“[Connie] had a quick‚ nervous giggling habit of craning her neck to glance into mirrors or checking other people’s faces to make sure her own was all right.” (1) In the story “Where are you going‚ where have you been?” the author Joyce Carol Oates‚ deliberately shows us the level of innocence of the protagonist Connie‚ as well as the similar features an inexperienced young girl who lived in 1966 compares to those of a young girl who is raised in our era. Young teenage girls in 1966 are no different
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To What Extent Have The Regeneration Strategies Used in El Raval Been Successful? Matt Haslam El Reval is in the centre of Barcelona and was the oldest part of the city with the worst reputation. It needed rebranding and to be regenerated. Regeneration is the process of coping with decline and encouraging re-urbanization. It is often a process that involves rebranding‚ this means that it; ‘refers to the creation of a new identity or image for a city or an area of that city to replace an identity
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consolidation of power have been prevented? Who could have prevented it‚ and what would they have needed to do? If a Nazi dictatorship could have been prevented‚ what was the most likely alternative outcome? The rise in power of Hitler in January 30‚ 1933 did not come through a revolutionary way‚ but through lies and manipulations that eventually secured Hitler his election in a political office. Having already attempted to take over the German government by force in November 1923‚ Hitler
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To what extent do you agree that personal weakness is to be blamed for what happens to the central character in novels? Discuss your views with reference to a novel or novels you have studied. At the start of the novel The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini we view the events that create the story through the eyes of the main character‚ Amir‚ in a difficult political arena where the socio-economic conditions in Afghanistan demonstrate the disparity between the majority (Sunni Muslims) and the minority
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October 3‚ 2010 What Are You Going to Do With That? Katherine Streeter for The Chronicle Review By William Deresiewicz The essay below is adapted from a talk delivered to a freshman class at Stanford University in May. The question my title poses‚ of course‚ is the one that is classically aimed at humanities majors. What practical value could there possibly be in studying literature or art or philosophy? So you must be wondering why I’m bothering to raise it here‚ at Stanford‚ this renowned citadel
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Godot’ is often not deemed as significant or as engaging as the action of the protagonists within this comedic play. As such‚ it becomes clear throughout the play that the repetitive action engages the audience through frustration due to its inconclusive and relentless nature that contributes to the meaninglessness of the play. This offers the conclusion that in fact‚ what they say and what they do are not in competition for significance‚ but are in fact dependently linked- one cannot exist without
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“Where are you going‚ Where have you been” Analysis Evette Paden Shorter University “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been‚” is a chilling tale of rape and murder with a plot to create suspense. On a symbolic level it becomes a metaphor for simplicity and innocence. Oates’ use of literal and figurative‚ psychological and allegorical levels makes this story a powerful and fascinating story. One contributing factor to this story’s power is her depiction of the two main characters’ double
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Title: What do you understand by ‘stigma’ and do you agree that social policies can stigmatize people? In this essay I am going to give my own understanding of stigma and explain how I think that social policies can stigmatize people. I am also going to discuss the problems that individuals may have if they avail of these social policies. My understanding of stigma is that it is something that has a bad reputation linked to situations‚ characteristics or people. Also my understanding of social
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are allowed the ability to exert free will and be able to make decisions for themselves that reflect their own persona. With this liberty‚ the identity of an individual isn’t limited to one set of characteristics as many external and internal situations either influence the cognitive decision making complex of humans. In the short story‚ "Where are you going‚ where have you been?" by Joyce Carol Oates‚ reveals through the characterization of Connie and her settings the duality of human beings. Also
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In my opinion‚ we have several alternatives if we do not try juveniles in adult court for serious crimes. There is no doubt that there are some cases beyond hope‚ but children are more susceptible rehabilitation. My methods are trying to incorporate that as much as possible‚ especially for the younger children with brains that are still trying to develope. ¨Reforms efforts must place a greater focus on improving access to mental health services for all youth‚ better serving the needs of youth who
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