Joyce Carol Oates’s short story‚ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” focuses on the seemingly typical life of a teenage girl‚ Connie. The character irony is found in the fact that a teenage girl in the 1960’s struggled with the same issues teenagers battle with in present society. Connie‚ the main character‚ fights with her parents‚ does not want to be like her older sister‚ and thinks very highly of herself. As a teenage girl typically believes‚ Connie imagines she is the center of attention
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We believe they (Kachina Dolls) are personifications of the katsina spirits‚ originally created by the katsinam in their physical embodiment. ..." - Alph H. Secakuku To understand the meaning of the kachina dolls‚ it is necessary to understand Hopi culture‚ because one does not exist without the other. It has been found that the Hopi’s main ancestors were the Anasazi‚ a group of people who at about the time of Christ came to depend on agriculture. They represent various beings‚ from animals to
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"Where Are you Going‚ Where Have You Been"‚ Oates used figurative language to show the evil in Arnold Friend and how he as a Fiend tries to pull Connie into his corrupted world. The harsh reality that Oates includes in her story is that there are fiends that may seem like a friend around us like Arnold. By using figurative language Oates can create a fiend from what Seem to be a Friend. There are many hints that Joyce left to show that Arnold Friend is not a friend at all and by using symbolism
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How co-creating value connects to marketing place in the current world? This paper will summarize the findings based on the topic of how co-creating value connects to marketing place in the current world. It is seen that the benefits of co-creating value runs both ways in that buyers are able to advantage from this concept through noteworthy quality and personalization while customers have their feedback valued. Through co-creating value business can be able to determine the consumers’ judgment of
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1.Introduction (1) Co-ordination is the unification‚ integration‚ synchronization of the efforts of group members so as to provide unity of action in the pursuit of common goals. It is a hidden force which binds all the other functions of management. According to Mooney and Reelay‚ “Co-ordination is orderly arrangement of group efforts to provide unity of action in the pursuit of common goals”. According to Charles Worth‚ “Co-ordination is the integration of several parts into an orderly hole to
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Imitation of Aggressive Models. Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology‚ 63. 575-582. This study‚ famously known as the “Bobo doll experiment” set out to examine four main hypotheses: 1) that children who observed an adult model acting aggressively would imitate these aggressive acts even in the absence of the model‚ 2) observation of a non-aggressive adult model would inhibit aggressive behaviours‚ 3) that children would be more likely to imitate the behavior of a same-sex model and 4) that boys would
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Do not knock on the devil’s door‚ for he is bound to answer. Unfortunately this is exactly what happens to Connie‚ the main character in the short-story‚ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” written by Joyce Carol Oates. In the story‚ fifteen year old Connie is like any other teenage girl. She is vain‚ unkind to her parents‚ and desperate to grow up. Connie makes rebellious decisions such as sneaking across the highway to a drive-in restaurant for older kids‚ experimenting with sex‚ and lying
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the barbie dolls first came out‚ the image of the perfect body began to surface into men and women’s minds. “Even for grown-ups‚ beauty ideal in 1960 was a Barbie-like woman with a small waist and large‚ firm breasts - the kind of figure that was difficult to achieve without a great deal of reinforcement” (Collins 30). This unrealistic representation of a woman’s body continues into 2017 when the media portrays women as sexual beings‚ but only if you weigh 120 pounds. The barbie doll was just the
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Running head: "Using Discriminate Analysis and other models to Predict Bankruptcy." ["Using Discriminate Analysis and other models to Predict Bankruptcy.”] [Simone Williams] [LeTourneau University] [MBAC 5503] March 3‚ 2011 [Dr. Driver] Abstract This paper will cover the history of bankruptcy and the many different stages of bankruptcy and how it is used to bail out companies and individuals. I will also discuss Using Discriminate
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Science Course of Study Your competence will be assessed as you complete the EFT4 performance assessment and the ELO4/5 objective assessment (to be taken after completing the Specific Teaching Practices domain of study) for this course of study. This course of study may take up to 10 weeks to complete. Introduction Overview Welcome to the Specific Teaching Practices: Math and Science course of study. This course of study provides you with an opportunity to learn how to teach two of the most important
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