You Going‚ Where Have You Been? “Where are you going‚ where have you been?” is a short story by Joyce Carol Oates about an average fifteen year old girl who is not unlike many other girls her age‚ she is self-absorbed‚ and has a “Nervous giggling habit of craning her neck and glancing into the mirror‚ or checking other people’s face’s to make sure her own was all right.”(Oates‚ 388) The story takes place in Middle America. Oates wrote “Where are you going‚ where have you been?” in the 1960’s
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The dramatic irony of “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” conveys the tone of warning about temptation. Connie’s situation is that she does not feel appreciated at home and uses her looks and actions to get attention and appreciation from boys even if it is short-term. She is self-conscious about her looks and is constantly worried about how other people perceive her. Friend’s fantasy is that Connie will willingly go with him and be his “lover” (605) even before he officially met her. The
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Kyle Hevey | Linda Nochlin | “Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists” The first part of Linda Nochlin’s “Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists” focuses on trying to understand the answers to why there have not been any great women artists and the mentality behind the question and the various answers. Many of the answers attempt to combat the question with practicality‚ impracticality‚ philosophy‚ and common logic. She also attempts to answer the question from various points of view‚ for
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and a short story name “Where are you going. Where have you been?” by Joyce Carol Oates. The similarities between the song and the story is that they both share a common theme of being forced or getting into something mysterious. Through the short story Arnold Friend tried to influence Connie into escaping her father’s house and going away with him. It was almost as if Connie was forced by Arnold because of his words. One thing Arnold said was “be nice to me‚ be sweet like you can because what
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Matt Merritt Professor Smith English 102 13 September 2012 Arnold Friend’s Identity in Joyce’s “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” In the story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been‚” Joyce Oates portrays Connie as a beautiful young woman that is being coerced by a man‚ whom she doesn’t know‚ to come outside and go for a ride in his car. Who is this man that calls himself Arnold Friend? What does he represent? Looking at the things that Arnold Friend says and does will help to discover
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Could the Cold War have been avoided? Discuss with reference to the key schools of thought on the origins of the Cold War. The cold war is the product of confrontation between US and USSR‚ reflected by conflicts of interests in political‚ ideological‚ military sphere and so on (Baylis et al. 2010‚ p51)‚ and it lasted nearly half century and ended up with dissolution of Soviet Union. There are so many debates about its origin and some people argue that cold war might be avoided. However this essay
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In “What Do Fish Have To Do With Anything‚” the author‚ Avi‚ establishes a theme statement declaring that to look beyond the bubble a person lives in they must truly see with their eyes. Mrs. Markham‚ the main character’s mom‚ is the person at hand that’s shown being constantly blind to her surroundings or blind to what she needs. For instance‚ in the story it states‚ ”Willie would begin to talk‚ then stop. He was never sure his mother was listening. She seemed preoccupied with her own thoughts…Willie
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Movies have evolved dramatically over the past 100 years. There are a lot of new changes that have occurred over time. For example color and sound. Or the cost. Even the computers have upgraded. Color and sound is one of the most oblivious differences between movies now and then . As the text states in How Have Movies Changed Over the years? Movies Used to be silent as a mouse. It was a very popular thing. Families would go watch a film while a piano player accomplished them. Movies of the past
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What have been the key success factors for Nike? Nike‚ originally known as Blue Ribbon Spots is involved in the design‚ development and worldwide marketing of footwear‚ apparel‚ equipment and accessory products which started its journey in early 1962. In nearly 200 countries with around 18‚000 retail accounts Nike is now the largest seller of athletic footwear in the world. The company focused on delivering high quality running shoes designed especially for athletes by athletes. Behind its success
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“Have you ever wondered about the theme of “ what do fish have to do with anything”?” Well in this story a boy disobeys his mother’s rules to talk to the homeless man.The title of the story is “what do fish have to do with anything?”. The author of the story is Avi. The characters are: Willie‚ Willie’s mom and the homeless man. The themes of this story are both trust and loyalty. For example one example is of loyalty is on page 354. On page 354‚ Willie gives the man a piece of pound cake. After
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