The story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been” is essentially about a young woman’s strive for independence‚ which eventually leads to conflict. Girls today appear as mature women and in addition‚ are put into adult situations sometimes unwillingly. Oates portrays a social issue that relates to this current society by using symbolism and characterization while taking the reader on a journey throughout the thoughts and feelings of a teenage girl. There are two main symbols the author uses
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Recent Developments in Geographical Profiling Geographical profiling is defined as a method for evaluating locations connected to a crime in order to identify the probable area of an offender’s home location‚ place of work‚ or other relevant locations based off of nomothetic data and assumptions (Turvey‚ 2012). Dr. Darcy Kim Rossmo‚ a Canadian criminologist‚ is accredited for his influence on geographical profiling. Rossmo concluded in his research that offender’s geographical correlation to a crime
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For over three decades‚ BMW built its brand to be synonymous with performance and the driving experience. The brand character and tone (serious‚ focused‚ and engaged) remained unwavering for the most part‚ while drivers enjoyed innovative‚ high-performance-yet-accessible vehicles that connect them with the road‚ rather than isolating them from it. | | | | | BMW created a highly coveted brand franchise by successfully cultivating an extremely loyal following of luxury-performance automobile
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Warehouse Profiling I. Problem Statement A warehouse is a complicated and busy place and it can be hard to get an accurate sense of what is happening. Warehouse activity profiling is the careful measure and statistical analysis of warehouse activity. This is a necessary first step to almost any significant warehouse project: Understand the customer orders‚ which drive the system. Two types of data are applied to profile the warehouse: data pertaining to each sku and data pertaining to customer
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Seminar on Peace Education A Research Paper on Racial Discrimination Racism takes many forms. In general‚ it is a belief that a particular race or ethnicity is inferior or superior to others. Racial discrimination involves any act where a person is treated unfairly or vilified because of their race‚ color‚ descent‚ national or ethnic origin. Racism may take the form of stereotyping‚ name calling or insults‚ commentary in the media‚ speeches at public assemblies and abuse on the internet. It
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that the user interested in‚ in order to profile the user. Advantages: Simple and fast algorithms Disadvantages: The relationship among the tags is missing. This information is very important. Take the above example for instance. The user may have read an article “Fifa World Cup 2014 Football Special Web Exclusive”. But‚ if we read the data from tag counting method‚ we can’t make out the relation between “Fifa World Cup 2014”‚ “Football” ‚“Special” and “Web Exclusive”. Especially‚ the words
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ambiguous resolutions of Where Are You Going Where Have You Been and The Night Rhonda Ferguson Was Killed is a coincidence that I found quite strange. In Where Are You Going Where Have You Been‚ the author doesn’t tell us what happens to Connie after Arnold Friend forces her to go with him. Does she die? Does she Live? Similarly‚ the Night Rhonda Ferguson Was Killed‚ the answer as to how Casandra will manage to overcome her friend’s sudden death and her life’s struggles remains to be open to interpretation
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while saving cats falling from trees? Does one have to be a hero by saving someone from a burning building? What qualifies as a hero? Many people have their own definition and vision of a hero. Heroism comes in many ways through attitudes and acts of oneself. I believe heroism is the intent of doing something for the benefit of others‚ and not caring about the consequences that might ensue. In Joyce Carol Oates’s "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been‚" we see the character of Connie in a process
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Societies’ Misconceptions Concerning Criminal Profiling Media attention on understanding the psyche of the criminal mind – lawbreaker’s behavioral and mental processes‚ culture identity‚ and daily routines – has made a recent resurgence in America’s society. However‚ recent findings are questioning the validity of criminal profiling‚ and its ability to accurately contribute to identifying criminals using psychology. Rather‚ it seems to be founded on conjecture and the ability to make educated
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Do you have a favorite sport‚ one that you want to do more than any other‚ play it on a team‚ every day and every weekend? This summer I had to make the hardest decision‚ yet‚ in my life. I had to choose between dance‚ that I have been doing since I was 3 years old‚ and soccer. Dance and soccer practice were scheduled at the same time on the same day. Soccer is my passion; this is why I made the decision to continue soccer. I enjoy the challenge of practice‚ the running‚ and skill workouts give
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