"Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?" Music is one of the symbols mentioned in this story. The author mentions the music played in everywhere in the story. The author says that "The Music was always in the background". The music comes from restaurants‚ homes and cars. Music symbolizes the feeling and the emotions of the characters. For example‚ music for Connie is a pattern for romantic relationship. When she is happy‚ she hears music in everywhere. On the other hand‚ when she is sad‚ she
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How to overcome a fear Everyone have fears and phobias‚ and sometimes it is really difficult to overcome these. Fears and phobias are not hereditary; they are acquired throughout life by the association of scary experience with an object or situation particular. Also‚ they can be purchased to avoid confront a feared object or situation. Happily‚ there exist some steps to overcome these fears and phobias. The first step is identified and assumes that you have a fear. It is easier when you define
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What Matters Most To You? Why? What matters most to me is making meaningful improvements in my native Iran. Although my short-term dream is to form a successful Internet business‚ my long-term aspiration is to graduate from business to politics. I take my cue from America‚ where industry leaders like Michael Bloomberg have revitalized communities and made great people leaders. Iran has been ravaged by several decades of “ivory tower” politics‚ corruption‚ unemployment and caste divide. For
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------------------------------------------------- 8. Essay – Time and Distance Overcome The relationship between white and black people in America is still today an ongoing issue‚ which can be traced back in history. Even though the issue isn’t as big as it was 50 years ago‚ it still has influence in America‚ in every perspective‚ both as individuals but also as a community. Today we have a black president in America‚ so America has changed‚ but how was that possible? And how is the relationship
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the realities of adulthood shatter these childhood dreams. The journey between childhood and adulthood is frustrating and confusing‚ and in most adolescents‚ is filled with apprehension and anxiety. For the protagonist Connie‚ this distress is expressed in her dreamlike encounter with Arnold Friend. In the short story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?‚” Joyce Carol Oates used the interaction between her two main character‚ to reveal the internal fear and conflict of a fifteen year old
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We Shall Overcome Propaganda and politics go together like two peas in a pod. George Orwell discusses the marriage of the two in his essay‚ “Politics and the English Language.” Among the most common propaganda techniques Orwell demonstrates‚ the two most prominent political speeches would be meaningless words and pretentious diction. Propaganda techniques are most commonly known as ways to be dishonest or when there is a hidden agenda. However in President Lyndon B. Johnson speech known as “We
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this character‚ Connie‚ in “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol Oates‚ is depicted as a self-centered‚ condescending‚ insecure fifteen year old girl growing into a woman. Connie comes off as a troubled young girl who consistently uses her sexuality for attention but at the same time is afraid of intimacy. This is said be due to her fractured relationships with her family; her frequent excursions with older boys that appeared to not have any interest after the first encounter
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The Importance of Overcoming Obstacles Adversity is something that can increase ones mindset in a positive way. Going through hardships can help develop a mature mindset overdue to principal. It gives people self-confidence and assurance to not run away from adversity.This gives people a break to step back and look at life situations and the bigger picture on how life can be tough. For instance Magic Johnson. In 1979‚ Magic Johnson was drafted to the Los Angeles Lakers. He was very successful‚ he
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In Joyce Carol Oates’ “‘Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?’ and Smooth Talk: Short Story into Film‚” Oates writes that Connie “An innocent young girl is seduced by way of her own vanity” and that “she confuses death for erotic romance” (419). Oates clearly defines her point when Connie first discovers Arnold Friend at the drive in diner. She catches Friend staring at her with a big smile and Connie “slit her eyes at him and turned away‚ but she couldn’t help looking back” (409). The fact
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town‚ we go in pairs‚ one to drive and the other to get down to do whatever is necessary. Otherwise we stay home and avoid the irritation. The second most irritating thing is inconsiderate people. Examples are people who throw rubbish on sidewalks‚ roads and out of moving cars. Out of sight and out of mind for them‚ but how about others who have to put up with the rubbish or clean it up ? Sadly the worst offenders are occupants of luxury cars. God knows what is behind the tinted windows‚ probably
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