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    Rites of passage‚ the journeys that dot the edges of our ultimate quest through life. They are the universal changes that can be as insignificant as a first kiss but with everlasting effects on our perspective on life. Stand By Me is a movie that was first released in 1986 from the studios of Director Robert Reiner. It details the story of four pre-adolescent teens‚ Gordie‚ Chris‚ Teddy and Vern who embark upon a quest to find the dead body of Ray Brower‚ a kid also around their age that had been

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    Summary    Where The Wild Things Are written by Maurice Sendak is a popular fantasy fiction picture book that was first published in 1963 and has continued its popularity to today. Where The Wild Things Are tells the story of a boy named Max‚ who is making mischief throughout his house.  Max is seen throughout the book wearing a wolf suit‚ a king’s crown‚ and a mischievous grin.  After chasing the family dog around the house with a fork‚ Max is sent to his room without any supper by his mother. He then

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    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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    Page 1 Madgett Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein is a poem that describes a place that is only enjoyable to children or youth because they are able to use their innocent imagination to fantasize the place beyond "where the sidewalk ends" (L.1) where as an adult may have grown up and lost their imagination in the city "where asphalt flowers grow" (L.9) A theme depicted in this poem is reality because it takes us deep into the land of childhood fantasies‚ just because we use our imagination

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    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 Friend. As soon as she leaves the safety of her home‚ she has unknowingly surrendered to Arnold

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    Finding Her Identity: An Analysis of “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been? Joyce Carol Oates‚ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been is about a fifteen year old girl named Connie who is searching for her independence from her mother. The exposition is in the month of July at their home‚ where Connie is being scolded by her mother about her being obsessed with her looks. Her mother says‚ “Stop gawking at yourself. Who are you? You think you’re so pretty? (171) Her mother wants her to be more

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    and dreg of society. Although Chris wants people to judge him individually and fairly‚ he is pigeonholed by society as a troublesome punk from a family of losers. Chris Chambers is the brother of a hoodlum who goes by the name of Eyeball‚ who is a menace to many people. Chris‚ although he is a good kid‚ is always blamed when bad things happen. Everyone expects him to turn out like his older brother‚ Eyeball. He does not appreciate the fact that his brother is a hoodlum and tries very hard to be a

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    My Favorite Important Book The book “Where The Wild Things Are”‚ by Maurice Sendak‚ captivated me by its storyline and the illustrations. Max’s rambunctiousness and creativity reminds me of my six brothers when they were younger. “Where The Wild Things Are’’‚ is a classic piece of literature which won the Caldecott Medal. “Where The Wild Things Are” was written for children in 1963 and considered too scary for young children when first released. I think the book content is proper for children

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    serial killer. In the story‚ Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been? by Joyce Carol Oates‚ the character Arnold Friend was based on the serial killer in which Connie was one of the many victims he had abducted. There are many possibilities on how the author intends the readers to understand it. Such as‚ it could be a dream that Connie is having‚ in all actuality it could be real; it could send a message to young women‚ or it becomes a nightmare when he comes as a demonic figure.

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    the wickedness of mankind‚ while the world of fiction chooses to highlight it. In the stories “The Overcoat” by Nikolai Gogol‚ “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings” by Gabriel Garcia Marquez‚ and “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol Oates‚ especially highlight the time the horrible aspects of man. Each one highlighting the corruption of man in their own unique way. The social hierarchy is a key part to the wickedness of mankind. This is a major part of the “The Overcoat” plot

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