Where Are You Going ‚Where Have You Been is a story written by Joyce Carol. The story talks about this fifthteen year old girl named Connie. Connie is the young child in her family. Her mother and her does not have a great relationship‚ because she is always being compared to her old sister June. Connie goes out with her friends to the mall. They walk pass this gold cadillac where this man named Arnold Friend says that he is going to get her. On Sunday her family went to BBQ and Connie decided to
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Would you like to know when you are going to die? Most of the people afraid to die to include me. Every living thing in the Earth undergoes death and death is the final gateway of our life. Some people want to know when they are going to die but some people don’t. Both things have pros and cons. Although it could induce frustration‚ despair‚ and sorrow‚ I would want to know when I am going to die because accomplish to live a meaningful life‚ gives a chance to say goodbye to my fellows‚ and it
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the United States of America. Newspapers are very important in the lives of many people in the world. As a section of the Press‚ newspapers have the main aims of informing‚ educating and entertaining the public. We the students of West Africa Senior High School at Adenta‚ a suburb of Accra‚ the capital city of Ghana‚ working on Learning Circle Project have found out from our research that newspapers are very important in not only educating the youth but also help in informing and entertaining them
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Wrong Impressions The short story‚ “Where Are You going‚ Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol Oates explains how a young girl was struggling to find herself. Oates writes about a girl named Connie who was 16 years old and was lost in a world of fantasy. Connie had a split personality/image while at home and when she was out with her friends. Living in a world of fantasy‚ Connie would ignore her family by tuning them out and being distant. Connie would constantly be in front of the mirror admiring
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Bravery. It’s a word associated with the ability to stand up for yourself or the determination to take risks. So basically‚ no one would ever say that about me because I am a person who doesn’t really care enough to stand up for myself or determined enough to take risks. I just go with whatever else is happening in my life and never step out of my established‚ little circle. Why should I? I like the way I am without taking risks or having to defend myself against or for anything. Staying where I
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people views in innocence is freedom from sin‚ moral wrong‚ or guilt through lack of knowledge of evil. At some point in everyone’s life they will eventually lose there innocence‚ it just depends on the choices they have made. In Joyce Carol Oates “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been.” She uses characterization and imagery to show how Connie is dealing with the loss of her innocence Oates characterization of Arnold Friend shows how Connie’s perspective of Arnold and his looks leads to the
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1. What characteristics do you posses that would serve you well as a camp counselor? I believe I hold the characteristics of a terrific leader‚ someone who is always focused on what she is doing‚ someone who has integrity and is inspirational. I also completed leadership training and hold a certificate of leadership. I am overly patient and always positive. 2. What would the ideal experience of camp be? To me‚ the ideal camp experience would be for these girls not only have a fun time and build
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Investments of Boston and IBM of Armonk‚ N.Y announced and agreement under which IBM will outsource the administration of its pension program and health and welfare plans‚ as well as a broad range of its Human resources and payroll services‚ to Fidelity Employer Services Company (FESCo). FESCo is a business unit of Fidelity Investments. IBM has transferred approximately 750 of its own HR employees to Fidelity‚ where they will initially have the same responsibilities of servicing IBM ’s employees and their
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“You don’t know what you have until it’s gone” Like an old saying “You don’t know what you have until it’s gone”. For some people these are just words‚ but for others it’s really more a life changing phrase. To me this phrase are more than just words. I question myself every time I see or hear about mother’s abandoning their children’s. I really can’t understand what come across their minds to make a life changing decision. Every woman who has the blessing of having children’s should be grateful
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