The History of Sarawak: Where Do We Begin? This is a kind of a love story. There is a Malay saying tak kenal maka tak cinta which has been used for the tourist promotion song‚ "to know Malaysia is to love Malaysia" and the Sarawak version should be "to know Sarawak is to love Sarawak". Undoubtedly to know the history of Sarawak is to love Sarawak. For the historians it is not that simple as falling in love. In the case for Sarawak we do not know where and when to begin. Sarawak has a fairly rich
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“Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” Paper “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” is a short story that poses many questions centered around the protagonist‚ Connie and the antagonist Arnold Friend and his “comrade” Ellie. The fate of Connie at the end of the story is still up for debate after all these years after the story was published in 1966. The main question posed is who actually is Arnold Friend? Is he the devil or something else? The answer may never be fully known but in
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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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Where I Stand Because this is the first informal feature piece I write in American Literature‚ I think you should know where I stand on a variety of issues. Everyone has their own opinion on different issues and beliefs. In every one of us‚ we have our own qualities‚ and different things we love and that’s what makes each of us unique. Without the joy of being different‚ the world would be plain and boring. I am myself through these different qualities. I am caring in a way where
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the passing from one grade to another in school. Other changes are more intense‚ such as the transition from childhood to adulthood. In Joyce Carol Oates’ "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?" Oates goes into depth regarding the transition from being a carefree‚ innocent child to adulthood. In the short story "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?" two separate worlds are drawn to the reader’s attention. The first is the normal daily life of Connie‚ a fifteen year old girl living in a home
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Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been? “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?”‚ is one of Joyce Carol Oates best short stories. Oates shows the reader what it is like to take things for granted and make mistakes through the main character‚ Connie. Throughout this story‚ Connie finds her identity and grows as a woman. In “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?”‚ Joyce Carol Oates shows us the struggle of a young woman dealing with her family‚ sexuality‚ and common mistakes that can be made
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American author Mitch Albom novel of an old man named Eddie‚ who is bitter about life‚ and when he meets his demise‚ he has to meet five people who will tell him what his purpose was on life and why he had to decide the things he had to decide‚ but with a sudden twist at the end‚ Eddie is changed and he no longer is as bitter as he was before. Eddie has been changed for the better. An amazing novel with many twists and turns and with many morals in life. In the book Eddie had to make a lot of
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Essay 3 As a child we often fantasize about finally obtaining freedom in adulthood‚ but often find the realities of adulthood shatter these childhood dreams. The journey between childhood and adulthood is frustrating and confusing‚ and in most adolescents‚ is filled with apprehension and anxiety. For the protagonist Connie‚ this distress is expressed in her dreamlike encounter with Arnold Friend. In the short story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?‚” Joyce Carol Oates used the
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Discovering who we are and where we belong can be challenging. When Leunig proclaims “It is the supreme way to hurt my husband‚” she reveals to the audience her inability to concede defeat‚ ultimately leading to the destruction of Jason’s happiness and the City of Corinth’s order. On the surface‚ it may appear that Medea’s actions are driven by her homelessness and hereditary ties; she faces being left vulnerable with no “native land” to take her back. Yet‚ ultimately it is Medea’s pride which leads
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Where Happiness Lies "Finding happiness is like finding yourself. You don ’t find happiness‚ you make happiness. You choose happiness. Self-actualization is a process of discovering who you are‚ who you want to be and paving the way to happiness by doing what brings YOU the most meaning and contentment to your life over the long run." -David Leonhardt People can spend their entire lives searching to fill what they feel is that void of happiness. They will get lost in their own sense of time
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