“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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my belief that good manners are infectious.As we all know‚smiles are infectious.So do good manners.First of all‚as we all live in a society‚we cannot escape the influence of others any more than we can escape the influence of the air that we breathe.Thus‚more or less‚showing good manners can have a positive effect on those around us.For example‚when other people are waiting outside politely for people in the elevator to get off first‚will you rush into the elevator?Or when you are in a library where
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Project: «Japanese Table Manners» Made by Oleh Hurskiy Group - 11 Say "Itadaki masu!" In Japan‚ you say "itadakimasu" ("I gratefully receive") before eating. O When eating from shared dishes‚ move some food from the shared plates onto your own with the opposite end of your chopsticks or with serving chopsticks that may be provided for that purpose. Chopsticks are used to eat most kinds of Japanese foods‚ with some exceptions. Some of the most important rules to remember when dining with
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In Joyce Carol Oates’ “‘Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?’ and Smooth Talk: Short Story into Film‚” Oates writes that Connie “An innocent young girl is seduced by way of her own vanity” and that “she confuses death for erotic romance” (419). Oates clearly defines her point when Connie first discovers Arnold Friend at the drive in diner. She catches Friend staring at her with a big smile and Connie “slit her eyes at him and turned away‚ but she couldn’t help looking back” (409). The fact
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(Younger‚ 1995‚ p. 69). “Beside Manner” is not a trait that every nurse starts out with or ends up with when they finish their career. I think that “bedside manner” is something that we learn and it continues to grow throughout our lives within our work and personal lives. I think that some people have a nurturing side that makes them want to care for patients and therefore compassion goes along with that. I think that as a nursing profession we are taught to know how to care for patients in a medical
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genius of past is seen in the words of Bhaskara I who said‚ “Aryabhatta is the master who‚ after reaching the furthest shores and plumbing the inmost depths of the sea of ultimate knowledge of mathematics‚ kinematics and spherics‚ handed over the three sciences to the learned world” The place-value system‚ first seen in the 3rd-century Bakhshali Manuscript‚ was clearly in place in his work. While he did not use a symbol for zero‚ the French mathematician Georges Ifrah explains that knowledge of zero
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Favorite Sin: Vanity In "Where are You Going‚ Where Have you Been?" Joyce Carol Oates uses an allegorical figure of evil to illustrate the theme of temptation. Oates alludes to hell through the character Arnold Friend‚ as the devil‚ and his victim Connie‚ who invites him in by committing one of the devil’s favorites sins: vanity. The narrator implies that Arnold Friend is Satan by giving certain clues that the reader can easily deduce. The name that Oates gives to the character is one hint to the
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How Lucky You Are Maybe you think your life sucks‚ but if you look at the bigger picture maybe you should be grateful? The story takes place in London and we are in modern day. We meet our main character Max who is bulking from school taking all for granted. At first we are on the bus with Max where he meets Ishraqi who is an Iranian trying to immigrate to England. Together they decide that Max can give Ishraqi a little guided tour in London‚ but this is interrupted when Ishraqi must go to
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readers? 2. In Scene 2‚ what does Duncan order Ross to do? 3. In Scene 3‚ why does Shakespeare most likely have the witches speak in rhyme instead of blank verse? 4. How does Macbeth show his ambition and curiosity about becoming king in Scene 3? 5. Duncan says to Macbeth‚ “Would thou hadst less deserved‚” in Scene 4‚ line 18. What does he mean by this? 6. How does Lady Macbeth know that Duncan is coming to her castle? 7. What does Lady Macbeth’s greeting in Scene 5‚ lines
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1 . How you responded to a significant challenge that you have encountered and what you learned in the process ? “ When life gives you lemons make lemonade” . This has become my motto in life and it is something I truly believe in . Life is full of challenges and it is our ability to deal with these challenges that makes us what we are and helps us to rise above adverse situations . When I look back upon my life I feel my growing up years have been the most challenging . My father had to move
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