Fantasy versus Reality in Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been? Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been? by Joyce Carol Oates has a constant theme of reality and fantasy running parallel for 15 year old Connie. This short story begins with a description of Connie’s vain personality. The narrator describes her as pretty and self-centered (Oates 421). To emphasize her selfishness‚ Connie is contrasted with her sister‚ June‚ who is chubby‚ plain‚ and well-behaved. Connie’s mother always praises
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Margie Wilson‚ a 95 year old woman and patient at Golden Oaks Rehabilitation Center located on the grounds of Marion General Hospital‚ is dealing with some difficult times after losing her son‚ Williams‚ this past week. Within the past five years‚ she has also had to deal with the passing of her husband of 68 years‚ Earl‚ and another son who died in a motor vehicle accident‚ Jacob. Margie is having a very difficult time taking this all in and is not feeling alone. She has come to the conclusion
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policies uncritically reflect prejudicial stereotypes yet do not involve overt racial prejudices of its managers or executives. Does legislation to verify voter identification fall under the domain of unintentional or intentional discrimination? Explain your views. In my opinion‚ legislation to verify voter identification falls under the domain of unintentional discrimination. In our text‚ it defines intentional discrimination as “Discrimination where the policies of a company are shaped by overt racial
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There are many ways that a company can motivate its employees. Consider the different types of pay and benefits described on pp. 420–423 of the text. What type of incentive do you think is most effective for creating a motivating work environment? Why? Creating a motivating work environment can be a difficult task. Employers need to consider the needs of employees and the average pay rates for the work required when determining salaries and benefits. To keep employees motivated‚ it is important
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Topics For Group Discissions: 1. Social Topics 2. Terrorism in India 3. Religion should not be mixed with politics 4. Should Smoking be Banned Completely? 5. Effects of Television on Youth 6. Love Marriages Vs Arranged Marriages 7. Are beauty contests degrading womanhood? 8. Films are corrupting the Indian Youth 9. Morals & Values among Indians is Degenerating 10. Censorship in Movies & Our Culture 11. Foreign Television Channels are Destroying Our Culture
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W2d1 The short story “The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry is written in the third-person omniscient point of view and this is mostly consistent throughout the story. What makes this omniscient is because you do know how Jim feels when he comes home from work even though he is not mentioned much. The only other change is in the last paragraph when O. Henry changes to the first person as he is talking directly to the audience and comparing how wise these two are about being unselfish in their gift giving
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Joyce Carol Oates captured more than just the reader when she wrote the story‚ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been.” Oates recreates an event that took place in the mid-1960s‚ where a grown man‚ who had shaggy black hair and a boyish charm‚ would lure teenage girls into his car‚ rape and murder them‚ and then bury their bodies in the desert. The fate of the main character in “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been” lies between Oates’s wavering suspense. From the beginning Oates shows the
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1. “Where are You Going? Where Have You Been?”: What is an allusion? Read the story with an eye to allusions of “Little Red Riding Hood”. What is an archetype? What archetype does the description of Arnold Friend suggest? What does Arnold’s car represent? What archetype do Connie and her description suggest? What archetype does the conflict between Connie and Arnold suggest? Can this story be considered as a cautionary tale? An allusion is something that relates a subject or idea and
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Loving‚ Superficial‚ Intimate Teens "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?" by Joyce Carol Oates catapults its reader into a seductive‚ fifteen-year-old mindset‚ embodied by the main character‚ the rebellious Connie. Connie‚ much like Sammy‚ the main character from "A & P" by John Updike‚ is on the prowl for companionship and sex. Their unsuccessful search for intimacy‚ appreciation for family life‚ and superficial attitudes are what bring them together as similar characters but also what
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What are the elements of a crime? There are four elements of crime: 1. Intent 2. Conduct 3. Concurrence a. Temporal Concurrence b. Motivational Concurrence 4. Causation What are some examples of crimes that do not require scienter? According to TheFreeDictionary (2008)‚ “Scienter is knowledge by a defendant that his/her acts were illegal or his/her statements were lies and thus fraudulent” (para. 1). An example is an armed robbery or murder by a suspect who premeditates
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