their legs at the ankles‚ their thin shoulders rigid with excitement‚ and listened to the music that made everything so good: the music was always in the background like music at a church serve‚ it was something to depend on.” This paragraph in the short-story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?”‚ is a look into how the author Joyce Carol Oates views adolescent values. She parallels religion and religious practices with the main character’s Saturday nights. Oates carefully designed this
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Many adolescents struggle with the transition from teen-age years to adulthood. Questions are raised on careers‚ friends‚ school and family. "How do I know I made the right decision?" "What career do I wish to pursue?" "Why is this change so difficult?" Some‚ at times‚ even wish that they had an influence or guide to help them. For many‚ this is where the parents step in. Parents are meant to support and help an adolescent when needed‚ especially during this difficult transition. However‚ this is
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Danette Willis June 15‚ 2013 English 11238A A Masterpiece in Disguise The first line of Oates literary work “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been” indicates that the conclusion to Connie’s existence may have come to a terrible end. In the short story‚ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been” written by Joyce Carol Oates‚ the story takes you on a journey through the eyes of a helpless girl‚ who‚ as shown by the three opening words‚ came to a very unfortunate collapse. This particular
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short story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?”‚ a 15-year-old girl named Connie‚ with ever growing feelings of attraction toward the opposite sex‚ has a vexing encounter with a middle-aged man who goes by the name Arnold Friend. You can’t talk about Arnold Friend‚ his train of thought‚ and intentions without talking about and understanding Connie’s character. In the story‚ Connie is vain‚ self-centered‚ and fabricates the truth of her whereabouts to her parents. She and her friend both tell
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As A Youth How can You Offer Your Opinion Regarding the Reproductive Health Bill? “Health is Wealth”‚ as a saying goes. But how could Reproductive health Bill serve its purpose? Does anyone aware of the plenary debates of the House of the Representatives on the controversial Reproductive Health Bill (RH Bill)? Do you know of what the RH Bill is and why it is a big scoop? Are you a pro-RH Bill or Anti-RH Bill? And what could we do as a youth to articulate our part? Many questions come into sight
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Brent Julian S. BSCS-CS I-1 What Would You Do No.4 You are the CFO of a sporting goods manufacturer and distributor. Your firm has annual sales exceeding $500 million‚ with roughly 25 percent of your sales coming from online purchases. Today your firm’s Web site was not operational for about an hour. The IT group informed you that the site was the target of a distributed denial-of-service attack. You are shocked by an anonymous call later in the day in which a man tells you that your site will be
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You’ve Just Been Brandwashed There is a man lying sluggishly on his couch. He’s been there for what has seemed like an eternity‚ watching hundreds of commercials throughout his shows. He bites a burger he just recently bought and clenches a pain within his chest. His conclusion could have been from the burgers and chips he watched on television‚ how long he was sitting on that couch‚ or the methods the advertisements used against his mind. Commercials prime your mind to make unwise decisions when
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The role that stereotypes play in assimilation is that stereotypes can oftentimes make a wrong impression on a specific group‚ culture etc. which can cause individuals not to have a clear understanding of that group and/or culture. Referring to the poem "I’m Not the Indian You Had in Mind"‚ there are evident stereotypes present. In the poem‚ the public perception is guided by images in films and other media of ’Indians". In one part of the poem it states‚ "...the movies that we all adore the clichés
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What will happen to you? Every person comes face to face at some point in life with vital decisions. Some of the decisions are minor ones‚ while others can bring turning points in life. In Joyce Carol Oates’ "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?" she displays a particular instant in the main character’s life. This character‚ Connie was caught in the difficult transition from her youth and innocence to a doubtful future. Throughout the story Connie alternates between two very different sides
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Diana Overholt English 105 Jeremy Trimble 13 December 2012 The Day I Discovered I Had Been Deceived In March 2010‚ I anxiously anticipated a very‚ very big move from the United States to South Korea. Two years before this big event‚ I was happily engaged to a very charming man‚ who in the future would deceive me in the worst possible way. He had already moved to South Korea‚ to become an English teacher‚ almost one year before my plans to uproot my entire life to be with him. After tying up
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