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    Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?     “Where are you going‚ where have you been?” is a short story by Joyce Carol Oates about an average fifteen year old girl who is not unlike many other girls her age‚ she is self-absorbed‚ and has a “Nervous giggling habit of craning her neck and glancing into the mirror‚ or checking other people’s face’s to make sure her own was all right.”(Oates‚ 388)  The story takes place in Middle America. Oates wrote “Where are you going‚ where have you been?”  in

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    the other person respect when the other person is speaking. Such etiquette is a part of conversation in every sphere of life‚ be it professional or personal. As a friend‚ conversation is important too. The quote says‚ friendship is a single soul of two bodies. Friendship is considered one of the central human experiences and for many people it may be as

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    Did you know? 1. The map of Apayao is shaped like a man’s head. (forestry.denr.gov.ph – pic) 2. Sagada is known for its famous “hanging coffins”. Coffins are smaller than the usual because people are buried in a fetal position‚ which represents a return to nature. Not anyone can be buried in the traditional way; you have to be married first and have grandchildren. 3. The inhabitants in the Cordilleras are called Igorots which means “people of the mountains“. They are the

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    Short Stories Thank you M’am by Langston Hughes Form C: Characterization Examples From The Text Thank you M’am Roger Direct Characterization in the text 1. He is a male 2. He looks frail 3. He is willow-wild Indirect Characterization in the text 1. (“I’m very sorry ‚ lady I’m sorry” )He got scared when the lady grabbed him 2. (“ I am going to wash your face “)He looks dirty in the face 3. (“He wanted to say something else other than “Thank You M’am”) He wanted to

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    When You Are Old

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    William Butler Yeats “When You Are Old” is a tribute to deeper love‚ an obvious interpretation of a poem that contains the word “love” five times in twelve lines. However‚ it is specifically the speaker’s personal analysis of what he imagines “love” to entail. It represents an elderly woman reminiscing of her younger days. A past lover whispers to her as she looks through a photo album. This is a very somber‚ regretful and resigned poem. It has a quiet‚ dreamlike feeling to it. And uses uncomplicated

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    today‚ these acts are rare to come by. In this short story Thank You‚ Ma’am‚ the boy‚ out of mysterious luck‚ gets taken in by the woman whom he was trying to steal a purse from. Her actions‚ following the incident towards the boy‚ may have seemed very kind and understanding‚ but the boy needs a more solid way of punishment. He requires discipline that will show him that as complicated as life is‚ there will not always be someone for you to lean and depend on. The first and most foremost thing

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    from the famous psychologist John B. Watson: "Give me a dozen healthy infants‚ well-formed‚ and my own specified world to bring them up in and I’ll guarantee to take any one at random and train him to become any type of specialist I might select -- doctor‚ lawyer‚ artist‚ merchant-chief and‚ yes‚ even beggar-man and thief‚ regardless of his talents‚ penchants‚ tendencies‚ abilities‚ vocations‚ and race of his ancestors." --John Watson‚ Behaviorism‚ 1930 What exactly did Watson mean? Answer: The

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    coming to her castle? 7. What does Lady Macbeth’s greeting in Scene 5‚ lines 51-55 show about her feelings towards Macbeth’s position? 8. Why is Duncan’s reference to Lady Macbeth as a “noble hostess” in Scene 6‚ line 24 of this tragedy an example of dramatic irony? 9. What do both the summary of Scene 7 and the sidenote for lines 1-10 of this drama tell you? 10. What do Macbeth and his wife do to make sure that Duncan’s guards are blamed for his death? 11. What are two similarities

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    carries the aspirant towards God. In order to create the proper conditions required to cause these experiences‚ spiritual practice (called “askesis”) is required. Ideally‚ spiritual practices should be learned directly from a teacher who has accepted you as a student. Therefore‚ we must always strongly encourage our readers to seek tutelage under the guidance of an instructor‚ even if that guidance is not with us. No general course of instruction or list of techniques‚ no matter how great or thorough

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    Are You Afraid of the Dark

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    ARE YOU AFRAID OF DARK ? Prologue: In Berlin‚ Germany‚ Sonja Verbrugge receives an alarming instant message from her husband‚ Franz. He tells her to flee the house and go to the Artesemia Hotel‚ a hotel for women only. The message ends abruptly without explanation and the terrified Sonja heads for the Artesemia as Franz had instructed. At a street corner in mid-flight‚ she is pushed into the street. As if on cue‚ a double-parked limo leaves its space and heads right for her‚ knocking her to

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