Joyce Carol Oates’ story‚ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” is initially about a teen (Connie) who is going through the beginning phases of teen life‚ playing into the stereotype of an image-conscious teen. She is recalcitrant with her parents‚ sneaks off to start hanging out with boys‚ et cetera. About a third of the way through the story‚ a man that she had seen earlier at the diner shows up to take her out for a drive‚ and the situation goes downhill as she asks him more and more questions
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History of Interactive Technology History and Workings of Interactive Technology Within Communications Devices How many times do you check your phone or PDA everyday? Every hour? Half hour? Ten minutes? Most people can’t even go one whole day without their communications devices at the ready. Have you ever stopped and wondered how we even got to this point in the first place? The answer is growing interactive technology within our communications devices. From gaming‚ to movies‚ to buying
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COMPUTER STRUCTURE AND LOGIC ASSIGNMENT 1 - THE HISTORY OF MICROPROCESSOR STUDENT NAME - MALLAWATHANTHRIGE RASIKA PERERA STUDENT ID - 15440329 YEAR | MODEL # | DISTINGUISHING FEATURE | NUMBER OF BITS\MEMORY | 1971 | INTEL 4004 | * 4KB Main Memory * 45 Instructions * Was 1st programmable device which was used in calculators * PMOS Technology | 4 bit | 1972 | INTEL 8008 | * 16KB Main Memory * 48 Instructions * PMOS Technology * slow | 8 bit | 1973 | INTEL 8008
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“A little bit of stress is useful - it keeps people in their toes.” Discuss. In order to answer this question one must first define the various elements in the question. Stress can be defined as ‘The harmful physical and emotional responses that occur when the requirements of the job do not match the capabilities‚ resources or needs of the worker’ . One can define useful‚ as stress making a person happy‚ productive and efficient. Also in terms of an organisation making it successful‚ efficient
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In “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been” by Joyce Carol Oates‚ the major external almost most of the story. At the beginning‚ the narrator introduces Connie’s family‚ her mother‚ her father and her sister June. He describes a little bit of the relationship between Connie and his family and as I comprehend as I read the story‚ Connie has bad relationship with her family. Arnold Friend and his friend are characters that initiate the main conflict of the story. During the story‚ we can identify
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QUESTIONS/ WT/PD Unit Title: Engage in personal development in health‚ social care or children’s and young people’s settings Unit sector reference: SHC32 Candidate name: …………………………………………………………………………….. Answer the following questions‚ give examples where necessary. Question Answers 1.1 What are your duties and responsibilities in your workplace The duties and responsibilities that I undertake in the work place are fulfilling my job role as a carer by carrying out personal care‚ administering medication
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Where Will You Find Inspiration Tonight? Strong imagery is a key component to a good poem. A poem without imagery leaves the reader unable to relate to the work‚ and it’s hard to enjoy a poem that one can’t relate to. “A Supermarket in California” by Allen Ginsberg is a great example of a poem with a strong sense of imagery. Ginsberg has a way of digging into the senses and making the reader experience the poem‚ rather than just read it. Interpreting this poem through a formalist lens answers any
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True Meaning “Everything about her had two sides to it‚ one for home and one for anywhere that was not home”(1369)‚ this character‚ Connie‚ in “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol Oates‚ is depicted as a self-centered‚ condescending‚ insecure fifteen year old girl growing into a woman. Connie comes off as a troubled young girl who consistently uses her sexuality for attention but at the same time is afraid of intimacy. This is said be due to her fractured relationships with
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English 121 3/4/14 The response to how the two sides of the Brain works. In the chapter 1 of the whole new mind the author explain his theory on the two sides of the people of the world brains. Everyone knows you have a left side and a right side of your brain‚ and each side is for different reasons. Now in this book he wants you to know about the whole brain in chapter one he goes on to tell you that about each side and how it works through his words and facts
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Where do you fit politically? Before starting this assignment I have always thought that I would be in a party that had nothing really to do with Republicans or Democrats. Why should I relate to something that in my opinion always either has a strong left or right brain about something that could easily be just in the middle. Since 2004 I have been able to vote for whomever I felt could be the President of the United States and since then I have tried to vote for people like Cynthia McKinney (Green
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