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    In her essay‚ Where are you going‚ Where have you been‚ Joyce Carol Oates‚ underscores the importance of communication to develop her story. Both the presence and absence of communication are utilized in the evolution of Oates’ purpose. The author relates each of her subjects to archetypal characters in order to firmly cast them into a category. Through careful consideration of detail‚ Oates’ offers a particular understanding of Connie’s relationship with her parents and the world around Connie.

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    Friend’s Identity in Joyce’s “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” In the story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been‚” Joyce Oates portrays Connie as a beautiful young woman that is being coerced by a man‚ whom she doesn’t know‚ to come outside and go for a ride in his car. Who is this man that calls himself Arnold Friend? What does he represent? Looking at the things that Arnold Friend says and does will help to discover who he is. Oates equips Friend with many characteristics that make

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    SAMPLE THANK YOU LETTERS 400C Hunter Ridge Blacksburg‚ VA 24060 (540) 555-1111 boles@vt.eduOctober 26‚ 2010Ms. Glenna Wright Human Resources Manager Fashion Department Store 2000 Line Drive Fairfax‚ VA 22030Dear Ms. Wright:Thank you so much for your time and the privilege of having an interview with you yesterday‚ October 25‚ during your recruiting visit to Virginia Tech. The management trainee program you outlined sounds both challenging and rewarding and I look forward to your decision concerning

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    Amanda Linn PSY 107 JOURNAL LETTER #3 5/8/12 What are you passionate about? Many of my earliest memories as a young child were of playing with my dolls and taking care of them in one way or another. I could often be found playing with my friends and starring in the lead role of either doctor‚ school teacher‚ or mommy. Through the years‚ I have been in the role of a babysitter‚ a camp counselor‚ a leader and mentor of youth organizations‚ a daycare provider‚ a tutor‚ and a teacher

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    hop culture by centuries. It can also be found in alternative rock such as that of Cake and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Rapping is also used in Kwaito music‚ a genre that originated in Johannesburg‚ South Africa and is composed of hip hop elements. Since the early 21st century‚ it has been possible to hear rap in every major language of the world. Rapping can be delivered over a beat or without accompaniment. Stylistically‚ rap occupies a gray area between speech‚ prose‚ poetry‚ and singing. The word (meaning

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    because of wind shears. Still feeling sleepy‚ the captain started talking about the weather in Houston and how much time left till landing. We would approach Houston in a short time and my first day in the United States was about to begin. My first day in the United States disturbed me too much although it ended well. At this time one of the stewardesses came to me and gave me special form for US arrival security. I have a thing about filling out the forms and I felt happy. But after a while‚ I felt annoyed

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    while relationships can’t be guaranteed permanent now a days. Kim Addonizio chooses tattoos as a symbol in this poem “First poem for you.” Water and lightning is what makes the poem most symbolistic. “Lines of lightning pulsing just above your nipple can find as if by instinct the blue swirls of water on your shoulder where a serpent twists facing a dragon.” Though symbols can have more than one meaning to them the poem helps to point of the specific meaning of these symbols. The girlfriend of the

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    photography. Body Main point 1: The ability to have an instant photograph Main point 2: Pricing Main point 3: Low Maintenance Conclusion The undeniable convenience of an instant camera Introduction A very good afternoon to my dear lecturer and all my fellow classmates. my passion is to present about Polaroid cameras/ instant cameras. Polaroid camera has been around for ages and of the earliest model can date back as old as 1923. Polaroid Cameras today comes in

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    areas of need with your help. I want to make English one of my strongest subjects this year‚ because I really want to be prepared for the SOls‚ since we did not have them for English in the past three years. There is a lot I want to share with you about me. I am really interested in sports. I am mostly into basketball‚ and I go to the gym almost everyday practicing and playing for 4 hours. I really hope I can make the team this year. I also like to play football with friends. My favorite subject

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    I was just four; yet I remembered everything. I remembered it was an early Tuesday evening when I was hastily asked to get into the car. Everyone seemed to be in a hurry and I somehow dares not question why. I climbed into the car obediently‚ along with everyone else. The trip was silent and faces were solemn. I could not understand what was going on but I knew something was not right. The car halted. We were soon walking toward a white building. Inside‚the floor was rather dirty because of the

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