Industry Dominant Traits of US Major Home Appliances Market size & Growth rate 73.3 million Home appliances market and 2.6 million commercial major appliance makes up market size and this industry is expected to grow at about 1.9 % annually. Number of rivals Major rivals who shared 99% of the market share were Whirlpool‚ General Electric‚ and Maytag‚ AB Electrolux. Others who shared 1% of the market share were Bosch-Siemens‚ Haier‚ Emerson Electric‚ Sub-zero‚ Viking and Wolf. Scope
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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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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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Q: When have you changed what you would have said or done in order to be acceptable to others? A: 1. The first example that comes to mind is what you say to your wife versus what you say to your friends. When I speak to my wife‚ there is generally a filter on jokes and statements. When I am around my friends‚ that filter starts to fade away. 2. My next example is the difference in the way you speak to your boss versus how you speak to the people at the same level as you or below you. When speaking
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innovative thinking‚ and artistically‚ to name a few. Describe how you express your creative side.” Creativity is a very crucial quality to obtain. It can be expressed in many ways like problem solving‚ original and innovative thinking‚ and artistically. Therefore‚ everyone is different in their own unique way. For example‚ I convey my creative side by having a wild imagination. Since I was a kid I enjoyed drawing. However‚ to start I would trace by putting a blank sheet of paper over a drawing and
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the short story “Where Are You Going? Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol Oates‚ Connie’s house illustrates irony because of the changes that occur in Connie’s behavior towards her mom throughout the story. At the beginning of the story‚ Connie epitomizes a normal teenager’s feeling towards her parents‚ especially feelings towards her mother when at home. “Connie’s mother kept picking at her until Connie wished her mother was dead and she herself was dead and it was all over‚” (492). With her mother
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Deborah Tannen is the author of the book You Just Don’t Understand where she analyzes the different meanings of communication between men and women. Her research shows that women and men use the same words and phrases and yet can interpret and react to those same words and phrases differently. Tannen compares the two sexes to find men use their conversation as a type of competition or to preserve their independence. For example‚ men talk about their knowledge regarding sports‚ cars‚ women‚ exc
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Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been? Innocent‚ young‚ naïve; this is how Connie was at her age of fifteen. She liked the attention boys gave her and how it made her feel. A man named Arnold Friend‚ whose much older than her‚ has stalked Connie and wants to convince her to go for a ride in his car. Connie doesn’t notice the man’s older features and this causes her young mind to contemplate going with Arnold in his car. Connie is more conflicted with herself‚ she battles to make the right choices especially
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In the adaptation “You Can Grow Your Brain” from Health and Science‚ the author emphasizes that many people think of the brain as a mystery. According to “You Can Grow Your brain”‚ we don’t often think about what intelligence is or how it works. In the outer layer of the brain which is called the cortex‚ are billions of very small nerve cells that are called neurons. A quote in this article stood out to me that says “The more you challenge your mind to learn‚ the more your brain cells grow.” In
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The story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol Oates shows the reader the self-created illusion that the main character Connie has created in order to better understand herself. Connie’s reality is altered as she has this dream that has manifested due to her desire for attention from others. Throughout the story there are many occurrences that support the idea that the entire story is a dream that was made up by Connie’s subconscious. Throughout the story‚ Arnold mentions many
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