Integrity‚ Do You Have One? I thought you are a man who has an honor with high moral principles and professional standards in terms of standpoint. But‚ during all the elections that go by‚ I started to become doubtful. I’d noticed that every election you are jumping from one boat to another. I mean‚ there’s nothing wrong with that! As long as it blends well to the ideas of moral codes with a noble intentions for the greater good of everybody. And‚ not just for your personal gain. In my observation
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Do not knock on the devil’s door‚ for he is bound to answer. Unfortunately this is exactly what happens to Connie‚ the main character in the short-story‚ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” written by Joyce Carol Oates. In the story‚ fifteen year old Connie is like any other teenage girl. She is vain‚ unkind to her parents‚ and desperate to grow up. Connie makes rebellious decisions such as sneaking across the highway to a drive-in restaurant for older kids‚ experimenting with sex‚ and lying
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Equations: 1) Cu + 4H+(aq) + 2NO3-(aq) Cu2+ + 2NO2 + 2H2O 2) Cu2+(aq) + 2-OH(aq) Cu(OH)2 3) Cu(OH)2 + heat CuO + H2O 4) CuO + H2SO4 Cu2+(aq) + SO42-(aq) + H2O 5) Cu2+(aq) + Zn Cu + Zn2+(aq) Stage 1- Dissolution of Copper Mass of vial & copper = 3.537g Mass of vial = 2.505g Mass of Copper = 1.032g Moles of copper = mass (g) ÷ (63.5g/mol) = 0.0162 mol (3s.f) Copper description: Initially‚ the copper was a solid that was cut into
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double sidedness of pride. Brother’s pride pushes him to give Doodle a life away from his rubber sheet on the bed. When Brother’s obsession with turning Doodle into the "ideal" Brother goes too far‚ his pride pushes Doodle to his early death. “I should have already admitted defeat but my pride wouldn’t let me.”(346) When he takes Doodle to Horsehead Swamp that Saturday before the first day of school‚ he knows it’s too late to meet the goals he set for Doodle. Again we see shame and pride coming together
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Where are you going‚ Where have you been? This is a horrifying and haunting story that shows a girl who resulted in an awful situation. She rejects the role of being a daughter‚ sister‚ and a nice girl to refine her sexual personality. She has an obsession with her looks‚ loves to hang out with her friends and flirts with boys older than her. This award directly goes to Connie which is the main character of the book called‚ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol. Connie is
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knowledge has been used in stories and films alike. In Joyce Carol Oates’ short story‚ "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?" Oates depicts Arnold Friend as the Devil; we can see this through his physical description‚ strange seduction‚ and his supernatural knowledge of Connie. The bodily features of Arnold Friend suggest he is the devil in disguise. During the whole event‚ Connie recognizes the way Arnold Friend "wobbled in his high boots" (196). She believed that he may have been a drunken stumbling
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Could the ’Big Three’ have done any better‚ or was the Treaty of Versailles the best that could have been achieved under the circumstances? The 1919 Treaty of Versailles was made by George Clemenceau‚ David Lloyd George and Woodrow Wilson. They were the World War One leaders of France‚ Great Britain and America respectively‚ and after the war‚ made the Treaty to decide what to do with a defeated Germany. Four years of fighting and losses throughout the First World War made decisions difficult
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addition to the increased use of social media apps‚ the popularity of dating apps has greatly increased in recent years. These dating apps are sometimes misleading and can lead to potentially dangerous meetings. In the short story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol Oates‚ the protagonist‚ Connie‚ often meets up with older boys and lies to her mother about her whereabouts. Many teenagers utilize dating apps and act similarly to Connie. Teens who ‘hook up’ with acquaintances
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If I could have dinner with five people dead or alive I’d want to have dinner with J.K. Rowling‚ Daniel Radcliffe‚ Marie Antoinette‚ Oprah‚ and God. My reason for these choices are that these individuals each have a story that had some sort of impact in the world whether it be creation or imagination. Regardless of how much time goes by they will still be remembered as a part of what made the generations the way they were. The first person I’d want to have dinner with would be J.K. Rowling this
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Sen. Dick Gordon: "PNoy‚ Abad Could Have Been Indicted for Bigger Charges" One amongst the country’s most significant lawmaker‚ Senator Richard "Dick" Gordon disclosed the truth throughout an interview with certain media outlets that former Pres. Noynoy Aquino (PNoy)‚ former Budget Secretary Butch Abad might have been indicted for bigger charges specifically malversation and also graft and corruption. Based on Sen. Gordon while cooperating with the judgment of the office of the Ombudsman to indict
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