Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck’s film The Lives of Other’s (2005) is set in East Berlin during the socialist reign from November 1984‚ up until the fall of the Berlin wall in 1989. The political context plays a significance role not only in the film’s subject matter but also in its cinematography‚ which exploits the voyeuristic tendencies of the audience‚ reflecting the surveillance of the Stasi Secret Police officers. The film follows a loyal socialist and playwright‚ Georg Dreyman who becomes
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is exactly what happens to Connie‚ the main character in the short-story‚ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” written by Joyce Carol Oates. In the story‚ fifteen year old Connie is like any other teenage girl. She is vain‚ unkind to her parents‚ and desperate to grow up. Connie makes rebellious decisions such as sneaking across the highway to a drive-in restaurant for older kids‚ experimenting with sex‚ and lying. One Sunday‚ Connie decides to ditch her family at a barbeque so that she could
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1. What impact have you made upon others’ lives? Volunteering at Ronald Mc. Donald House of Charities gave me the opportunity to change the lives of little kids and their families while they are going through such a difficult period of their lives as having that special someone sick and being far from home. There‚ I was able to offer them a moment to have fun and escape from the sad realities of their everyday life‚ a moment where they felt happy and able to once again be just kids. But‚ overall
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Carol Oates’ short story‚ "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?" Oates depicts Arnold Friend as the Devil; we can see this through his physical description‚ strange seduction‚ and his supernatural knowledge of Connie. The bodily features of Arnold Friend suggest he is the devil in disguise. During the whole event‚ Connie recognizes the way Arnold Friend "wobbled in his high boots" (196). She believed that he may have been a drunken stumbling man until she identifies "one of his boots was at a strange
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People say that you should live in the moment. They say that life isn’t measured by the amounts of breaths we take‚ but by the moments that takes our breath away. The first time you hear those sayings‚ they probably sound like two nice‚ motivational couple of words‚ and then you don’t think about it anymore. But if you take a second look‚ and really think about the meaning about it‚ they become something so much deeper. And that’s what I experienced this day. Every weekend I take the train to visit
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In the short story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been” by Joyce Carol Oates there is bad parenting and it costs Connie at the end. Throughout the entire story there is little or no parenting‚ or sometimes there is a little parenting but it is not very good parenting. For example‚ “their father was away at work most of the time and when he came home‚ he wanted supper and he read the newspaper at supper and after supper he went to bed. He didn’t bother talking much to them” (Oates 1). So even
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is good for you!). Learn a few Spanish recipies‚ take advantage of the excellent quality fruit‚ fish‚ vegetables in Spain‚ and live longer! Spanish language. Spanish is one of the World’s leading languages and is spoken by 450 million people in Spain‚ Latin America and the USA. Take advantage of living in Spain to learn the language. Sign up to do a Spanish language course if somewhere near you offers one‚ or do one of the free online Spanish courses available on the Internet. If you are thinking
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advance our mentality. In Joyce Carol Oates’ "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been." Connie‚ a young teen is faced with a life changing experience‚ forcing her to transform from a young teen to a young adult. In John Updike’s "A & P" Sammy chooses to put himself in a tight situation only to loose his job‚ trying to be heroic to three young girls and failed‚ as a result of his child-like decision. "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been" is an exceptional example of a coming-of-age
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Take a look around you next time you’re at the food court in the mall. What do you see? More than likely you will see overweight men and women ordering double cheeseburgers and large fries from McDonald’s or something of that nature. To most people‚ seeing this is nothing new. We live in a fast food nation where parents pick up fast food on the way home from work for their kids and themselves. Of course it’s easier and more convenient‚ but what they don’t understand is when they end up with a disease
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In the short story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been‚” Joyce Carol Oats uses characterization including methods such as symbolism and allusions to develop her characters‚ and thus establish her theme of the cross roads Connie faces in her transition from the innocence of her adolescence to the impurity of adulthood facilitated by the antagonist‚ Arnold Friend. From the beginning of the story‚ the reader sees Connie has a strong desire to make her early transition into adulthood. Although
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