Connie’s Paradigm In Joyce Carol Oates’ short story‚ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” we follow the main character Connie as she faces an inner transformation. The author introduces Connie as a vain and inexperienced adolescent who seems to daydream about things she doesn’t quite understand as she has more of a naive idea of what adulthood is all about. She takes pleasure in having control over everyone and everything around her. These ideas as well as her security are shaken when the
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Annalisa Marino Mr. Winters English 101 April 4‚ 2012 Can You Find Me Now? How is a Nintendo Wii console able to determine the location of a Wii Remote while a player interacts with a game? The answer is triangulation‚ a process that determines the location of an object by meaning the angles from two or more fixed points. Surveyors often use triangulation to measure distance. Starting at a known location and elevation‚ surveyors measure a length to create a base line and then use a theodolite
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1 . How you responded to a significant challenge that you have encountered and what you learned in the process ? “ When life gives you lemons make lemonade” . This has become my motto in life and it is something I truly believe in . Life is full of challenges and it is our ability to deal with these challenges that makes us what we are and helps us to rise above adverse situations . When I look back upon my life I feel my growing up years have been the most challenging . My father had to move
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Lenora and Joshua When you are in a relationship‚ arguments or disagreements can arise. They can often trigger strong emotions that lead to hurtful words and uneasiness. If these conflicts are not resolved in a healthy way‚ resentment and a dissolved relationship could follow. However‚ when they are resolved in a proper manner‚ it could promote growth between the couple and fortify the bonds of their relationship (Conflict Resolution Skills). In the case between Lenora and Joshua‚ they are
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Reflection What new understandings of Shirley Jackson’s style and craft do you now have? After thoroughly reading the stories and talking to others about their discoveries‚ I have found many new understandings about the author’s style and craft. I have found out that Shirley Jackson uses a plot twist in her stories towards the end so she leaves the reader to piece together the story. This is very effective‚ because the reader is forced to think about what they just read‚ therefore they
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Emotional Bank Accounts We all do things that are counter-productive to our relationships. We all like to have people be nice to us. The concept of an emotional bank account is powerful‚ yet not quite as simple as keeping a ledger of debits and credits. One of the problems is the perception of worth. What is a “deposit” worth. We may think it is quite valuable. The affected person may consider it so routine it is not even remembered. The trick in making deposits is to know what value the
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Innocence “Where Are You Going Where Have You Been?” presents many themes and symbols to the reader. One that jumped out at me while reading the story was the overall feeling of innocence. Joyce Carol Oates shows us innocence from the very beginning of the story to the end where Connie loses self-control and power. From the first paragraph of the story we learn that Connie is a young fifteen year old who longs for attention and acceptance. I was able to relate to the story better when I paused
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the opportunity cost of each Plan. An opportunity cost is what must be given up in order to obtain some item (Mankiw 483). Specifically if you cannot accomplish both Plans‚ but have to choose one over the other‚ you would look at what you’re giving up from one in order to obtain the other. Opportunity costs are key when viewing economics‚ as we have to take things into consideration that may otherwise be ignored. For example when looking at the opportunity cost of a job‚ we must evaluate what job/salary
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I seem to have the opposite opinion about most movies. I didn’t hate Batman v. Superman enough to vomit out my own eyeballs even though the critics told me I should. I adore The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen regardless of the critical backlash. My favorite series is the Now You See Me series‚ and more specifically‚ the sequel is one of my favorite movies of all time. In my opinion‚ the sequel does everything a sequel should do. It answers questions left hanging in the first one‚ and does more
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to enjoy‚ not restrict. What most people fail to realize is that the video game industry‚ like the film industry‚ is heavily regulated with a strict code of parental guidelines already in place. Even the game consoles to play these violent games have parental controls. What I fail to understand is that some parents believe its okay to give their children 18+ rated games even though they are well under that age‚ and say that these games are the sources of violence between children. If parents would
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