The story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol Oates shows the reader the self-created illusion that the main character Connie has created in order to better understand herself. Connie’s reality is altered as she has this dream that has manifested due to her desire for attention from others. Throughout the story there are many occurrences that support the idea that the entire story is a dream that was made up by Connie’s subconscious. Throughout the story‚ Arnold mentions many
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1. “Where are You Going? Where Have You Been?”: What is an allusion? Read the story with an eye to allusions of “Little Red Riding Hood”. What is an archetype? What archetype does the description of Arnold Friend suggest? What does Arnold’s car represent? What archetype do Connie and her description suggest? What archetype does the conflict between Connie and Arnold suggest? Can this story be considered as a cautionary tale? An allusion is something that relates a subject or idea and
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individuals that did not have the resources or could not discover a method to get wealthy were stuck‚ not able to flourish. In these most recent economic times‚ it is easy to see that the gap between the extremely rich and the extremely poor is growing‚ with those in the middle being pushed to one extreme or the other. Economic superpowers‚ whether they are nations or corporations‚ have established themselves and dominate their respective industries. These economic superpowers have controlled the world
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Abstract (Summary) The author used Kohlberg’s development stages to analyze the personal code of ethics she had already established. In the compliance work that she does‚ there is definite insight that legal and moral points of view conflict. She does have a professional code of ethics. It applies to her job in its entirety. In the code there is an obligation to the public‚ the organization for which she works‚ and the profession. Her professional code and personal code do not differ; rather‚ the ethics
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Allie Spera Article 4 & 5 Social influences have had a major impact on gender differences. In a psychological analysis about gender and social influences‚ social scientists argue that men are thought to be more influential and women are thought to be easily influenced (Eagly‚ 1983). In reading this article‚ I learned that there are gender differences based on social influence‚ but not because of nature or biological differences. It is because of the roles that people play in society. In other
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YOU HAVE TO FIX THE MIND BEFORE YOU CAN BESTOW THE BLESSING!!! BECAUSE UNTIL YOU GET YOUR MIND RIGHT‚ EVERYTHING THAT YOU’VE INVESTED IN IS GOING TO LEAK OUT OF THE CREVICES OF A MIND THAT REFUSES TO CHANGE!!! LOOK AT YOUR NEIGHBOR AND ASK THEM‚ "DO YOU HAVE A MIND TO CHANGE?" WAIT FOR AN ANSWER...... IF THEY SAID NO‚ DRAG THEM TO THE CHURCH!!! TELL THEM THEY’VE GOT TILL THE END OF THIS YEAR TO GET THAT FIXED... THEY’VE GOT TILL DECEMBER 31 TO DUMP OUT ALL JEALOUSY‚ ALL PETTINESS‚ ALL
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People tend to judge a lot‚ and worse; judge based on what others say. In the story‚ To Kill Mockingbird‚ written by Harper Lee‚ three characters illustrate being victims of others’ false judgments. These individuals reveal little about their past‚ and so most of the people in Maycomb knew next to nothing about them. As a result‚ some misinformed folks make up and spread stories and speculations about those individuals’ pasts. Though the gossipers mean no harm‚ the individuals’ reputations suffer
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Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol Oates is about a teen named Connie who is insecure and is looking for an escape from her household. The main antagonist‚ Arnold Friends main objective is to lure Connie out and take her on a so called “date”. He does this by trying to make small talk. Some of the things said can be very creepy as he seems to have psychic abilities and know everything. One of the more irrelevant things said was‚ “Leave me alone‚” Connie whispered. “Hey‚ you know
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Should the government force poor women to limit the number of children they have? Poverty is a very common issue in the United States in which millions of families suffer from. The government assists these families with things such as medical insurance and accommodations like transportation‚ as well as nutrition assistance‚ also known as food stamps. Should the government force poor women to limit the number of children they have? There are some people who argue that the poor should be limited to the
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The Judgments of Hammurabi The document about Hammurabi’s Code explains the rules and freedoms the law gives to women of this time period. Hammurabi was chosen as governor of men in order to establish laws for the good of his people. Although he claims to be instituting the best laws for his people‚ he seems to forget the equality of men and women. He declares‚ "to promote the welfare of the people...to cause justice to prevail in the land‚ to destroy the wicked and the evil‚ that the strong might
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