How one responds to a situation is a huge factor that contributes to personal happiness‚ for the state of happiness is achieved from accomplishing a certain goal. In the 18th century‚ the 13 colonies was in feud with its mother country‚ Britain; refusing to pay taxes without representation. George Washington‚ the General of the Continental Army‚ was hopeless and at the brink of surrender. Yet through the motivational articles such as Paine’s Common Sense‚" the establishment of the Declaration
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Wrong Impressions The short story‚ “Where Are You going‚ Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol Oates explains how a young girl was struggling to find herself. Oates writes about a girl named Connie who was 16 years old and was lost in a world of fantasy. Connie had a split personality/image while at home and when she was out with her friends. Living in a world of fantasy‚ Connie would ignore her family by tuning them out and being distant. Connie would constantly be in front of the mirror admiring
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The story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been” is essentially about a young woman’s strive for independence‚ which eventually leads to conflict. Girls today appear as mature women and in addition‚ are put into adult situations sometimes unwillingly. Oates portrays a social issue that relates to this current society by using symbolism and characterization while taking the reader on a journey throughout the thoughts and feelings of a teenage girl. There are two main symbols the author uses
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cry from being healthy. The fact that mine were not exactly exceptional from those of the rest of the students contributed significantly to this. In addition‚ although we as students had a wealth of information on appropriate diets‚ we simply did not have a variety of nutrient packed food in our environment to choose from. Moreover‚ the readily available sumptuous fries retailed at student sensitive prices provided us with the impetus to eat unhealthy. The irregularity of my meals was not of my own
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Alternative ending The last chapter I went on with my life‚ without Tulip Pierce I felt better‚ what she said was: “Natalie me and Tulip need to talk to you tomorrow after school in front of the cafeteria on the first floor. This chat will bring a smile on your face and will make you happy. Also the talk will also be about Tulip’s smiling at you every time you see her.” The next day the school went so slow that I almost slept in mathematics. I took my books and my jacket and went to the cafeteria. While
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You Have No Reason for Cloning Humans Think of walking down the street in thirty years and running into an exact replica of yourself. Is it your twin? No‚ you do not have a twin; it is your clone. Your biological makeup could have been cloned as an embryo and raised separately as an experiment. I bet many of you have seen Star Wars‚ Jurassic Park or many of the other movies that describe cloning. Most of what you see in these movies is false. What you do not know is if that cloning could be
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We often forget our priority in our life while we are doing our job. Priority is important for our lives‚ which keep us to maintain the relationship with family members‚ religious faith‚ personal time‚ and culture. The journal named‚ "How Will You Measure Your Life?" in Harvard Business Review‚ which is written by Dr. Clayton Christensen‚ alert about unclear positioning priorities between our jobs and our personal lives. The article mainly emphasized on creating a strategy‚ building a purpose‚ allocating
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How well did you meet your individual food recommendations (food groups‚ amounts‚ variety)? I did not meet my individual food recommendations very well. For grains‚ I reached my food recommendations more than any other food group. Since‚ I come from a Vietnamese household‚ rice is eaten at almost every meal; however‚ the rice we eat is white jasmine rice which is a refined grain. On that particular week‚ I frequently ate peanut butter sandwiches for lunch which contributed to my grains. I rarely
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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 ways how Connie dislikes
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Women have built an image for themselves over the years as independent‚ strong‚ and smart. However‚ the women in the following stories represent a different image for women. In both short stories‚ “A Good Man Is Hard to Find” and “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?”‚ the protagonists are lured by their bad decisions leading to their demise; the victims’ bad decisions along with the criminals’ bad intentions led to death creating the plot of both stories. Although‚ the stories have the same
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