People Choose Abortion Over Adoption?‚ Kristi Burton Brown stated: “In the USA‚ there are approximately two million infertile couples waiting to adopt‚ many times regardless of the child’s medical problems such as Down Syndrome‚ Spina Bifida‚ HIV infection or terminally ill. Dr. Brad Imler‚ President of America’s Pregnancy Helpline‚ confirms the challenge of waiting couples by stating: Only 1% of the Helpline’s annual 40‚000 clients inquires about adoption.” Putting him/her up for adoption will give
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FRIEND OR FOE? Friends! What came through your mind when you came across this word? Love? Hatred? Saint? Two-faced? Pretender? Or this word makes you grin to your ears and triggers some memories of the past. Whatever friends might mean to you‚ friends play a big part of an ordinary teenager’s life. Some students were asked about what friends mean to them and they all have different ideas and views in friends. Arina‚ 17‚ said “A friend is someone who is close with us and someone who we can lean
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How Dance Has Affected Me If I had to give one reason why dance has changed my life‚ I would say that it’s because it gave me so much within the numbered dance we had together. When I was 5 years old I asked my mother if I could join ballet. I had been growing obsessed with it for the past year of my life. I loved to watch videos of ballet recitals that my cousin Lucy had performed in. I was extremely jealous of her. She was tall and thin and she looked regal and poised while she was running around
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Should SJAM have a Valentine’s Day Dance? Introduction: Out of all the school dances here at Sir John A Macdonald‚ there is only one missing; that’s the Valentine’s Day Dance. Our school celebrates just about every holiday; however we think that Valentine’s Day is one of the best dances to have at junior high schools. We feel that having Valentine’s Day dance will have more students interested in coming to more dances‚ and on the plus side we will have more money donated for our school. This topic
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You Decide - Case Study HMO which stands for Health Maintenance Organizations are licensed health plans that place providers‚ as well as the health plans‚ with dealing with HMO’s there is a risk of medical expenses. The downfall with HMO is that patients must stay inside their network and if the go outside the network they will have to pay out of pocket expenses. HMO is very limited; many patients don’t like limitations when it comes to their decision about their health. PPO which stands for Preferred
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advance our mentality. In Joyce Carol Oates’ "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been." Connie‚ a young teen is faced with a life changing experience‚ forcing her to transform from a young teen to a young adult. In John Updike’s "A & P" Sammy chooses to put himself in a tight situation only to loose his job‚ trying to be heroic to three young girls and failed‚ as a result of his child-like decision. "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been" is an exceptional example of a coming-of-age story
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English 1102 Sec. 53 10 October 2014 Peeling Back The Label “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” is a short story written by Joyce Carol Oates. This popular short story made its debut in 1966. Dependent upon the interpreter‚ this short story may seem to be based upon many different themes‚ although my goal is to focus on analyzing the author’s use of stylistic devices such as a recognizable setting‚ and symbolism that Oates has effectively implemented in this story to convey the most important
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Joyce Carol Oates’ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been? (WAYG‚ WHYB)” shows readers that romantic and superficial ideas can lead to tragic consequences. In the short story‚ Oates uses the plot and symbolism to demonstrate the story’s perspective on fantasy love. WAYG‚ WHYB is written in 1966 by Oates. In a time where women are beginning to explore their mind and the world. As we read this now in 2017 and the time has changed‚ many people can interpret this story many ways. What is Arnold Friend
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In the short story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been‚” Joyce Carol Oats uses characterization including methods such as symbolism and allusions to develop her characters‚ and thus establish her theme of the cross roads Connie faces in her transition from the innocence of her adolescence to the impurity of adulthood facilitated by the antagonist‚ Arnold Friend. From the beginning of the story‚ the reader sees Connie has a strong desire to make her early transition into adulthood. Although
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Fantasy versus Reality in Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been? Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been? by Joyce Carol Oates has a constant theme of reality and fantasy running parallel for 15 year old Connie. This short story begins with a description of Connie’s vain personality. The narrator describes her as pretty and self-centered (Oates 421). To emphasize her selfishness‚ Connie is contrasted with her sister‚ June‚ who is chubby‚ plain‚ and well-behaved. Connie’s mother always praises
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