In Joyce Carol Oates’ "Where Are you Going‚ Where Have You Been"‚ Oates used figurative language to show the evil in Arnold Friend and how he as a Fiend tries to pull Connie into his corrupted world. The harsh reality that Oates includes in her story is that there are fiends that may seem like a friend around us like Arnold. By using figurative language Oates can create a fiend from what Seem to be a Friend. There are many hints that Joyce left to show that Arnold Friend is not a friend at all
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Joyce Carol Oates’ story‚ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” is initially about a teen (Connie) who is going through the beginning phases of teen life‚ playing into the stereotype of an image-conscious teen. She is recalcitrant with her parents‚ sneaks off to start hanging out with boys‚ et cetera. About a third of the way through the story‚ a man that she had seen earlier at the diner shows up to take her out for a drive‚ and the situation goes downhill as she asks him more and more questions
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Did you ever have any field trips? I hope so‚ because they are very influential in the lives of students and teachers alike. Learning and the learning experience are enhanced during field trips. Field trips also help develop social skills. Field trips are an integral part of America’s school system and are important in so many ways. During life we are influenced by many things. Field trips belong with those many things. A field trip to a zoo may inspire a child to become a veterinarian
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Have You Lost Your Nut Graph? If you have‚ then I know a way you can get it back. On the other hand‚ if you don’t know what a nut graf is‚ you wouldn’t know that you had never had it in the first place‚ right? A nut graf‚ is a concise‚ catchy‚ sharp‚ and highly targeted opening sentence‚ designed to grab your readers’ attention instantly and to hook them to your post. In journalism this first‚ catchy‚ highly targeted opening sentence is called a nut graf (graph)‚ and is a summary of‚ or the
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Joyce Carol Oates’s “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been” conveys the theme of good vs. evil through Connie and Arnold by creating a sympathetic character and using symbolism‚ creating a fine line between the protagonist and the antagonist. In this short story‚ the antagonist Arnold Friend is a seducting creep that seduces young‚ innocent girls to “go on a date with him”. While he is at the protagonist‚ Connie’s‚ house‚ he is persuading Connie by telling her all about herself‚ including his
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‘Snowball would have made a better leader than Napoleon.’ Do you agree? ‘Animal Farm’ is a novel based on the Russian Revolution‚ about a group of animals wanting to rebel against man. Snowball a smart‚ fair and strong leader gets ruled over by Napoleon‚ an unfair and selfish leader. This was the first error in the rebellion. Snowball would have defiantly made a better leader than Napoleon. The reasons for this are that he educated the animals‚ had future economic plans and knew how to keep a
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Directorie to the Gentlemen Readers by Lodge. Referring to his novel Lode writes if you like it‚ so. Shakespeare changed the title to As You Like It because that has more charm. Also‚ the saying As You Like It implies the freedom of thought and indefference to censure that the characters express throughout the play. Another line of thought is that Shakespeare did not have a title for the play. It was named As You Like It meaning that the audience could title it and think of it as they wished. Actually
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Have you lived up to your family’s expectations of you? I believe I have lived up to my parent’s expectations. My parents have always set realistic expectations of my brother and I. My mother is a Certified Nursing Assistant and my father works in construction. My mother would always say to us‚ “Do not be like me‚ do better than me”. So at a young age I took that quote and I ran with it. She wanted us to be smart‚ determined and independent members of society. I wanted to make my parents proud
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