“Where are you going‚ where have you been” by Joyce Carol Oates In the short story‚ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been‚” author Joyce Carol Oates depicts the main character as a fifteen year old daydreamer. Her name is Connie‚ and she is obsessed with her appearance. Connie’s mother constantly teases her about looking in the mirror and always obsessing over her looks. Connie believes her mother does this because her own looks have faded. Connie has an older sister‚ June. June is constantly
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Impact of organizational culture on the commitment: relationship between levels of organizational culture with commitment Muhammad Suleman Sabir‚ Adeel Razzaq and Muhammad Yameen Abstract Organizational culture enhances the commitment of employees toward organizational goal. I focused on three levels of organizational culture; surface level‚ espoused values and assumptions values relationship with organization commitment whether it form of emotional attachment of employees or obligations for
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The story “Where are you going‚ where have you been?”‚ written by Joyce Carol Oates‚ is a psychological thriller. It contains many elements throughout the story that the reader can only attempt to understand. This story can affect one on many different levels. It can cause one to be lost in thought‚ stuck on the complexity of the 15-year-old main character. It can forever creep one out by the unforgettable traits of the main antagonist. All the while employing many hidden meanings into the story
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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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Need help with this……Write a 1-page essay about the following: As we have discussed‚ there are four sociological explanations of racial-ethnic inequality (page 192 - table 10.3). They are: Functionalist‚ Conflict‚ Feminist and Symbolic Interactionist. • Which theory do you find the most persuasive? Why? "Feminism" is about equality of the sexes‚ and activism to achieve such equality for women. Not all feminist theorists have agreed about how to achieve that equality and what equality looks like
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Q1: Do you think Laura is justified in her response to her organization culture? Why or why not? Answer: Yes I think Laura is justified in her response to her organization. Laura explained very clearly how the managers act at the workplace. Emotions prevalent: anger‚ hated toward other people‚ other staff members and managers did not appreciate the work done by the employees. Therefore the response of Laura towards her organization was the result of the prevalent work
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Charles Schmid‚ the serial killer that Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been? was based on‚ would try to look like Elvis Presley to lure girls to him. Music is a motif that shows up in the story multiple times. Joyce Carol Oates uses music to show Connie’s comfort‚ emotion‚ and the bait that lured Connie to Arnold. First of all‚ Oates uses it to show when Connie feels comfortable. For example‚ “... the music was always in the background‚ like music at a church service‚ it was something to depend
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19‚ 2017 Write about a privilege you have earned. A privilege I have earned is going to school and working. I can’t work and go to school without my daca because I am not a citizen. The daca allows me to work and have an education. If I did not have the daca I couldn’t work or be in the united states. I have to follow all the rules that they provide me with which is to follow the law. I have to do background checks every 2 years and renew my work permit that I have to work and do other things. I’ve
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Have you ever experienced falling in love? How do you know if you’re in love? Does age really matter when you fall in love? What does love feel like? These are some of the questions asked by teenagers like me. I‚ as a teenager‚ admit that I have loved someone‚ and have been loved back. At first‚ I didn’t know that‚ but I woke up one morning and realized that I was in love with him. I taught myself that time that I was too young for love since I was just 15 years old back then‚ but in
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Have you ever been in class and your teacher assigns a group assignment? What’s the first thing that comes to mind? Usually‚ students wonder whether they’ll work with their friends and slack off or work with someone who is willing to actually do their part in the group. This is the case in many group assignments. There are many benefits to working with a group to complete an assignment‚ but there are also some disadvantages that may well‚ in the end‚ hinder you and the group as a whole. One of
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