English 30-1 Personal Response Often in life‚ it is the choices we make that shape our identity. Our behaviors‚ and actions determine the outcome; ultimately becoming a part of our character. In the poem “Where Have You Gone?” by Mari Evans the author reveals the consequences of a tragic ending to an overly reliant relationship. Evans suggests that when in a relationship‚ often one individual chooses to rely too much on the other without realizing; building a heavy dependency‚ causing the loss
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Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been Response The short story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been” by Joyce Carol Oates was very interesting and appealing. It captures the reader’s attention from the beginning until the end. The main character‚ Connie‚ faces many challenges‚ one of which was temptation. In the story Connie meets a boy named Arnold Friend who tries to persuade her to go for a ride in his car. During this time she is faced with the conflict of temptation‚ whether or not
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Treven Lowry Period 3a4a Ms. CoxSeminar Where agency matters most Final The essence of living‚ without emotion is something alien to human life‚ for life is only true when emotion is present. The essence of death‚ without mental and spiritual control is also alien to us; for death is only a physical thing‚ and we are more than just a physical thing. The question that now awaits us‚ is how. How can we have a choice in an undefeatable fate? How is there still a freedom for us to grasp
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Why do people still go to the cinema? In this modern age we have computers‚ which contain the Internet. The Internet theoretically has endless capabilities and in this modern day people can get hold of any type of media they want whether that be music‚ TV shows‚ movies and games; even movies that have not been released. So with all of this in everyone’s grasp people can watch or listen to what ever they want to do thanks to streaming websites or websites that contain torrent downloads where you can
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A person who inspires you‚ you look up to them and you’re influenced by them. It’s what makes someone passionate towards their expectations. Inspiration is the process of being mentally stimulated to do or feel something‚ especially to do something creative. Someone that motivates me the most is Tina Charles‚ She is a WNBA basketball player. She impresses me by being kind hearted and giving out emerging social conscience Tina Charles started the foundation
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to get a person through unfortunate events that may occur or have happened. One thing that is good to do is to seek for refuge and keep moving forward. Depression‚ stress‚ and harmful past experiences are all reasons why someone might seek for refuge. People need refuge to get their minds off of experiences that may haunt them. When someone has stress‚ refuge can help. Despite all the negative events that may occur‚ it is key for people to seek for refuge in locations‚ close bonds‚ and hobbies. A
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In the short story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been” by Joyce Carol Oates there is bad parenting and it costs Connie at the end. Throughout the entire story there is little or no parenting‚ or sometimes there is a little parenting but it is not very good parenting. For example‚ “their father was away at work most of the time and when he came home‚ he wanted supper and he read the newspaper at supper and after supper he went to bed. He didn’t bother talking much to them” (Oates 1). So even
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Comparison of Smooth Talk to “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” Joyce Carol Oakes’s short story‚ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” was written in 1966 and twenty years later was made into a movie entitled Smooth Talk‚ winner of the 1985 U.S. Film Festival for best dramatic picture. The writing by Oates is loosely based on a true story described as “the tale of Charles Schmid‚ a twenty-three-year-old who cruises teenage hangouts‚ picking up girls for rides in his gold convertible”
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Oates ’ "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?": Arnold Fiend In Joyce Carol Oates ’ "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?" critics argue whether the character of Arnold Friend‚ clearly the story ’s antagonist‚ represents Satan in the story. Indeed‚ Arnold Friend is an allegorical devil figure for the main reason that he tempts Connie‚ the protagonist‚ into riding off with him in his car. Oates characterizes Arnold Friend at first glance as "a boy with shaggy‚ black hair‚ in a convertible
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At first glance‚ the story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol Oates seems like a regular story where a girl just has home problems like every other teenager. However‚ by looking more into the story you can see that the locations of where Connie is at‚ mean something different. In my opinion‚ I believe that the setting plays a significant role in the way Connie alternates her personality around her family and friends. When she is out with friends and not at home with family
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