In “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?”‚ by Joyce Carol Oates‚ the setting creates division between innocence and adulthood. In the story‚ the protagonist is a complicated and confrontational young woman named Connie. The narrator explains that “Everything about her had to sides to it” (Oates 1). Connie has two personas‚ the person she is at home and the rebellious and carefree young woman she is away from her home. Throughout the plot‚ the doorway symbolizes a threshold that Connie has to
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The short story “Where are you going‚ Where have you been?‚” by Joyce Carol Oates‚ is a tale about a teenage girl making the journey from her known world into something she has never experienced before. The main character lives the normal teenage life listening to the latest music and going out with her friends to the mall. “They must have been familiar sights‚ walking around the shopping plaza in their shorts and flat ballerina slippers that always scuffed the sidewalk” (753). One night with her
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Why Do You Have Sensitive Teeth? Do you a pain that is sharp and stinging when eatings foods that are too cold or hot? Sensitive teeth can cause you to no longer enjoy some of your favorite foods‚ but it is a problem that is not just an annoyance. Sensitive teeth are often an indication that you have another underlying problem with your teeth. There are ways to fix problems with sensitivity and enjoy those favorite foods one again‚ btu it starts by understanding what is causing teeth sensitivity
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Prohibiting Prohibition “When I sell liquor‚ it’s called bootlegging; when my patrons serve it on Lake Shore Drive‚ it’s called hospitality. -Al Capone” Prohibition‚ also known as The Temperance Movement was introduced during in the 19th century and early 20th century. Prohibition was the result of generations of work and effort by temperance workers to close down bars and taverns which caused the drunkenness and misery in an age where social welfare did not exist. Prohibition was one of the biggest
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People all over the world have all different cultures and beliefs‚ and what may be one’s person’s norm may be rare or insulting someone else’s culture. To avoid such misconceptions and conflicts‚ censorship of media such as books is put into place. Some books are completely banned in some areas‚ and many books are admonished for containing ‘controversial information.’ Many people are divided between the dilemma of whether or not censorship should be enforced. Some parents or religious followers wish
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In Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been Joyce Carol Oates uses compelling themes to convey real life issues to the readers. She also exploits many references to well know fairytales through symbols and motifs. This short story shares the theme of good versus evil to the fairytales Cinderella‚ Rapunzel and Snow White. The theme of evil is first expressed through Connie’s and Cinderella’s afflictions with their sisters that shape the essence of sibling rivalry. Like Cinderella‚ Connie’s sister
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Topic „What is more important to you in a job-the salary or the conditions? “ What is better in the life of work? The conditions or the salary? Today many teenagers have to decide between these two things‚ for some it is an easy decision for others not. But what is more important for you‚ if you have a nice job‚ that you can love every day or a very good salary so that on your bank account there is a lot of money. Many people will say that the conditions are more important because you must do your
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As humans‚ we tend to suffer from some sort of flaw in our character that cripples us from being able to have a successful life‚ this flaw could lead people to make disastrous decisions that can lead to unfortunate outcomes. Two examples of such can be found in the characters Laura and Connie from the play The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams and “Where Have You Going‚ Where Are You Been?” by Carol Oates respectively. By psychoanalyzing both Laura and Connie‚ it becomes evident‚ through actions
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wouldn’t be able to have breaks‚ Time to play and live our own lives with our own lives. Many places in the world don’t allow people to have breaks and time to play. As we have in America. This right is very important‚ for much reason. Everybody should be able to have this right in there life. The first reason is that‚ breaks are very important. Without it our bodies would be exhausted. We wouldn’t be as healthy as we would be‚ if we were given breaks. Like we a. With these breaks we have time to rest
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Have People Become Overly Dependent on Technology? Critical Thinking PHI 210 December 16‚ 2013 Have People Become Overly Dependent on Technology? People have become extremely dependent on technology. Imagine that you are approaching a phone booth and unable to make a call because the area where you deposit the coins wouldn’t accept your quarters. Or you are unable to withdraw money from an ATM machine because the system is down. Then picture having to travel to another gas station because
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