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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Agriculture Sector in Economic Growth in India - Trends‚ Issues and Challenges | | | Submitted to - | Prof. Rudra Sensarma | | Submitted By – Ajanta Nag - EEPGM-11C-001Ashish Katariya - EPGP-04C-017Debangshu Datta - EPGP-04C-029Hari Akkavajhula - EPGP-04C-037Rajesh Solanki - EPGP-04C-076Tarun Kumar - EPGP-04C-103 | Table of Contents Introduction 2 Objective 3 Performance of agriculture sector in india 3 Government policies in agriculture sector 6 suggestions–new
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Weinberger’s article makes many interesting points about the character of Arnold Friend in “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been”- the main idea being that Arnold represents Connie’s “other self”. According to the article‚ this can be observed in how Connie and Arnold are opposites in both appearance and behavior‚ and Arnold’s purpose is to induct Connie into adulthood. I disagree with the idea that Arnold is Connie. While the article gathered a lot of good evidence to support this claim‚ I
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Fiction Analysis Where are you going‚ Where have you been? The story is based in 1960s American suburbs and is told through the eyes of a teenager named Connie. The theme of the story revolves around Connie and her feelings as it is basically told through the eyes of a teenager. The reader is first introduced to the main character Connie and the theme of innocence is established. The first parts of the essay tell us how Connie does not get along with her mother or her sister. It is shown in some
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Motivating Employees Through Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs Psychologist Abraham Maslow proposed that all people seek to satisfy five basic kinds of needs: physiological needs‚ safetyneeds‚ belongingness needs‚ esteem needs and self-actualization needs. He suggested that these needs constitute a hierarchy ofneeds‚ with the most basic or compelling needs—physiological and safety needs—at the bottom. Maslow argued that the lowest-level needs must be met before a person will try to satisfy needs higher
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“Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” is the suspenseful tale of fifteen year old Connie and her situation with a strange man. Connie‚ who usually enjoys the attention of the older boys‚ sees the man randomly when she is on a date. Some time later‚ the man shows up to Connie’s house and asks her if she wants to go for a ride with him and his friend. The man introduces himself as Arnold Friend‚ claiming to be eighteen years old. Connie soon begins to realize the two men look much older than
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of industry and manufacturing. The growth of the city‚ along with these factories‚ brought about several issues other than the manufacturing of valuable goods. The overcrowding from the population growth and the smog‚ smoke‚ and other toxic waste from the factories brought about the issue of pollution and bad living conditions. Pollution and the horrible quality of living was a prevalent issue because it brought about disease and death. Also‚ with a growing population comes a larger demand for products
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Wicked The real world chooses to hide the wickedness of mankind‚ while the world of fiction chooses to highlight it. In the stories “The Overcoat” by Nikolai Gogol‚ “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings” by Gabriel Garcia Marquez‚ and “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol Oates‚ especially highlight the time the horrible aspects of man. Each one highlighting the corruption of man in their own unique way. The social hierarchy is a key part to the wickedness of mankind. This is
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Copyright and Other Issues Regarding Digital Media and the Internet In the old days when you wanted to buy your favorite artist’s new album you would head to your local record store to buy it. The artists and record label would each get a cut of the profits. But today more music fans are opting for 99 cent downloads or streaming free music on-line. Obtaining a new track or album is just a click away with iTunes‚ subscription services like Spotify‚ free Internet streaming sites like Pandora‚ or
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is deemed to be. In the ballad‚ "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?" the tragic overtone of the pattern is brought to light. By examining the ballad characteristics‚ historical connections‚ and the connections to the Middle Ages and today‚ the tragedy that is overlooked will be explained. The two ballad characteristics that are evident in "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?" are tragic subject matter and question and answer format. In the ballad‚ it is asked where have all the flowers gone to‚ which is
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