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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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    Are You a Good Leader?

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    Are you a good leader? A good leader must be articulate so he can understand everyone he leads. A good leader must also be strong minded so he can convince people to do what is right for the group. Last but not least you must be intelligent to one‚ know what is right for the group and two to back up your other two traits. The best leaders are articulate‚ strong minded‚ and intelligent. A good leader must be articulate‚ in order to reach all the different types of people in the group. Someone who

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    We Googled You

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    “We googled you” case study Fred Westen‚ the Ceo of Hathaway Jones a luxury apparel is facing a decision regarding his moral beliefs and his business views on hiring. The case study focuses on Fred and his choice to interview and hire‚ Mimi Brewster‚ an old friends daughter. She is a very successful and sophisticated Berkley graduate‚ who is bi lingual and completely qualified for the position to expand the Philadelphia based Hathaway Jones to China. After the first interview‚ Virginia Flanders

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    “Where are you going‚ Where have you been” Analysis Evette Paden Shorter University “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been‚” is a chilling tale of rape and murder with a plot to create suspense. On a symbolic level it becomes a metaphor for simplicity and innocence. Oates’ use of literal and figurative‚ psychological and allegorical levels makes this story a powerful and fascinating story. One contributing factor to this story’s power is her depiction of the two main characters’ double

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    EDCX246 Assignment 1a As a primary school student growing up in a major agricultural town‚ I can say with certainty that my school was one of mostly ‘Conservative’ orientation‚ but with an undercurrent of ‘Liberal’. I believe this largely influenced my identity‚ and led to a specific construction of child (Jones‚ 2011). This essay will discuss how a predominantly ‘Conservative’ orientation unintentionally shaped my childhood and adolescence‚ affected my views and expectations of sex and gender

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    Water Pollution: What You Can’t See Can Hurt You By Kristie Brown Most people have the idea that American waterways are more polluted now than ever in the past‚ but in some ways‚ this just isn’t true. Prior to the passing of the Clean Water Act of 1972‚ point source pollution was actually much worse than it is today. This refers to the type of pollution that enters our rivers through direct drainage pipes‚ and the problem has been visibly decreased all over the country. This may seem like

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    Sorry for Disturbing You

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    Sorry for Disturbing You A. Write an essay (700-900 words) in which you analyze and interpret Richard Knight’s short story “Sorry for Disturbing You”. To put your interpretation into perspective‚ your essay must include a discussion of at least two of the other items listed below. One of these must be a text. The short story “Sorry for Disturbing you” written by Richard Knight focuses on the regret of choices one makes in life. The story presents the encounter between a lonely man‚ full of

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    Thank You Speech Let me begin by saying I am simply speechless. This is just amazing! I am completely overwhelmed with this honor. Thank you all so much. Ever since I began to get serious about my music‚ to win‚ or even be nominated for‚ a Grammy seemed like such an unobtainable achievement. Which is why I cannot believe that I am standing here receiving this award‚ and not just any award‚ but the Grammy for Best New Artist. This is every new musicians dream‚ and I’m living it! So‚ for

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    First Poem for You

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    First Short Response – “First Poem for You” The Shakespearean sonnet “First Poem for You” has an iambic pentameter and consistent rhyme scheme. Every other line represents a true rhyme – the final accented vowels and all succeeding consonants or syllables are identical. For example the words “complete” and “neat” (Addonizio 1‚ 3). Every line of the poem has a basic stressed and unstressed syllable format‚ except the last line. The extension of the last line “but touch them‚ trying” implements a

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    English 103 Mr. Anderson Thank You For Smoking: Rhetorical Analysis The book/article Thank You For Not Smoking  is a 1994 satirical novel written by Christopher Buckley‚ and written as an e-article by Peter Brimelow. It was also made into a dark comedy film in 2005‚ written and directed by Jason Reitman and starring

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