The story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been” is essentially about a young woman’s strive for independence‚ which eventually leads to conflict. Girls today appear as mature women and in addition‚ are put into adult situations sometimes unwillingly. Oates portrays a social issue that relates to this current society by using symbolism and characterization while taking the reader on a journey throughout the thoughts and feelings of a teenage girl. There are two main symbols the author uses
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In “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” Connie is trying really hard to be an adult. Part of being an adult for her‚ involves having men be sexually attracted to her. However‚ there is just one problem. Connie is still a teenager‚ therefore she remains dependent on adults and her family. Despite the constraints of still being a child for all intents and purposes‚ Connie does her best to assert her independence and being adult. Connie actually works pretty hard on trying to show that she
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Women “Why can’t a woman be more like a man?" It’s a humorous question asked by Professor Henry Higgins in a show-stopping song from the Broadway musical My Fair Lady. But Higgins would sing quite a different tune if the subject was longevity. When it comes to life span‚ why can’t a man be more like a woman?” (Harvey Simons‚ 2004) Women do indeed live longer than men. But why? And can men do anything to catch up? “Do women live longer than men because they are less affected by the social gradient
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I also saw that most of the questions asked were not only relevant to the selection ‚ but also aided in my understanding of the text. Questions: 1.What were John Cotton’s views on segregation within the community? 2.Why was Anne Hutchinson preaching to men considered such a “taboo” practice? 3.Evaluate the motivation behind the mistreatment of
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Did men and women have benefit equally from the Renaissance period. The renaissance was an era of a rebirth in art‚ sciences‚ human rights and more. However was there a difference for women’s rights during the Renaissance era? This essay will be addressing two areas; economic opportunities‚ and role in society‚ and will determine that During the Renaissance period men and women did not benefit equally. Throughout this era women were given little opportunity to work and were treated differently
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What do you think of “Westernization” in Malaysia? Provide argument and examples. Nowadays‚ we can see there is a lot of westernization in Malaysia. People in Malaysia like to copy the style from western country because they think that country more develop than our country. From my point of view‚ westernization in Malaysia give disadvantages rather than good thing. The westernization gives bad impact to the Malaysian people especially teenagers because we can see that teenagers today have lack
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Drink me. That’s all the instructions the vial containing a lime green substance told him to do. Slivers of information about this mysterious vial. That’s the only information Gatsby gave me‚ causing me to question the veracity of his story. The story Gatsby told me one day after we returned from the city after a day of cruising in his yellow Duesenberg. “You know old pal‚ I was there the day of Daisy and Tom’s wedding‚” remarked Gatsby‚ out of the blue as we walked across his flower dusted lawn
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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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SO GREAT Why do we think we are so great? When all we have to do‚ Is stand upon a mountainside‚ Which dwarfs both me and you! Just take the time to really see‚ That cascading waterfall A snow clad range of mountains‚ A flower‚ a bird‚ a tree Take the time to smell the earth When a shower has washed it clean‚ The sweetest scent is new mown hay‚ Or newly cut grass‚ velvet and green Watch the new born lambs at play‚ Or‚ see an eagle rise and soar‚ Hear the whales resounding song‚ Or‚ listen
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I will investigate reasons why people work and why people would be in business. I will investigate advantages and disadvantages looking at limited companies to being self employed and working within the public and private sector’s. My Investigation will be mainly constructed around my parents. My dad was a self employed builder for about fifteen years and has in the last few years become a limited company. My mum is a personal services assistant for the NHS and has been for around eight years. I am
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