"Where are you going‚ where have you been?" by Joyce Carol Oates‚ reveals through the characterization of Connie and her settings the duality of human beings. Also‚ using symbols and patterns to strongly put emphasis on how the underdeveloped mind of adolescents make way for impressions and influences by the factors that surround them when trying to cope with developing their own identity. To begin with‚ the protagonist Connie is a mirrored version of many adolescent teenagers that experience problems
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Describe the world you come from; for example‚ your family‚ clubs‚ school‚ community‚ city‚ or town. How has that world shaped your dreams and aspirations?(*) (200-250 words) Growing up in an immigrant Russian Jewish family resembles a chess tournament. All pieces have their precise position‚ movements and strategies; all my family members work together to achieve an ultimate goal of making it in this wonderful county. This puts enormous pressure on me since I am the oldest child‚ holding the
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Why is Sustainable Development important to Bermuda? Vincent Williams-Savery To answer this question‚ let us first define sustainable development. Sustainable development can be described as a process of “planning for a future without regrets”. What does this mean? A future without regrets is one in which our children can have the same quality of life and experience the same economic‚ environmental and social standards that we are allowed to enjoy today. Sustainability requires that we consume
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Unit title : Understand child young person development 1.1 Explain the difference between sequence of development and rate of development and why the difference is important. It is important to know the difference between the sequence and the rate of development as it gives us direction when it comes to monitoring child/young persons needs during stages of their school years. We can then plan effectively to make sure the child receives the help and support they need in areas they could
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Finding Her Identity: An Analysis of “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been? Joyce Carol Oates‚ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been is about a fifteen year old girl named Connie who is searching for her independence from her mother. The exposition is in the month of July at their home‚ where Connie is being scolded by her mother about her being obsessed with her looks. Her mother says‚ “Stop gawking at yourself. Who are you? You think you’re so pretty? (171) Her mother wants her to be more
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everything. To my 15 year old brain it was all that mattered‚ and my 15 year old brain knew that even if it never studied‚ the person whose it was‚ could enjoy a lavish fun life anyways. But then‚ life happened as i woke from the dream. My dad’s business suffered a loss of such a humongous extent that I dropped abysmally from being a prince to well being a regular person. At that time I was angry‚furious and extremely cross at my dad for not being able to handle this catastrophe. But now I know
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Fiction Analysis Where are you going‚ Where have you been? The story is based in 1960s American suburbs and is told through the eyes of a teenager named Connie. The theme of the story revolves around Connie and her feelings as it is basically told through the eyes of a teenager. The reader is first introduced to the main character Connie and the theme of innocence is established. The first parts of the essay tell us how Connie does not get along with her mother or her sister. It is shown in some
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life. We may think that the rich get rich and the poor stay poor‚ because that is just “the way it is.” However‚ this is not the case. In Pulitzer Prize winning New York Times economic journalist David Leonhardt’s article from May 2014 “Inequality Has Been Going on Forever...but That Doesn’t Mean it’s inevitable‚” Leonhardt learns from French economist Thomas Piketty that income inequality occurs due to some individuals having extra capital to make more capital. Leonhardt specifies in his article that
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Has Capital Punishment Ever Been Effective? Introduction Merriam Webster’s dictionary defines capital punishment‚ otherwise known as the death penalty‚ as the practice of killing people as punishment for serious crimes. Capital punishment dates back to the early eighteenth century B.C. in Hammurabi’s Code (“History of Death Penalty Laws”). The death penalty can also be found in the Hittite Code in the fourteenth century B.C. ‚ the Draconian Code of Athens in the seventh century B.C.‚ and the Roman
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100 words each: 1. Describe one academic goal that you have created using the SMART criteria. How do SMART criteria contribute to your academic goals?. One academic goal I have created using the SMART is getting my degree in business management‚ the reason is this goal has a lot to do with my professional goal. The main goals in my life are academic and professional‚ for me to get a good career and achieve at opening my night club the academic goal has to be accomplished first to
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