The dramatic irony of “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” conveys the tone of warning about temptation. Connie’s situation is that she does not feel appreciated at home and uses her looks and actions to get attention and appreciation from boys even if it is short-term. She is self-conscious about her looks and is constantly worried about how other people perceive her. Friend’s fantasy is that Connie will willingly go with him and be his “lover” (605) even before he officially met her. The
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Job Change: Meaning and Types Job change means any type of change in existing job in the organization. Job change may be upward‚ downward or lateral by its nature. Upward job change is known as promotion‚ downward change is as demotion and lateral change is identified as transfer. |Promotion | | |
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Purpose: At the end of my speech‚ the audience will be able to see how far technology has come and be informed of how it has changed our lives. Intro: Imagine for a moment that you’re in the 1900s. You wake up and go to check your phone. What you pick up is not your iPhone‚ Samsung Galaxy‚ or even a smart phone. You stare at it puzzled‚ because it resembles a brick and looks like a dinosaur to you. Well what you just grasped was not the kind of cell phone you’re used to‚ it is actually one of the
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Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been? “Where are you going‚ where have you been?” is a short story by Joyce Carol Oates about an average fifteen year old girl who is not unlike many other girls her age‚ she is self-absorbed‚ and has a “Nervous giggling habit of craning her neck and glancing into the mirror‚ or checking other people’s face’s to make sure her own was all right.”(Oates‚ 388) The story takes place in Middle America. Oates wrote “Where are you going‚ where have you been?” in
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established the Congress of the United States for over 40 years. its mission is to work for peace and understanding worldwide . This organization sends to people trained as volunteers to the needy and interested in the program . areas in which the organization can help are education‚ environment ‚ health‚ and agriculture- economy. Many young Americans serving as Peace Corps volunteers ; since its founding in 1961 ‚ more than 170‚000 volunteers have served in some 136 countries in Africa ‚ Central America
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Em English 0802 11 November 2012 College: Who Pays? Many students in America enter college with the primary goal of obtaining a pre-professional credential; which implies a fighting chance in the current job market. A college education in America has become synonymous with a flourishing middle-class and thus a stable economy. Ironically‚ the current state of the economy and America’s system of higher education are seemingly at odds; the economy‚ in its current state‚ hinders the growth of higher
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Commentary on "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been" 10/17/06 Joyce Carol Oates has achieved many things through her writing‚ and is recognized worldly for her short story "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?" This story is centered on a young teenage girl as many of her stories are. Oates as a writer is fascinated with adolescence of young females. She chooses to write about the trials and tribulations of growing up in modern society. She pries on the dark aspects of youth often
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Who Should Have Been King in 1066? Introduction This essay is about who should have been king in 1066. Edward the Confessor died on 5th January 1066. The King of England was usually the son or another close relation of the previous king. Edward had no children or any surviving brother or sister. There were four people waiting to be the next king. They were Edgar Etheling‚ Harold Godwinson‚ William Duke of Normandy and Harald Hadrada. Only one of the four people could be the King of England at any
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Innocence “Where Are You Going Where Have You Been?” presents many themes and symbols to the reader. One that jumped out at me while reading the story was the overall feeling of innocence. Joyce Carol Oates shows us innocence from the very beginning of the story to the end where Connie loses self-control and power. From the first paragraph of the story we learn that Connie is a young fifteen year old who longs for attention and acceptance. I was able to relate to the story better when I paused
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their parents. It was a time filled with music‚ miniskirts‚ sexual freedom and drugs. At that time‚ Joyce Carol Oates created her works‚ in which she talked about ordinary everyday affairs‚ giving them a specific dark climate fueled by the second bottom. A short story "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been" was written in such climate. Oates addressed the problem of growing up in the 1960s. For many people this period seemed to be bliss‚ but for others it was a period full of doubts and dilemmas
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