"Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?" By Joyce Carol Oates A short story titled "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?" tells a tale of an adolescent girl who suffers consequences of growing up in the unsupportive environment and the society preoccupied by the media. It is considered to be the most famous work of Joyce Carol Oates‚ an American writer‚ the winner of many significant literary awards and a two- time candidate for the Nobel Prize in Literature. The story was first
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The Devil’s Favorite Sin: Vanity In "Where are You Going‚ Where Have you Been?" Joyce Carol Oates uses an allegorical figure of evil to illustrate the theme of temptation. Oates alludes to hell through the character Arnold Friend‚ as the devil‚ and his victim Connie‚ who invites him in by committing one of the devil’s favorites sins: vanity. The narrator implies that Arnold Friend is Satan by giving certain clues that the reader can easily deduce. The name that Oates gives to the character
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Cigarette Litigation In August 1970 a leading tobacco defense attorney‚ David R. Hardy‚ wrote a confidential letter warning that indiscreet comments by industry scientists‚ including references to biologically active components of cigarette smoke and the search for a safer cigarette‚ constitute a real threat to the continued success in the defense of smoking and health litigation. The actual knowledge on the part of the defendant that smoking is generally dangerous to health‚ that certain ingredients
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I’m wondering if Spaces and Exchanges have made the world smaller. First‚ I’d like to talk about physical mobility. By a survey‚ 77% of British people have already traveled abroad. Three factors influence their destination: the climate‚ their budget to go on holidays and the risks of attack. British people think that they need to go to a quiet place to have a rest. Many of them have already spent time in French seaside resorts. Indeed‚ proximity of both countries makes easier the entrance.
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proactive attitude. I am like a warrior who is willing to take the challenge and fight for difficulty. I was a part-time sales person in shoes store and I made the sales target and reach the top part-time sales of the month award even the economy is bad back then 2009. Second‚ I am like a pioneer who is like to discover new things and have no fear for uncertainty. Last summer‚ I received Government’s scholarship to study abroad at Texas‚ in the Univ. of St. Thomas. I not only had the opportunity
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The dramatic irony of “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” conveys the tone of warning about temptation. Connie’s situation is that she does not feel appreciated at home and uses her looks and actions to get attention and appreciation from boys even if it is short-term. She is self-conscious about her looks and is constantly worried about how other people perceive her. Friend’s fantasy is that Connie will willingly go with him and be his “lover” (605) even before he officially met her. The
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Stephens 1 Jeff Stephens Kathleen Roddy ENGL 1102-208 7-20-2011 The Antagonist is Not Who You Would Think In “The Chrysanthemums” by John Steinbeck‚ the character’s conflicts are very obscure. The main character‚ Elisa‚ is in constant conflict with herself‚ which she projects onto her husband and the tinker. Though Elisa appears to be dissatisfied with her life‚ she has no way to change it‚ and she becomes increasingly crass as the story progresses. Although she appears to be the
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Cell phones‚ have they changed us socially? I see a lot of people on the phone all the time and I believe they have changed us because now just about everywhere you go there is sign instructing you not to be on your cell phone while ordering or conduct any type of transaction. Now that cell phones have evolved so much that we now longer have to sit at home to receive calls or to check emails. You can plan appointments and make schedules. Even have alarms go off when a upcoming appointment is
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developing a country is huge. You can’t expect a country to develop if it doesn’t have literate people. These students who are studying would be working tomorrow. They would be working for the public‚ private sector etc . These students would be the pillars the country would be standing on The role of students in developing a country is huge. You can’t expect a country to develop if it doesn’t have literate people. These students who are studying would be working tomorrow. They would be working for the public
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