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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Jerinesha Hafford Tardiness Mr. Yoist 9/19/12 Have you ever been tardy to class? Do you get penalty for being tardy? Is it a good thing for students to be tardy? Is being tardy means that you are not smart? Why is that students like being tardy? Is it a habit? Imagine if all of sudden students decide to be tardy. What will be the outcome of that? Will being tardy affect the student’s future? A tardy student lack responsibility and shows no interest in following direction. Being on time
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very dangerous situation with a 33 year old man. Even though she wanted to be a grown woman‚ whenever she was face to face with Arnold‚ we see that she regrets that decision. During the story‚ Arnold is talking to her about love and ends up saying something that made Connie “put her hands against her ears as if she’d heard something terrible‚ something not meant for her” (1416). The intentions of Arnold were only going to be harmful to Connie. Her journey may have ended tragically by him either raping
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Who or What Identifies You? I‚ myself‚ don’t really know who or what identifies me. I am still at the process of finding out who I really am. I am at a constant struggle with the different personalities that I show whenever I socialize with various groups that I am a part of. “Nothing is permanent” just like what Charlie Chaplin said. I can easily change my personality. With the fact that I can adapt to different social groups‚ I am lost with nothing to hold on to. Lost in the world that I made
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PART 1 QUESTION 1 _Describe a lesson you have either taught or attended. Note down the participants‚ the activities undertaken‚ the learning outcomes‚ the interaction‚ the materials used and classroom organization._ PARTICIPANTS AND CLASSROOM ORGANISATION The learner group consisted of sixteen adult students (one woman and fifteen men)‚ all with asylum or refugee status. The learning level was pre-beginners and the location was an offsite campus of the City College where only refugees and asylum
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Humans are allowed the ability to exert free will and be able to make decisions for themselves that reflect their own 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
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You Have No Reason for Cloning Humans Think of walking down the street in thirty years and running into an exact replica of yourself. Is it your twin? No‚ you do not have a twin; it is your clone. Your biological makeup could have been cloned as an embryo and raised separately as an experiment. I bet many of you have seen Star Wars‚ Jurassic Park or many of the other movies that describe cloning. Most of what you see in these movies is false. What you do not know is if that cloning could be
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“You can’t change who you are. No matter how you struggle‚ some things will never change. And maybe they shouldn’t” (Thurman‚ Rob). “Identity is a powerful organizing presence in social life today” putting people into sections concerning likes and dislikes‚ culture and customs‚ separates them via social‚ economic and religious differences‚ identity makes a person‚ a person (Leve‚ Lauren). The character regarding one’s self is shaped by identity‚ how they view themselves‚ and largely how society
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“Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” is the suspenseful tale of fifteen year old Connie and her situation with a strange man. Connie‚ who usually enjoys the attention of the older boys‚ sees the man randomly when she is on a date. Some time later‚ the man shows up to Connie’s house and asks her if she wants to go for a ride with him and his friend. The man introduces himself as Arnold Friend‚ claiming to be eighteen years old. Connie soon begins to realize the two men look much older than
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Running head: HUMAN CAPITAL MGMT P I5P Human Capital Management Key Assignment Colorado Technical University June 22‚ 2016 HRMT620-1402B-02 Dr. David Gliddon P5 IP Human Capital Management Key Assignment Business leaders today know that organizations hold three kinds of resources: financial‚ physical and human (Huang‚ Roy‚ Ahmed‚ Heng‚ & Lim‚ 2002). However‚ management often overlooks human resources because it cannot
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