seem to think of any danger that might arise from the car. Any aware person would lock the door and have the phone ready to call the police but not this girl. This girl is easily lured into a trap and taken away from everything she loved. This girl is the protagonist‚ Connie‚ from Joyce Carol Oates short story “Where are you going‚ Where have you been.” Rather than heed the gut feeling most readers have at this moment in the story‚ Connie ignorantly emerges from her house and engages the stranger‚ Arnold
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In Joyce Carol Oates’s short story‚ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” (1966)‚ Connie is an adolescent that faces literal and psychological challenges. Within the conflicts of the story‚ there are two compelling questions that allow you to take a special interest of a deeper meaning. Taken from the title‚ where has Connie been? Where is Connie going? In a surprising twist‚ the story is not only about a naïve girl that gets lured out of her home by an older gentleman‚ but can also be taken
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her about love and ends up saying something that made Connie “put her hands against her ears as if she’d heard something terrible‚ something not meant for her” (1416). The intentions of Arnold were only going to be harmful to Connie. Her journey may have ended tragically by him either raping or killing her‚ but the story doesn’t foretell her
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In the story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been” by Joyce Oates‚ the audience explores the story of Connie‚ a normal teenage girl‚ who meets Arnold Friend‚ a seemingly harmless character at first‚ but we later come to find out that he has been stalking her and Arnold
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Chef Siew Cake Art & Culinary S/B 邵师傅国际烘焙艺术学院 Partnership with： Touch d’Art of Pastry 触之艺术烘焙学院 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A． International Patisserie Diploma Course 国际西点文凭课程 课程内容 Course Content 1. Breads: Soft Bun‚ Pilot Bun‚ Sweet Bun Theory & Making (Focus on recipe more than style) 面包：软面包，硬面包，甜面包等理论及制作
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In “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” Connie is trying really hard to be an adult. Part of being an adult for her‚ involves having men be sexually attracted to her. However‚ there is just one problem. Connie is still a teenager‚ therefore she remains dependent on adults and her family. Despite the constraints of still being a child for all intents and purposes‚ Connie does her best to assert her independence and being adult. Connie actually works pretty hard on trying to show that she
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the topic. Then my supervisor proposed either to just work with the statistics or to do a field research. Although not much of an extrovert‚ choosing the latter I wanted to approach new opportunities of reaching out to people. The next few days‚ I visited hospitals and doctors with my supervisor‚ studied about the procedures involved in identification of victims‚ became involved with the victims at a personal level and kept track of their drug administration and health condition. With theirs as well
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unattainable as women’s. According to Markham Heid‚ “America is in the midst of a cultural shift... and as the ideal man grows more muscular‚ men stuck in the real world with real bodies are growing less satisfied with theirs…” (“Why Men Have More Body Image Issues Than Ever”). Moreover‚ men are increasingly looking to gain or lose weight‚ which often causes binge eating disorders‚ anorexia‚ or bulimia‚ along with‚ “comorbid conditions such as depression‚ excessive exercise‚ substance disorders‚ and anxiety”
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Southern literature paper In the short story “Where are you going and Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol Oates one of the main things that readers find is the suspicion surrounding the character Arnold Friend. Supporting this is Friend’s words which are so impactful on Connie‚ and why she didn’t just pick up the phone and call nine-one-one to end the whole conflict in the first place. Much of the research I found was based off this question pointing out how a person would react to this scenario
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IS IT BETTER TO WORK AT A PLACE THAT PAYS A LOT OF MONEY BUT YOU DON’T LOVE OR A PLACE THAT YOU LOVE BUT DOESN’T PAY AS MUCH? Give reasons and examples. Working is one of the most important steps to become a useful part of the society. Most people think that you need to work somewhere it pays well‚ putting aside how much you like it. Nevertheless‚ I believe people should do what they love. First reason for this is that your work defines your personal life. If
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