The story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been” is essentially about a young woman’s strive for independence‚ which eventually leads to conflict. Girls today appear as mature women and in addition‚ are put into adult situations sometimes unwillingly. Oates portrays a social issue that relates to this current society by using symbolism and characterization while taking the reader on a journey throughout the thoughts and feelings of a teenage girl. There are two main symbols the author uses
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I am not the only one thinking that our global climate change debate has gone wrong. Too many solutions are made in short term policies and our long term investing in a better and easier future is too little considered which jeopardizes our future economy. We have disturbed the climate‚ and accelerated temperatures faster than naturally. To adapt to these changes it is going to bring‚ we need collective action. The responsibility lies in the hands on the developed countries but it is not them who
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so did my guilt. As I sat on that bus and stared at that poor wet man‚ I couldn’t help but obsess. Here I was‚ a health journalist. If anyone knew about the healing powers of kindness‚ generosity‚ and altruism‚ it was me. On a spiritual level‚ I believed that world peace came from individual acts of kindness and generosity. So why had I hoarded that umbrella? Why was my urge to help overpowered by my urge not to help? And why do good people fail to do good? WHY GOOD THINGS HAPPEN TO GOOD PEOPLE
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Do we learn our gender? This essay will look at the question of whether we learn our gender. It will begin by looking at the sociological meaning and interpretations of gender and how this is important. Following the discussion of how socialization plays a vital role in the argument of if we do learn our gender or not. Further to this it shall look at how gender roles have changed‚ comparing in particular pre-1960 to the modern day and also what key factors played crucial roles in this change.
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Our Filipino Values: A Connotation to the World What are Filipino values? What is distinctly Filipino in our value system? The Filipino value system arises from our culture or way of life‚ our distinctive way of becoming human in this particular place and time. We speak of Filipino values in a fourfold sense. First‚ although mankind shares universal human values‚ it is obvious that certain values take on for us a distinctively Filipino flavor. The Greek ideal of moderation or meden agan‚ the
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in “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” In “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?‚” Joyce Oates constitutes the use of allegories to create a sense of suspense in the story. The story depicts the way society was in the 1960s. In this time period‚ there were a lot of controversies that cause a lot of frustration. Many stories written during the 1960s involved a lot of the same things that are in this coming-of-age story. The issues incorporated into “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You
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Mergers and acquisitions may intensify in Indian FMCG sector: KPMG Sun Sep 19 2010 14:00:19 GMT+0530 (India Standard Time) by IANS ( Leave a comment ) New Delhi‚ Sep 19 (IANS) The food‚ drinks and consumer goods industry is likely to see a consolidaton in the coming months‚ with large size firms looking to improve margins by acquiring smaller peers‚ according to global consulting firm KPMG. “The Indian household and personal care market is likely to continue to see deal interest from strategic
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grandparents. Additional inquiry may prod them to talk about a few of their ancestors. How many times can someone expect to hear people refer to their connection to early man or to the universe – the cosmic connections that enable people to co-exist with other humans and things – living and non-living? Is this apparent disconnection‚ as evidenced by our treatment of nature and each other‚ simply a lack of awareness or is there is lack of concern about the overall humanity and its connections? Awareness
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In the novels The Great Gatsby and "Where Are You Going and Where Have You Been" authors F. Scott Fitzgerald and Joyce Carol Oates show a theme of fantasy versus reality to convey a deeper meaning within their novels. They express this theme using characters such as Gatsby‚ Connie‚ Daisy and Arnold Friend within the stories. Through these characters lives and experiences the theme is created connecting both stories. The theme of fantasy versus reality is used to a great extent to convey deeper meaning
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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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