In the story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been” by Joyce Oates‚ the audience explores the story of Connie‚ a normal teenage girl‚ who meets Arnold Friend‚ a seemingly harmless character at first‚ but we later come to find out that he has been stalking her and Arnold
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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 “Where are you Going‚ Where Have You Been?” is
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while saving cats falling from trees? Does one have to be a hero by saving someone from a burning building? What qualifies as a hero? Many people have their own definition and vision of a hero. Heroism comes in many ways through attitudes and acts of oneself. I believe heroism is the intent of doing something for the benefit of others‚ and not caring about the consequences that might ensue. In Joyce Carol Oates’s "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been‚" we see the character of Connie in a process
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Video case chapter 5 1. An understanding of consumer behavior helped Best Buy grow from a small specialty audio retailer to the world’s largest consumer electronics retailer by “trying to keep our ear to the railroad tracks” which means they listen to the customer to be able to change on a dime when a customer wants us to tailor that experience a certain way and provide certain shopping experiences and certain services. 2. The advantages and disadvantages of using “customer centricity” to create
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Module 5 - Case The revolutionary impacts of IT ITM434 - Bus. Ethics and Soc. Issues in Cmptng Google is by any standards a huge corporation‚ generating in 2009‚ annual revenue of $23‚651‚000‚000. At its core is its search engine‚ which processes over a million search requests every day. It is globally involved in the advanced development and application of multinational public cloud computing‚ Internet search and advertising technologies and its declared mission from the outset has been
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In “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?”‚ the main character‚ Connie‚ is on the brink of adulthood and is experimenting with the sexual freedom that comes with it. On the weekends‚ Connie and her friend go to the mall or the diner and pursue older boys with which they will slip into dark alleys or cars. One night‚ when leaving the diner to go hang out with a boy‚ a man in a gold convertible catches Connie’s eye and says to her‚ “Gonna get you‚ baby”. Later in the story‚ Connie is tanning outside
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“Where are you going‚ Where have you been” Analysis Evette Paden Shorter University “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been‚” is a chilling tale of rape and murder with a plot to create suspense. On a symbolic level it becomes a metaphor for simplicity and innocence. Oates’ use of literal and figurative‚ psychological and allegorical levels makes this story a powerful and fascinating story. One contributing factor to this story’s power is her depiction of the two main characters’ double
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Where Are You Going ‚Where Have You Been is a story written by Joyce Carol. The story talks about this fifthteen year old girl named Connie. Connie is the young child in her family. Her mother and her does not have a great relationship‚ because she is always being compared to her old sister June. Connie goes out with her friends to the mall. They walk pass this gold cadillac where this man named Arnold Friend says that he is going to get her. On Sunday her family went to BBQ and Connie decided to
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people’s homes beneath floorboards‚ or behind walls so that way they would have a safe place to eat and sleep until it was clear enough to move onto the next house that participated in the Underground Railroad (Crew). Slaves would continue going from house to house every chance they got‚ hoping they would not get caught and that they would eventually make it back up to a slave free state. Although many awful things could happen to the families of the people that helped the slaves go through the
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many people and dictates their place in the world. For some‚ religion is their very being‚ people turn to this outlet to explain existence‚ creation‚ and the purpose of life. Religion is “home” (23)‚ and like Ortiz’s “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been‚” shapes their mannerisms‚ thoughts‚ and lifestyles. The difference between religion and Connie’s shaping of identity‚ is regarding the source of direction. Muslims‚ Hindus. Christians‚ and Catholics look to preachers‚ books‚ and stories of old
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