What famous place would you like to visit? I would like to visit most famous places in all around the world but visiting New York city is more interesting and useful for me. That visiting New York City plays a positive role in my life is an undeniable fact. Should I realize the advantages of visiting there in my career‚ I will ponder over it much more scrupulously. I do believe that visiting New York City is really entertaining‚ exciting and useful for me‚ and these are my justifications. To begin
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once born with and the moment when one realizes that not everything in the world is the way it was thought to be‚ the world crumbles into pieces‚ but how does it happen? Joyce Carol Oates portrays an amazing detailed moment of theft of chastity‚ or at least what is left of it‚ in "Where Are You Going‚ Where have You Been?" With symbolic imagery‚ major bibliomancy‚ and extreme personal conflict Oates easily manages to get her point across of the complete loss of innocence. A constant image that is
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Maria Bustos Instructor: Ms. Cowart English 102 February‚ 4‚ 2015 Short Story Essay #1 “Where are you going‚ Where have you been” The short story about Connie deals with the experience of a young girl that is haunted by her good looks and cryptic behaviors. Inspired by a Life article of a serial killer‚ Oates created the story to: “It was not the number of murders that intrigued me‚ but the disturbing fact that a number of teenagers –from “good” families—aided and abetted his crimes” (Oates
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The Fantasy of Life In the novels The Great Gatsby and "Where Are You Going and Where Have You Been" authors F. Scott Fitzgerald and Joyce Carol Oates show a theme of fantasy versus reality to convey a deeper meaning within their novels. They express this theme using characters such as Gatsby‚ Connie‚ Daisy and Arnold Friend within the stories. Through these characters lives and experiences the theme is created connecting both stories. The theme of fantasy versus reality is used to a great extent
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In order to survive all the body systems in an animal need to function together. In all there are 10 major human body systems. Three of these systems are the skeletal system‚ muscular system‚ and the digestive system. The skeletal system supports and protects our inner organs. Without it we would be like a big bowl of jello‚ and your organs would get glopped by the rest of your body. Our bones make it possible to move. To help us move better we have four different types of joints. A joint is where
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used Kohlberg’s development stages to analyze the personal code of ethics she had already established. In the compliance work that she does‚ there is definite insight that legal and moral points of view conflict. She does have a professional code of ethics. It applies to her job in its entirety. In the code there is an obligation to the public‚ the organization for which she works‚ and the profession. Her professional code and personal code do not differ; rather‚ the ethics of her workplace and her
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speech is where you would like to live ──in the city or in the countryside? I think I am the very person to offer the answer because I used to live in the countryside and I am now living in the city. So it’s easy for me to make a comparison. As the saying goes‚ every coin has two sides. When you hear this question you may be aware that there are advantages and disadvantages of living in either place. What’s good about living in the city? First‚ it’s very convenient. You don’t have to travel a long
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In Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been Joyce Carol Oates uses compelling themes to convey real life issues to the readers. She also exploits many references to well know fairytales through symbols and motifs. This short story shares the theme of good versus evil to the fairytales Cinderella‚ Rapunzel and Snow White. The theme of evil is first expressed through Connie’s and Cinderella’s afflictions with their sisters that shape the essence of sibling rivalry. Like Cinderella‚ Connie’s sister
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“Have You Got A Positive Attitude Yet?” “Between the optimist and the pessimist‚ the difference is droll. The optimist sees the doughnut; the pessimist the hole!”‚ says Oscar Wilde. One has to read between these lines in order to understand what they mean. The meaning is simple: There are two ways to look at things one is with a positive attitude and another with a negative one. A positive attitude leads to some opportunity or solutions and negative one clouds ones thoughts eventually making it
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In the short story Where Are you Going Where Have You been‚the main character Connie is very promiscuous and struggles with finding herself. Joyce Carol Oates takes the reader on a journey of teen rebellion turned tragic and uses Connie to show that becoming independent is not easy. Throughout the story you can interpret that Connie felt vulnerable and neglected by her family and friends. Her mother always talked about how she should be more like her older sister‚ Jane “she was so plain and chunky
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