Six’s Thermometer The thermometer on the right is a special one for recording maximum and minimum temperatures. All Six’s thermometers have one long ’U’ shaped tube. There are two bulbs of alcohol at the top of the tube. These cannot be seen on this thermometer. These expand or contract as the temperature changes. They then push round the indicator liquid to show the temperature. This example has no mercury‚ and is therefore safer. You get to see the temperature twice‚ it should show the same
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near Tirupati in the Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh‚ India. Venkatadri‚ one of the seven hills of Tirumala‚ holds the articulately carved temple and so it is also known as the Temple of Seven Hills. The word “tirupati”‚ means the lord of “Lakshmi”. It is located 580 kilometers south of state capital‚ Hyderabad ‚ about 200 kilometers from Bangalore and 157 kilometers (98 mi) North West of Chennai. The temple is known to be the most riches places of worship in the world. About 3 to 4 crore people annually
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Her poem “For All Voices‚ For All Victims” was written in response to these hearings and explores the relationship between reconciliation and national belonging. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) was a commission that was assembled in South Africa after the abrogation of Apartheid. People were then allowed to talk about their experiences during Aparthied‚ as well as given testimonies. Staging public hearings was a sign of democracy and transition‚ to show that all people will now
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In Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been Joyce Carol Oates uses compelling themes to convey real life issues to the readers. She also exploits many references to well know fairytales through symbols and motifs. This short story shares the theme of good versus evil to the fairytales Cinderella‚ Rapunzel and Snow White. The theme of evil is first expressed through Connie’s and Cinderella’s afflictions with their sisters that shape the essence of sibling rivalry. Like Cinderella‚ Connie’s sister
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Music in “Where Are You Going Where Have You Been?” In the story‚ repetition and strands of music take on a role of a character for Connie‚ offering a safe haven for a troubled girl. Throughout the story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have you Been?”‚ Oates uses the element of strands and repetition of music to create a safe haven for Connie in which she can escape. The theme from a 1950’s song “It’s all Over Now‚ Baby Blue.” By Bob Dylan connects to the theme of escaping from “Where Are You Going
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in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries‚ continued into the 1960s and 1970s‚ then followed by the 1990s to the twentieth century‚ feminism and feminist grown across the nation. From clubs and organizations‚ to readings and speeches‚ feminist all across the nation‚ and world‚ have influenced aspects of our daily lives‚ including our literature. “Feminist criticism examines the ways in which literature reinforces or undermines the economic‚ political.‚ social‚ and psychological oppression of
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“Where are you going‚ where have you been” by Joyce Carol Oates In the short story‚ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been‚” author Joyce Carol Oates depicts the main character as a fifteen year old daydreamer. Her name is Connie‚ and she is obsessed with her appearance. Connie’s mother constantly teases her about looking in the mirror and always obsessing over her looks. Connie believes her mother does this because her own looks have faded. Connie has an older sister‚ June. June is constantly
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Death is something humans all naturally fear‚ but what about when it comes to death of a phase in your life?Through the themes of duality and reality vs. fantasy‚ Oats takes us on a journey through Connie’s transformation. Imagery and symbols throughout the story strengthen the main themes to show the contrast of Connie’s fantasies and reality. “Where are you going‚ where have you been.”‚ leaves us with the question can we handle such a change? Good and evil‚ yin and yang‚ the idea of everything
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Southern literature paper In the short story “Where are you going and Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol Oates one of the main things that readers find is the suspicion surrounding the character Arnold Friend. Supporting this is Friend’s words which are so impactful on Connie‚ and why she didn’t just pick up the phone and call nine-one-one to end the whole conflict in the first place. Much of the research I found was based off this question pointing out how a person would react to this scenario
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Maria Bustos Instructor: Ms. Cowart English 102 February‚ 4‚ 2015 Short Story Essay #1 “Where are you going‚ Where have you been” The short story about Connie deals with the experience of a young girl that is haunted by her good looks and cryptic behaviors. Inspired by a Life article of a serial killer‚ Oates created the story to: “It was not the number of murders that intrigued me‚ but the disturbing fact that a number of teenagers –from “good” families—aided and abetted his crimes” (Oates
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