about her had two sides to it‚ one for home and one for anywhere that was not home...." The first quote is from “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?”‚ written by Joyce Carol Oates. It is in reference to Connie‚ who is a teenager. She is no longer a girl‚ yet she is not a woman. She would leave home she looking one way and arrive at her destination another way. 2. She would have been a good woman . . . if it had been someone there to shoot her every minute of her life." The second quote is from
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Character Name- King Pluto How would you describe this character? From the story I can assume that King Pluto is a wealthy man that is looking for someone to take care of whatever he needs are. So every time a young lady passes by the seaside he comes from underground to take the young lady to his home to meet his wants and needs. How would you describe this character? The character’s attitude is very determined. Why? Because King Pluto wants a maid to meet his needs. My story takes place in approximately
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Connie’s Paradigm In Joyce Carol Oates’ short story‚ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” we follow the main character Connie as she faces an inner transformation. The author introduces Connie as a vain and inexperienced adolescent who seems to daydream about things she doesn’t quite understand as she has more of a naive idea of what adulthood is all about. She takes pleasure in having control over everyone and everything around her. These ideas as well as her security are shaken when the
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In her essay‚ Where are you going‚ Where have you been‚ Joyce Carol Oates‚ underscores the importance of communication to develop her story. Both the presence and absence of communication are utilized in the evolution of Oates’ purpose. The author relates each of her subjects to archetypal characters in order to firmly cast them into a category. Through careful consideration of detail‚ Oates’ offers a particular understanding of Connie’s relationship with her parents and the world around Connie.
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What would you do if you saw a Security or Researcher on the surface?: If they had a valid RP reason to be on the surface (EX: a code black) I would leave them be‚ otherwise I would warn them for failrp and promptly slay them. Explain what you would do in the event of each SCP opening a door: 035: 035 itself is unable to open any doors on its own. When 035 has a host‚ he may can command the host to open any door he pleases. If 035 breaches more than 049 and another SCP‚ I would warn 035 for failrp
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A security company phones your station with a report on a silent alarm in a store they monitor being triggered in the early afternoon. Moments later‚ a citizen calls to report a group of rowdy teenagers breaking bottles on the same street. Your dispatcher directs your patrol car (with yourself and a partner) to the store address. You discover the store was robbed and the clerk has been assaulted. Several refrigerator units in the store have been damaged. A trail of broken beer bottles leads away
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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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It is time we fight back. Britain should have no power over us‚ and if we do not do something about it‚ then they will have just that. What do you suppose we would do if that were to happen? What would we be? That is right‚ we would be a colony‚ and only a colony. The British Parliament cannot rightfully tax us. But if we do not stand up for our rights and independence‚ we may as well consider ourselves screwed. Although we have excellent leaders‚ support from France and other nations‚ Britain
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interests/hobbies. Social networks can cause a lot of problems and some people have different opinions on them being banned. There have been many concerns put forward by people of the older generation and particular the media about the dangers of social networking. This includes harassment‚ bullying‚ inappropriate photos being share and can lead to people committing suicide. Six out of ten people have admitted that they have had abuse/nasty comments about them on Facebook. Personally I think that they
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INTRODUCTION: “Where Are You Going Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol‚ showcases the inevitable effects of youthful exuberance in a teenage girl. The story is a compelling tale which unveils the vulnerability of Connie‚ a young teenage girl who could barely substantiate fantasy from reality. She prides herself as a pretty girl who understands the basic principles of life. Her encounter with Arnold Friend reveals her as someone who lacks the mental ability to make meaningful decisions and accurate
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