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    Innocence Innocence is a part of a humans life and it is up to the persons decisions to find out whether or not its going to affect there future. In some people views in innocence is freedom from sin‚ moral wrong‚ or guilt through lack of knowledge of evil. At some point in everyone’s life they will eventually lose there innocence‚ it just depends on the choices they have made. In Joyce Carol Oates “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been.” She uses characterization and imagery to show how Connie

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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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    Allegories in “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” In “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?‚” Joyce Oates constitutes the use of allegories to create a sense of suspense in the story. The story depicts the way society was in the 1960s. In this time period‚ there were a lot of controversies that cause a lot of frustration. Many stories written during the 1960s involved a lot of the same things that are in this coming-of-age story. The issues incorporated into “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You

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    stories “Where are you Going‚ Where Have You Been?” by Oates and “Castle Nowhere” by Woolson offer a strong basis for comparison and contrast in terms of canonical and non-canonical texts through characterization‚ genre/tone‚ setting‚ themes‚ and symbolism. While many of the obvious differences reside in concrete categories like setting‚ genre/tone‚ and characterization‚ there are alluring similarities in theme and symbolism that can allow the reader to conclude the canonization of “Where are you Going

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    Lurvin Magana-Calles Heidi Kozlowski English 1B September 28‚ 2014 Where Are you Going‚ Where HaveYou Been? AnalysisWhere Are you Going‚ Where Have You Been? Is a short story by Joyce Carol Oates about a fifteen year old girl’s that lives a dual life for self-importance‚ an unforgiving desire for irresponsibility‚ yet doubtfulness to leave the security of family and the comfort ‘of sleeping on her bed again’ ( Oates 77) . Connie is a young girl that likes listening to music ‘that made everything

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    Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation (Book Review) Bill recently read Steven Johnson’s book‚ "Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation"‚ and found it useful as a way to think about the kinds of environments that foster creative collaboration and innovation. I picked up Steven Johnson’s book‚ Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation‚ with a little bit of skepticism. Lots of books have been written about innovation – what it is

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    someone from a burning building? What qualifies as a hero? Many people have their own definition and vision of a hero. Heroism comes in many ways through attitudes and acts of oneself. I believe heroism is the intent of doing something for the benefit of others‚ and not caring about the consequences that might ensue. In Joyce Carol Oates’s "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been‚" we see the character of Connie in a process of making the hardest decisions of her life as she chooses the heroic path

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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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    1. During the past five years‚ you owned two stocks that had the following annual rates of return. Year Stock T Stock B 1 0.19 0.08 2 0.08 0.03 3 -0.12 -0.09 4 -0.03 0.02 5 0.15 0.04 a) Compute the arithmetic mean annual rate of return for each stock. Which stock is most desirable by this measure? (5 marks) b) Compute the standard deviation of the annual rate of return for each stock. By this measure‚ which is the preferable stock? (7 marks) c) Compute

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    Risk Management Functions in Business Submitted By: Table of Contents Introduction In this competitive world the necessity of risk management is a very important task for any business to be successful in that particular industry. Businesses are supposed to prone with different types of risks. Some risks arise due to the uncertainty in the macroeconomic activity and others arise due to the firm specific activity (Rejda et al. 2013). 1 Role of Risk Management 1

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