Joyce Carol Oates’ short story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” is the haunting saga of a fifteen year old girl’s moral struggles that has resonated with readers since the story’s initial publication. Arnold Friend is a mystery of a character; his origins and nature have been debated time and time again. The real answer is that there is no real answer‚ and Arnold Friend is a character with a nature entirely up to the individual interpretation of any one reader. It can certainly be agreed
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I made the right decision?" "What career do I wish to pursue?" "Why is this change so difficult?" Some‚ at times‚ even wish that they had an influence or guide to help them. For many‚ this is where the parents step in. Parents are meant to support and help an adolescent when needed‚ especially during this difficult transition. However‚ this is not always the case. Some parents allow the adolescent to make the move alone and endure the hard times. But‚ in the end‚ what are missing are the values and
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There are many similarities between the short stories "A&P" and "Where are you going‚ Where have you been?" most notably their characters. Both stories contain a female protagonist‚ and a male antagonist‚ whose confrontations start out relatively normal‚ and progress to more and more surreal and twisted endings. Their main characters‚ Sammy and Connie‚ are shockingly similar‚ and yet strangely different‚ one a 15 year old wishing to be older and beautiful‚ the other An eighteen year old boy from
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* What connotations does the word "science" have for you? Are they positive‚ negative or mixed? * * The words‚ to me‚ have a lot of positive connotations‚ such as clever‚ knowledgeable‚ innovative‚ inventive‚ proofing‚ influential etc. Science brings positive imagery to my mind‚ it is a very helpful way of knowing‚ it enables individuals to settle complications very thoroughly in terms of experimental conduction as well as a mathematical calculations. * How are scientists viewed
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Why‚ and to what extent‚ have conservatives been committed to tradition and continuity? Conservatism was a reaction to all other ideologies. It believed in conserving the best of the past and governing society with reform‚ not revolution. In the French revolution there was a lot of uncertainty because people did not know what to do afterward and they ended up in a worse position then they were before. Conservatives believe that humans are; psychologically imperfect‚ which means that we are security
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MY ANALYSIS What are the good features of a handout? It is specific and concise. It highlights the important ideas and concepts about a certain topic. It is organized for the convenience of the students. Which of these features are present in the handout I made? All of the features that I mentioned above are present on the handout I made. All the important details of the pieces of information that I included are carefully selected and laid out in organized manner. Which features are not present in
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They have to stop wanting to put child soldiers in jail because they are just trying to help in the war. The issue is that they sometimes don’t even want to fight but they forces them to do it and is not really their fault because some of them don’t even want to do it. I agree that they have to have amnesty because they are just trying to help in the war and is something dangerous if you think of it closely because they can get kill in the war so here are my three reasons of why they
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The theme of Where the Sidewalk Ends is another world kind of like ours but with a bit of magic or with a bit of more strangeness to it. I know this since all of the poems are kind of out of this world wakey‚ strange‚ or a bit of magic in some of the poems. The setting of the book is in a different world with a bit of magic‚ is wakey‚ and is strange. There are poems all about these things in the book. There are some conflicts in the poems. For example‚ in one‚ a boy is selling his sister and she
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12 January 2014 Where I Live and What I Live For There are many places that I could say that I live: a house‚ Twin Falls‚ or even America. None of those places are where I put my life and devotion to every single day. I live in the band room‚ not physically but in the way were my head is always overflowing with new ideas of how to make the previous piece I just played even better‚ full of how to conduct the piece I am listening on the radio or on my Ipod. The band room is where I go to let all
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The Two Sides of Connie ‘Narrative details in ’ Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?’ The story ’ Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?’ is about the fifteen year old Connie who is a girl struggling with her sexuality. The girl tries to be an adult and attractive‚ but at the same time‚ she hides her sexual side from her family. These two sides cannot remain separate from each other at all times and collide with each other‚ which this short story depicts. The main idea in this short story
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