In “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?”‚ the main character‚ Connie‚ is on the brink of adulthood and is experimenting with the sexual freedom that comes with it. On the weekends‚ Connie and her friend go to the mall or the diner and pursue older boys with which they will slip into dark alleys or cars. One night‚ when leaving the diner to go hang out with a boy‚ a man in a gold convertible catches Connie’s eye and says to her‚ “Gonna get you‚ baby”. Later in the story‚ Connie is tanning outside
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The story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been” is essentially about a young woman’s strive for independence‚ which eventually leads to conflict. Girls today appear as mature women and in addition‚ are put into adult situations sometimes unwillingly. Oates portrays a social issue that relates to this current society by using symbolism and characterization while taking the reader on a journey throughout the thoughts and feelings of a teenage girl. There are two main symbols the author uses
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“Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” is the suspenseful tale of fifteen year old Connie and her situation with a strange man. Connie‚ who usually enjoys the attention of the older boys‚ sees the man randomly when she is on a date. Some time later‚ the man shows up to Connie’s house and asks her if she wants to go for a ride with him and his friend. The man introduces himself as Arnold Friend‚ claiming to be eighteen years old. Connie soon begins to realize the two men look much older than
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He Had Such a Quiet Eyes SYNOPSIS This poem is about a lady who falls in love with the wrong man. She is fascinated with his eyes that seem to lure him to give him paradise. The man has a pair of quiet eyes that she does not realise they are not that quiet. As she is ‘charmed’ by the eyes‚ she does not listen to the advice given by other people who are concerned with her behaviour. In the end‚ she realises her mistakes and is broken hearted. THEME • Betrayal of love • Personal experiences
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commonly used in many pieces of literature to convey a deeper meaning. Although there can be multiple themes‚ they all serve the same purpose and allow the reader to determine an overall meaning for themselves. Three common themes developed in “I Stand Here Ironing‚” by Tillie Olsen‚ are the lifelong search for one’s identity‚ womanhood and femininity and how it can affect a person‚ and the inevitable hardships of motherhood. The theme of identity can serve as a way to tell a reader about the certain
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Santiago Baca’s A Place to Stand shows the change Baca goes through while in prison for six and a half years. With several charges of drug possession‚ no one believed he would be a better person. However‚ through the power of poetry‚ he managed to become an incredible writer‚ he was able to come out of prison a new man. Many believe that the prison system needs a reform‚ that people going in are the same or even worse when coming back out. Yet‚ Baca was different‚ he managed to stay away from wrongdoings
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or WHERE IN THE WORLD IS DISNEY? BFP1100 Professional Development 1 Assessment 3a Summated date: 25/01/2012 Executive summary This report aims to describe about the Disneyland in Rio de Janeiro. At first the fun entertainment Disney land came from the Paris which was opened in July 1955 and was operated by the French company. With huge population and its good profit it then expands to other country in Japan‚ Hong-Kong but due to culture and language issue it didn’t get that profit they
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State of the Union Address with many proposals that will increase the way to a better America. He could not have picked better subjects for his address. His actions included strengthen the middle class‚ including calls to raise the minimum wage‚ improvement of immigration‚ and education. Obama went on to say that‚ “the idea that if you work hard and meet your responsibilities‚ you can get ahead‚ no matter where you come from‚ what you look like‚ or who you love. It is our unfinished task to make sure
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Watching the film He is not that into you left me with a whilrpool of emotions. The movie brought me back to a few years of my life of dating scenes in Singapore. Even though dating can be superficial‚ to some extent I remember getting my feelings involved and getting really hurt but also hurting guys without thinking twice about it. I will never forget how awful and small and devastated I felt when I realized that W.E a smart guy was JUST NOT THAT INTO ME. I also remember ignoring some people
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If the Shoe Fits‚ He Did It. Romeo and Juliet was not originally from Shakespeare; Arthur Brooke wrote a poem and Shakespeare turned that into a marvelous play. Many characters could be blamed since most of them are either Montague or Capulet. They don’t seem to like the other family and they fight. Benvolio is the one who is mostly to blame for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet because he forced Romeo to go to the dance‚ and then he pushed Romeo to search for a girl‚ and after threw him under the
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