"Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?" Music is one of the symbols mentioned in this story. The author mentions the music played in everywhere in the story. The author says that "The Music was always in the background". The music comes from restaurants‚ homes and cars. Music symbolizes the feeling and the emotions of the characters. For example‚ music for Connie is a pattern for romantic relationship. When she is happy‚ she hears music in everywhere. On the other hand‚ when she is sad‚ she
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The dramatic irony of “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” conveys the tone of warning about temptation. Connie’s situation is that she does not feel appreciated at home and uses her looks and actions to get attention and appreciation from boys even if it is short-term. She is self-conscious about her looks and is constantly worried about how other people perceive her. Friend’s fantasy is that Connie will willingly go with him and be his “lover” (605) even before he officially met her. The
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My favorite President of the United States was President the year my mother was born. Everyone just seemed to love President John F. Kennedy because he always bring the good out of bad situations from what I have been told. Kennedy was the second youngest man elected President and he was the youngest to die. After military service as commander of the Motor Torpedo Boats PT-109 and PT-59 during World War II in the South Pacific‚ Kennedy represented Massachusetts’ 11th congressional district in
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The person that I admire is the most prominent Malaysian leader which is Dr. Mahathir b. Mohamad. As the forth and most dynamic Prime Minister of Malaysia‚ he will undoubtedly leave an everlasting impression on the sands of Malaysia for many years to come. Born on 20 December 1925 in Alor Setar‚ Dr. Mahathir is the son of teacher. After his early education at the Maktab Sultan Abdul Hamid in Alor Setar‚ he enrolled at the King Edward VII College of Medicine in the University of Singapore
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To determine this‚ I have briefly looked at the development of the Smartphone‚ including its transition from a business tool into a device being used in both the business and consumer markets. I have identified some challenges being faced by users of these devices‚ including challenges concerning boundaries between work lives and personal lives‚ as well as mental challenges to do with the increased levels of accessibility and availability of employees to the work place. I have looked into the range
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“Buddy‚ Can You Spare a Dime?” When I set out to look for a song that would accurately and effectively represent the hardships‚ evils and effects of the depression era‚ I was faced with a unique challenge – One that I did not expect. From my time spent searching for a song that captures the essence of that lamented time‚ I learned that the Great Depression‚ in itself‚ held so much misery‚ so much adversity and strife‚ that there couldn’t possibly be a single song that could take into account
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Are you afraid of disciplining your child? Do you walk on eggshells around your child‚ afraid of doing something that will set them off? Most people are not afraid of their children‚ but are afraid of their children behavior. Fear of your children behavior undermines your authority. This makes it difficult to set limits for them. You need to deal with these feelings so that they don’t have power over you and don’t dictate your behavior. It’s not what you’re afraid of‚ it’s how much power that fear
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However‚ since I can only bring three things‚ I would carry a knife‚ box of matches and a big jar. I believe those three things would help me surviving in such difficult living condition. First‚ a knife could be utilized in many ways. On such island‚ there could exist lots of wild and dangerous animals or species‚ from which the knife could protect me. Besides the tent‚ I could make hunting tools‚ such as: javelin‚ arrows and bow or set traps to hunt for food. Moreover‚ a knife can be used for cutting
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"Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?" By Joyce Carol Oates A short story titled "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?" tells a tale of an adolescent girl who suffers consequences of growing up in the unsupportive environment and the society preoccupied by the media. It is considered to be the most famous work of Joyce Carol Oates‚ an American writer‚ the winner of many significant literary awards and a two- time candidate for the Nobel Prize in Literature. The story was first
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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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