In “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?”‚ by Joyce Carol Oates‚ the setting creates division between innocence and adulthood. In the story‚ the protagonist is a complicated and confrontational young woman named Connie. The narrator explains that “Everything about her had to sides to it” (Oates 1). Connie has two personas‚ the person she is at home and the rebellious and carefree young woman she is away from her home. Throughout the plot‚ the doorway symbolizes a threshold that Connie has to
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different forms which can aid our memory. I am going to cover three ways of organising information‚ which are: using mental images‚ forming concepts and developing schemas. I will describe each of them individually‚ starting with short definition‚ fallowed by an explanation of how can we use them to improve recall. Finally I will refer to experiments to endorse the claim. Before I will go onto analysing ways we organise our thoughts I roughly describe the way we think. As we read in Spoors et al
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In the short story Where Are you Going Where Have You been‚the main character Connie is very promiscuous and struggles with finding herself. Joyce Carol Oates takes the reader on a journey of teen rebellion turned tragic and uses Connie to show that becoming independent is not easy. Throughout the story you can interpret that Connie felt vulnerable and neglected by her family and friends. Her mother always talked about how she should be more like her older sister‚ Jane “she was so plain and chunky
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‘Our appearance‚ the way we dress‚ etc. reflects who we are. It is therefore important to be consistent in the style we adopt throughout our lives’. There is no doubt that people have always wanted to look attractive and stylish. It is commonly thought that inviting appearance makes us look successful‚ favors popularity and improves our self-esteem. However‚ does the way we look makes us different people? It is also common fact that changing your style is not a simple action‚ but does being consistent
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Superficial values (morals) are saturating our society and will ultimately destroy us. Vanity‚ Self indulgence‚ and lack of respect are all characteristics our society carries today. The media is a big part in every person’s life. The media shapes one’s attitude‚ morals and values. Also parents‚ elderly‚ and other adults look at today’s generation of children and refer to them as “little hoodlums” or “trouble makers”‚ yet they haven’t stopped to think who is responsible for creating this generation
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Overseas: How Computer Technology Have Changed Our Lives?" 1. INTRODUCTION The 21st century is the age of computer technology and it has brought about a fundamental change in every facet of our life. It has largely influenced the way we communicate and the way information exchange is facilitated in today’s world. An emergent phenomenon that is a byproduct of advances in computer networking technology is the Internet. It has truly transformed the world into a global village‚ with every part of the
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The decline of the societal and cultural values during 1960s can be seen through Joyce Carol Oates’‚ “Where are you going‚ Where have you been?” The story‚ which narrates the fatal destiny of fifteen year old Connie‚ shows the rise of a pop-culture/music guided society‚ it also shows the rise of the sexual revolution and the disregard for women‚ and the negligence of parents at the time. In the story the devil is represented by ARNOLD FRIEND‚ who at the end of the story seduces Connie into her own
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Maddie Kramber 8 April 2016 Dual Credit English Per. 3B “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?”: The Search For Self Still to this day in our lives‚ we struggle to figure out who we are‚ and what we are put here on Earth to do. In our society today‚ we have trouble with searching with who we are. In the short story‚ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?‚” by Joyce Carol Oates‚ the author’s background as well as her usage of characterization and internal conflict‚ develop the theme of identity
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The Parent-Child relationship in Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been‚ written by Joyce Carol Oates and in In the Gloaming‚ written by Alice Elliott Dark are two different demonstrations of relationships that parents and children have with one another. In Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been the Parent-Child Relationship was strained and distant in In the Gloaming‚ the Parent-Child Relationship was close and open. In Where Have You Been‚ Where Are You Going? Connie and her mother were
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A R T I C L E www.hbr.org Ten Ways to Create Shareholder Value by Alfred Rappaport Included with this full-text Harvard Business Review article: 1 Article Summary The Idea in Brief—the core idea The Idea in Practice—putting the idea to work 2 Ten Ways to Create Shareholder Value 13 Further Reading A list of related materials‚ with annotations to guide further exploration of the article’s ideas and applications Product 1069 This article is made available to you by Al Rappaport. Further posting
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