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‚ she seems in
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It all happened on a warm sunny saturday morning in “Where are you going. Where have you been’’ by Joyce Carry Oates. It started with an unfamiliar car bouncing along Connie’s long drive way. When she first heard the car she rushed to the window excitedly‚ frantically fixing her hair. Making sure she looked good‚ seemed to be an insecure habit for Connie. She saw an uninvited boyish looking man who was situated in the car parked now in her driveway. There was a tension of unease about the boyish
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20‚ 2016 Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been Analysis The story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been” written by Joyce Carol Oates has a different‚ yet catching title. The title plays strongly into the characters. One of the main character Connie really relates to the title. Her mom wants her to be this perfect little girl‚ whereas Connie likes the attention of guys and to be a little more on the rebel lifestyle. Connie never tells her mom “where she is going‚ or where she has been”
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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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Would American’s lives be the same without having telephones‚ light‚ transportation‚ or labor laws? That’s what Americans would be missing in life without having the Industrial Revolution occurring in history. The Industrial Revolution was a time of changes from working at home to working in factories with machines and engines. There were new inventions‚ upgrades in machinery‚ railroads‚ steamships‚ and oil booms. The lives of Americans were changed during this time period from 17th century.
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secret. something that can not be known by everyone‚ except the people who create the secret. secrets can be for the good and in the same time it can have a negative effect that long in one’s life. based on the articles‚ the secret can be done by anyone who wishes to not let certain people know. example of the often secret didembunyikadalam this article also clearly tell whether the examples of the most popular places for some individuals who want to conceal something and what is the impact on individuals
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HBS case – Salem Telephone Company Opening In 2000 the Public Service Commission (PSC) was informed by the president of Salem Telephone Company (STC) that a profitable computer service subsidiary would reduce pressure for increases to telephone rates. With approval from the Public Service Commission‚ STC‚ a regulated public utility‚ established Salem Data Services (SDS) in 2001‚ an unregulated public utility to perform data processing for the telephone company and additionally to sell computer
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Telephone Conversation by Wole Soyinka. Soyinka’s Telephone Conversation depicts a conversation between a white lady and an African American man which casts a harsh light on the racism and prejudice which grips society. The title reveals the fact that two people are talking on the phone‚ so the beginning of the poem is on a positive note: The man is searching for a house and the land lady has named a considerable price‚ and the area where it is located is an impartial and not racially prejudiced
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advance our mentality. In Joyce Carol Oates’ "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been." Connie‚ a young teen is faced with a life changing experience‚ forcing her to transform from a young teen to a young adult. In John Updike’s "A & P" Sammy chooses to put himself in a tight situation only to loose his job‚ trying to be heroic to three young girls and failed‚ as a result of his child-like decision. "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been" is an exceptional example of a coming-of-age
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1. “Revenue hours” represent the key activity that drives costs at Salem Data Services. Which expenses in Exhibit 2 are variable with respect to revenue hours? Which expenses are fixed with respect to revenue hours? a. Variable Expenses – Wages for Hourly Personnel‚ Power b. Fixed Expenses – Wages for Salaried staff‚ Systems development and maintenance‚ Administration 2. For each expense that is variable with respect to revenue hours‚ calculate the cost per revenue hour.
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