summer‚ I have visited my friend in Singapore. I deeply impressed by her house Body: 1 – Geogarphy • North of Singapore • On the Elizabeth street • Next to the Tracy shop. 2 – Total area and first floor • 1500sq • a living room 3 – Second
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Algebra: Challenging problems The following questions are taken from an article written by Tom M. Giambrone‚ from Indiana University Pennsylvania. 1. Omar the Rope Maker decided to make a rope long enough to stretch around the Earth (the circumference of which is 40000 kilometers). Having completed the task‚ he discovered that he had actually made the rope 12 metres too long. Now wanting to cut the rope (it was somewhat of a record length)‚ he decided to put the ends of the rope together and
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“Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” Paper “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” is a short story that poses many questions centered around the protagonist‚ Connie and the antagonist Arnold Friend and his “comrade” Ellie. The fate of Connie at the end of the story is still up for debate after all these years after the story was published in 1966. The main question posed is who actually is Arnold Friend? Is he the devil or something else? The answer may never be fully known but in
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Commentary on "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been" 10/17/06 Joyce Carol Oates has achieved many things through her writing‚ and is recognized worldly for her short story "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?" This story is centered on a young teenage girl as many of her stories are. Oates as a writer is fascinated with adolescence of young females. She chooses to write about the trials and tribulations of growing up in modern society. She pries on the dark aspects of youth often
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Innocence “Where Are You Going Where Have You Been?” presents many themes and symbols to the reader. One that jumped out at me while reading the story was the overall feeling of innocence. Joyce Carol Oates shows us innocence from the very beginning of the story to the end where Connie loses self-control and power. From the first paragraph of the story we learn that Connie is a young fifteen year old who longs for attention and acceptance. I was able to relate to the story better when I paused
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Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been? “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?”‚ is one of Joyce Carol Oates best short stories. Oates shows the reader what it is like to take things for granted and make mistakes through the main character‚ Connie. Throughout this story‚ Connie finds her identity and grows as a woman. In “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?”‚ Joyce Carol Oates shows us the struggle of a young woman dealing with her family‚ sexuality‚ and common mistakes that can be made
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How to overcome insomnia Insomnia is a special kind of disorder and can be defined as the inability to sleep. It is most often thought of as both a sign and a symptom. Insomnia can occur at any age‚ but is commonly associated with the elderly. It can either be short or long term leading too many problems such as heart disease‚ memory lost and even vehicular accidents. The three major steps in overcoming this dilemma known as insomnia are medical aid‚ bedtime guides and seeking therapy. Medical
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Successful People Use to Overcome Stress Heidi Grant Halvorson Feeling stressed? Of course you are. You have too much on your plate‚ deadlines are looming‚ and people are counting on you. You are under a lot of pressure—so much that at times‚ you suspect the quality of your work suffers for it. This is life in the modern workplace. The difference between those who are successful and those who aren’t is not whether or not you suffer from stress‚ but how you deal with it when you do. In the spirit
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Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been? “Where are you going‚ where have you been?” is a short story by Joyce Carol Oates about an average fifteen year old girl who is not unlike many other girls her age‚ she is self-absorbed‚ and has a “Nervous giggling habit of craning her neck and glancing into the mirror‚ or checking other people’s face’s to make sure her own was all right.”(Oates‚ 388) The story takes place in Middle America. Oates wrote “Where are you going‚ where have you been?” in
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