Who would you be if you have never experienced sadness? Would you be who you are today? I don’t believe you would. You see‚ emotional balance plays a big role in enhancing your experiences. You must have equal parts of joy and sorrow in order to live a balanced life. Without it‚ you would have no way to learn from your mistakes. Having an ebullient attitude will always lead you to a better life. However‚ in order to know what ebullience is‚ we must be capable of learning from our bad experiences
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yHave you guys ever heard the talk of our school recently? what I mean is the song dedication activity on valentine’s day !it sounds so exciting; we can express our love to someone who we like through this activity ‚ especially for someone like me who is a shy guy‚ because we can express our love to someone indirectly‚ no need to show our love to someone face to face which is so embarrassing !so I must grab this opportunity to express my thankful love to those teachers whatever she /he taught
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People often think money cannot grant you access to the perception of happiness. According to happiness researchers Elizabeth Dunn and Michael Norton money can be very influential to people’s happiness (Cass R. Sunstein‚ 549). In itself money can not provide them with happiness‚ but money presents them with endless opportunities to experience happiness. Money provides an outlet out of their monotonous everyday lives. The American work ethic has traditionally been the catalyst for American success
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Are You Going Where Have You Been?” In the story‚ repetition and strands of music take on a role of a character for Connie‚ offering a safe haven for a troubled girl. Throughout the story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have you Been?”‚ Oates uses the element of strands and repetition of music to create a safe haven for Connie in which she can escape. The theme from a 1950’s song “It’s all Over Now‚ Baby Blue.” By Bob Dylan connects to the theme of escaping from “Where Are You Going? Where have you
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not everything in the world is the way it was thought to be‚ the world crumbles into pieces‚ but how does it happen? Joyce Carol Oates portrays an amazing detailed moment of theft of chastity‚ or at least what is left of it‚ in "Where Are You Going‚ Where have You Been?" With symbolic imagery‚ major bibliomancy‚ and extreme personal conflict Oates easily manages to get her point across of the complete loss of innocence. A constant image that is brought to the reader’s creative thoughts is colors
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Teenagers in general are often stereotyped into one general category: unruly‚ uncaring‚ and self-absorbed. In the short story “Where are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” Joyce Carol Oates plays on this stereotype. She uses imagery and point of view to direct the reader’s attention to the teenage girl psyche‚ selfish‚ whimsical‚ and longing for attention and affection‚ and how this stereotypical psyche can be distorted and controlled. The protagonist of the story‚ Connie‚ is a vain‚ “typical”
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of corporate performance reveal a growing link between certain kinds of technology investments and intensifying competitiveness. Investing in the IT That Makes a Competitive Difference by Andrew McAfee and Erik Brynjolfsson Included with this full-text Harvard Business Review article: 1 Article Summary The Idea in Brief—the core idea The Idea in Practice—putting the idea to work 2 Investing in the IT That Makes a Competitive Difference 11 Further Reading A list of related materials‚ with annotations
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The short story ”Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been” explores feminist ideals about oppressive men who take advantage of women. The story tells about a young girl named Connie who acts and dresses as though she is a mature young woman‚ but she shows her true age of fifteen when an older man‚ Arthur Friend‚ takes advantage of her using fear and threats of violence against her family. The story calls into question whether or not Connie is truly and independent woman‚ but one can clearly see
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Aubrey Stromberg Mrs. Legenza English 9 8 February 2018 Winston Churchill Winston Churchill once said‚ “You have enemies? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something‚ sometime in your life.” Churchill’s hard work gave him a lot of fame‚ even among some enemies. Born and raised to a royal family‚ Winston struggled in school. He was sent to a military academy. Eventually‚ he would lead his country through war. Winston Churchill was a Prime Minister in Great Britain who grew up training for the
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each other‚ and contrast uniformity. Psychopaths lead to the death of individuals that conform to the standard and have no remorse for the action. They disrupt the flow of progress and end the life of another with no penalty of law. Psychopaths work to change how society thinks as a norm‚ such as a psychopath in “Cask of Amontillado‚” “The Lottery‚” and “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been.” “Cask of Amontillado” shows how a calm person can hide envy and hate. Montresor works with Fortunato to reach
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