car pulls into the driveway‚ the girl doesn’t seem to think of any danger that might arise from the car. Any aware person 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
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Well‚ I personally think that there is no correlation between luck and success. For me‚ success refers to a long-term achievement which demands two key factors: education and career. A person who wants to be successful will choose to pursue a degree from college or university. One will have to take several exams‚ and it is doubtful that someone will be so lucky that knowing nothing‚ will pass all the exams‚ and score high marks. Therefore‚ in order to be successful‚ one should work hard and prepare
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“Where are you Going‚ Where Have You Been?” by Oates and “Castle Nowhere” by Woolson offer a strong basis for comparison and contrast in terms of canonical and non-canonical texts through characterization‚ genre/tone‚ setting‚ themes‚ and symbolism. While many of the obvious differences reside in concrete categories like setting‚ genre/tone‚ and characterization‚ there are alluring similarities in theme and symbolism that can allow the reader to conclude the canonization of “Where are you Going‚ Where
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Living in Minooka has been beneficial to me in many ways that I sometimes do not even realize. To begin‚ most of my family resides in Minooka and they have been since my mother was in high school. It is a comfortable feeling knowing that if I ever need anything I have my family close by. Being so close allows us to visit each other frequently and have that family time‚ which I personally believe is important. I am forever grateful that most of my family resides here in Minooka because of the opportunities
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What do you think of Mythology? Myth means many things. To some people it means little more than a “lie”. To others it has no truth value‚ but refers to a type of story. To some it’s an ancient story that holds some importance in their life. It is an anonymous‚ traditional story that explains a belief‚ a custom‚ or a mysterious natural phenomenon. The term Myth originated from the Greek word ‘Mythos’ which means story. As time passed these narratives were believed by many people and considered
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in1960. However‚ the two brothers later sold the company to Ray Kroc in 1961‚ who grew its merchandise from hamburgers to all the available fast foods. The Corporation went to public in 1965‚ and the common shares were offered at $22.5 (Brook‚ n.d.). Nowadays‚ McDonald’s has over 1.9 million workers and is located in 118 countries in the world‚ coupled with more than 35‚000 restaurants (“Quick”‚ 2014). Since McDonald’s is one of the largest fast food company‚ how about its communication actions for employees
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contingency and situational‚ and‚ managerial and relationship. Most‚ if not all‚ on their own have limited application as Needle (2004) acknowledges‚ and are best placed in the context of the relevant industry for evidence of their effectiveness. This essay therefore‚ will identify and explain‚ through example‚ their appropriateness to the predominantly team orientated culinary environment. Martin (2004: 336) defines leadership as “A process in which the leader is able to influence the behaviours and actions
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Why are most countries mixed economies? Nowadays‚ most countries prefer to have joint economic systems‚ of both planned and market systems which is known as mixed economy. “ In a mixed economy‚ the government and private sector interact in solving economic problems” (David B‚ 2009:327). In other words‚ mixed economy is a combination of market economy and centrally planned economy. “A market economy is an economy in which decisions about production and consumption are made by individual producers
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Disagree. The public does NOT have a right to know every move a celebrity makes...and in some cases‚ people really go too far. Examples? Recent reports about those hospital workers in L.A. and NY who were snooping through celebrity health records for no good reason other than being nosy... or the case of that fan who accessed records of a singer for the sole purpose of stalking him. If a person wants to self-disclose‚ fine...but for the media and papparazzi to go out of their way to be disruptive
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Imagine waking up every morning‚ hopping out of bed and automatically burdening yourself on what outfit you will be wearing today. What shoes am I going to wear? What top? What pair of bottoms? Should I wear this or that? Why be in the state of worrying so much about your appearance when there can be uniforms that can steer students minds off the judgment of others‚ make all students look presentable and save money on buying a heap of new clothing ? Uniforms are great when it comes to a students
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