Back The Label “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” is a short story written by Joyce Carol Oates. This popular short story made its debut in 1966. Dependent upon the interpreter‚ this short story may seem to be based upon many different themes‚ although my goal is to focus on analyzing the author’s use of stylistic devices such as a recognizable setting‚ and symbolism that Oates has effectively implemented in this story to convey the most important theme‚ which is maturity and coming of age
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1.0 What do you think caused Deborah to react in such manner towards Melinda? Do you think these reactions are justified? Usually in every organization‚ there are myriads of ways how people resist change. People often show resistance to change in a very rational response based on self-interest‚ fear of unknown‚ fear of failure‚ personal conflicts‚ cultural values and assumption‚ politics etc. Therefore‚ it can be established that there are innumerable reasons people resist change and many of them
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do you think are some of the factors in the modern workplace that contribute to a theft of time? How can those factors be managed? There are two factors that I have seen throughout my years of my current employment that may indeed contribute to theft of time in a workplace. One major issue that contributes to theft of time is where the constant conversation among employees/other acquaintances while on the clock. Socializing has increased within the business today and whenever employers have no control
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The story “Where are you going‚ where have you been?”‚ written by Joyce Carol Oates‚ is a psychological thriller. It contains many elements throughout the story that the reader can only attempt to understand. This story can affect one on many different levels. It can cause one to be lost in thought‚ stuck on the complexity of the 15-year-old main character. It can forever creep one out by the unforgettable traits of the main antagonist. All the while employing many hidden meanings into the story
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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 friends
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Write a 300 word summary of what you will do as a professional teacher. How do you think professionalism may impact on your teaching? What are the characteristics of professionalism and what sort of professional knowledge should you possess “Write a 300 word summary of what you will do as a professional teacher. How do you think professionalism may impact on your teaching? What are the characteristics of professionalism and what sort of professional knowledge should you possess?” As a professional
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The decision of attending university or college can be taken by our parents or by ourselves. Reasons for that are‚ however‚ quite different. I will present some of them‚ which I consider as the most important. The first of all causes for going to college is the impact of parents‚ whole family or even the society. Our future plans are very often made by our parents‚ who feel sometimes too responsible for our life. Knowing that we should accept all their decicions or being assumed that they want to
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Violence in "You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me" "Our tears were the only thing we could control. So not crying felt like we had won something" (Sherman 175). To experience such a traumatic and painful series of events within ones a lifespan leaves the survivor emotionally detach. Sherman Alexie’s memoir‚ "You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me" gives readers a glimpse into Native American life from Sherman personal perspective. In Sherman Alexie memoir through these tragic moments readers can see
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changes as you grow older and transforming from a young and reckless‚ naïve child into a working‚ responsible adult could be very fearful. Change itself is one of the biggest fears people encounter each and every day. Having to do things on their own‚ or figuring out if the decisions they make are right and if their experiences are going to help them or just hurt them more in the long run. In Connie’s experience with Arnold Friend‚ whether it is real or a dream‚ the theme of "Where Are You Going‚ Where
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In the short story Where Are you Going Where Have You been‚the main character Connie is very promiscuous and struggles with finding herself. Joyce Carol Oates takes the reader on a journey of teen rebellion turned tragic and uses Connie to show that becoming independent is not easy. Throughout the story you can interpret that Connie felt vulnerable and neglected by her family and friends. Her mother always talked about how she should be more like her older sister‚ Jane “she was so plain and chunky
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