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    Where Worlds Collide

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    People’s cultural view When looking at a different part of the world people think that it is weird. Well that is all culture are different and special. In “Where Worlds Collide”‚ Frida: a biography‚ and Two Kinds‚ the passages show that people’s culture affect the way they view the world and their cultures. In Pico Iyer’s passage “Where Worlds Collide‚” he talked about people that their culture and how it affected their view on the world. “They see Koreans piling into the Taeguk Airport Shuttle and the

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    examined “stand your ground” laws‚ there are a total of about 14‚000 homicides taking place annually in the United States (11). A homicide‚ in this case‚ refers to one person unlawfully killing another. That is a fairly high number and it didn’t used to be that high. It has risen significantly since “stand your ground” laws have been implemented into 22 states across the United States. These laws give people the right to use deadly force in a situation in which they feel threatened no matter where they

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    story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been” by Joyce Oates‚ the audience explores the story of Connie‚ a normal teenage girl‚ who meets Arnold Friend‚ a seemingly harmless character at first‚ but we later come to find out that he has been stalking her and Arnold

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    In Joyce Carol Oates’s short story‚ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” (1966)‚ Connie is an adolescent that faces literal and psychological challenges. Within the conflicts of the story‚ there are two compelling questions that allow you to take a special interest of a deeper meaning. Taken from the title‚ where has Connie been? Where is Connie going? In a surprising twist‚ the story is not only about a naïve girl that gets lured out of her home by an older gentleman‚ but can also be taken

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    confidence in their self and no one should ever tell them otherwise. Many young girls are growing up faster than they should. But it all starts with the parents for teaching children from youth to adulthood. In the story by Joyce Oates’s‚ “Where are you going‚ where have you been”‚ illustrates a traumatic experience for a very young girl. The common perception is that many people are innocent and sincere until their true colors are revealed. Connie is a young child that is fifteen years old and displays

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    taking a stand. Where opposing opposition and popular belief. That went against public critics due to fact of strong belief and stature in what a person believe in. Sparking the courage for many others for change that didn’t have the voice to do so for themselves. Amazing person Rosa Parks with one word that spark change in a very touchy subject of human inequality and racism with “No.” A story that stands as a moment that the world stood still in recent times. An embodiment of taking a stand would

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    where am i

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    Am I in The Zone? Instant Zone Activity (include time spent) Lasting Zone Activity (include time spent) Drinking sweet beverages‚ around 10 times a day. Read for an 1 hour for a day. I have many things to do during the week‚ I go through the week without planning causing me to forget things. Happened both days. I did my chores on my assigned day‚ it took two hours to complete. Being lazy at the things I care about‚ without trying full to improve. Everyday for about 4 hours. I thought

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    The film Stand By Me by Rob Reiner‚ teaches young viewers about life. The film revolutionizes and challenges how young viewers perceive the world. Stand By Me follows a quartet of young inseparable boys on a elusive and irrevocable quest to discover a dead child’s body‚ where they are suffused into the pressures of adolescence‚ and uncertainty. It delves into the troubled dispositions of each characters whom are ostracized by their families. It explores the coming of age‚ as the young boys move closer

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    Where I Lived..

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    Where I lived… I’ve lived in many places growing up but I was born in Baltimore‚ MD so of course that’s where most of my love would go. Ayee‚ go Ravens! (lol) But as a teenager‚ my favorite place I’ve lived at would have to be Virginia. It’s where I met my first “love” and met all my‚ what used to be‚ friends. While living in Virginia‚ I lived in two places – Chesterfield‚ VA and Fort Lee‚ which is on the Petersburg and Hopewell line. Living on Fort Lee was my favorite. Fort Lee is an army base

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    Where there is love‚ there is pain? Love‚ like many things‚ is undoubtedly complex and to define it would be impossible due to its subjectivity. We are told in forms of media and through social norms that love is supposed to be this true‚ authentic experience-regardless of the fact that no one experiences love the same way. A poetic Spanish proverb stated that “Where there is love‚ there is pain”. I believe that in order to be strong while in love‚ we must first become vulnerable and susceptible

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