about the things you like most. There are so many things around us that one finds it hard to have a special preference for a few particular things. I‚ however‚ take a special interest in motor-car and television. Motor-cars have always fascinated me. Since my childhood I have been traveling in motor-cars‚ and I have visited hundreds of places in this country. I have been to remote villages and almost all the towns‚ large and small. Travel has broadened my outlook on life. I have met various types
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What’s one thing you are most proud of? “You can get what you want or you just get old” I don’t know where I get this quote but it’s haunting me You know what you really want and please notice passion won’t stay forever My dream is only traveling‚ to anywhere new to see my beautiful country with my limited years You will think I’m a dreamer‚ and yes I’m a dreamer When I was a kid‚ my family has a big picture of Uncle Ho. I’m so proud of this I told myself one day I will come to Hanoi capital to visit
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Weinberger’s article makes many interesting points about the character of Arnold Friend in “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been”- the main idea being that Arnold represents Connie’s “other self”. According to the article‚ this can be observed in how Connie and Arnold are opposites in both appearance and behavior‚ and Arnold’s purpose is to induct Connie into adulthood. I disagree with the idea that Arnold is Connie. While the article gathered a lot of good evidence to support this claim‚ I
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In Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been Joyce Carol Oates uses compelling themes to convey real life issues to the readers. She also exploits many references to well know fairytales through symbols and motifs. This short story shares the theme of good versus evil to the fairytales Cinderella‚ Rapunzel and Snow White. The theme of evil is first expressed through Connie’s and Cinderella’s afflictions with their sisters that shape the essence of sibling rivalry. Like Cinderella‚ Connie’s sister
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Do you ever think about being a slave? How brutal and harsh being a slave was? Well‚ poor Frederick Douglass knows exactly what it’s like‚ and here’s his story. Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey is also known as Frederick Douglass‚ he was born in February 1818. His real birth date is unknown‚ but later in his life‚ they celebrated it on February 14th. Frederick was born in Tuckahoe‚ Maryland. Frederick was born into slavery. When he was just 12 years old‚ he learned to read and write from a
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In Joyce Carol Oates’s short story‚ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” (1966)‚ Connie is an adolescent that faces literal and psychological challenges. Within the conflicts of the story‚ there are two compelling questions that allow you to take a special interest of a deeper meaning. Taken from the title‚ where has Connie been? Where is Connie going? In a surprising twist‚ the story is not only about a naïve girl that gets lured out of her home by an older gentleman‚ but can also be taken
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Is it ever right to kill? There is a lot of argument about whether it is ever right to kill anyone. What is killing? Well the dictionary definition is: to cause death/the act of causing death. But is that enough? Is there another type of killing? A type that is justifiable. For example if a person steals or puts you in mortal danger is it acceptable to take their life in return? But more importantly is it morally right? Helene Moszkiewiez worked in the resistance during the holocaust. She was
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“Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” should not be read through a fantasy/allegorical lens‚ but through a lens of reality. Reading it through the former limits the potency of the story. Everything that takes place in the story is believable‚ and in fact‚ many details of the story are based on real events. Arnold Friend is based on Charles Schmid‚ a real life serial killer who was responsible for the murder of three young girls. Schmid was arrested in 1965 for the rape and murder of Allen Rowe;
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Why you should never use Internet Explorer‚ Ever With internet explorer dominating for years web designers were restricted to a not only slow browser but a browser that was and still is a limited on its styling. Luckily over the years we have seen a sharp drop in users of internet explorer and now average of 48.5 % of people using the more sophisticated and devolved Google chrome. However the extinction of internet explorer is not complete as there as still users with IE5. The development of css
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1. An account presented usually in detail. 2. A formal account of the proceedings or transactions of a group. 3. Law A published collection of authoritative accounts of court cases or of judicial decisions. Often used in the plural. 4. Common talk; rumor or gossip: According to report‚ they eloped. 5. Reputation; repute: a person of bad report. 6. An explosive noise: the report of a rifle. v. re·port·ed‚ re·port·ing‚ re·ports v.tr. 1. To make or present an often official
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