Stefan Melendez COM 122 Dr. Clare Douglass April 6‚ 2010 Ashamed of Your Heritage? Shame on You People in the United States often become ashamed of their heritage and mother language because they associate them with something negative. This shame of their heritage and mother language can make the person stop speaking their mother language‚ it can make the person not pass it forward to their children‚ it can close doors to job opportunities‚ it can cause some social problems‚ and it can cause
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The story “Where are you going‚ where have you been?”‚ written by Joyce Carol Oates‚ is a psychological thriller. It contains many elements throughout the story that the reader can only attempt to understand. This story can affect one on many different levels. It can cause one to be lost in thought‚ stuck on the complexity of the 15-year-old main character. It can forever creep one out by the unforgettable traits of the main antagonist. All the while employing many hidden meanings into the story
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story‚ “Where are you going where have you been?” Joyce Carol Oates describes the emotional ride of a fifteen year old girl‚ on the verge of becoming an adult and losing her innocence of mind and body along the way. She has a difficult time growing up and developing her own personality as they would have her react to her circumstances.“Everything about her bad two side to it‚ one for Home and one for anywhere that was not Home.” Connie feels that the best attribute that a girl can have is being pretty
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Fiction Analysis Where are you going‚ Where have you been? The story is based in 1960s American suburbs and is told through the eyes of a teenager named Connie. The theme of the story revolves around Connie and her feelings as it is basically told through the eyes of a teenager. The reader is first introduced to the main character Connie and the theme of innocence is established. The first parts of the essay tell us how Connie does not get along with her mother or her sister. It is shown in some
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as they headed toward retirement‚ they bought a new house in Mesa‚ Arizona‚ before they sold the old one‚ also in Mesa. Their previous home had been appraised at nearly $400‚000 at the height of the market‚ but as the housing crisis ravaged Arizona‚ they were told they’d be lucky to get $200‚000 for it. They were carrying a loan of $260‚000 on their original home alone‚ meaning they were well ’underwater‚’ owing much more than it was worth. Combined with the mortgage on the new house‚ their housing
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Most immigrants arriving in the United States faces many struggles as they try to adapt to a new lifestyle. Mastering or becoming proficient in the English Language is one of these struggles and a very common among new Immigrants‚ especially among Latinos‚ growing population in our communities. Despite‚ of the multiple difficulties that language barriers poses in their current daily activities when it comes to their health care‚ this is significant health disparity and one of the leading cause of
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Write about a time when you experienced a serious clash of loyalties. I have never been so emotionally pained for my entire life. Sara and I were friends since primary. We immediately clicked. We shared interests‚ hobbies‚ and developed a deep trust and loyalty for one another. I shared my most sacred thoughts and secrets with her and she did the same with me. We went places together. We hung out together. We enjoyed being around each other. It was the kind of close life-long friendship which is
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Over the 1800’s time era American and British leaders and wanted to ship goods quickly and cheaply between the Pacific and Atlantic coasts. Goods can vary from automobiles down to grain. Traveling around South America took several weeks. Many things have been tried‚ only to be “torn down”‚ such as the pyramids located in Egypt‚ the Great Wall of China‚ and the transcontinental railroads. During the 1800’s France tried to build a canal in the same place. They were unsuccessful. The Hay-Pauncefote
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The Fantasy of Life In the novels The Great Gatsby and "Where Are You Going and Where Have You Been" authors F. Scott Fitzgerald and Joyce Carol Oates show a theme of fantasy versus reality to convey a deeper meaning within their novels. They express this theme using characters such as Gatsby‚ Connie‚ Daisy and Arnold Friend within the stories. Through these characters lives and experiences the theme is created connecting both stories. The theme of fantasy versus reality is used to a great extent
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Have you ever heard of this famous sentence by Confucius: “Choose a job you love‚ and you will never have to work a day in your life”? I have been wondering whether it applies to current trends of choosing job among the youth nowadays or not. Presently‚ there’s a sad fact that many young people have no idea about what they are going to do in the future. Doing what they want has never been much of a factor. It’s more like what they’re expected to do.The first criteria for picking a position is
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