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    Essay #1 2. Characterize Connie in “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” and make a case for why she gives in and goes with Arnold Friend. The short story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” written by Joyce Carol Oates was quite interesting. Even though it was fiction‚ I believe that it could be based on a true story. There are times that young girls get themselves into situations that they feel they cannot escape. This story is a perfect example of why teenage girls

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    Jerinesha Hafford Tardiness Mr. Yoist 9/19/12 Have you ever been tardy to class? Do you get penalty for being tardy? Is it a good thing for students to be tardy? Is being tardy means that you are not smart? Why is that students like being tardy? Is it a habit? Imagine if all of sudden students decide to be tardy. What will be the outcome of that? Will being tardy affect the student’s future? A tardy student lack responsibility and shows no interest in following direction. Being on time

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    The aim of this assignment is to explore challenging behaviour in the person with dementia. As it is outside the scope of this assignment to explore all the potential reasons for challenging behaviour‚ the focus of this assignment will be on challenging behaviour in the context of the communication of pain‚ using a case study to illustrate this. This assignment will describe challenging behaviours‚ the behaviours associated with pain‚ and the management strategies employed by nursing staff‚ using

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    not everything in the world is the way it was thought to be‚ the world crumbles into pieces‚ but how does it happen? Joyce Carol Oates portrays an amazing detailed moment of theft of chastity‚ or at least what is left of it‚ in "Where Are You Going‚ Where have You Been?" With symbolic imagery‚ major bibliomancy‚ and extreme personal conflict Oates easily manages to get her point across of the complete loss of innocence. A constant image that is brought to the reader’s creative thoughts is colors

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    Unit 27 – Managing Challenging Behaviour Challenging Behaviour: “A person ’s behaviour can be defined as "challenging" if it puts them or those around them (such as their carer) at risk‚ or leads to a poorer quality of life. It can also impact on their ability to join in everyday activities. Challenging behaviour can include aggression‚ self-harm‚ destructiveness and disruptiveness. Challenging behaviour is often seen in people with conditions that affect communication and the brain‚ such as learning

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    7 Reasons Why You Should Always Have Travel Insurance There are certain types of travellers who see travel insurance as a needless expense. For them‚ a little positivity is enough to warrant a smooth‚ incident-free travel. In an ideal world‚ not a single aspect of one’s travel plans will go wrong. More often than not‚ though‚ unexpected events get in the way of an otherwise well thought out trip. Before you decide to skip on insurance on your next trip‚ consider the following reasons why having

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    Maddie Kramber 8 April 2016 Dual Credit English Per. 3B “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?”: The Search For Self Still to this day in our lives‚ we struggle to figure out who we are‚ and what we are put here on Earth to do. In our society today‚ we have trouble with searching with who we are. In the short story‚ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?‚” by Joyce Carol Oates‚ the author’s background as well as her usage of characterization and internal conflict‚ develop the theme of identity

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    and creates an overarching tension. Ultimately‚ Blanche’s attempts to remake her own and Stella’s existences—to rejuvenate her life and to save Stella from a life with Stanley—fail. One of the main ways Williams dramatizes fantasy’s inability to overcome reality is through an exploration of the boundary between exterior and interior. The set of the play consists of the two-room Kowalski apartment and the surrounding street. Williams’s use of a flexible set that allows the street to be seen at the

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    Challenging behaviour used to be called ‘problem behaviour’‚ ‘difficult behaviour’ or ‘socially unacceptable behaviour’. It means that behaviours are a challenge to professionals‚ teachers‚ carers and parents’. (Forus Training Notes) Challenging behaviour can be very evident within my chosen disability of Autism. It can be displayed as a physically aggressive behaviour or a behaviour which causes a negative impact on the person or their family. Each behaviour has a function for the person displaying

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    In at least two works that you have studied‚ discuss the use of minor characters in either supporting or undermining what appear to be the goals of the protagonist. Throughout the two plays‚ Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams and The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde‚ the minor characters play an important role in supporting or undermining the goals of the protagonist. In this case‚ in the Streetcar Named Desire‚ Mitch is the minor character that supports the goals of the protagonist

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