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    twentieth centuries‚ continued into the 1960s and 1970s‚ then followed by the 1990s to the twentieth century‚ feminism and feminist grown across the nation. From clubs and organizations‚ to readings and speeches‚ feminist all across the nation‚ and world‚ have influenced aspects of our daily lives‚ including our literature. “Feminist criticism examines the ways in which literature reinforces or undermines the economic‚ political.‚ social‚ and psychological oppression of woman” (Tyson 83). In simpler terms

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    Have you ever used a robot before? You may not have realized that robots aren’t only large machines that resemble a human. A robot is a machine that can carry out one or more tasks by commanding or programming. Therefore‚ an automated vacuum cleaner‚ computer‚ and automatic lawn mower are considered robots. The appearance of robots without their human appearances might surprise you . They have many effective advantages that make work better for many people. This does not change the fact‚ however

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    Have you ever broken your crayons? Wore them down? Well with the Crayola Melt N Mold Factory you can fix those broken crayons! Did you know that an average American child will wear down 750 crayons and break up too 100? You can simply reuse those broken crayons and create your very own custom crayons. In the add it showed two kids coloring with crayons. A girl runs in the room and shows them the broken crayons. Intense music starts playing as they head to another room. They then took

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    Charles Schmid‚ the serial killer that Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been? was based on‚ would try to look like Elvis Presley to lure girls to him. Music is a motif that shows up in the story multiple times. Joyce Carol Oates uses music to show Connie’s comfort‚ emotion‚ and the bait that lured Connie to Arnold. First of all‚ Oates uses it to show when Connie feels comfortable. For example‚ “... the music was always in the background‚ like music at a church service‚ it was something to depend

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    “Where are you going‚ where have you been” by Joyce Carol Oates In the short story‚ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been‚” author Joyce Carol Oates depicts the main character as a fifteen year old daydreamer. Her name is Connie‚ and she is obsessed with her appearance. Connie’s mother constantly teases her about looking in the mirror and always obsessing over her looks. Connie believes her mother does this because her own looks have faded. Connie has an older sister‚ June. June is constantly

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    * What connotations does the word "science" have for you? Are they positive‚ negative or mixed? * * The words‚ to me‚ have a lot of positive connotations‚ such as clever‚ knowledgeable‚ innovative‚ inventive‚ proofing‚ influential etc. Science brings positive imagery to my mind‚ it is a very helpful way of knowing‚ it enables individuals to settle complications very thoroughly in terms of experimental conduction as well as a mathematical calculations. * How are scientists viewed

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    be times | | |that you have to say “no” cause if you dont learn that your allowed to | | |then there is a possibility you could get in trouble or something stupid | | |just happen to you. | |

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    The concept of memory reveals a tension between past and present‚ as memory spans days‚ years‚ and decades‚ resurrecting the past as an integral part of the present moment. In E.B. White’s essay “Once More to the Lake‚” a father struggles with an internal conflict between the present and the past‚ and between memory and reality. Through the use of contrasting stylistic elements‚ as well as synchronization and repetition‚ the father’s insistence that “there had been no years” (446) blurs the line

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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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    Questions Additional Materials: * 4 6 8 8 9 2 3 3 4 1 * October/November 2011 2 hours Answer Booklet/Paper READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST If you have been given an Answer Booklet‚ follow the instructions on the front cover of the Booklet. Write your Centre number‚ candidate number and name on all the work you hand in. Write in dark blue or black pen. You may use a soft pencil for any diagrams‚ graphs or rough working. Do not use staples‚ paper clips‚ highlighters‚ glue or correction fluid. Section

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