In the short story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been” by Joyce Carol Oates there is bad parenting and it costs Connie at the end. Throughout the entire story there is little or no parenting‚ or sometimes there is a little parenting but it is not very good parenting. For example‚ “their father was away at work most of the time and when he came home‚ he wanted supper and he read the newspaper at supper and after supper he went to bed. He didn’t bother talking much to them” (Oates 1). So even
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for Smart Objects and its Applications Dr Lim Joo Ghee Singapore Polytechnic IPv6 Conference 31 July 2012 Agenda • What is a smart object? • Why IPv6 for smart objects? • Standardization Efforts • Applications and Markets IPv6 Conference 2012 - 31 July 2012 2 What is a smart object? • A device with the following capabilities: Microprocessor Power Source Communication IPv6 Conference 2012 - 31 July 2012 Sensor/Actuator 3 Some examples of smart objects Energy
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Connie in “Where are you going‚ Where have you been”‚ has a lot of underlying mental issues. Joyce Carol Oates created the perfect character to receive psychoanalytic criticism. The relationships Connie forms with her family‚ friends‚ and outsiders are all affected by Connie’s issues which come to consume her future. One of Connie’s biggest faults was the recognition of her beauty. She “knew she was pretty and that was everything” (Oates 1). This constant checking of herself in mirrors to make
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fought A LOT about the dumbest things. For example‚ who used what color headband on what day or who got in the shower first. One day my mom and stepdad had some kind of announcement. They handed us both a pink picture frame with unicorns‚rainbows‚and a piece of construction paper that read “You’re going to be a …”. Ryan got it a bit quicker than me. After a couple minutes of staring my mom she finally unveiled the secret that was “You’re going to be a Big sister”. We were super excited and could not
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Racism: A Comparison and Contrast of Two Literary Works The words‚ purpose and identity are familiar with mankind. These words can mean many things to many different individuals. Each person on this Earth is uniquely made with unique DNA patterns and fingerprints that cannot be matched with any other individual among the billions of people that occupy this planet we call Earth. Why is prejudice so common among people if everyone is unique and special? This question remains unanswered. Many authors
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Has there ever been a time where people misunderstood you ? You felt as if you were alone. I personally have never experienced it ‚but I know a friend who has. I was there to help because they’re all my friends. There was hard times but with help we all got through it. My friend’s name who has experienced it‚ is named Brian. He’s a 19 year old boy whose very intelligent and super funny. We met at a friends house thats where I got to know him. I thought he was a really cool person to hang out
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Response # 1 What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. My mother‚ Lebanese woman‚ lived in London. Her neighbors were a couple‚ an Israeli Jews couple more precisely. Despite the war at that time between the two countries they were friends. They supported each other’s more than their respective governments did. Unfortunately‚ both populations are the soldiers in a chess game. The government‚ the social media and all the propaganda are tools to play in our minds. I think this is
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Do not knock on the devil’s door‚ for he is bound to answer. Unfortunately this is exactly what happens to Connie‚ the main character in the short-story‚ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” written by Joyce Carol Oates. In the story‚ fifteen year old Connie is like any other teenage girl. She is vain‚ unkind to her parents‚ and desperate to grow up. Connie makes rebellious decisions such as sneaking across the highway to a drive-in restaurant for older kids‚ experimenting with sex‚ and lying
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| Subject/Unit Outline | Course: | A2 English Literature | | | Teacher(s): | Lucy Turner‚ Mark Halton‚ Nigel Tookey | Year: | 2012 / 2013 | | | Student: | | Personal Tutor: | | | | Subject/Unit Title: | AQA Eng Lit Spec B Unit 3: Texts and Genres & Unit 4: Further and Independent Reading | | | Subject/Unit Summary:Unit 3: Texts & Genres. Students will explore generic characteristics of Gothic literature; how structure‚ form and language shape meaning‚ examine
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Jorgensen November‚ 13‚ 2012 Reflection Five People You Meet In Heaven The five people you meet in heaven is to say at least‚ an interesting book since the beginning where it ends since most books start at the beginning. What makes this different this one starts at the end‚ where we find a man named Eddie who dies while trying to save a girl from a amusement park ride falling. Then he goes to heaven and finds out that heaven is a place where you meet people who made a difference on your life‚ good
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