In David Ives’ short one-act comedy play Sure Thing he examines a number of variations in which a conversation between a man and woman could take place. The theme‚ setting‚ plot‚ and characters in this play are essential to the understanding and captivation of the audience. With every exchange of conversation there is the ability to regain a fresh start by getting a second chance to make a good impression. The main themes in Sure Thing are a fresh start and second chances as symbolized by the
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The Devil’s 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
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Joyce Carol Oates’s story "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?" places Connie‚ a typical teenager‚ in this situation. Throughout the story‚ occasionally using religious undertones‚ Connie’s language of a typical teenager gradually changes‚ from calm and somewhat curious to nervous and terrified. Early in the story on a Sunday morning‚ Connie’s family leaves to go to a family barbeque down the street. Connie is left by herself and chooses to wash her hair instead of going to church
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How to choose a good roommate Today‚ numerous people share rooms with their roommates everywhere. I used to live with roommates when I studied in university and worked in big cities. This phenomenon is very common currently. Many students live with other classmates in one dormitory on campus; some workers share the room with other people in big city because of the high rent fee; the others who living with someone else would feel safety and take care of each other. So‚ for these people‚ it is very
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Are you happy with yourself? I honestly cannot imagine living in a house‚ in a society where I have not been encouraged to be the best in all things I do. I honestly cannot imagine my mother helping me with my homework‚ my father getting me a tutor in maths. I honestly cannot imagine my family constantly telling me to work hard for what I want. I honestly cannot imagine being encouraged to be the best in all things I do. Unfortunately‚ not everyone is encouraged to achieve what might be deemed
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My topic for Survey is the opinions of men and women on the idea of women one day being admitted into the NBA. I have given out twenty surveys to people at my workplace and there are ten women and ten men who I am surveying. I will interview two of these people one male and one female. The reason why I am going to survey and then interview is because I would like to see the survey takers reaction to the questions on the survey. I want to see an in-depth reaction that I couldn’t possibly see from
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How Can You Help the Earth to Survive? Try to imagine living in a world where weather conditions‚ like hail the size of oranges or hurricanes with unseen wind force‚ are reality. In the movie “The Day After Tomorrow”‚ scenes with disastrous weather conditions like the one mentioned above‚ are shown as a result of greenhouse effect and global warming‚ if they continue to increase. Fortunately‚ what the movie shows us is not very realistic‚ and the outrageous weather conditions are most likely never
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Everyone thinks that none of the stories they hear will happen to them. They think they are invincible. “So You Think You Are Going to Live Forever?” is a presentation by Officer Pete Collins to a group of high school students. It was taken in 1990 to lower the level of those who drink and drive. Sadly‚ the rate of drinking has gone up. In this essay‚ it will explain what beer commercials don’t. Alcohol is advertized every day. They are the leading category in commercial advertisements today. However
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Friend. In the short story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?‚” Joyce Carol Oates used the interaction between her two main character‚ to reveal the internal fear and conflict of a fifteen year old girl maturing into a young woman. Oates chooses narrate her story in the third person giving us a glimpse in to Connie’s thoughts‚ her lonely isolation form her family‚ and her daydreams of boys and love songs. Connie’s negative‚ always nagging mother makes her fear growing up and being miserable
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In the 1960s‚ when Oates wrote “Where Are You Going . . . ‚” a social revolution was happening. American women were asserting their rights and independence from men‚ and they were claiming their sexuality in a way they had never done before. One frequently discussed topic was adolescence and the struggles and anxieties that many young girls endured as they lost their sexual innocence and became adult women. Feeling undervalued in their homes and relationships with men‚ women questioned their role
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