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    How to Be Happy when You Don’t Have Friends Some chapters in life may have fewer supporting characters. If you’ve found yourself without friends for any number of reasons—new school‚ new job‚ new city‚ or new lifestyle change—you may wonder how you can possible be happy. Social connections add to life satisfaction‚ but it doesn’t take friendships to get that. Learn how to be happy without friends by cultivating self-love‚ keeping your calendar full of positive activities‚ and fostering relationships

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    Letter to a Friend

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    ABC Co LLC‚ P O Box # 1111 Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates 2 JULY 2013 Dear Syed‚ How are you my friend? It has been some time since we last met. How was your trip to Europe? Hope you enjoyed your time there visiting many interesting places‚ you sure do seem enjoying your time visiting Paris‚ I can see it in your big smile of excitement taking picture infront of the famous Eifell tower. Thanks a bunch! for the pictures you send me in your last letter‚ even I get excited just looking through

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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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    Have you read a newspaper?

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    HAVE YOU READ A NEWSPAPER? ABSTRACT Have you ever wondered; why we find the lead story in the farthest upper-right hand column? Like most people‚ we try to keep up with the news by watching it on television. That is how 65% of us get 100% of our news – from the 24-odd-minute television news broadcast. What television news bring is primarily a front-page headline service only. To get all one needs to know‚ one has to amplify these headlines with a complete account of the news from a well-edited

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    Have you lived up to your family’s expectations of you? I believe I have lived up to my parent’s expectations. My parents have always set realistic expectations of my brother and I. My mother is a Certified Nursing Assistant and my father works in construction. My mother would always say to us‚ “Do not be like me‚ do better than me”. So at a young age I took that quote and I ran with it. She wanted us to be smart‚ determined and independent members of society. I wanted to make my parents proud

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    Why Should Immigrants be allowed in the United States? I say yes because of the economic growth. The influx of people could mean an influx of new skills for the job market. The more people from different places that enter the United States will bring unique skills not known in America. (Venture Articles 2013).These types of innovations will bring the country many billions of dollars for businesses which were created and will help employ many Americans. This will make some Americans very wealthy

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    INTRODUCTION: “Where Are You Going Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol‚ showcases the inevitable effects of youthful exuberance in a teenage girl. The story is a compelling tale which unveils the vulnerability of Connie‚ a young teenage girl who could barely substantiate fantasy from reality. She prides herself as a pretty girl who understands the basic principles of life. Her encounter with Arnold Friend reveals her as someone who lacks the mental ability to make meaningful decisions and accurate

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    outcome is unpredictable many physical and emotional changes take place. Joyce Carol Oates’s story "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?" places Connie‚ a typical teenager‚ in this situation. Throughout the story‚ occasionally using religious undertones‚ Connie’s language of a typical teenager gradually changes‚ from calm and somewhat curious to nervous and terrified. Early in the story on a Sunday morning‚ Connie’s family leaves to go to a family barbeque down the street. Connie is

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    "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?" Music is one of the symbols mentioned in this story. The author mentions the music played in everywhere in the story. The author says that "The Music was always in the background". The music comes from restaurants‚ homes and cars. Music symbolizes the feeling and the emotions of the characters. For example‚ music for Connie is a pattern for romantic relationship. When she is happy‚ she hears music in everywhere. On the other hand‚ when she is sad‚ she

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    Letter to a Friend

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    Letter to a friend 87 La Dingi‚ G.Roar Street‚ City‚ 30th April 2013 . Dear Samuel‚ I have just received your letter‚ telling me that you and your cousin are coming to visit Malta at the end of July. You have made such a great decision because there are a lot of interesting places to visit in Malta. At first‚ I recommend that you stay in the Paradise Bay Hotel that is situated in Melliha. There you can eat in their high class restaurant that serves all

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