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    It all happened on a warm sunny saturday morning in “Where are you going. Where have you been’’ by Joyce Carry Oates. It started with an unfamiliar car bouncing along Connie’s long drive way. When she first heard the car she rushed to the window excitedly‚ frantically fixing her hair. Making sure she looked good‚ seemed to be an insecure habit for Connie. She saw an uninvited boyish looking man who was situated in the car parked now in her driveway. There was a tension of unease about the boyish

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    Censorship: To censor‚ or not to censor? What is Censorship? Censor-ship- The practice of officially examining books‚ movies‚ etc.‚ and suppressing unacceptable parts. This is the Merriam-Webster definition of censorship. However some may argue that this vague definition sheds little light on the many cases of censorship. People against censorship such as English scholars would argue that censorship is far more complex than the definition that Merriam – Webster has offered. Those against censorship

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    Vijay Dorasami English 1102-002 Professor Bruce 09/30/2014 Joyce Carol Oates wrote a short story called “where are you going‚ where have you been?” One of the main character in the short story is a fifteen year old girl whose name is Connie. Connie was self-absorbed by her beauty‚ and would not listen when her mom try to council her. She rejects the role of daughter to develop her sexual persona‚ which increase when she is away from her family and home. Connie concerns were to become a young adult

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    Joyce Carol Oates’s “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been” conveys the theme of good vs. evil through Connie and Arnold by creating a sympathetic character and using symbolism‚ creating a fine line between the protagonist and the antagonist. In this short story‚ the antagonist Arnold Friend is a seducting creep that seduces young‚ innocent girls to “go on a date with him”. While he is at the protagonist‚ Connie’s‚ house‚ he is persuading Connie by telling her all about herself‚ including his

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    CENSORSHIP Abstract Censorship is a means by which families and governments can filter exactly what the user is able to access. Some argue that censorship is necessary given all the questionable content in the world while others believe that censorship is a violation of free speech and expression. There are some that even feel as if “the powers that be” use censorship as a means of controlling the world. We will explore from different aspects what censorship is‚ how we are affected by it‚ and

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    Mulvaneys Joyce Carol Oates caught the hearts and attention of many when she wrote We Were the Mulvaneys. Oates was born during the Great Depression‚ a time when feminism and gender played a big role in her life. (Powers 333). Even as a small child‚ she enjoyed writing. She majored in English and eventually earned her master’s degree. Shortly after‚ she taught at the University of Detroit‚ University of Windsor‚ and at Princeton. Aside from her teaching career‚ she also wrote several novels. Oates wrote

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    Censorship is the control of information and or ideas from an individual or a group. Music‚ movies‚ books‚ television‚ mail‚ news‚ radio‚ art‚ theatre and the internet are censored. Some things that can be found though these varies things can be harmful if it gets in the wrong hands. Censorship is a good way of controlling what some people consider to be bad or offensive‚ and some people feel that censorship is a way that the government can control us as a society. Censorship in my opinion is

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    Phil Turner Philosophy 02/14/2012 Censorship Should the government censor media‚ literature‚ and the internet? Censorship has been a major controversy in the United States even before it was country. In 1734 a New York newspaper printer‚ John Peter Zenger‚ publicly bashed the current ruler at the time and was imprisoned. He was defended by Alexander Hamilton who made his famous speech “truth can ’t be libel.” This case led to freedom of speech to be added to the Declaration of Independence

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    Blakely Honors English Comp. II April 23‚ 2010 Censorship; A Child’s Daily Vitamin It can be alleged that American children are addicted to television. However‚ some television programs repeatedly expose children to obscenity-laden language and casual sex related situations. The influence that this type of viewing poses on school-age children must be monitored. The argument surrounding media censorship and children has been widely disputed. Censorship‚ by the Merriam-Webster Dictionary definition

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    Censorship‚ Education‚ and Ignorance in Fahrenheit 451 Adam La Fleur English 1oth Grade Mr. Tyler November 13‚ 2012 What does censorship mean in the book Fahrenheit 451 and what role does it play in the society? Censorship is the suppression of speech and public communication on a society because the government thinks it is bad for their people. Ray Bradbury illustrates that the government of this time uses censorship to control their people to believe that books should be burned and

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