In Joyce Carol Oates’ “‘Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?’ and Smooth Talk: Short Story into Film‚” Oates writes that Connie “An innocent young girl is seduced by way of her own vanity” and that “she confuses death for erotic romance” (419). Oates clearly defines her point when Connie first discovers Arnold Friend at the drive in diner. She catches Friend staring at her with a big smile and Connie “slit her eyes at him and turned away‚ but she couldn’t help looking back” (409). The fact
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person is put in an incredibly horrifying situation where the outcome is unpredictable many physical and emotional changes take place. Joyce Carol Oates’s story "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?" places Connie‚ a typical teenager‚ in this situation. Throughout the story‚ occasionally using religious undertones‚ Connie’s language of a typical teenager gradually changes‚ from calm and somewhat curious to nervous and terrified. Early in the story on a Sunday morning‚ Connie’s family
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Matt Merritt Professor Smith English 102 13 September 2012 Arnold Friend’s Identity in Joyce’s “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” In the story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been‚” Joyce Oates portrays Connie as a beautiful young woman that is being coerced by a man‚ whom she doesn’t know‚ to come outside and go for a ride in his car. Who is this man that calls himself Arnold Friend? What does he represent? Looking at the things that Arnold Friend says and does will help to discover
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purpose‚ both manager and secretary show positive attitude towards training In the pie chart‚ health and safety occupies 30 hours‚ followed by interpersonal skill with 15 hours. Meanwhile‚ although 5 hours lower than interpersonal skill‚ technical purpose doubles career development in the amount of training time. In the bar chart‚ above 60% of secretary group believe that training is important for job and a good excuse for a change whereas less than 10% of this group see it as a waste of time
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"My writing" Writing is a long‚ complicated process‚ which requires a lot of effort‚ while it seldom yields the feeling of relief and pride. As the result‚ many students‚ including myself‚ perceive writing as an arduous task which has to be carried out from the first day of school. In this paper‚ I would like to consider why writing skill is so difficult to acquire and to point some of the most common difficulties which students have to deal with the writing task. In the first place‚ I would
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When writing an assignment for class my approach is simple; Research‚ prewriting‚ rough draft‚ editing‚ and final draft. Whether or not the assignment has a topic that is picked for me or I have to pick it myself I make sure I do my search. When I feel that I have all the information necessary I then start with an outline. When my outline is complete I then start forming my paper by free writing by writing nonstop until I run out of things to write about. I then organize my paper by weaving out the
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During collaborative writing processes there are certain advantages and disadvantages. There are times that an individual writing process may better suit the information being written. Such advantages of a collaborative writing process are combined ideas “two heads are better than one”‚ a shared workload‚ and a greater array of skills and opinions. Combined ideas from collaborative writing may offer different views and expertise on specific topics; individuals within the group may also present new
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Have you ever been to a college class? Did that class only consist of two exams‚ a midterm and a final throughout the entire semester? How much stress did you feel around the time those exams came around? These are the types of problems that Patrick O’Malley argues against in his essay “More Testing‚ More Learning”. In this essay‚ O’Malley takes the stand presenting the fact that there are courses in college that provide infrequent testing. He lets it be known that this is not the most effective
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Change Your Own Oil In order to keep your car running well‚ you must regularly change your oil and oil filter. This involves draining the old oil‚ changing the oil filter‚ replacing the oil with clean oil‚ and disposing of the old oil. The equipment required includes four to six liters of oil‚ a socket wrench‚ a funnel‚ an oil filter‚ a car jack‚ an oil catch-pan‚ and oil rags or paper towels. The first step in changing your oil is to place the car jack under the frame of the car and lift it
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Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been? “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?”‚ is one of Joyce Carol Oates best short stories. Oates shows the reader what it is like to take things for granted and make mistakes through the main character‚ Connie. Throughout this story‚ Connie finds her identity and grows as a woman. In “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?”‚ Joyce Carol Oates shows us the struggle of a young woman dealing with her family‚ sexuality‚ and common mistakes that can be made
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