knowing. Her insecurities and rebellion puts her in an extremely vulnerable place to be taken advantage of. Arnold Friend is a mysterious character and nothing is known about what happens to him and Connie after the story ends‚ but their short interaction could be compared to long-term abusive situations in relationships‚ friendships‚ and families. When Connie first interacts with Arnold he seems like a
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The Struggles of Arnold In the book “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian” by Sherman Alexie‚ Arnold Spirit the main character struggles with being an Indian and going to Reardan‚ the all-white school where he wants to find hope. He struggles with acceptance because of his disability and he is an Indian. He also struggle with losing his best friend Rowdy as a friend‚ and he also struggles with losing loved ones. Though he has many‚ he copes with them and fixes them in the end.
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many teenagers who are her age and attractive act the same way. The impossibility of the story appears in the form of Arnold Friend. Whether he is Satan‚ a serial killer‚ Jesus‚ Bob Dylan‚ or none of the above‚ his presence seems odd. Arnold Friend seems to know too much about Connie’s life to simply be a stalker. He know that the rest of Connie’s family is at her aunt’s house. Arnold says while “squinting as if he were staring all the way to town and over to Aunt Tillie’s backyard‚” that her family
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What are the problems of continued urbanisation? Discuss in relation to one area of the world and evaluate the possible solution. 1528words Urbanisation is a global problem with various impacts in different fields. “Urbanisation is the transformation of society from rural life to life in towns and cities” McDonald and McMillen (2010‚ p.8). The United Nations published‚ that in 1950 there was 2.54 billion of the population which equivalent to 29.1% of the world population was living in cities
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How would you apply OD principles in order to ensure the continued operation of your business? How would yHow would you apply OD principles in order to ensure the continued operation of your business? ou apply OD principles in order to ensure the continued operation of your business? You are the owner of a 100 employee retail dry goods store. You are located in a town where the major employer is an automotive support industry who has just announced that they are relocating their facility to
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Been‚” Arnold Friend‚ a conniving antagonist‚ charms a naive teenager named Connie into believing he will rescue her from her inattentive family. However‚ at the story’s climax‚ Connie fears for her life yet cannot resist Arnold’s temptations. Although details of Friend’s appearance‚ speech‚ and actions should warn Connie of his evil intentions‚ through Oates’s portrayal of Friend as a devil-figure‚ Connie is easily “conned” foreshadowing her deadly fall. Many times throughout the story‚ Arnold reveals
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with him in his golden jalopy. The antagonist‚ Arnold Friend‚ is a literary representation of the devil‚ which can be surmised from his fake-looking appearance‚ his enticing demeanor‚ and other slight symbolism throughout the story. Connie remarks Arnold Friend’s strange appearance‚ regarding his face‚ his hair‚ and his gait. At first‚ she likes his clothes‚ his muscles––but as she gets a closer look at him‚ she develops an off feeling about him. Arnold Friend’s face appears to be covered in makeup;
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has resonated with readers since the story’s initial publication. Arnold Friend is a mystery of a character; his origins and nature have been debated time and time again. The real answer is that there is no real answer‚ and Arnold Friend is a character with a nature entirely up to the individual interpretation of any one reader. It can certainly be agreed that Arnold’s intentions for Connie‚ his would-be victim‚ are not good. Arnold promises to show Connie the meaning of love‚ but he makes little
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love of and devotion to one’s country‚ and patriotism was definitely prominent while entering the war‚ because the United States was defending itself and rebelling against the communism within the world. The statement saying that discrimination continued during World War II despite the groups of American patriots is true. The discrimination can be noted within the history of the Mexican-Americans‚ the African-Americans‚ and the Japanese-Americans. Despite patriotic efforts during the war‚ Mexican-Americans
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To what extent did the domino theory cause continued US support for South Korea in the period 1950 to 1953? The Korean War was embroiled by the involvement of the three superpowers; the USA‚ China and the USSR. There are many reasons that contributed to the continued support of the US in South Korea including the concepts of the domino theory; the containment of Communism; the rising public pressure on Truman in order to maintain the American Pacific ‘sphere of influence’ and the arguable major
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