Fantasy versus Reality in Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been? Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been? by Joyce Carol Oates has a constant theme of reality and fantasy running parallel for 15 year old Connie. This short story begins with a description of Connie’s vain personality. The narrator describes her as pretty and self-centered (Oates 421). To emphasize her selfishness‚ Connie is contrasted with her sister‚ June‚ who is chubby‚ plain‚ and well-behaved. Connie’s mother always praises
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or fathers go into the pool with the babies. Not every swim school will offer these lessons. So ring around and pick the one that you are most comfortable with. Make sure that all the lessons are conducted by a qualified instructor. In Australia these sessions are usually called ’Mums and Bubs Swimming Lessons’. Dads if you are reading this‚ it should not discourage you from taking your baby to the swimming lesson (and give mum a break). The main aim of these swimming lessons is to instill water
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Joyce Carol Oates’ story‚ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” is initially about a teen (Connie) who is going through the beginning phases of teen life‚ playing into the stereotype of an image-conscious teen. She is recalcitrant with her parents‚ sneaks off to start hanging out with boys‚ et cetera. About a third of the way through the story‚ a man that she had seen earlier at the diner shows up to take her out for a drive‚ and the situation goes downhill as she asks him more and more questions
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Running Head: UNIT 7 ASSIGNMENT Lashonda Smith Unit 7 Assignment Professional Presence Kaplan University UNIT 7 ASSIGNMENT 1 In Unit 7 we have been looking at group cultures in the workplace and identifying who they are there. As well as what makes you part of what group. In learning this I have learned‚ every work field and workplace has different work group cultures. The dental field is no different there are a lot just in the office everyday
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Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been Response The short story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been” by Joyce Carol Oates was very interesting and appealing. It captures the reader’s attention from the beginning until the end. The main character‚ Connie‚ faces many challenges‚ one of which was temptation. In the story Connie meets a boy named Arnold Friend who tries to persuade her to go for a ride in his car. During this time she is faced with the conflict of temptation‚ whether or not
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How might you explain to Toby what your organisation’s parameters of confidentiality are? We will have to use simple and easy vocabulary to make sure that he understands that Privacy ACT 1988 is covered with strict conditions‚ and the information that we will collect is
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The Government Should Take Steps to Control Population Growth Jie Wang EAP2 Writer’s Workshop Ms. Miller February 21‚ 2013 Abstract During the last 30 years‚ the world’s population has haven an increase of 60%. This paper focuses on the demographic situation and the problems of population growth. It discusses the benefits of population control in terms of economic development‚ environmental issues‚ employment pressure and education opportunities. It also talks about the disadvantage of population
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Connie in “Where are you going‚ Where have you been”‚ has a lot of underlying mental issues. Joyce Carol Oates created the perfect character to receive psychoanalytic criticism. The relationships Connie forms with her family‚ friends‚ and outsiders are all affected by Connie’s issues which come to consume her future. One of Connie’s biggest faults was the recognition of her beauty. She “knew she was pretty and that was everything” (Oates 1). This constant checking of herself in mirrors to make
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You are what you say The essay‚ " you are what you say " is written by Robin Lakoff‚ a Professor of Linguistics at University of California. She has explicated her view on how English language has functioned to revile and debase women‚ why women are thought to be juvenile‚ dependent and frivolous species. Certain views which makes fair sex less thriving than men. The subject is of great interest as it illustrates that women only say what they mean‚ but what they say is inferred by men in a pejorative
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Hurst 1 Allison Hurst Professor Ben Mayo English Comp II 30 April 2011 Analysis of “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol Oates In 1966‚ Joyce Carol Oates published her short story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?”. Oates was inspired to write this story after reading about a serial killer that was referred to as “The Pied Piper of Tucson”. Oates was disturbed by the number of teenagers that this killer was able to persuade to help him and keep his secrets
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