Vijay Dorasami English 1102-002 Professor Bruce 09/30/2014 Joyce Carol Oates wrote a short story called “where are you going‚ where have you been?” One of the main character in the short story is a fifteen year old girl whose name is Connie. Connie was self-absorbed by her beauty‚ and would not listen when her mom try to council her. She rejects the role of daughter to develop her sexual persona‚ which increase when she is away from her family and home. Connie concerns were to become a young adult
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Danette Willis June 15‚ 2013 English 11238A A Masterpiece in Disguise The first line of Oates literary work “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been” indicates that the conclusion to Connie’s existence may have come to a terrible end. In the short story‚ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been” written by Joyce Carol Oates‚ the story takes you on a journey through the eyes of a helpless girl‚ who‚ as shown by the three opening words‚ came to a very unfortunate collapse. This particular
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Topic: Is there anything you would like to change about your life? Why? “An action causes a reaction”‚ states the famous Newton’s third law of motion. This is in fact‚ very true‚ not only just in Science‚ but in our everyday life as well. Therefore‚ there are consequences for every action that we have ever taken. The big question here‚ though‚ is just—do I regret some of the things I have done and the decisions that I have made when I realised the consequences? I do‚ for like any other human being
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The past few years‚ society has gone through many changes. Society has changed for the better in many ways‚ yet the negatives over power the positives. America has been a great country for a long time. The American dream has been looked after for centuries but it seems as if now‚ it is harder to achieve than ever. These not so positive changes are seen through a lack of education‚ lack of imagination‚ and lack of individuality. This so called “American dream” is almost impossible to achieve‚ because
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I have always been stuck on the same major since I was a freshman in high school‚ and nothing has yet changed my mind. Through athletic experiences‚ and playing three sports throughout high school career‚ injuries from that sport‚ shadowing opportunities‚ and classes that have impacted my choice of my major. I have chosen the major of Athletic Training‚ and I have many reasons behind why I chose it. From all of my experiences that may have been poor at the time‚ but at the same time I have felt and
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Valley Forge: Would You Have Quit? The Continental Army was in the control of George Washington. General Washington was brilliant in devising plans and attacks. However to make General Washington’s plans and attacks successful he needed men. Not just any men‚ he needed men that were loyal‚ brave‚ and willing to fight. But these men were a lot more difficult to find than you’d think. Quitting would be sensible if you didn’t want to risk your life at Valley Forge. But General Washington needed men
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English 30-1 Personal Response Often in life‚ it is the choices we make that shape our identity. Our behaviors‚ and actions determine the outcome; ultimately becoming a part of our character. In the poem “Where Have You Gone?” by Mari Evans the author reveals the consequences of a tragic ending to an overly reliant relationship. Evans suggests that when in a relationship‚ often one individual chooses to rely too much on the other without realizing; building a heavy dependency‚ causing the loss
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Would You Have Quit At Valley Forge? “What we know today was not known in late December 1777.” The soldiers had no idea that the French were coming to their aide‚ they thought that continuing in the in their present course at Valley Forge was sure to end in death. In the winter of 1777‚ the Continental Army under George Washington’s command‚ established the winter fort‚ Valley Forge‚ about 18 miles northwest of Philadelphia. The question asks if you had been a soldier at Valley Forge‚ would you’ve
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She woke up to the sight of her small but spacious bedroom. As she got up from bed the burning sun beam through the window down on her‚ causing gold blindness. She walks around her mess of clothes on the floor and walk to the bathroom to brush her teeth. After she finished brushing her teeth‚ she walks to the neat‚ tumblr‚ fresh white painted bedroom to wake her sister up to get to school on time. She shrugs her while saying “wake up”. Her sister woke up with a messy frizzy hair and reply with a
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One night in mid-summer they ran across‚ breathless with daring‚ and right away someone leaned out a car window and invited them over‚ but it was just a boy from high school they didn’t like. It made them feel good to be able to ignore him. They went up through the maze of parked and cruising cars to the bright-lit fly-infested restaurant‚ their faces pleased and expectant as if they were entering a sacred building that loomed out of the night to give them what haven and what blessing they yearned
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