the passing from one grade to another in school. Other changes are more intense‚ such as the transition from childhood to adulthood. In Joyce Carol Oates’ "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?" Oates goes into depth regarding the transition from being a carefree‚ innocent child to adulthood. In the short story "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?" two separate worlds are drawn to the reader’s attention. The first is the normal daily life of Connie‚ a fifteen year old girl living in a home
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Mere seconds after‚ more images rushed into my mind. I saw myself sitting in this very exam room‚ trying to cheat with the person next to me. Suddenly‚ I saw my paper being snatched away by the examiner. I began to envision further into my future‚ where my disappointed parents sat crying at the shame I had brought to them. I even saw myself in years gone by‚ being denied entry into every university I applied for. I saw how this one incident could destroy my life! I had never been an over religious
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The character in “where are you going‚ where have you been?” Connie is affected by the role she plays in modern society. Fifteen year old Connie has the confusing‚ often exterior behavior typical of those girls who are facing the difficult transition from girlhood to womanhood in the 1960s. She is caught between her roles as daughter‚ friend‚ sister‚ and object of sexual desire‚ uncertain of which represents her real self. The sixties were the age of youth‚ young people wanted change. The changes
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this didn’t happen the world would be over-populated or under-populated and I know it is sad to lose a loved one‚ but it all happens for a reason and for the greater good‚ so in life we have to take what is thrown at us and make the best out of our situations. Another decision Eddie made that had influenced others is when he was with his crew during the war and while they were escaping Eddie saw a shadowy figure and he went to go check it out‚ his crew being loyal and not wanting to leave a man behind
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50 - 75 words‚ identify each of the following by author‚ title‚ and context‚ and explain what the lines mean. 1. Everything 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
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language teaching where the prime objective of language teaching is having effective and efficient learning. The actual difference between ESP and GE lies in the awareness of need. According to Hutchinson and Waters (1987) cited in Nitu (2002) that learners of ESP are actually aware about their need that is the use of English for the specific arena; they are even aware about their specific requirement from English language and what the ESP course must offer them.
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social situations. This anxiety constantly makes me fear of what others think of me and fearful of embarrassing situations. Unfortunately‚ I think of how a situation can go wrong before it even happens. However‚ to deal with this I put myself into situations I fear. Instead of pondering how each thing can go wrong‚ I jump right in. For example‚ I attended the transfer meeting by myself‚ which may not seem like an accomplishment but it was for me. Quietly‚ I walked into an unknown social situation with
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Where the Gods Fly The distance between a mother and a daughter can be as far as the distance between cultures. Where is the fine line between guidance and control? How far can you go as a mother‚ and do you always know what’s best for your child? In the short story "Where the Gods Fly" written by Jean Kwok‚ we meet a concerned Chinese mother dealing with a serious culture clash which affects both her and her daughter Pearl. The narrator is a Chinese woman who has immigrated to America with her
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economic situation of women in the United States and the economic situation of women in Germany The progress of female empowerment and equalization especially in the Western society‚ from being a housewife with no voting rights to conquering the labor market with equal rights‚ has been huge. However‚ women still earn less than men do and due to the glass ceiling effect women are often unable to make it to the top positions in a company. To get a deeper look into the current situation of women
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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 to adulthood. The Man Who Was Almost A Man by Richard Wright is about a young adult named
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