The short story ”Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been” explores feminist ideals about oppressive men who take advantage of women. The story tells about a young girl named Connie who acts and dresses as though she is a mature young woman‚ but she shows her true age of fifteen when an older man‚ Arthur Friend‚ takes advantage of her using fear and threats of violence against her family. The story calls into question whether or not Connie is truly and independent woman‚ but one can clearly see
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The short story “Where are you going‚ Where have you been?‚” by Joyce Carol Oates‚ is a tale about a teenage girl making the journey from her known world into something she has never experienced before. The main character lives the normal teenage life listening to the latest music and going out with her friends to the mall. “They must have been familiar sights‚ walking around the shopping plaza in their shorts and flat ballerina slippers that always scuffed the sidewalk” (753). One night with her
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different social needs in the world today. Abnormalities throw people through a loophole‚ cause confusion amongst each other‚ and contrast uniformity. Psychopaths lead to the death of individuals that conform to the standard and have no remorse for the action. They disrupt the flow of progress and end the life of another with no penalty of law. Psychopaths work to change how society thinks as a norm‚ such as a psychopath in “Cask of Amontillado‚” “The Lottery‚” and “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You
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Connie’s transformation. Imagery and symbols throughout the story strengthen the main themes to show the contrast of Connie’s fantasies and reality. “Where are you going‚ where have you been.”‚ leaves us with the question can we handle such a change? Good and evil‚ yin and yang‚ the idea of everything and everyone having two opposite sides has been talked about by humans for centuries and that’s just what Oats is commenting on throughout the story starting with the main character Connie. An average teenage
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Operating leverage Def. of leverage - The degree to which an investor or business is utilizing borrowed money. Companies that are highly leveraged may be at risk of bankruptcy if they are unable to make payments on their debt; they may also be unable to find new lenders in the future. Leverage is not always bad‚ however; it can increase the shareholders’ return on investment and often there are tax advantages associated with borrowing. Def of operating leverage- a measurement of the degree to
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Be Careful What You Wish For Anything that is too much is harmful. The main character in "Where are you going‚ Where have you been?" Connie‚ faces the end conclusion of her shallow ways when she is approached by evil in human form. She had an excess of self-confidence. This self-confidence leads to a false sense of security and bad reputation. Connie also had a large amount of bad choices. She would do her best to impress boys with her looks; eventually she impressed the wrong guy. This
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Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been? Innocent‚ young‚ naïve; this is how Connie was at her age of fifteen. She liked the attention boys gave her and how it made her feel. A man named Arnold Friend‚ whose much older than her‚ has stalked Connie and wants to convince her to go for a ride in his car. Connie doesn’t notice the man’s older features and this causes her young mind to contemplate going with Arnold in his car. Connie is more conflicted with herself‚ she battles to make the right choices
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Anheuscher Busch InBev Maastricht University | | | | School of Business & Economics | | | | Place & date: | Maastricht‚ 13.03.13 | | | | Name‚ initials: | S. Rufas‚ N. Kuhlmann‚ CC. Rutten | | For assessor only | | ID number: | I6050258‚ i6050247‚ i6047974 | | 1. Content | | Study: | International Business | | 2. Language structure | | Course code: | EBC1017 | | 3. Language accuracy | | Group number: | 13 | | 4. Language: Format & citing/referencing
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Social Networking: Negative Impact on Society‚ Especially the Youth Social networking sites allow you to connect with old friends from high school‚ family that lives far away‚ in my case‚ even in another country as missionaries‚ friends down the street‚ coworkers‚ and just about anyone else you can think of. This can make you feel more connected to the world around you. You can keep up with what everyone is doing and accomplishing in their lives very easily through statuses and pictures posted
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Technology is good for our social lives Because you can stay in touch with relatives/ friends. You also can find old college friends or one of your old teachers. Also people say that you have more emotions over phones or computers. Scientists have proven that technology is helpfully to the younger age and not very much to the older wiser people of this age group. Posted By: Anonymous Absolutely Social Networking sites just allow us to communicate with others and express ourselves easier. These
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