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    author‚ title‚ and context‚ and explain what the lines mean. 1. Everything about her had two sides to it‚ one for home and one for anywhere that was not home...." The first quote is from “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?”‚ written by Joyce Carol Oates. It is in reference to Connie‚ who is a teenager. She is no longer a girl‚ yet she is not a woman. She would leave home she looking one way and arrive at her destination another way. 2. She would have been a good woman . . . if it had been

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    Work Sheet - IB – I Year Name: Date: Topic: Production Possibilities & Opportunity Cost 1. The slope of the production possibility frontier shows A. the technically efficient combinations of the two goods B. how factor inputs must be changed to keep them fully employed C. the opportunity cost of one good in terms of the other D. how consumers are willing to trade one good for another 2. A. OM B. OH C. YF D. MH 3. Which of the following will not shift a country’s

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    Student’s name dawood Instructor’s name dawood If you could be anything you wanted‚ what would you be and why? It is a truth that every thing in the world has its specific energy and symbolic meaning as well as some things occupy a significant place in human hearts. So‚ answering the question what I could be having an opportunity to change the appearance and material body‚ I would become a tree. There are many reasons for such a choice‚ and explaining these reasons I would like to dwell

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    persona. With this liberty‚ the identity of an individual isn’t limited to one set of characteristics as many external and internal situations either influence the cognitive decision making complex of humans. In the short story‚ "Where are you going‚ where have you been?" by Joyce Carol Oates‚ reveals through the characterization of Connie and her settings the duality of human beings. Also‚ using symbols and patterns to strongly put emphasis on how the underdeveloped mind of adolescents make way for

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    In about 100 years‚ organized tours will be frequent to the space and moon. The tourism industry will be more vertical than horizontal.   The internet would have already taken every nook and corner of the earth in detail to the drawing rooms of peoples’ homes.   Family structure will erode. Very few women will opt for permanent  marriage or child bearing. Pregnancy and its complications will seek them for renting wombs and resort to artificial insemination. O‚ this is already in vogue‚ right? May

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    Chapter 3 1. Opportunity cost can be defined as the value of something you gave up in order to gain‚ or acquire something else (McEachern‚ 2015‚ p. 24). A. With the definition in mind‚ higher levels of education for women would be an increase in opportunity cost. A woman with a higher level of education allows one to make more money in the work place than if she had little to no education. B. Higher Unemployment rates for women would be a decrease in opportunity costs as it would not pay for her to

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    The Perfect Imperfect Attraction. The eyes‚ the heart‚ the brain all play an important role on attraction‚ but neurons communicate that sudden interest towards something or someone in the brain. Humans’ emotions are very complex because sometimes one cannot explain why and how they like or are attracted to someone. Thus‚ making it difficult to say that all people are attracted to the same thing. People might feel an attraction toward a similar thing‚ but the attraction is often determined differently

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    My junior year in high school I vividly remember rushing to my first class and almost being knocked over by another student. Immediately I looked up and was furious‚ she didn’t even say excuse me she just kept walking. My books flew everywhere and on top of that I was now late for class. Later‚ I learned that this young lady’s name was Lilly. Lilly was about 5’6”‚ African American‚ and had long black hair. After Lilly bumped into me‚ I began to notice her more and more around school. I noticed

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    different and opposing ideas that essentially have some relation towards a specific goal or object. Essays are compulsory to any type of post-secondary education and without understanding the basics of constructing a persuasive essay‚ this can lead towards failure to comprehend any sort of thesis or argument possessed in the academic paper. Writing an essay is fairly similar to learning how to properly cook‚ playing a game of basketball and

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    Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?     “Where are you going‚ where have you been?” is a short story by Joyce Carol Oates about an average fifteen year old girl who is not unlike many other girls her age‚ she is self-absorbed‚ and has a “Nervous giggling habit of craning her neck and glancing into the mirror‚ or checking other people’s face’s to make sure her own was all right.”(Oates‚ 388)  The story takes place in Middle America. Oates wrote “Where are you going‚ where have you been?”  in

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