Comparison of Smooth Talk to “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” Joyce Carol Oakes’s short story‚ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” was written in 1966 and twenty years later was made into a movie entitled Smooth Talk‚ winner of the 1985 U.S. Film Festival for best dramatic picture. The writing by Oates is loosely based on a true story described as “the tale of Charles Schmid‚ a twenty-three-year-old who cruises teenage hangouts‚ picking up girls for rides in his gold convertible”
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Nia Silva: Where Am I Now? It’s been two days since I got in that van and was taken out of Candor. It’s been rough on my own after getting dropped off somewhere in northern Florida. I only brought about $50.00 with me when Oscar and I set off into the woods. I’ve been alone ever since I got out of the van and I’m not sure what to do. Oscar made it very clear that I was not ever allowed to call my parents‚ but even if I did‚ I’m not sure what I would say. I’m sure they’ve figured out that I’m gone
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For most Germans today‚ I would say that Germans see the Holocaust as a tragedy that no one wants to see repeated. Even German leaders and politicians today speak their peace stating that they wish for the prevention of something like this from happening ever again. Most Germans even wonder how such a horrible thing could ever occurred. The Holocaust is also very deeply studied in Germans education today. Even though todays Germans are not at fault in any way for Holocaust‚ they still express a
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Where I Come From - By Elizabeth Brewster The poem ‘Where I Come From’ by Elizabeth Brewster is about how a person is influenced by the environment he is brought up in‚ and how urban life and rural life differ from each other. The poet has used a very critical tone in this poem to convey how people are influenced by the places they have come from rural or urban. She has used a lot of visual imageries and metaphors to convey the busy lifestyle of the city. There is no rhyme scheme in the poem
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eyes of a person one can see their hidden emotions and attitudes and thoughts” (Schwartz). Also when the author makes a point to mention in detail items that have reflective surfaces they are inferring that there is a deeper meaning behind the reflection. In the short story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” by Joyce
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games promote education by helping draw people to computers and using educational games. Computer games help gain attention from people who do not normally use computers. Games are a great way to teach people not only how to use computers‚ but also that computers are not hard and can actually be fun and handy to use. There are all different types of games that can be used to do this‚ so everyone can be attracted through some type of game. Games not only can be used to teach people about computers
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Mark T. Figueroa‚ MM CASE #3: HI-Q HIGH SCHOOL: WHERE DO I BEGIN I. Point of View The time context is assumed to be at present‚ since the case is silent as to when the problem happened. There are already established private high schools in the area‚ but no high tuition private high school serving the segment (high income families) in particular. Prof. Bituin Abergas will establish under DEpEd Rules and Regulations for Private Schools in Basic Education. There are private elementary
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See You Later My Friend It always seems to amaze me how quickly change occurs‚ Like the wind blowing in fresh air‚ I know things never stay the same‚
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lack of previous research on orphan diseases‚ the development of drugs in this area is costly‚ requiring Genzyme to charge outrageous sums of money for treatment. For example‚ Cerezyme costs $50-200K per year per patient‚ an amount of money that is often well beyond the reach of patients suffering from Gaucher. To bridge the gap between the cost of Cerezyme and the patient’s ability to pay‚ Genzyme has to rely on government agencies to shoulder the cost for its citizens. Understanding that government
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Go Back To Where You Came From Episode 1 The nature of a discovery can be confronting in ways that are hesitant. The discovery that the passports and mobile phones of the participants are being taken away has a shocked feeling towards Raye which is expressed through middle close up camera shot. The natural lighting of the closed room indicates the rawness of her discovery which is foreshadowing the confronting discoveries of the future. A discovery may occur because of deliberate planning. The use
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