Hurst 1 Allison Hurst Professor Ben Mayo English Comp II 30 April 2011 Analysis of “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol Oates In 1966‚ Joyce Carol Oates published her short story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?”. Oates was inspired to write this story after reading about a serial killer that was referred to as “The Pied Piper of Tucson”. Oates was disturbed by the number of teenagers that this killer was able to persuade to help him and keep his secrets
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What you would do before‚ during and after an earthquake? Earthquake is a natural phenomenon that happens all over the world. It causes a lot of horrible losses and sometimes even human losses. It shivers even when we talk about it‚ it’s like been played with‚ you can think only about one thing that your life is about to end. So what you would do before‚ during and after the earthquake if you knew that it might happen in a week?! At the beginning you must know how to be prepared is a good question
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Would You Rather Have 14 Fingers Or 16 Toes? It’s not too rare for humans to be born with extra fingers or toes. The condition of having extra fingers or toes is known as polydactyly. It is a congenital disorder‚ which means that a baby would be born with polydactyly‚ and did not develop the disorder after he or she was born‚ and there are several reasons why people may have supernumerary fingers or toes. Polydactyly may also occur in other animals too‚ including dogs‚ chickens‚ mice and cats
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Joyce Carol Oates’s short story‚ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” focuses on the seemingly typical life of a teenage girl‚ Connie. The character irony is found in the fact that a teenage girl in the 1960’s struggled with the same issues teenagers battle with in present society. Connie‚ the main character‚ fights with her parents‚ does not want to be like her older sister‚ and thinks very highly of herself. As a teenage girl typically believes‚ Connie imagines she is the center of attention
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look around‚ are you comfortable with the people who you are associated with? How many people of your same race are there with you? Many people do not feel comfortable with being around people who do not look the same or have the same beliefs‚ religion‚ or gender as them. People like to surround themselves with people they feel they can socialize with more. Although others do not like to surround themselves with different people because they have xenophobia‚ which means they have a fear of being around
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Joyce Carol Oates’s “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been” conveys the theme of good vs. evil through Connie and Arnold by creating a sympathetic character and using symbolism‚ creating a fine line between the protagonist and the antagonist. In this short story‚ the antagonist Arnold Friend is a seducting creep that seduces young‚ innocent girls to “go on a date with him”. While he is at the protagonist‚ Connie’s‚ house‚ he is persuading Connie by telling her all about herself‚ including his
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How many of these competencies do you feel you meet at this point? Critical thinking‚ technical skills. Which competencies do you feel you could develop further? Communication assessments What barriers would you anticipate in trying to develop these competencies? Nervousness around elderly‚ due to fear of doing more harm than good. How do you think the demographics of the aging population will affect the need for healthcare professionals in the next decade? By the year 2020‚ the need for
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questions‚ “If you knew you were going to die tomorrow‚ what three people would you call and why?”‚ many names and faces come to mind. Along with these‚ come a mix of emotion and feelings. Although it is a tough decision‚ my first call would be to my mother. Seeing how she is the woman who brought me into this world‚ it would only be fair that she would be the first to know that I was leaving it. Calling my mom would also serve two other purposes. The first being that my father would more than likely
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Political Science A180 Professor: Patrick Coaty July 10th 2010 What would you do to prevent another 9/11? How would you fight the war on terror? Throughout the book “Understanding the war on Terror”‚ I have got a full understanding of how the world terrorisms world. The idea of terrorism was actually established several centuries ago. Generally‚ terrorism is not only practiced by Rational Islamic group like Hezbollah or Al-Qeada; it had been planned in the Nazi‚ and the Soviet Government before and
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were alive in her thoughts. Olsen’s fa’ade was being a housewife‚ she would have rather had other choices in her life and wanted more for her daughter as is told by the last quote in the story: In summary‚ all three women had no choice in their lives or they chose not to have a choice but to follow society’s way of thinking. "It was the only way we could be together‚ the only way I could hold a job" (Olsen 225). They did what they could do to cope and do stay within society boundaries of the feminine
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