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 is dealing with the loss of her innocence Oates characterization of Arnold Friend shows how Connie’s perspective of Arnold and his looks leads to the
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In Joyce Carol Oates’s short story‚ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” (1966)‚ Connie is an adolescent that faces literal and psychological challenges. Within the conflicts of the story‚ there are two compelling questions that allow you to take a special interest of a deeper meaning. Taken from the title‚ where has Connie been? Where is Connie going? In a surprising twist‚ the story is not only about a naïve girl that gets lured out of her home by an older gentleman‚ but can also be taken
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Factual Summary As per the transcript‚ Coleman works for Software Inc.‚ a Delaware based corporation that sells security equipment to businesses and bars. Coleman’s duties include traveling to prospective clients and meeting with representatives of the businesses in their sales division. During a sales trip to Smalltown‚ Colorado in March 2008‚ Coleman wanted to buy an anniversary present for his wife. Coleman went to the mall to buy the present. While at the mall‚ Coleman saw a ring that he
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You Decide - Case Study HMO which stands for Health Maintenance Organizations are licensed health plans that place providers‚ as well as the health plans‚ with dealing with HMO’s there is a risk of medical expenses. The downfall with HMO is that patients must stay inside their network and if the go outside the network they will have to pay out of pocket expenses. HMO is very limited; many patients don’t like limitations when it comes to their decision about their health. PPO which stands for Preferred
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The two short 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
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story‚ “Where are you going where have you been?” Joyce Carol Oates describes the emotional ride of a fifteen year old girl‚ on the verge of becoming an adult and losing her innocence of mind and body along the way. She has a difficult time growing up and developing her own personality as they would have her react to her circumstances.“Everything about her bad two side to it‚ one for Home and one for anywhere that was not Home.” Connie feels that the best attribute that a girl can have is being pretty
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Answers to Questions about “Atlanta Exposition” 1) Washington said; “Ignorant and inexperienced‚ it is not strange that in the first years of our new life we began at the top instead of at the bottom; that a seat in Congress or the state legislature was more sought than real estate or industrial skill; that the political convention or stump speaking had more attractions than starting a dairy farm or truck garden”. Washington meant that the African Americans being inexperienced and ignorant were
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and to enjoy‚ not restrict. What most people fail to realize is that the video game industry‚ like the film industry‚ is heavily regulated with a strict code of parental guidelines already in place. Even the game consoles to play these violent games have parental controls. What I fail to understand is that some parents believe its okay to give their children 18+ rated games even though they are well under that age‚ and say that these games are the sources of violence between children. If parents would
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and Editing a Presentation with Clip Art MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A PowerPoint _____ can help you deliver a dynamic‚ professional-looking message to an audience. a. calendar c. presentation b. worksheet d. database ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: PPT 2 2. All of the following are PowerPoint content used to customize slides except _____. a. diagrams c. video b. databases d. shapes ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: PPT 2 3. PowerPoint _____ should reinforce the speaker’s message and help the audience retain
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warns instead of a global baby bust. World population growth has fallen 40 percent since the late 1960s. The human population is expected to peak at nine billion by 2070‚ and many countries will see their population shrink long before that. Japan will have 49 retirees per 100 workers as early as 2005. Falling birthrates mainly account for these declines. Several factors contribute to the falling birthrates. Around the world‚ more women are entering the workforce‚ and young people delay raising a family
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