seems to stop for just a moment‚ a single‚ beautiful moment where I feel like I can fly. Where I feel safe. Protected. But the moment always passes‚ and it flies away as quickly as it came. I turn to my mission and look down. The rushing river beckons to me. My final resting place. I take a deep breath. My knees bend and… “Skylar?” I hear a deep voice behind me. Shit‚ the cops are probably here again. I turn‚ ready to sprint away like always. But the voice behind me is not an officer.
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How Would You Describe Yourself? I am punctual‚ dependable and can be counted upon to finish what I start. I get a great deal of satisfaction from knowing that I have done something well and on time. For example‚ at my present job‚ I was given different work orders every day. It was my responsibility to finish the orders and make sure they all met quality and safety standards within a specific deadline. On occasion‚ I had to familiarize myself with the product and the production process. I was
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Dylan‚ or that he is just the mere imagination of a salacious daydream in a young girl’s mind. In Joyce Carol Oates acclaimed short story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?”‚ a 15-year-old girl named Connie‚ with ever growing feelings of attraction toward the opposite sex‚ has a vexing encounter with a middle-aged man who goes by the name Arnold Friend. You can’t talk about Arnold Friend‚ his train of thought‚ and intentions without talking about and understanding Connie’s character. In the
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Where Are You Smooth Talking? The saying goes the only difference between a tragedy and a comedy is the ending. Meaning no matter how tragic or comedic a story begins‚ the ending is what determines what type of story was told (thus what genre it falls in). This concept of endings is greatly exemplified through the comparison of the short story Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been by Joyce Carol Oates and the film the story was based on called Smooth Talk. Both works contain an abundance of similarities
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and Apple Know Where You Are‚ Maybe Bethella Sam Phillips Grantham University BA515 Abstract Location-based tracking is becoming more and more common due to the ever changing technological advances in the world today. Gone are the days where no one knew your location unless they were physically with you. Today‚ location-based tracking seems like the new trend in society with companies such as Foursquare and EchoEcho. Some wonder what makes a person use services like this to share with
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There is still a part of me that hopes every day that you’re alive and I haven’t found you yet. I will have searched the far corners of the earth before I let myself believe you dead. I dream of you every night‚ then wake with the bitter taste of regret fresh in my mouth. You abandoned me. You have marooned me on this earth‚ and it is dark without your light by my side. All that fills my mind is when you were still beside me. I distinctly recall one summer when we were not quite children anymore
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“Where are you from?” a question which to normal teenagers may claim one‚ possibly two answers that all but define who they are. Be it morally‚ religiously‚ or sewn into their traits and personalities‚ society widely considers a person’s home to be at the center of who they are‚ yet what is it like for a child who cannot relate to one home‚ two‚ or even three‚ but instead ten different locations before the age of eighteen? This is the answer to that question‚ the story of who I am. Setting off
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As people get more and more busy with their life stlyle and career‚ they tend to go out and eat food from restuarants or other food stall. But I for one still prefer to come home‚ prepare and eat my food at home. I have always enjoyed cooking for other people and let them praise me for it. It has been an extra bonus because I find cooking theraputic as well. After coming from a exhausting day of work from the office‚ it is fun to be your own boss in the kitchen. I can do whatever I want to do
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What will happen to you? Every person comes face to face at some point in life with vital decisions. Some of the decisions are minor ones‚ while others can bring turning points in life. In Joyce Carol Oates’ "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?" she displays a particular instant in the main character’s life. This character‚ Connie was caught in the difficult transition from her youth and innocence to a doubtful future. Throughout the story Connie alternates between two very different sides
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inquisitive plot that causes the reader to question events in the story‚ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” She develops this story featuring a girl named Connie‚ who has an encounter with a boy at a restaurant that she doesn’t know. “He wagged a finger and laughed and said‚ “Gonna get you‚ baby‚” and Connie turned away…” (Oates 210). Startled Connie only saw this boy once that night‚ but the story goes on‚ and a few days later he comes to her house where she learns that the boy’s name is “Arnold
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