part of having memory. We should always remember where we come from as a part of our history. Remembering where you come from identifies the meaning of who you really are. “Remember the sky you were born under‚ know each of the star’s stories” (Harjo 802 L1). The first line is this poem symbolizes the whole poem’s meaning to remember where you were born and the stars are each problem that may have occurred in your life. It is important to know where we come from because the world was living before
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The decline of the societal and cultural values during 1960s can be seen through Joyce Carol Oates’‚ “Where are you going‚ Where have you been?” The story‚ which narrates the fatal destiny of fifteen year old Connie‚ shows the rise of a pop-culture/music guided society‚ it also shows the rise of the sexual revolution and the disregard for women‚ and the negligence of parents at the time. In the story the devil is represented by ARNOLD FRIEND‚ who at the end of the story seduces Connie into her own
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that not everything in the world is the way it was thought to be‚ the world crumbles into pieces‚ but how does it happen? Joyce Carol Oates portrays an amazing detailed moment of theft of chastity‚ or at least what is left of it‚ in "Where Are You Going‚ Where have You Been?" With symbolic imagery‚ major bibliomancy‚ and extreme personal conflict Oates easily manages to get her point across of the complete loss of innocence. A constant image that is brought to the reader’s creative thoughts is colors
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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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female students in every subject. To what extent do you agree or disagree? Society has a lot of requests about jobs for young people to do and earn money‚ so nowadays many universities have new subjects or majors‚ which are suitable for students to choose. However‚ many universities refuse too many female students or male students in some majors. Many people say that universities should accept equal numbers of male and female students in every subject. In my opinion‚ I partly agree with this. Society
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I understand the title is controversial but give my a chance before you bite my head off! My English teacher gave all of my class topics to write a speech on. This is the topic I received and‚ (as you can see)‚ I have to agree with the motion that “Teenagers today have too much freedom”. The following are the 9 reasons my teacher required us to brainstorm: 1. Parents don’t know where their children are anymore. 2. Not everywhere is a war zone‚ but not everywhere is safe. So‚ teenagers shouldn’t
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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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Commercial hospitality is just extension of hospitality in the home. Do you agree? Hospitality is a difficult concept to define; numerous authors suggest it is both a social and commercial activity (Lugosi 2008). Nevertheless it’s important to highlight a dominant theme in accepted definitions of hospitality. Brotherton (1999) defined hospitality as “a contemporaneous human exchange‚ which is voluntarily entered into‚ and designed to enhance the mutual well-being of the parties concerned through
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Trash TV shows should legally be banned. Do you agree? Soap operas‚ talk shows and reality shows. There are people who disapprove such entertainment and others who are obsessed with them. However‚ it is questionable whether these TV programs are necessary in our society. It seems to be a good idea to legally ban them. To start with‚ such shows usually transmit a false reality and are corrupt. They are stagy and focus on generating scandals and extraordinary situations. Reality shows rely
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“Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol Oates is a short story that brings many girl’s nightmares to life. The story is one about a young‚ naïve girl named Connie‚ and her deranged abductor‚ Arnold Friend. Oates uses the setting in Connie’s life to create a very realistic situation. Oates also uses descriptive language to create vivid images of the setting‚ charters‚ and the emotions Connie feels. By analyzing Connie’s home setting and the descriptive language Oates uses‚ we will
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