Parents play an important and influential role in our growth. They are also our first teachers in our lives. As a part of growing up‚ our parents taught us basic manners. It required great patience for our parents to bring us up because of our different personalities. They also play a very active part in our development and our education. They watch us grow and they are very committed in teaching and shaping us to step into “the real world”. Our parents are also our role models. We would look
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Wrong Impressions The short story‚ “Where Are You going‚ Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol Oates explains how a young girl was struggling to find herself. Oates writes about a girl named Connie who was 16 years old and was lost in a world of fantasy. Connie had a split personality/image while at home and when she was out with her friends. Living in a world of fantasy‚ Connie would ignore her family by tuning them out and being distant. Connie would constantly be in front of the mirror admiring
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What Do You Really Want from Us? 你们究竟要我们如何做才能满意？ When we were the Sick Man of Asia‚ we were called The Yellow Peril. When we are billed to be the next Superpower‚ we are called The Threat. 当我们还是东亚病夫时，你们称我们为黄祸， 当我们被舆论宣传将成为下一个超级大国时，你们又视我们为威胁。 When we closed our doors‚ you smuggled drugs to open markets. When we embrace Free Trade‚ You blame us for taking away your jobs. 以往我们闭关锁国，你们走私鸦片来强行打开我们的国门， 现在我们拥有自由贸易了，你们又责骂我们抢走了你们的饭碗。 When we were falling apart‚ You marched in your troops and
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With the emergence of electronic media‚ am optimistic that information is closer to us than ever before. I am of the school of thought that people learn more readily from electronic media than they do from print‚ never the less‚ this does not reduce information available in printed materials. Due to technological advancement and sophistication‚ lots of people find it stylish to own an electronic gadget especially the portable ones. Apart from being stylish‚ with inernet as a link to the world
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economically‚ environmentally and ethically.” - UN Under-Secretary-General and UNEP Executive Director Achim Steiner Food waste is a serious and often discussed problem in food and nutrition security. From produce loss due to poor post-harvest handling practices to the food that goes bad in your fridge before you can eat it‚ the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) found thatan estimated one-third of all food produced gets lost or wasted. The total cost to the food system is around $1
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desire to overshadow the fact that he was from the darkness‚ where only destitute and impoverished people come from. In the novel The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga‚ Balram’s origin and culture drove him to take drastic measures to remove the label of The Darkness‚ that said‚”You’re only a stupid servant.” According to Balram’s culture‚ his destiny was to be a sweet-maker.. Nobody expected more than that from him. Also‚ Balram received relentless taunting from some of his employers due to them believing
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remember‚ your parents have lived longer than you — don’t discount their experience and knowledge. This is your key to freedom. The way to build trust is through honesty and responsibility. Honesty means you don’t lie or manipulate. Responsibility means you are reliable and can be counted on to use good judgment. When your parents trust you‚ it’s a lot easier for them to say «yes». Your parents want to know what’s going on in your life. If you keep them in the dark‚ they won’t know when you need
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writing to tell you how I feel about the fight that we had over my betrothal to Count Paris. I felt that I have always been I very obedient and loving daughter to both of you‚ although the Nurse has treated me more like a daughter then either of you have. I respected you so much that when you asked me if I liked Paris I didn’t say no because I did not want to contradict you‚ but instead said that I would try to like Paris. I even went as far as to say that I would not look at anyone that you did not approve
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become parents. This story is about “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” is perfect example of a middle class typical family living in small home written in 1970 dedicated To Bob Dylan. It is about young teenager name Connie who is stuck in here fantasy world which she believes and predicts in the movies‚ love stories‚ and songs. At the other hand where her family
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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 interaction between her two main character‚ to reveal the internal fear and conflict of a fifteen year old girl maturing into a young woman. Oates chooses narrate her story in the third person giving
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