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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MY SPEECH ON 3 THINGS THAT I WOULD CHANGE IN THE WORLD. War is violence. Violence is hatred. Hatred is FEAR... Fear is something that can be cured easily‚ to not fear someone is to be friends with them and care for them‚ to form as one which is the way the earth should be. War on the other hand is the complete opposite. Careless actions and fear are what make up war. War in the past has had a catastrophic effect on the way we think‚ live and feel. For example World War 2‚ the most memorable war
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How successfully did Edward the Confessor deal with the Godwin’s? A question such as this is not a straightforward answer; there are many arguments for and against his success with the Godwin’s. The Godwin’s power changed over time from when Godwin was bought up through power under the reign of Cnut right up until when Edward declared Harold to be the next king on his death bed. Edward needed to control the power of the Godwin’s in order to keep his own power because if he did not control them
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marketing? 2 Traditional Marketing: 3 The new 4 p’s: 4 The change: 5 Internet Marketing: 8 Social Media 9 Mobile Marketing (M-Marketing): 10 The Mobile App: 11 Change in strategy 13 The Five Forces: 13 The e-volution: 15 The Future: 18 Conclusion 18 References 19 Introduction With the introduction of many social networking sites‚ smartphones‚ gadgets and improved access to broadband‚ the face of marketing has undergone a dramatic makeover in the past twenty years and is
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Last Requests By Giles Smith Characterization: Who are the main characters and who are the subordinate characters? There’s only one main character‚ and that’s the narrator of the story‚ who I’ll refer to as ‘The Woman’. The rest are sub characters‚ the wardens‚ the prisoners‚ the husband and the sons. How are the characters characterized – age‚ look‚ characteristics‚ manner‚ opinions‚ how do people see the characters? The characters are all described by their actions‚ and the only one who
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over half a century‚ marriage has transformed from being a social requirement to simply being an option in today’s society. What has caused this change? Many institutions in our society have changed drastically along with marriage. Although these institutions have not caused marriage to be optional‚ they do strongly correlate with the decreased value. The economy‚ education‚ religion‚ and government have all altered since the 1950s. When any institution encounters a change‚ all other institutions are
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provides an analysis and evaluation of the Just-In-Time system‚ the advantages and disadvantages of the system and how it would benefit AG & Z. The Just-In-Time (JIT) system is a process where goods are ordered as required‚ as opposed to the currently used batch processing system where goods are made in bulk and stored in warehouses until sold. The Just-In-Time system was initially developed to not only cut down the amount of waste produced by other systems‚ which was seen as incurring unnecessary
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Jerinesha Hafford Tardiness Mr. Yoist 9/19/12 Have you ever been tardy to class? Do you get penalty for being tardy? Is it a good thing for students to be tardy? Is being tardy means that you are not smart? Why is that students like being tardy? Is it a habit? Imagine if all of sudden students decide to be tardy. What will be the outcome of that? Will being tardy affect the student’s future? A tardy student lack responsibility and shows no interest in following direction. Being on time
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Maddie Kramber 8 April 2016 Dual Credit English Per. 3B “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?”: The Search For Self Still to this day in our lives‚ we struggle to figure out who we are‚ and what we are put here on Earth to do. In our society today‚ we have trouble with searching with who we are. In the short story‚ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?‚” by Joyce Carol Oates‚ the author’s background as well as her usage of characterization and internal conflict‚ develop the theme of identity
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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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