Comparison of Smooth Talk to “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” Joyce Carol Oakes’s short story‚ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” was written in 1966 and twenty years later was made into a movie entitled Smooth Talk‚ winner of the 1985 U.S. Film Festival for best dramatic picture. The writing by Oates is loosely based on a true story described as “the tale of Charles Schmid‚ a twenty-three-year-old who cruises teenage hangouts‚ picking up girls for rides in his gold convertible”
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confused of what they were being told. Macbeth liked the idea but did not think of the consequences of what would happen if they came true. Banquo did not believe the witches and questioned if what they were saying would be a good thing or if
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Supporting evidence sample: When writing your supporting evidence on Onefile it is important to complete a summary of the work you have attached. An example of this would be: I was given (description of job E.G – word processing job) ………… job in the office which was to be completed within ………. time‚ Deadline – was it completed within this deadline. – how much time Who the job was for. I used (the package used e.g Word) to create the document required. Explain what the job entailed –
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Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha is a fictional novel that is written by Roddy Doyle. Doyle is one of the best novelists that have written this book. It won the Booker Prize‚ which is Britain’s highest award‚ in 1993. This book is full of hilarious slang‚ colloquialisms‚ vulgarisms and cursing that is so vibrant and charged that it is almost musical. This book tells of an Irish boy named Patrick‚ who lives in Barrytown‚ Ireland. He and his friends always hang out together‚ but they always find trouble
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True love is very dangerous‚ and often comes with consequences. True love is like a thistle‚ it is fragile at first‚ then gradually becomes very beautiful and wondrous‚ but then eventually results into a dismal state of sadness as the seeds of love are carried by the wind to another place. Romeo and Juliet begins with Juliet and her mother. The pair is preparing for a great party that Juliet’s family‚ the Capulets. The event was created to help find Juliet a husband. In the very beginning of the
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Theory: Has a Cure for Diabetes Been Discovered? A topic of interest in the medical field for any disease is always finding a cure. But what if one has already been found? Moreover‚ what if it’s being hidden by pharmacies and drug companies to protect the large profits these companies make off of patients? Many conspiracists believe that this is occurring today‚ specifically with diabetes. Though pharma companies do have a large impact on drug and cure research‚ there is simply not enough evidence that
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At first glance‚ the story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol Oates seems like a regular story where a girl just has home problems like every other teenager. However‚ by looking more into the story you can see that the locations of where Connie is at‚ mean something different. In my opinion‚ I believe that the setting plays a significant role in the way Connie alternates her personality around her family and friends. When she is out with friends and not at home with family
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The impacts and consequences that the Alien acts ‚ Sedition acts and Kentucky and Virginia resolutions where important. These things are important because they strengthind our government and country. The Alien and Sedition acts were a series of laws passed by Congress in 1798. These acts where brought up to silence opposition to an expected war with France. It was supported by President Adams and his Federalist Party which controlled Congress. It was opposed by Thomas Jefferson and other Democratic-Republicans
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Essay Outline It has often been claimed that photography displaced painting. Evaluate the arguments for and against this position. * Arguments of Photography displaced painting For: * As technologies improve simultaneously‚ photography become more easy to use and common * In 19th Century when Camera Obscura improved‚ photography became a preferred alternative for portrait because it is less time consuming manner with minimal financial expenses. * A better documentation tool
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“How successful has the regeneration of urban areas been‚ given the variety of ways it has been undertaken?” Regeneration is the improvement of an area to bring about a lasting economic‚ social and environmental change. It is necessary to bring life back into an urban area and to encourage it to thrive and can be carried out in various different ways such as sports led‚ finance led and retail led regeneration. In most cases‚ urban regeneration occurs in order to combat the effects of decline within
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