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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Name: Đỗ Ngọc Thanh Nga Class: English 5 - Finance & Banking - K52 Code: 1313310075 Ha Noi‚ Friday‚ September 26‚ 2014 OUTLINE: SMOKING SHOULD BE BANNED IN PUBLIC PLACES Introduction: Hook: According to the statistics conducted by scientists‚ smoking is one of the most dangerous reasons that causes millions death every year. Background information: It causes lots of deleterious effects not only on smokers but also on non-smokers. Thesis statement: Therefore‚ smoking should‚ in my opinion
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“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 consider
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Mozart I was so lucky to have the opportunity to meet Mozart and learned a lot of how he started and his outstanding accomplishments. Mozart was the most accomplished European composer from this time period. He began composing his own music at the at age of 5 and he wrote his first opera at 12. He was very talented. Even though he lived short life‚ he still managed to succeed. He was considered one of the best composer of this time period. He composed for many different musical genres. In addition
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Although‚ I was able to find the articles in question but not without notable time consumed as well as frustration traverse the site. Subsequently‚ sometimes inquiries are effectively accomplished in person. Easterly’s article takes the approach in dealing with ‘Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?’ to be somewhat of a mythical with underlying evil tone. The story of an attractive adolescent girl left all alone at home while her family is absent is swayed into forsaking the safety of her home
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Would You Mind‚ Can I Have Your Facebook Password? Nikki Gardner Roberts Wesleyan College Social media has connected the entire world to one another. It has become a cornerstone of communication in the 21st century with websites such as Google‚ Instagram‚ Facebook‚ and Twitter to name a few. Since this large boom in social media usage in the past 10 years‚ many issues have arose with it as well. One of these issues was addressed and discussed in the essay‚ “Why Asking for a Job Applicant’s
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Violence in "You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me" "Our tears were the only thing we could control. So not crying felt like we had won something" (Sherman 175). To experience such a traumatic and painful series of events within ones a lifespan leaves the survivor emotionally detach. Sherman Alexie’s memoir‚ "You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me" gives readers a glimpse into Native American life from Sherman personal perspective. In Sherman Alexie memoir through these tragic moments readers can see
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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 doom. Connie meets Friend at
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EXPERIENCE DO YOU HAVE THAT YOU BELIEVE WILL MAKE YOU A SUCCESSFUL POST UNIVERSITY STUDENT My name is Leona Woolfe‚ I was born and raised in Jamaica Queens New York. My siblings and I were in the foster care system‚ at that time abuse was happening to children unfortunately a lot of issues were swept under the rug‚ we would just be moved again to another home until the age of 17 for me when we were let out of the system but the mental damage had already affected my family and it was left up to me to
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The story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol Oates shows the reader the self-created illusion that the main character Connie has created in order to better understand herself. Connie’s reality is altered as she has this dream that has manifested due to her desire for attention from others. Throughout the story there are many occurrences that support the idea that the entire story is a dream that was made up by Connie’s subconscious. Throughout the story‚ Arnold mentions many
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