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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It was defeat in war which was the main reason for the February revolution. Do you agree with this statement? The February revolution was a big turning point in Russian history; demolishing the Tsarist autocracy and breaking the Romanov dynasty that had ruled Russia for hundreds of years. Due to many factors‚ involved in the war or long standing issues before the war‚ Tsar Nicholas II was forced to abdicate to Grand Duke Michael‚ desperate to keep the rule of Russia in the Romanov family. Grand
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In every person’s life they experience a transition from childhood to adulthood. This transition is significant in a person’s life and it can be different for men and women. Not all transitions to adulthood are peaceful; they can violent transitions as seen in Richard Wright’s The Man Who Was Almost a Man and Joyce Carol Oates’ Where are You Going‚ Where Have You Been. These two stories reflect how males and females are represented differently in society through the protagonist violent transition
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“On balance the league of nations proved to be a failure in the 1920’s.” How far do you agree with this statement? Explain. 10 marks. The League of Nations was the brainchild of USA’s president‚ Woodrow Wilson‚ and was one of his suggested 14 points that followed the Treaty of Versailles. The League was based on a covenant‚ a set of 26 articles‚ which all the members had to follow. The main structure of the League was set in the form of The Assembly and the Council‚ of which there were four permanent
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Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been? “Where are you going‚ where have you been?” is a short story by Joyce Carol Oates about an average fifteen year old girl who is not unlike many other girls her age‚ she is self-absorbed‚ and has a “Nervous giggling habit of craning her neck and glancing into the mirror‚ or checking other people’s face’s to make sure her own was all right.”(Oates‚ 388) The story takes place in Middle America. Oates wrote “Where are you going‚ where have you been?” in
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Cortes and Pizarro easily conquered the Aztecs and Incas. How far do you agree with this statement? Many people tried to conquer places in the past. Cortes and Pizarro both succeeded. Together they were the most famous conquistadors‚ they went barefoot and came back from their expedition multi-millionaires. They were extremely lucky which made things easier. Cortes and Pizarro were both at the right place at the right time. For Cortes‚ Montezuma thought that Cortes was the God Quetzalcoatl
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Wilde’s use of binary oppositions is the key comedic element in the Importance of Being Earnest. To what extent do you agree with this view? Throughout the play‚ Oscar Wilde portrays several binary opposites using the characters and themes of the play‚ such as the town and country‚ class‚ age‚ gender and morals. However I don’t think that the binary opposites are the main source of comedy in the play. The reason I find it comical is from the fact that the play is a comedy of manners as well as Wilde’s
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free. Do you agree? ‘Knowledge is power’‚ this frequently cited quote is no more a stranger to anyone. Education‚ which role is essentially to transmit knowledge‚ has empowered an individual with the accumulated knowledge‚ values and skills that an individual would require. Indeed‚ with knowledge‚ the educated has yielded the power to control the situation around him‚ to break free from oppression and authority‚ and to breakthrough the vicious poverty cycle. Yet‚ as the world continue to evolve
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Music is purely for relaxation. Do you agree? I agree to a certain extent. The primary purpose of music is for relaxation. Yet‚ there are many other types of music that does the opposite. The types of music include‚ dance music‚ religious music‚ spiritual music‚ ethnic music‚ children music‚ Baroque music‚ classical music and many others. These different types of music have various purposes. Each type of music will invoke different moods in the listeners. Dance music is produced specially for
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“Customer loyalty can make or break a brand.” How far do you agree with this statement? Increasing number of companies put the strategy of customer loyalty into focus. Marketers from different countries come to an agreement that combining customer development with customer retention can bring long-term impact on brand performance (Kotler‚ 2003). In specific‚ price premium‚ brand awareness and market share closely associated with brand profitability count on customer loyalty. For instance‚ loyal
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