In the short story “Where Are You Going? Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol Oates‚ Connie’s house illustrates irony because of the changes that occur in Connie’s behavior towards her mom throughout the story. At the beginning of the story‚ Connie epitomizes a normal teenager’s feeling towards her parents‚ especially feelings towards her mother when at home. “Connie’s mother kept picking at her until Connie wished her mother was dead and she herself was dead and it was all over‚” (492). With
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Valley Forge: Would you have quit? When I hear the question Valley Forge: would you have quit? The first thing I think of is how hard it had to be. Not only did some people die from various things‚ but people were getting very ill and sick. Even though this all sounds bad plus the other things the Continental Army had to go through I still would have stayed at Valley Forge to fight through it all for my country. There are many reasons to stay and fight for the Continental Army and for the
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Soraya Palmer Connecticut College‚ Class of 2007 Evaluate a significant experience‚ achievement‚ risk you have taken‚ or ethical dilemma you have faced and its impact on you Finding Truths In my life‚ I have taken many journeys without which I would not have experienced important truths. My father started us off early‚ taking us on many journeys to help us understand that true knowledge comes only from experience. We took trips every winter break to Madrid‚ Mexico‚ Costa Rica‚ and to Jamaica
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“Have You Got A Positive Attitude Yet?” “Between the optimist and the pessimist‚ the difference is droll. The optimist sees the doughnut; the pessimist the hole!”‚ says Oscar Wilde. One has to read between these lines in order to understand what they mean. The meaning is simple: There are two ways to look at things one is with a positive attitude and another with a negative one. A positive attitude leads to some opportunity or solutions and negative one clouds ones thoughts eventually making it
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PART 1 QUESTION 1 _Describe a lesson you have either taught or attended. Note down the participants‚ the activities undertaken‚ the learning outcomes‚ the interaction‚ the materials used and classroom organization._ PARTICIPANTS AND CLASSROOM ORGANISATION The learner group consisted of sixteen adult students (one woman and fifteen men)‚ all with asylum or refugee status. The learning level was pre-beginners and the location was an offsite campus of the City College where only refugees and asylum
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Aubrey Stromberg Mrs. Legenza English 9 8 February 2018 Winston Churchill Winston Churchill once said‚ “You have enemies? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something‚ sometime in your life.” Churchill’s hard work gave him a lot of fame‚ even among some enemies. Born and raised to a royal family‚ Winston struggled in school. He was sent to a military academy. Eventually‚ he would lead his country through war. Winston Churchill was a Prime Minister in Great Britain who grew up training for the
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I have seen a lot of romantic movies. Valentine’s Day and 500 days of Summer are my favorite movies. There are many differences between them. In this essay‚ I will present about the main differences between two these movies. 500 days of Summer is a movie appreciated about the content and the storytelling. It provides a story about love of Tom Hansen who was in love with a girl called Summer. One of main characters is Summer Finn. After a distressing shock of family‚ she no longer believes
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Debrionna Mulhall Jennifer Schaller English 1102 Sec. 53 10 October 2014 Peeling Back The Label “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” is a short story written by Joyce Carol Oates. This popular short story made its debut in 1966. Dependent upon the interpreter‚ this short story may seem to be based upon many different themes‚ although my goal is to focus on analyzing the author’s use of stylistic devices such as a recognizable setting‚ and symbolism that Oates has effectively implemented in
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Joyce Carol Oates is an American writer who has published over forty novels. Most of her novels are graphic and many of them depict death. In her short story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” Oates tells the story of Connie‚ a fifteen year old girl. Like in many of her previous novels Connie dies‚ or the reader is led to believe she does. Oates was inspired by Bob Dylan’s song “ It’s All Over Now‚ Baby Blue”‚ Charles Schmid‚ and from the book of Judges chapter 19 verse 17 in the Bible.
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films alike. In Joyce Carol Oates’ short story‚ "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?" Oates depicts Arnold Friend as the Devil; we can see this through his physical description‚ strange seduction‚ and his supernatural knowledge of Connie. The bodily features of Arnold Friend suggest he is the devil in disguise. During the whole event‚ Connie recognizes the way Arnold Friend "wobbled in his high boots" (196). She believed that he may have been a drunken stumbling man until she identifies "one of
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