Where have you Been Smooth Talking? In the short story Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been? By Joyce Carol Oates‚ the lifestyle of protagonist Connie is described. Connie was a typical 15-year-old. She was outgoing‚ fun‚ and social. She had the worst relationship with her mother and her relationship with her father was not explained because he was not home much. Connie’s main concern was boys; she would do anything to meet up with them. That is not always a good idea because you never know
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Who do you first approach when you are down? Your friends? Is it really impossible to live without them? Is it necessary to make friends in the first place?Firstly‚ friends can help you develop character. With their company‚ they are able to influence you to become similar like them. For example‚ a teenager hangs around with good friends that are interested in studying. When the teenager is having problems in studies‚ his friends are able to help with places he is in doubt. Friends are also able
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Traditional Roles of a Man and Woman in Today’s Society Introduction The roles of men and women have changed dramatically in today’s society. Women started entering to the workforce during the World War I. They might have not been willing to participate to the workforce‚ but it broke into women’s possibilities. How important was the role of women during the World War I. The early rush of volunteers and later the conscription of men led to a shortage of manpower on the home front. Women‚ already
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Danette Willis June 15‚ 2013 English 11238A A Masterpiece in Disguise The first line of Oates literary work “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been” indicates that the conclusion to Connie’s existence may have come to a terrible end. In the short story‚ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been” written by Joyce Carol Oates‚ the story takes you on a journey through the eyes of a helpless girl‚ who‚ as shown by the three opening words‚ came to a very unfortunate collapse. This particular
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Week Nine Race and Your Community I live in Champaign‚ Illinois where the current population is 81‚055 (as reported in 2010 in the U.S. Census). Our town has a variety of different people of different races and who may look alike‚ and also look very different from one another. I am African American‚ and there are a lot of other women in this town who are of the same race and have the same skin complexion. I have also been told plenty of times I look like someone else‚ and have even been mistaken
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everybody’s life . Without technology ‚ many things would not be able to materialize . As for me ‚ technology has made my life more enjoyable and easy . What is technology ? Technology is a body of knowledge devoted to creating tools ‚ processing actions and extracting of materials . In my life there have many great changes in technology . Many of these changes have affected my life greatly . They have made it both
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A key part of engaging in sociology is to adopt a sociological viewpoint or ’think sociologically’. Etymologically‚ sociology is the ’study of society’ but this doesn’t differentiate sociology from other forms of social study. Hence‚ many begin to describe thinking sociologically by what it is not - it is not thinking politically‚ thinking anthropologically‚ thinking historically or thinking psychologically‚ for example (Berger 1966: 11-36; Reiss 1968: 2-3). Others try to determine the nature of
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The protagonist of Joyce Carol Oates’s “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” is a vain and stubborn girl named Connie. Fifteen years old‚ she believes beauty is everything and is nothing short of rebellious‚ maintaining two different personas: one for at home with her family and one for going out with her friends. One night out with her girl friends‚ Connie spots a young man watching her. He promises to come get her. The next day‚ the man comes to Connie’s house‚ keeping his word‚ and spends
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Canada is well known for its diversity and well-rounded society in terms of varying cultures‚ ethnicities‚ traditions‚ etc. But was our nation always like this? And‚ what goes on beneath the surface of this “diversity-embracing” facade? The article The Long History of “Go Back to Where You Came from” in Canada by Michael Fraiman delves into Canada’s history of unjust immigration policies‚ xenophobic societal attitudes and the path to cultivating a multicultural atmosphere. Fraiman adequately reports
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I believe that all individuals have free will. They have the ability to choose their desired path‚ but what influences their decisions is the environment that surround them. The values and characteristics that individuals develop over time are influenced by their family‚ culture‚ and society. Individuals have free will‚ but because of their influences they are encouraged to choose what family‚ society‚ or their culture tells them what to do. It is up to the individual to either go with or against
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