English 30-1 Personal Response Often in life‚ it is the choices we make that shape our identity. Our behaviors‚ and actions determine the outcome; ultimately becoming a part of our character. In the poem “Where Have You Gone?” by Mari Evans the author reveals the consequences of a tragic ending to an overly reliant relationship. Evans suggests that when in a relationship‚ often one individual chooses to rely too much on the other without realizing; building a heavy dependency‚ causing the loss
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The short story ”Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been” explores feminist ideals about oppressive men who take advantage of women. The story tells about a young girl named Connie who acts and dresses as though she is a mature young woman‚ but she shows her true age of fifteen when an older man‚ Arthur Friend‚ takes advantage of her using fear and threats of violence against her family. The story calls into question whether or not Connie is truly and independent woman‚ but one can clearly see
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Teenagers in general are often stereotyped into one general category: unruly‚ uncaring‚ and self-absorbed. In the short story “Where are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” Joyce Carol Oates plays on this stereotype. She uses imagery and point of view to direct the reader’s attention to the teenage girl psyche‚ selfish‚ whimsical‚ and longing for attention and affection‚ and how this stereotypical psyche can be distorted and controlled. The protagonist of the story‚ Connie‚ is a vain‚ “typical”
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Do You Have a Well-Designed Organization? What are the main ideas of the article that you find important (insightful‚ relevant‚ practical) in managing people in organizations‚ and why? When I saw the topic of this article‚ I was attracted by it. Because when I worked in Sung-Yi Motor Corporation‚ a dealer company selling Mitsubishi motors in Taiwan‚ I sometimes feel my company is not a well-designed organization. Because I do not have the standards or right criteria to evaluate my corporation I
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Southern literature paper In the short story “Where are you going and Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol Oates one of the main things that readers find is the suspicion surrounding the character Arnold Friend. Supporting this is Friend’s words which are so impactful on Connie‚ and why she didn’t just pick up the phone and call nine-one-one to end the whole conflict in the first place. Much of the research I found was based off this question pointing out how a person would react to this scenario
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twentieth centuries‚ continued into the 1960s and 1970s‚ then followed by the 1990s to the twentieth century‚ feminism and feminist grown across the nation. From clubs and organizations‚ to readings and speeches‚ feminist all across the nation‚ and world‚ have influenced aspects of our daily lives‚ including our literature. “Feminist criticism examines the ways in which literature reinforces or undermines the economic‚ political.‚ social‚ and psychological oppression of woman” (Tyson 83). In simpler terms
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Would You Have Quit At Valley Forge? “What we know today was not known in late December 1777.” The soldiers had no idea that the French were coming to their aide‚ they thought that continuing in the in their present course at Valley Forge was sure to end in death. In the winter of 1777‚ the Continental Army under George Washington’s command‚ established the winter fort‚ Valley Forge‚ about 18 miles northwest of Philadelphia. The question asks if you had been a soldier at Valley Forge‚ would you’ve
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ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS – I Sub Code Hrs/ Week Total Hrs. : : : 10MAT11 04 52 IA Marks Exam Hours Exam Marks : : : 25 03 100 PART-A UNIT – 1 Differential Calculus - 1 Determination of nth derivative of standard functions-illustrative examples*. Leibnitz’s theorem (without proof) and problems. Rolle’s Theorem – Geometrical interpretation. Lagrange’s and Cauchy’s mean value theorems. Taylor’s and Maclaurin’s series expansions of function of one variable (without proof). 6 Hours UNIT – 2 Differential
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Have you ever bullied or been bullied? If you have bullied or been bullied then you should know how bullying feels like. Bullying is very negative and creates major problems for our society. Nothing good comes out of bullying. It could very well change or ruin a person’s life. In fact‚ it does ruin many people’s lives. Kids can be mentally scarred if they are teased often. Even worse‚ they could be killed or fatally injured if the bullying gets extreme. There are many causes for bullying which must
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Maria Bustos Instructor: Ms. Cowart English 102 February‚ 4‚ 2015 Short Story Essay #1 “Where are you going‚ Where have you been” The short story about Connie deals with the experience of a young girl that is haunted by her good looks and cryptic behaviors. Inspired by a Life article of a serial killer‚ Oates created the story to: “It was not the number of murders that intrigued me‚ but the disturbing fact that a number of teenagers –from “good” families—aided and abetted his crimes” (Oates
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