part of having memory. We should always remember where we come from as a part of our history. Remembering where you come from identifies the meaning of who you really are. “Remember the sky you were born under‚ know each of the star’s stories” (Harjo 802 L1). The first line is this poem symbolizes the whole poem’s meaning to remember where you were born and the stars are each problem that may have occurred in your life. It is important to know where we come from because the world was living before
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Did you ever wonder what it would be like to be a tattoo artist or teacher’s aide? Being a tattoo artist is a good career for people who love art and working with people‚ where a teacher’s aide is good if you enjoy working with children. There are many differences between tattoo artist and teacher’s aide I chose to research. Reasons why I chose these careers these careers are tattoo artist you have to draw up the art piece and shave then sanitize the area put the piece on then get your clean
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Case 1 Disaster Recovery at Marshall Field’s (Another Chicago River Story) Early in the morning on April 13‚ 1992‚ basements in Chicago’s downtown central business district began to flood. A hole the size of an automobile had developed between the river and an adjacent abandoned tunnel. The tunnel‚ built in the early 1900s for transporting coal‚ runs throughout the downtown area. When the tunnel flooded‚ so did the basements connected to it‚ some 272 in all‚ including that of major retailer
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To spank or not to spank‚ where do you draw the line? How do you discipline your children? Do you think it’s okay to discipline them by spanking them? Parents use discipline to teach their children the difference between right and wrong. What is right and what is wrong? Ninety percent of parent thinks that the only way to deal with misbehaving children is to give them a smack. "The American Academy of Pediatricians say that spanking might actually do more harm than good"‚ meaning that the spanking
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There are many notorious characters in literature‚ all with their own menacing qualities and depraved actions. None‚ however‚ have struck such a devastatingly creepy chord as Arnold Friend of Joyce Carol Oates "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?" Seducer of young girls and embodiment of Lucifer‚ Arnold Friend is anything but a friend. Arnold Friend is presented through both actions and appearances‚ and these combine to diminish his likeability‚ while adding to his devilish persona. Although
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Charles Schmid‚ the serial killer that Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been? was based on‚ would try to look like Elvis Presley to lure girls to him. Music is a motif that shows up in the story multiple times. Joyce Carol Oates uses music to show Connie’s comfort‚ emotion‚ and the bait that lured Connie to Arnold. First of all‚ Oates uses it to show when Connie feels comfortable. For example‚ “... the music was always in the background‚ like music at a church service‚ it was something to depend
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one realizes that not everything in the world is the way it was thought to be‚ the world crumbles into pieces‚ but how does it happen? Joyce Carol Oates portrays an amazing detailed moment of theft of chastity‚ or at least what is left of it‚ in "Where Are You Going‚ Where have You Been?" With symbolic imagery‚ major bibliomancy‚ and extreme personal conflict Oates easily manages to get her point across of the complete loss of innocence. A constant image that is brought to the reader’s creative thoughts
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Progressivism: Where Will You Put Your Million Dollars? Dear Aunt Bessie‚ I have finally decided what I’m doing with the money you gave me. Progressivism was a time when people tried to change things. I have figured out how to divide the $1‚000‚000 to help. I have decided to give away the million dollars to help solve these three problems. These problems are food safety conditions‚ deforestation‚ and child labor. I have decided that food safety will receive the $600‚000 gift. According
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In “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?”‚ by Joyce Carol Oates‚ the setting creates division between innocence and adulthood. In the story‚ the protagonist is a complicated and confrontational young woman named Connie. The narrator explains that “Everything about her had to sides to it” (Oates 1). Connie has two personas‚ the person she is at home and the rebellious and carefree young woman she is away from her home. Throughout the plot‚ the doorway symbolizes a threshold that Connie has to
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The story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol Oates shows the reader the self-created illusion that the main character Connie has created in order to better understand herself. Connie’s reality is altered as she has this dream that has manifested due to her desire for attention from others. Throughout the story there are many occurrences that support the idea that the entire story is a dream that was made up by Connie’s subconscious. Throughout the story‚ Arnold mentions many
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