Joyce Carol Oates’ "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?" the author goes into depth of the transition from being a carefree‚ innocent child to the complexity and uncertainty of the future when one becomes an adult. The message begins even before the story itself actually does. The title illustrates the passage of time in life such as the phrase "where are you going" refers to the question of what direction does one have for his own life. "Where have you been?" is a question which involves
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How do you interact with others? Are you accepted into a prestigious group? Or are you singled out? In these stories there have been many different personalities & groups they are all accepted indifferent ways In these excerpts”American flag stands for tolerance‚Texas V Johnson majority rule and What of the goldfish do you wish? All three have examples of acceptance that lay a very big role in the story‚each story has very different characters.A character in each has been accepted in some form
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At first glance‚ the story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol Oates seems like a regular story where a girl just has home problems like every other teenager. However‚ by looking more into the story you can see that the locations of where Connie is at‚ mean something different. In my opinion‚ I believe that the setting plays a significant role in the way Connie alternates her personality around her family and friends. When she is out with friends and not at home with family
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and attitudes and thoughts” (Schwartz). Also when the author makes a point to mention in detail items that have reflective surfaces they are inferring that there is a deeper meaning behind the reflection. In the short story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” by Joyce
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In Joyce Carol Oates’ "Where Are you Going‚ Where Have You Been"‚ Oates used figurative language to show the evil in Arnold Friend and how he as a Fiend tries to pull Connie into his corrupted world. The harsh reality that Oates includes in her story is that there are fiends that may seem like a friend around us like Arnold. By using figurative language Oates can create a fiend from what Seem to be a Friend. There are many hints that Joyce left to show that Arnold Friend is not a friend at all
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home. I miss you both dearly. I have been contemplating how to break some news to you about my position during these tough times. I am deeply sorry to put such a burden on you both‚ but I am now in the position to fight against the British. The other night‚ I attended the House of Burgesses to hear a patriot named Patrick Henry speak. Let me tell you if you were to hear this man speak and the points he made‚ you too would be persuaded into fighting the British. You cannot deny Henry’s moral credibility
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What Would You Do If You Won the Lottery If I won the lottery‚ the first thing I would do is go to my bank and put the money in my savings and invest it. Then I could add to it and be even‚ more rich. One thing I wouldn’t do is tell somebody‚ because they would tell somebody‚ then everyone would want my money. After I would have put it in the bank‚ I would spend some of it on a white‚ GTI Volk’s Wagon. German engineering‚ you can’t beat it. I think and dream about this car. I would
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"Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it." (Eisenhower as cited in Wiki Quote‚ 2005).Studies has shown through trying to identify or evaluate the difference among great leaders‚ mediocre leaders‚ and poor leaders. Today the eminent truth remains that now more than ever global success depends on skilled leader. (Friedman 2005) is quoted as saying‚ “Leadership can be thought of as a capacity to define oneself to others in a way that clarifies
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In “A Work in Progress” she didn’t care what others thought about her. “I refuse to hide something about myself that was true‚ and I refused to be embarrassed about something so that other people could feel more comfortable.” In “A Work in Progress” Aimee faces tragedy people judged her but she didn’t care what people thought. When Aimee told her dad otherwise her dad was surprised
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What Would You Do? Episode __ : Helping the Homeless I. Relate the video to conscience Conscience‚ as defined by the Merriam – Webster Dictionary‚ is “the part of the mind that makes you aware of your actions as being either morally right or wrong”. It’s that tiny voice inside your head that tells you if what you’re about to do‚ what you’re doing or what you’ve done is essentially right or not. A lot of people nowadays tend to ignore this for fear of being ridiculed or judged by other people‚ even
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