Averages Method Calculated Average Thickness (cm) Indirect (from Table 1) .700 Direct (from Table 2) .689 1. When you performed Step 2 of the procedure‚ you actually made a cylinder of M&Ms. The cylinder was rather "smushed‚" and the height of the cylinder was the thickness of an M&M. Recall that the equation for the volume of a cylinder is V = (3.14)r2h. A. Rearrange the equation
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In‚ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” Joyce Carol Oates shares a story about a fifteen-year-old girl named Connie who encounters Arnold Friend‚ a predator whose first words to Connie are‚ “Gonna get you‚ baby” (Oates). One day‚ while Connie is home alone‚ she receives an unexpected visitor from the mysterious boy she saw the other night while hanging
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Vijay Dorasami English 1102-002 Professor Bruce 09/30/2014 Joyce Carol Oates wrote a short story called “where are you going‚ where have you been?” One of the main character in the short story is a fifteen year old girl whose name is Connie. Connie was self-absorbed by her beauty‚ and would not listen when her mom try to council her. She rejects the role of daughter to develop her sexual persona‚ which increase when she is away from her family and home. Connie concerns were to become a young adult
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Do you agree: Australian media representatives of Asian society are biased? Give reasons by way of examples. Mired in debt in Europe together with North America being under the background of weak economic recovery‚ the Australian government would link the future development and boom of Asia closely and it is undoubtedly wise and far-sighted. In fact‚ the "look Asian" and "embrace" in Asian policy had been proposed by politicians decades ago. As the financial turmoil sweeps the world‚ Australia
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Dylan‚ or that he is just the mere imagination of a salacious daydream in a young girl’s mind. In Joyce Carol Oates acclaimed short story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?”‚ a 15-year-old girl named Connie‚ with ever growing feelings of attraction toward the opposite sex‚ has a vexing encounter with a middle-aged man who goes by the name Arnold Friend. You can’t talk about Arnold Friend‚ his train of thought‚ and intentions without talking about and understanding Connie’s character. In the
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thoughts when she uttered these gorgeous words: “The day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.” To me‚ she meant having the courage to know yourself well and to live life being exactly who you were meant to be. Just how well do you know yourself? It stuns me to meet people who hardly know themselves. But then again‚ who am I to be stunned when I did not know myself in my 20s? How I wish I believed that we could be different from the
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Joyce Carol Oates’ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have you been?” is a coming-of-age short story that depicts the virtually invisible barrier between adolescence and adulthood. Connie is a feisty fifteen-year-old girl that doesn’t intend to ride in the backseat for the duration of her younger years‚ unlike her older sister June‚ who her mother tends to favor throughout most of the story. Her mother causes most of the friction in the house between the two‚ mainly because “[e]verything about [Connie]
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“I get that you may not understand what I mean‚ but they do exist. Demons come in many shapes and forms.” Little boy Cody asked‚ “Why are you telling me this?” With a frown as down as a falling waterfall. He didn’t want to understand why. “Just remember that‚ Cody.” My mother kissed me goodnight. The next morning stayed in bed the entire day. It was Saturday‚ and I had a garbage day. These were days where I didn’t do anything. I would sometimes sit at the little desk in my
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statement “you should believe everything you hear and see in the media”. Not everything in the media is real because people create hoaxes‚ which are stories that seem real but they are just a lie. Reasons people create hoaxes can be to get money or to get fame by doing something‚ but there haven’t been any hoaxes in a few years. Some people believe that everything in the media is not real. People may think this because some articles in newspapers use persuasive language to persuade you that what
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Where have you Been Smooth Talking? In the short story Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been? By Joyce Carol Oates‚ the lifestyle of protagonist Connie is described. Connie was a typical 15-year-old. She was outgoing‚ fun‚ and social. She had the worst relationship with her mother and her relationship with her father was not explained because he was not home much. Connie’s main concern was boys; she would do anything to meet up with them. That is not always a good idea because you never know
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