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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- � PAGE �1� - Park � PAGE �1� "Where Are You Going‚ Where have You Been" Vanity can be exposed as one ’s greatest weakness. "Where Are You Going‚ Where have You Been"‚ a short story written by Joyce Carol Oates‚ describes Connie ’s misconception of beauty as her only value‚ and also the ways in which Arnold Friend‚ a potential rapist and murderer‚ manipulates and takes advantage of Connie ’s vanity. Connie is a fifteen year old girl who knows the extent to which her beauty can be used to her
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1037/a0021708 I Know What You Did: The Effects of Interpersonal Deviance on Bystanders Merideth Ferguson Baylor University Bruce Barry Vanderbilt University Using social information processing theory‚ we explore how interpersonally directed deviance affects work group members who observe or are aware of these insidious behaviors. In a field study‚ we find that indirect knowledge of work group member interpersonal deviance leads to subsequent interpersonal deviance of a focal individual. We also find
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In the book You Don’t Know Me‚ John is brutally beaten by his mom’s boyfriend‚ Stan. Stan does this in secret to John’s mother‚ but does she actually know that this goes on? While some may believe that John’s mother did know that this goes on‚ the truth is that she does not know about this at all. Stan was very good at keeping him beating John a secret‚ whenever Stan beat John‚ it is never in front or near John’s mother. John’s mother was always away from home and she also had to visit her aunt
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The story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol Oates shows the reader the self-created illusion that the main character Connie has created in order to better understand herself. Connie’s reality is altered as she has this dream that has manifested due to her desire for attention from others. Throughout the story there are many occurrences that support the idea that the entire story is a dream that was made up by Connie’s subconscious. Throughout the story‚ Arnold mentions many
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“Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?”‚ by Joyce Carol Oates‚ the setting creates division between innocence and adulthood. In the story‚ the protagonist is a complicated and confrontational young woman named Connie. The narrator explains that “Everything about her had to sides to it” (Oates 1). Connie has two personas‚ the person she is at home and the rebellious and carefree young woman she is away from her home. Throughout the plot‚ the doorway symbolizes a threshold that Connie has to consider
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state. Hence‚ individuals and ordinary people often do not get the chance to voice their opinions or give feedback to the authorities. However‚ since the advent of technology‚ the wiring of the world through social media and Web-enabled cellphones is changing the nature of conversations between leaders and the led everywhere. The world is going from largely one-way conversations—top-down—to two-way conversations—bottom-up and top-down. This is because through new media‚ the individual has easy access
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1) Introduction: The purpose of this report is to review how psychological theories have been used in beer commercials and how effective they have been in garnering our attention. The two beer commercials are: 1) Heineken 2) Carlsberg A Brief Description Of The Two Commercials: Heineken This commercial is about a staged show‚ where not-so-pleasant looking people are singing horribly‚ to the extent that it annoys the viewer. The commercial starts with a tagline that says: “It seems some
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GLD2O0–P 06 March 2028 Getting to Know You It takes time to learn about anything important – especially if it’s about you. There are many aspects of yourself that you may never know about until they are clearly emphasized and broadcasted. Learning about yourself can be challenging at times‚ when you aren’t able to see what truly defines you as a person. It takes quite a bit of time and experience to fully grasp the concept of who you are and what you can become‚ and it is a humbling experience
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behavioral response patterns of an individual. (Wikipedia) We generally describe a person by the kind of behavior that they have with other people. They may be polite‚ some may be downright obnoxious‚ and some are aggressive or even competitive. But these particular descriptions are sometimes referred to as personality traits. An individual’s personality‚ therefore‚ is the combination of psychological traits we use to describe the person. Various studies have been conducted on personality and the
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