Matt Merritt Professor Smith English 102 13 September 2012 Arnold Friend’s Identity in Joyce’s “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” In the story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been‚” Joyce Oates portrays Connie as a beautiful young woman that is being coerced by a man‚ whom she doesn’t know‚ to come outside and go for a ride in his car. Who is this man that calls himself Arnold Friend? What does he represent? Looking at the things that Arnold Friend says and does will help to discover
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adulthood is frustrating and confusing‚ and in most adolescents‚ is filled with apprehension and anxiety. For the protagonist Connie‚ this distress is expressed in her dreamlike encounter with Arnold Friend. In the short story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?‚” Joyce Carol Oates used the interaction between her two main character‚ to reveal the internal fear and conflict of a fifteen year old girl maturing into a young woman. Oates chooses narrate her story in the third person giving
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tendencies are similar and where they are different to more accurately predict how and why people behave as they do (Schemerhorn‚ Osborn‚ Uhl-Bien‚ and Hunt‚ 2012.) People need to be aware of the individual differences in order to capitalize on them. Self-awareness is being aware of our own behaviors‚ preferences‚ styles‚ biases‚ and personalities. In general‚ people have certain characteristics which speak of their work styles and their contribution to the workplace culture. My PMF score of 8 shows
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In the 1960s‚ when Oates wrote “Where Are You Going . . . ‚” a social revolution was happening. American women were asserting their rights and independence from men‚ and they were claiming their sexuality in a way they had never done before. One frequently discussed topic was adolescence and the struggles and anxieties that many young girls endured as they lost their sexual innocence and became adult women. Feeling undervalued in their homes and relationships with men‚ women questioned their role
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The Collision of Two Cultures - Implications of Cultural Values and Beliefs on Caring Concepts Abstract This paper is a personal response to Anne Fadiman’s book The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down. The paper includes a summary of the book‚ an overall impression of the reader‚ a discussion of three major themes evident in the book‚ and a description of a situation from the book and how the situation could be handled differently using references and material learned in 3020 Transcultural
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from people that you know about a task that you regularly carry out. This might be a task that you carry out at work. If so‚ you should seek feedback from employees‚ clients and colleagues. Alternately‚ this might be a task you carry out in your day-to-day life‚ such as driving a car or making dinner. If so you should seek feedback from friends and family members. How would you ensure that the feedback you receive is useful? How would you use this feedback to identify and develop ways to improve competence
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YOU DECIDE: INTERNATIONAL CASE STUDY 1 You Decide: International Case Study Andree Carmelita Pierre DeVry University Keller Graduate School of Management YOU DECIDE: INTERNATIONAL CASE STUDY 2 Abstract Mary Wright is a human resources consultant for a telecommunications’ company in Miami‚ Florida‚ whose company has recently decided to expand its operations in the Arab Emirates‚ in Dubai. Mary’s extensive professional background along with her dedication
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“Love the way you lie”‚ a very popular song‚ the lyric proves the former view. Although the couples still love each other deeply‚ they cannot be happy anymore. With the passage of time‚ the man does no longer adore his wife. Even he abuses her with hurtful words. What is worse‚ he cannot stop hurting his pool girl. So love can bring forever happiness that is a ridiculous tale. When love develops to a certain moment‚ couples begin to find out their partners’ shortcomings. One day‚ they cannot bear these
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" Just like that‚ they struck a deal. Of course‚ only one of them were aware of the deal and its terms: one man would enforce his will‚ and the other would cave. "I’m sorry‚ I don’t want trouble‚" Solomon said in an apologetic‚ non-threatening tone. "I just want to pass through and get home peacefully. I’m not bothering anyone." Solomon’s hands were raised shoulder height with his palms facing the man in front of him‚ the universal sign for "I give up." It was true‚ he really did not want trouble
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Do You Believe‚ That You Can Fly? “It’s impossible to live without failing at something‚ unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all. In which case‚ you’ve failed by default.” – J.K. Rowling. Too many pilots have lost the confidence to fly. A one time crash‚ or a flight instructor’s demeaning attitude has left them with the belief that taking off again is just not for them. Goals and dreams have been abandoned‚ either forever‚ or put on long term hold‚ because of
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