Homework #2 Due date: Feb. 25th (Due in the beginning of the class) Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question. (Multiple choice question are worth 1 point each) 1) An advantage of the establishment survey over the household survey of the labor market is that the establishment survey A) is based on actual payrolls‚ rather than on unverified answers. 2) In March 2009‚ the Seattle Post-Intelligencer newspaper converted to an online-only format. In
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In her essay‚ Where are you going‚ Where have you been‚ Joyce Carol Oates‚ underscores the importance of communication to develop her story. Both the presence and absence of communication are utilized in the evolution of Oates’ purpose. The author relates each of her subjects to archetypal characters in order to firmly cast them into a category. Through careful consideration of detail‚ Oates’ offers a particular understanding of Connie’s relationship with her parents and the world around Connie.
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adulthood is frustrating and confusing‚ and in most adolescents‚ is filled with apprehension and anxiety. For the protagonist Connie‚ this distress is expressed in her dreamlike encounter with Arnold Friend. In the short story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?‚” Joyce Carol Oates used the interaction between her two main character‚ to reveal the internal fear and conflict of a fifteen year old girl maturing into a young woman. Oates chooses narrate her story in the third person giving
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Language of Terror When a 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
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This paper will argue that when you are deceased malicious were rumors spread about you‚ and does affect your well-being. I will also address the situation of how well-being changes after you have died. Imagine that after you die‚ people spread malicious rumors about you so that everyone comes to believe that you were a terrible person. Does this affect your well-being? If it does‚ how do you explain how your well-being can change after you have died? Now first of all‚ let me address the situation
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Do you believe in ghosts? Ghosts‚ a hypothetical subject widely opened to the skepticism of us humans. In reference to Wikipedia‚ the definition of ghosts is “a ghost is the soul or spirit of a deceased person or animal that can appear‚ in visible form or other manifestation‚ to the living.” In my opinion‚ ghosts do exist. Of course they do. The existence of ghosts can be proved by unexplainable paranormal activities. Nevertheless‚ they have a strong connection with religions‚ explaining the
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The dramatic irony of “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” conveys the tone of warning about temptation. Connie’s situation is that she does not feel appreciated at home and uses her looks and actions to get attention and appreciation from boys even if it is short-term. She is self-conscious about her looks and is constantly worried about how other people perceive her. Friend’s fantasy is that Connie will willingly go with him and be his “lover” (605) even before he officially met her. The
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“Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” Paper “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” is a short story that poses many questions centered around the protagonist‚ Connie and the antagonist Arnold Friend and his “comrade” Ellie. The fate of Connie at the end of the story is still up for debate after all these years after the story was published in 1966. The main question posed is who actually is Arnold Friend? Is he the devil or something else? The answer may never be fully known but in
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Paradigm In Joyce Carol Oates’ short story‚ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” we follow the main character Connie as she faces an inner transformation. The author introduces Connie as a vain and inexperienced adolescent who seems to daydream about things she doesn’t quite understand as she has more of a naive idea of what adulthood is all about. She takes pleasure in having control over everyone and everything around her. These ideas as well as her security are shaken when the liminal enters
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Innocence “Where Are You Going Where Have You Been?” presents many themes and symbols to the reader. One that jumped out at me while reading the story was the overall feeling of innocence. Joyce Carol Oates shows us innocence from the very beginning of the story to the end where Connie loses self-control and power. From the first paragraph of the story we learn that Connie is a young fifteen year old who longs for attention and acceptance. I was able to relate to the story better when I paused
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