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uncomfortable in there you can switch to a different one. You can talk to your counselor about how well your doing in class or if you are struggling dearly and you need help you can also switch your classes or find a way to help fix it up. Joining OAT is highly recommended. You can talk to your counselor about your personal life, like family issues you need help understanding or if you need to vent they will always be there for you to help out. If you are being abused by an adult such as a…

Caleb Brewer English 3 “Where is Here” Mr. Yoder In Where is Here by Joyce Carol Oats, there are many different ideas that are all uniquely different, but perhaps none more unique than the idea of “infinity” that Oats displays within the story. There are three main figures in the story that are used to express infinity. The house, the family, and the drawing that the stranger drew for the son. Oats utilize these items to express an interesting idea to the reader such as to enable them to draw…

children this short commercial is absolutely effective. The Quaker Oats company uses persuasive marketing expertise to ensure that viewers know Life cereal is just as delicious as it is healthy. The Quaker Oats company advertises Life cereal as being delicious by showing that even Mikey, the pickiest eater who hates everything will like this cereal. The director of the commercial wanted the viewers to know that Mikey was a…

to do with her brown eyes but was taken up just the same by the vast sunlit reaches of the land behind him and on all sides of him—so much land that Connie had never seen before and did not recognize except to know that she was going to it.” (Carol Oats, Pg 10) All of the land that she saw was unbelievable, it reached all the way out one her line of sight, all Connie could see were clouds, beautiful trees, animals running throughout, birds happily humming their song and perfectly cut grass…

character is often strengthened not by the specific words themselves, but rather the suggested meaning attached. This powerful element of style used within writing further influence a readers understanding, and the stories tone. Within Joyce Carolyn Oats where are…. , diction is used throughout the text with an intent to elect specific responses from the reader. The deliberate word choice associated with diction draws upon the strong connotations, or implied meanings attached to a specific word.…

824 days ago I walked into Planned Parenthood of Chicago. My soul began to weep as I stepped in, while a thick feather of sorrow landed on my shoulders. I was fighting back the voices of victims in my head. Cries from small creations for me to save them piled my heart. Am I strong enough to stand against the vacuum? “Be still my soul, be still…,” I pray. As I grab some brochures, look into a few eyes, and ask a few questions, I slowly walk away. How could one be so eager to take life created by…

Carol Oats, the author starts off by introducing the reader to Connie and her family. Connie’s family dynamic is not perfect. It is not your typical suburban family stereotype where everyone is involved and appreciates one another. Connie and her mother do not get along at all. She always compares Connie to her older sister June. "Why don't you keep your room clean like your sister? How've you got your hair fixed—what the hell stinks? Hair spray? You don't see your sister using that junk.”…

product propels an unrealistic depiction of a utopian lifestyle, that is not mortally capable. For instance, Cheerios makes the claim to reduce cholesterol, however the FDA notes that the cereal misleads consumers because “Cheerios® Toasted Whole Grain Oat Cereal is promoted for conditions that cause it to be a drug because the product is intended for use in the prevention, mitigation, and treatment of disease.” The example that a cereal could be a substitute for a drug that treats serious heart…

Bedstraw spat out the hobnob. Oats, oats, disgusting oats! How could anyone eat a biscuit made from oats, when there were plenty more to choose from in the larder, like custard creams, or even a wafer. But hobnobs? They tasted like baked porridge, cold and hard, with bitty bits of oats which he found hard chew with his gums. After all, he was only six months old and he had no teeth. When he sank back in the deep, soft cushion, he screwed up his face, pinched his nose, held on to his nappy for…

every minute of every day. This obsession suggests that Connie suffers from insecurity, making her very vulnerable to manipulation from others. Joyce Carol Oats utilizes enticing diction to convey how temptation leads Connie to the death of her own self-worth, causing the reader…