“Where are you going‚ where have you been” by Joyce Carol Oates In the short story‚ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been‚” author Joyce Carol Oates depicts the main character as a fifteen year old daydreamer. Her name is Connie‚ and she is obsessed with her appearance. Connie’s mother constantly teases her about looking in the mirror and always obsessing over her looks. Connie believes her mother does this because her own looks have faded. Connie has an older sister‚ June. June is constantly
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In “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?”‚ by Joyce Carol Oates‚ the setting creates division between innocence and adulthood. In the story‚ the protagonist is a complicated and confrontational young woman named Connie. The narrator explains that “Everything about her had to sides to it” (Oates 1). Connie has two personas‚ the person she is at home and the rebellious and carefree young woman she is away from her home. Throughout the plot‚ the doorway symbolizes a threshold that Connie has to
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Scenario: World War 4 has just occurred and you and 5 other people find yourselves to be the only people left on the planet earth. You manage to all make it to a bunker‚ however‚ you all realize that if 2 of you wish to survive for many years‚ 4 of you will have to leave soon because there are not enough resources for all of you to survive. If all of you stay‚ then you will all live only for a maximum of 2 years. In your bunker‚ you have the following facilities: sewage system water seeds
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In Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been Joyce Carol Oates uses compelling themes to convey real life issues to the readers. She also exploits many references to well know fairytales through symbols and motifs. This short story shares the theme of good versus evil to the fairytales Cinderella‚ Rapunzel and Snow White. The theme of evil is first expressed through Connie’s and Cinderella’s afflictions with their sisters that shape the essence of sibling rivalry. Like Cinderella‚ Connie’s sister
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that I have to earn from others‚ which means that I not only have to get involved into them‚ but also have to be trustworthy to them‚ and that is how a friendship is established. Gradually‚ I find that people’s feelings are all tied with their honor‚ self worth‚ status and ideas. If we want someone to treat us a certain way‚ we have to treat them the same way. As my mom says "treat others the way you want to be treated"‚ I keep those words in the deepest part of my heart and remind myself to have good
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In other word it is the thinking beyond just regular thinking. It is thinking of numerous ways that you can solve a problem instead of sticking to just one maneuver. In this class I learned plenty of things. If I have to choose just three it would have to be the type of thinker that I am and ways that I can improve that. The second thing would be understanding and anticipating why people would reject my ideas. I used to think that learning why wasn’t a big issue to me‚ but as I read this weeks’
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Interview Questions About You http://jobsearch.about.com/od/interviewquestionsanswers/a/interviewquest.htm 1. How would you describe yourself? - Best Answers 2. How do you handle stress and pressure? - Best Answers 3. What motivates you? – Best Answers 4. What are your salary expectations? – Best Answers 5. Tell me about yourself. – Best Answers 6. What are you passionate about? – Best Answers 7. What are your pet peeves? – Best Answers 8. What do people most often criticize about you? – Best Answers
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ability to evolve as the needs of the organization change. A contemporary leader has a fierce resolve to do what is best for the company. The contemporary leader accepts responsibility for mistakes‚ for example Heidi Ganahl‚ tried to start two other businesses before she finally opened the dog park. She clearly takes responsibility for her mistakes and gives the reason that she did not have a passion and was not completely devoted to the concept for it as her reason. Heidi Ganahl wanted to grow
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An enjoyable event that you experienced when I was at school The enjoyable event that I experienced when I was at school is travelling to Dawei with my teachers and friends for prize giving ceremony. This ceremony was for outstanding students at Grade 11 matriculation exam and was held by the government of Thinnintharyi Region. It happened on July‚ 2011. As soon as my teachers received the information of regional prize giving‚ they replied and gathered the outstanding students including me. We
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(Empire matriarch)‚ Bryshere Gray‚ Jussie Smollett‚ Trai Byers‚ Tasha Smith‚ Grace Byers and Gabourey Sibide appeared in “What Will You Say?” a 1-minute political ad endorsing Democrat presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and slammed Donald Trump. Absent in the ad is “Empire” patriarch‚ Terence Howard. The ad communicates why it is important to vote for Clinton and to consider what is at stake primarily for the African-American community. They state there is only one person in the (presidential) race
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