Joyce Carol Oates’ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” is about a 15 year old girl named Connie. Connie is the dark blond haired girl who catches all the attention and knows she looks good. The story is somewhat journalistic in the sense that there are few extreme stylistic flourishes or complicated sentence structures. Oates’s spare style allows the images in the story to stand out in realistic coherence‚ in a way that makes one feel they have some unexplainable importance. “There’s your
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“You can’t change who you are. No matter how you struggle‚ some things will never change. And maybe they shouldn’t” (Thurman‚ Rob). “Identity is a powerful organizing presence in social life today” putting people into sections concerning likes and dislikes‚ culture and customs‚ separates them via social‚ economic and religious differences‚ identity makes a person‚ a person (Leve‚ Lauren). The character regarding one’s self is shaped by identity‚ how they view themselves‚ and largely how society
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Two jobs you have had When I was young‚ my mother usually asked me that “what job do you want to do in future?” and my answer is always “I would like to be a good teacher”. However‚ my enthusiasm for teaching has gradually changed during the passing time because I recognize myself from business. In my opinion‚ there are three different points between teaching and business as mentioned below. The first significant difference between business and teaching is personality. People say that “teaching
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The ambiguous resolutions of Where Are You Going Where Have You Been and The Night Rhonda Ferguson Was Killed is a coincidence that I found quite strange. In Where Are You Going Where Have You Been‚ the author doesn’t tell us what happens to Connie after Arnold Friend forces her to go with him. Does she die? Does she Live? Similarly‚ the Night Rhonda Ferguson Was Killed‚ the answer as to how Casandra will manage to overcome her friend’s sudden death and her life’s struggles remains to be open to
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story‚ “Where are you going where have you been?” Joyce Carol Oates describes the emotional ride of a fifteen year old girl‚ on the verge of becoming an adult and losing her innocence of mind and body along the way. She has a difficult time growing up and developing her own personality as they would have her react to her circumstances.“Everything about her bad two side to it‚ one for Home and one for anywhere that was not Home.” Connie feels that the best attribute that a girl can have is being pretty
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YOU’RE NEVER TOO OLD TO HAVE A DREAM! You are never too old to dream a new dream. Isn’t that a beautiful statement? Indeed‚ the thought of growing older is never appealing. Not only do we feel bad over the physical changes that take place‚ but with every passing year we look back and wonder what could have been. What could we have achieved if only we started getting serious about life when we were younger? What great things could we have done if only we had a good “start”? How sad it must
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CHAPTER 20 OPHTHALMIC SURGEONS IN HONGKONG (1891-92) * November 1891 to June 1892 - after the publication of El Filibusterismo‚ Rizal left Europe and lived in Hongkong. * His reason for living Europe are : * Life was unbearable in Europe due to his political differences with M.H. del Pilar and other Filipino in Spain. * To lead the propaganda movement in Hongkong * To be near to his beloved Philippines and family Farewell to Europe * On Oct. 3‚ 1891 (2 weeks after
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Academic Phrasebank The Academic Phrasebank is a copyright free general resource for academic writers. It aims to provide you with some of the phraseological "nuts and bolts" of writing under the headings below (see contents table). It was designed primarily for international students whose first language is not English. However‚ if you are a native speaker writer‚ you may still find parts of the material helpful. The phrases can be used simply to assist you in thinking about your writing
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famous hill resort in the country. This highland paradise still retains much of the charm of an English village. Being a primarily agricultural domain‚ you will find an abundance of vegetables and fruits farms here. Cameron Highlands is also the leading producer of flowers and tea in Malaysia. Be prepared for a lovely sight of extraordinary flowers you won’t see flourishing elsewhere in Malaysia! Located on the Titiwangsa Range at about 1500 metres above sea-level‚ the temperature here can drop to 16
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presence of many volcanoes and hot springs across Japan. If earthquakes occur below or close to the ocean‚ they may trigger tidal waves known as tsunami. Historic earthquakes Here is a brief history of earthquake in Japan. Many parts of this country have experienced devastating earthquakes and tidal waves in the past. The Great Kanto Earthquake‚ the worst in Japanese history‚ hit the Kanto plain around Tokyo in 1923 and resulted in the deaths of over 100‚000 people. In January 1995 a strong earthquake
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