Joyce Carol Oates’ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” is about a 15 year old girl named Connie. Connie is the dark blond haired girl who catches all the attention and knows she looks good. The story is somewhat journalistic in the sense that there are few extreme stylistic flourishes or complicated sentence structures. Oates’s spare style allows the images in the story to stand out in realistic coherence‚ in a way that makes one feel they have some unexplainable importance. “There’s your
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In Joyce Carol Oates’s short story‚ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” (1966)‚ Connie is an adolescent that faces literal and psychological challenges. Within the conflicts of the story‚ there are two compelling questions that allow you to take a special interest of a deeper meaning. Taken from the title‚ where has Connie been? Where is Connie going? In a surprising twist‚ the story is not only about a naïve girl that gets lured out of her home by an older gentleman‚ but can also be taken
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YOU HAVE TO FIX THE MIND BEFORE YOU CAN BESTOW THE BLESSING!!! BECAUSE UNTIL YOU GET YOUR MIND RIGHT‚ EVERYTHING THAT YOU’VE INVESTED IN IS GOING TO LEAK OUT OF THE CREVICES OF A MIND THAT REFUSES TO CHANGE!!! LOOK AT YOUR NEIGHBOR AND ASK THEM‚ "DO YOU HAVE A MIND TO CHANGE?" WAIT FOR AN ANSWER...... IF THEY SAID NO‚ DRAG THEM TO THE CHURCH!!! TELL THEM THEY’VE GOT TILL THE END OF THIS YEAR TO GET THAT FIXED... THEY’VE GOT TILL DECEMBER 31 TO DUMP OUT ALL JEALOUSY‚ ALL PETTINESS‚ ALL
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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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Experiences…How do they make you‚ “you”? What do you think makes you‚ “you”? I think your culture‚ religion‚ and experiences contribute to make a person who they are. I believe that certain aspects of humans and their experiences work together to create a person. For me‚ culture or religion can help shape a person’s characteristic because they play important roles in affecting how they view life. Another characteristic that can influence who or what a person is‚ is their experiences. When you experience
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enough above that you don’t have the liberty of debating its wisdom or feasibility) decreeing that you must find an additional 10%‚ 20%‚ or even 30% in administrative cost reductions‚ severance aside. You just don’t see how it can be done. Further complicating your life are the limitations on your choices. Because you don’t report directly to the CEO‚ you’re not in a position to advocate strategy changes or pursue wholesale shifts like offshoring. Nor do your instructions allow you to push for large
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countless recources on the internet and apps that can teach you how to speak different languages. I know several people who speak Spanish quite fluently. And if needs be‚ I could take a college class. I would like to learn it within the next few years. My use of media isn’t too bad. I don’t have accounts to most of the social media forums that most people use. I set up a facebook account a few months ago because many of my childhood friends have moved away to college and I want to keep in touch with them
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YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT Eating is one of human beings’ four basic needs. It is a simply action you take not only to endure your life but also to show yourself because “you are what you eat”. This saying above does not mean that you live to eat but your eating expresses the person you are willing to be. You can be fat or thin‚ tall or short‚ ..etc‚ which partly depends on your three everyday meals. Surprisingly‚ the sensible eating can give you some desired things such as the beauty‚ the health‚ the
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English 103 Spring 2014 Do Prisoners of War have Rights? The occurrences of wars have been prevalent in the world for as long as history has been recorded. The causes‚ inspiration and justification for wars has varied from territory‚ power‚ religion‚ dominance‚ racism‚ divine right etc. The Romans fought to conquer and civilize the rest of the world while they dominated in the first century AD. Armies have been organized and trained to kill opponents that are perceived as threats to their nation
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"You have been my friends. That in itself is a tremendous thing." - E.B. White - "I always knew that when I looked back on the times I cried I would smile. But I never knew that when I looked back on the times I smiled I would cry." "My friends have made the story of my life. In a thousand ways they have turned my limitations into beautiful privileges and enabled me to walk serene and happy in the shadow cast by my desperation." - Helen Keller - "One day at a time‚ this is enough. Don’t
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