In the 1960s‚ when Oates wrote “Where Are You Going . . . ‚” a social revolution was happening. American women were asserting their rights and independence from men‚ and they were claiming their sexuality in a way they had never done before. One frequently discussed topic was adolescence and the struggles and anxieties that many young girls endured as they lost their sexual innocence and became adult women. Feeling undervalued in their homes and relationships with men‚ women questioned their role
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Vietnam‚ a war that ended in 1975 was a war about the prolonged struggles between the nationalists forces that were trying to attempt the unification of Vietnam as a country under a government of communism and the United States attempting to delay or stop the spread of communism. To the Americans‚ this war seemed pointless and the Americans saw that there was no way of winning so the government lost the support for this uncalled war. In "The Things They Carried‚" Tim O’Brien wrote a novella about
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How Advertising Affects What You Buy Catherine Crawford English 1A MW 4-515 Dr. Bergmann November 13‚ 1994 (Research Paper) OUTLINE Thesis: Advertising has different effects on consumers‚ it changes their prospective on what is‚ and what is not‚ worth buying‚ what they buy and when they buy it. 1. How advertisers target a certain background or area for their product‚ and how they get your attention. 2. What advertisers use to get you to
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INTRODUCTION: “Where Are You Going Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol‚ showcases the inevitable effects of youthful exuberance in a teenage girl. The story is a compelling tale which unveils the vulnerability of Connie‚ a young teenage girl who could barely substantiate fantasy from reality. She prides herself as a pretty girl who understands the basic principles of life. Her encounter with Arnold Friend reveals her as someone who lacks the mental ability to make meaningful decisions and accurate
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Luck Determines How You Think and Play Julie Camacho EN 111‚ Section 15 Professor Sarmiento February 12‚ 2015 Luck Determines How You Think and Play Golf seems like a pretty easy sport for it does not require any intense exercise of such. What most people do not know is that golf deals with concentrating and managing anxiety. A person playing golf may build anxiety from the fear of making a wrong move as the audience gazes at him or her. The golfer may react a little differently if he or she were
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Dawn Frost SW 241 In the movie See You in September‚ Lindsey was seeing a counselor for therapy to try to understand why she always has a hard time committing to a relationship. She felt so confused but was starting to see a pattern in her previous actions that might help her recognize what her real problem is. At the end of the session her counselor explained that she was leaving for a month so the next appointment would have to be in September. Mentally‚ Lindsey started to freak out and lose
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The legend is why cats and mice hate each other Have you ever wondered why cats and mice hate each other? In the legends “Cat and Rat: Legend of the Chinese Zodiac” and “How Mice and Cats Became Enemies” it explains why they never get along. The theme of these legends is that if you mess with a good friend something will come your way. This essay will be a compare and contrast between these two stories. In this paragraph I will compare these legends. One of them they were going to
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When it comes to illness‚ how it is perceived can vary depending on culture. How one culture views and treats an illness may be completely different than another. These different views and opinions can often cause cultures to collide when a doctor is summoned to treat an individual of a different culture than their own. Anne Fadiman’s book‚ The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down‚ tells the story of an epileptic Hmong child and her collision of two cultures. Lia Lee began suffering seizures at
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"Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?" Music is one of the symbols mentioned in this story. The author mentions the music played in everywhere in the story. The author says that "The Music was always in the background". The music comes from restaurants‚ homes and cars. Music symbolizes the feeling and the emotions of the characters. For example‚ music for Connie is a pattern for romantic relationship. When she is happy‚ she hears music in everywhere. On the other hand‚ when she is sad‚ she
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In the song “You learn” by Alannis Morissette‚ is a very inspirational song. In this song Morissette is talking about mistakes that people go through. From this Morissette uses many different ways to express how people can learn from these mistakes. The line “you live‚ you learn.” (Morissette‚ p.1) is very motivational to me because as time goes by you learn to gain knowledge form what accrued in the past. There was this one time when I was young and my older brother told me that I am dumb and not
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