The story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been” is essentially about a young woman’s strive for independence‚ which eventually leads to conflict. Girls today appear as mature women and in addition‚ are put into adult situations sometimes unwillingly. Oates portrays a social issue that relates to this current society by using symbolism and characterization while taking the reader on a journey throughout the thoughts and feelings of a teenage girl. There are two main symbols the author uses
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Weinberger’s article makes many interesting points about the character of Arnold Friend in “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been”- the main idea being that Arnold represents Connie’s “other self”. According to the article‚ this can be observed in how Connie and Arnold are opposites in both appearance and behavior‚ and Arnold’s purpose is to induct Connie into adulthood. I disagree with the idea that Arnold is Connie. While the article gathered a lot of good evidence to support this claim‚ I
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adapt to a ban by‚ for example‚ allowing smoking areas. Body paragraph 2: Topic sentence: Smokers pollute the air. Supporting details: They breathe out hundred times as much pollution as nonsmokers. Further down the scale of mattering‚ it makes your clothes and breath stink. Body Paragraph 3: Topic sentence: Smoking can cause serious health problems to the smokers themselves and to those inhaling secondhand smoke. Supporting details: Smoking causes lung cancer. 90% of the people who get lung
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Music in “Where Are You Going Where Have You Been?” In the story‚ repetition and strands of music take on a role of a character for Connie‚ offering a safe haven for a troubled girl. Throughout the story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have you Been?”‚ Oates uses the element of strands and repetition of music to create a safe haven for Connie in which she can escape. The theme from a 1950’s song “It’s all Over Now‚ Baby Blue.” By Bob Dylan connects to the theme of escaping from “Where Are You Going? Where
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Growing up every person in the world loses the purity they were once born with and the moment when one realizes that not everything in the world is the way it was thought to be‚ the world crumbles into pieces‚ but how does it happen? Joyce Carol Oates portrays an amazing detailed moment of theft of chastity‚ or at least what is left of it‚ in "Where Are You Going‚ Where have You Been?" With symbolic imagery‚ major bibliomancy‚ and extreme personal conflict Oates easily manages to get her point across
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There should be at most only one team per group per event.6. The over-all winners shall be determined by adding the points earned by the members of each group.EGG DROPOBJECT: To provide a container that will protect a raw egg when dropped from an altitude to a hard surface like a concrete flooring.TEAM: Maximum of two (2) members. At least one (1) team member must be assigned to drop the container.APPARATUS: 1. The members of the team must construct the
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1. Describe a moment in your life when you took on a great challenge. What was the outcome? It was a rainy and windy day In Valladolid‚ where the Spanish Rugby Championship was being held. Thirty teams had managed to enter the tournament; the Spanish crème de la crème (including little ol’ me)‚ but now only eight remained. The other seven had withered away like leaves on an autumn wind. The other team seemed ready; an orgy of feelings flooded the pitch: fear‚ excitement‚ and anxiety… Our team
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Would You Give Up Your Cell Phone? Me neither. I have my life in that little black box – appointments‚ phone numbers‚ addresses‚ birthdays‚ e-mail‚ grocery list‚ music‚ and more. Texting is the only way I can contact my daughter. I can’t imagine what I would do without it. And yet‚ I was one of the late adopters. When everyone else was raving about their flip phones (remember them?)‚ I was rationalizing why I should avoid being seduced by the new technology: “I don’t use the phone much anyway
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BE BOLD WHEN YOU LOSE AND BE CALM WHEN YOU WIN ‘Successful people believe that failure is nothing but a feedback mechanism.’ MASTER OF CEREMONIES‚ FELLOW YOUTHLEADERS‚ ESTEEMED TOASTMASTERS ‚LADIES AND GENTLEMEN A VERY WARM GOOD EVENING TO ONE AND ALL. LIFE IS FULL OF CHALLENGES WHICH INCLUDE SUCCESS AS WELL AS FAILURES‚BUT VERY FEWW PEOPLE ARE SUCCESSFUL IN EVERYTHING THEY ATTEMPT. BUT ON THE OTHER SIDE‚ MOST OF THE PEOPLE HAVE TO FACE FAILURES IN THEIR LIFE’S BEFORE THEY REALLY ACHIEVE
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CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF KERALA (Established under the Central Universities Act‚ No.25 of 2009) Application for Faculty Position & Deputy Librarian This application comprises : Part A : Personal/academic profile Part B : API score indicators/self-assessments for Categories I‚ II and III Part C : Supporting data for API score self-assessments given in Part B Part D : Guidelines for filling up Part B This application comprises : Part A : Personal/academic profile Part B :
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