and behavioral condition affecting one’s ability to have a mutually satisfying and healthy relationship. People who are affected by co-dependency often form and maintain relationships that are emotionally destructive. That may lead them into a relationship addiction‚ the familiar‚ painful cycle of attraction‚ bonding‚ panic‚ reconciliation‚ and rejection characterizes this serious addiction. The readers of “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been” by Joyce Carol Oates envision several traits in Connie
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the restaurant without noticing the japanese gentlemen that has been sitting at the table next to her the whole time. This makes her seem like a bad observer which is an important tool to become a good writer. “He said‚ ‘I wonder what all those japanase are doing here’ ‘Japanese?’ she said. ‘What japanese‚ darling? Sometimes you are so evasive I think you don’t want to marry me at all.” (Streams in literature‚ p130) The Invisible Japanese Gentlemen By Graham Greene (Streams in literature p125)
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Do not knock on the devil’s door‚ for he is bound to answer. Unfortunately this is exactly what happens to Connie‚ the main character in the short-story‚ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” written by Joyce Carol Oates. In the story‚ fifteen year old Connie is like any other teenage girl. She is vain‚ unkind to her parents‚ and desperate to grow up. Connie makes rebellious decisions such as sneaking across the highway to a drive-in restaurant for older kids‚ experimenting with sex‚ and lying
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1. “Where are You Going? Where Have You Been?”: What is an allusion? Read the story with an eye to allusions of “Little Red Riding Hood”. What is an archetype? What archetype does the description of Arnold Friend suggest? What does Arnold’s car represent? What archetype do Connie and her description suggest? What archetype does the conflict between Connie and Arnold suggest? Can this story be considered as a cautionary tale? An allusion is something that relates a subject or idea and
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Joyce Carol Oates’s “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been” conveys the theme of good vs. evil through Connie and Arnold by creating a sympathetic character and using symbolism‚ creating a fine line between the protagonist and the antagonist. In this short story‚ the antagonist Arnold Friend is a seducting creep that seduces young‚ innocent girls to “go on a date with him”. While he is at the protagonist‚ Connie’s‚ house‚ he is persuading Connie by telling her all about herself‚ including his
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LETTER TO EDITOR 78 Newsca Street Alchestin Town Georgetown‚ Guyana 11 June 2006 Editor Times Newspaper 103 Camp Street Georgetown Guyana Dear Editor‚ I have been looking over the results from the Nation Grade Six assessment which was
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In A Letter to the Editor‚ the writer makes it clear to the reader that he believes the cheating which was observed in Monroe College is justifiable. The writer claims that society’s view on cheating is flawed and that in many instances‚ not only is cheating acceptable‚ but it’s also necessary for success. He goes on to assert that the act of cheating is a lifeline for many people and that it’s a way of sharing information‚ helping each other in need‚ similar to “if you were going into an unknown
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Aleksandrova Ekaterina‚ IV MP -4-11 Letter to editor Dear Sir‚ I have read a letter from Henry Reid-Streebling in your magazine that expressed resentment towards today’s youth with respect to career and family values. I would like to comment on this letter‚ as I do not share the opinion of the author. I believe it is not exactly fair and reasonable to blame today’s teenagers for the changed circumstances and values. Today’s youth is ignorant‚ lazy‚ spoilt and outright revolting‚ so negatively
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Magazine Research and Review For this paper I chose to compare Time Magazine for the News‚ Discover Magazine for the research-journal‚ and Mens Health for the health-related. First‚ I will be comparing the percentage of advertisements verses editorial copy‚ who the ads are aimed at‚ as well as how they are portrayed. Second‚ the number of males compared to females portrayed in pictures‚ number of people in ethnic groups‚ and lastly the number of writers with male names compared to female names along
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Did you know that an incomplete dissertation or a dissertation with wrong references will mean you failing? What’s more‚ if there are instance of plagiarism in your dissertation copy‚ you may even have to forfeit your award degree. Let us put that more simply. Your dissertation copy needs to be flawless. Plagiarism doesn’t always mean to copy –directly – you are liable for plagiarism even if you take someone’s ideas and do not give the author proper credit for it. That’s a reason you need the services
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