Matt Merritt Professor Smith English 102 13 September 2012 Arnold 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
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1. In her critique of The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down‚ Janelle Taylor argues that Anne Fadiman’s portrayal of Hmong culture is problematic. Please explain how Fadiman’s story is problematic. In your discussion‚ be sure to consider: • How is the story set up as a tragedy? That is‚ if both the parents and the doctors are uncompromising in their quest for Lia’s well-being‚ how do they wind up colliding so tragically? • How are Hmong culture and Western medicine used as explanations for
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PROJECT FOCUS: You are interested in deploying sensor technology in the cafe to help revamp operations. How would you address the following: * Many cafes are putting sensors on the bottom of cups to help alert the wait staff that a customer needs a refill. Would you introduce this technology to the cafe? If so‚ are there any concerns with using this type of technology? * What other types of sensors could you deploy throughout the cafe to help operations? What concerns would you have regarding
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Summary of “The Brand Called You” In this article‚ the author put forward his own opinion that there is no difference between the personal competition and firms’ market share competition. He analyzes the point of how to built and develop your brand in five sections. The author emphasizes that you can’t pitch your brand before you recognize yourself. First of all‚ the author tells the fact that everyone is branded by giving several examples. He says that it’s necessary for everyone to
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What Would You Do If You Won the Lottery If I won the lottery‚ the first thing I would do is go to my bank and put the money in my savings and invest it. Then I could add to it and be even‚ more rich. One thing I wouldn’t do is tell somebody‚ because they would tell somebody‚ then everyone would want my money. After I would have put it in the bank‚ I would spend some of it on a white‚ GTI Volk’s Wagon. German engineering‚ you can’t beat it. I think and dream about this car. I would
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social attitudes‚ behaviors‚ and institutional regulations at the beginning of the 60’s and also lasted through the 70’s. The sexual drive increased majorly and the amount of women that had sex before marriage also sky rocketed. In Where Are you Going‚ Where Have You Been‚ Connie wants sexual attention from men‚ and that hurts her self-confidence and puts a real strain on her self-esteem. The theme of this story is that younger women going through their sexual maturation have a hard time dealing with
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ENG 101 (30) Mr. Clifford 20 March 2013 What You See‚ Is Not Always What You Get When you hear the word janitor‚ obviously nothing glamorous comes to mind. All we think about is scrubbing toilets or mopping floors‚ basically cleaning up after other people who most of the time show no appreciation. When asked what comes to mind when you hear the word janitor‚ some people would say someone who is poor and not well educated. Not very many
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Communicating in the Health Science Professions“Chief of Health Administration April 13‚ 2014 | Chief of Health Administration Service (HAS) with the Department of Veteran Affairs is the occupation that I am aspiring to achieve. “The Chief of HAS‚ oversees all HAS programs to include Health Benefits & Administration‚ Health Information Management (HIMS) and administrative functions at six Community Based Outpatient Clinics” (USA Jobs‚ 2014). The Chief of HAS is responsible for providing
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Chorale’s chips and dips‚ Inc.- Are you in or are you out? Congratulations! You have been asked by the new president of Chorale’s Chips N’ Dips‚ Inc. Al Gunner‚ to lead a new recognition team. Al is concerened that his work force of 586 employees needs to be motivated to achieved higher goals and customer expectations‚ increased requirements‚ and more demanding regulations from the (FDA) Food and Drug Administration. Although he has only been at this plant two months he has obsereved low morale
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passing from one grade to another in school. Other changes are more intense‚ such as the transition from childhood to adulthood. In Joyce Carol Oates’ "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?" Oates goes into depth regarding the transition from being a carefree‚ innocent child to adulthood. In the short story "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?" two separate worlds are drawn to the reader’s attention. The first is the normal daily life of Connie‚ a fifteen year old girl living in a home with her
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