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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Alyssa Reitano Poetry Final Draft: Paper 2 Oct 31 2010 More Than Meets the Eye Through the use of poetic techniques like alliteration‚ caesura‚ and sentence structure the meaning of these poems can be determined. Both author’s create a bond between words and brings about the feeling of the poems. After reading both “Bleeding” by May Swenson and “Beware : do not read this poem” by Ishmael Reed‚ they both contain elements of aural and visual effects to call attention to the relationship within
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feminist ideals with traditional values to showcase an unrealistic standard for women. A standard‚ which Douglas argues in Where the Girls Are‚ that caused the “cultural identity crisis” many women faced (Douglas 1994). Women were told that they could have it all. They can be independent working women while being obedient housewives. While this depiction is optimistic and assumes women can have the best of both worlds‚ it fails to recognize
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future for land of the brave due to the upcoming generations lack of devotion towards greatness. Thomas Friedman‚ in We’re No. 1(1)‚ differentiates the loyalty of the Greatest generation to the arrogance of Baby Boomers. Similarly‚ in Violence is Who We Are‚ Steven Crichley compares the mainstream culture of a few decades ago to what teenagers are interested in now. Taking a slightly different approach‚ Michel-Guillaume Jean de Crevecoeur contrasts the differences in the way of life between his home
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Do not knock on the devil’s door‚ for he is bound to answer. Unfortunately this is exactly what happens to Connie‚ the main character in the short-story‚ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” written by Joyce Carol Oates. In the story‚ fifteen year old Connie is like any other teenage girl. She is vain‚ unkind to her parents‚ and desperate to grow up. Connie makes rebellious decisions such as sneaking across the highway to a drive-in restaurant for older kids‚ experimenting with sex‚ and lying
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roles that play into what we as citizens want the public to know. In the poem‚ We Wear The Mask published by Paul Laurence Dunbar in 1896‚ society as a whole is used as the subject of the word “we.” This “we” that Dunbar talks about consists of several characteristics as a whole‚ but three important ones that stand out over the others are deceitful‚ cautious‚ and mysterious. As all people know‚ hiding emotions and feelings can either be easy or extremely hard. Some people can hide their emotions because
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analyze the criteria necessary for a community of people to be characterized as a civilization by comparing and contrasting how well the societies of the Indus River Valley and the Huanghe (Shang Dynasty) River Valley meet the criteria. Use the PERSIAN charts to guide your comparative analysis of these similarities and differences. The term civilization refers to a complex human society‚ in which people live in groups of settled dwellings. Growth and decline of civilizations depended on several traits
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The Way We Say What We Say In his book The Stuff of Thought (2007)‚ Steven Pinker states that all humans‚ universally‚ must be careful in the choice of their words in order to convey a specific message while keeping up a particular relationship between the speaker and the listener. In the simplest form‚ people do this for basic politeness. Whether it is asking for someone to pass the salt or asking somebody to donate to a specific cause‚ people phrase their desires in a way to not offend the listener
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When Socrates meets Confucius Emotionales versus Rationales: A Comparison between Confucius and Socrates ABSTRACT Socrates regards rational knowledge as the decisive factor of human life and even ascribes all virtues and moral actions to it‚ thereby stressing the ‘rationales’ of ethics. In contrast‚ Confucius regards kinship love as the decisive factor of human life and even grounds all virtues and moral actions on it‚ thereby stressing the ‘emotionales’ of ethics. Therefore‚ we should not lump
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Wally Wuzzlemoore meets Little Miss Hate-It By Tom Schinderling Wally jumps out of bed happy as could be‚ He rushes to eat his breakfast to fill his tummy. He packs his backpack with everything he will need‚ Preparing him self for an exciting deed. Molly‚ his mother‚ is happy to see him full of joy‚ She loves to see that Wally is an eager little boy. Wally thought about how this new adventure was super cool‚ For today was Wally’s first day of school. Wally strolled to the bus stop while Molly
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