To spank or not to spank‚ where do you draw the line? How do you discipline your children? Do you think it’s okay to discipline them by spanking them? Parents use discipline to teach their children the difference between right and wrong. What is right and what is wrong? Ninety percent of parent thinks that the only way to deal with misbehaving children is to give them a smack. "The American Academy of Pediatricians say that spanking might actually do more harm than good"‚ meaning that the spanking
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Wrong Impressions The short story‚ “Where Are You going‚ Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol Oates explains how a young girl was struggling to find herself. Oates writes about a girl named Connie who was 16 years old and was lost in a world of fantasy. Connie had a split personality/image while at home and when she was out with her friends. Living in a world of fantasy‚ Connie would ignore her family by tuning them out and being distant. Connie would constantly be in front of the mirror admiring
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Finding Her Identity: An Analysis of “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been? Joyce Carol Oates‚ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been is about a fifteen year old girl named Connie who is searching for her independence from her mother. The exposition is in the month of July at their home‚ where Connie is being scolded by her mother about her being obsessed with her looks. Her mother says‚ “Stop gawking at yourself. Who are you? You think you’re so pretty? (171) Her mother wants her to be more
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When an employer cares this in turn compels the employee to return the favor by being productive. This creates for the employee the will to give your all to the company. When an employer recognizes that alternate work arrangements‚ such as part time work‚ job sharing‚ compressed work week‚ and telecommuting‚ can be a way to meet the employees needs for balance and flexibility this lessens the stress capacity of their employees. Non-stressed employees have the opportunity to be very productive
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I See You‚ by Clare Mackintosh‚ tells the story of Zoe Walker who sees her picture in a classified ad listing a website called FindTheOne.com. she begins to notice other women appearing in the same ad and realizes that some of them have become victims of violent crimes‚ including assault and murder. Zoe seeks help from the police and a motivated cop‚ Kelly Swift‚ helps discover the ad’s true purpose. The book follows Zoe and Kelly’s journey throughout the investigation of the case as they try to
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was all right.” (1) In the story “Where are you going‚ where have you been?” the author Joyce Carol Oates‚ deliberately shows us the level of innocence of the protagonist Connie‚ as well as the similar features an inexperienced young girl who lived in 1966 compares to those of a young girl who is raised in our era. Young teenage girls in 1966 are no different than those now in 2018‚ as one day I too was a teenage girl myself‚ who cared a lot about how would see me. In the story Connie was described
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Douglas Kleinsmith Lisa Rochford 8:00- 9:20 MW 18 March 2013 What Can You See? For many‚ you have to see something to believe it. However‚ when looking at the beliefs of a blind person‚ we discover that seeing may actually distort our beliefs. In Raymond Carver’s short story “Cathedral”‚ an unnamed narrator tells a story of meeting a blind man for the first time in his life. Before meeting Robert‚ the narrator tells us of how uncomfortable he is about him. If it had not been for his obligation
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How do I see myself ten years later The way I see myself ten years ahead of now is not something I often ponder about. To be honest‚ it scares me a little to know that in one short decade I will be thirty years old‚ and that my years of youth will be coming to an end. One thing I am certain of‚ is that if God gives me the opportunity to get to that age‚ I will make the most of my years and put all of my effort to become a successful and happy woman. I am now in my fifth semester of Diploma in Medical
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criminals‚ in the short stories are scary and creepy;$ they used fear to control their victims. Women have built an image for themselves over the years as independent‚ strong‚ and smart. However‚ the women in the following stories represent a different image for women. In both short stories‚ “A Good Man Is Hard to Find” and “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?”‚ the protagonists are lured by their bad decisions leading to their demise; the victims’ bad decisions along with the criminals’ bad intentions
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would lock the door and have the phone ready to call the police but not this girl. This girl is easily lured into a trap and taken away from everything she loved. This girl is the protagonist‚ Connie‚ from Joyce Carol Oates short story “Where are you going‚ Where have you been.” Rather than heed the gut feeling most readers have at this moment in the story‚ Connie ignorantly emerges from her house and engages the stranger‚ Arnold Friend. As soon as she leaves the safety of her home‚ she has unknowingly
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