Language of Terror When a person is put in an incredibly horrifying situation where the outcome is unpredictable many physical and emotional changes take place. Joyce Carol Oates’s story "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?" places Connie‚ a typical teenager‚ in this situation. Throughout the story‚ occasionally using religious undertones‚ Connie’s language of a typical teenager gradually changes‚ from calm and somewhat curious to nervous and terrified. Early in the story on a
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In every person’s life they experience a transition from childhood to adulthood. This transition is significant in a person’s life and it can be different for men and women. Not all transitions to adulthood are peaceful; they can violent transitions as seen in Richard Wright’s The Man Who Was Almost a Man and Joyce Carol Oates’ Where are You Going‚ Where Have You Been. These two stories reflect how males and females are represented differently in society through the protagonist violent transition
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Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been? “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?”‚ is one of Joyce Carol Oates best short stories. Oates shows the reader what it is like to take things for granted and make mistakes through the main character‚ Connie. Throughout this story‚ Connie finds her identity and grows as a woman. In “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?”‚ Joyce Carol Oates shows us the struggle of a young woman dealing with her family‚ sexuality‚ and common mistakes that can be made
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What has been a significant experience in your life and what have you taken from it?Surrounded by thousands of stars‚ complete silence‚ and spectacular mountains‚ I stood atop a village in Thailand fifteen miles south of the Burmese border awestruck by nature’s beauty and power. Immediately‚ I realized that there was more to life than knowledge and understanding. The world isn’t to be taken granted‚ and I don’t plan to sit on the sidelines as the world passes me by. Ministry to Burmese refugees
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What Could be Done to Improve the Lives of the Elderly One of the solutions is‚ that the government should make the right move and start supporting elderly financially‚ as for helping balancing the huge numbers of dissatisfied senior citizens in Lithuania. We all know‚ that after a person retires from his work‚ he is no longer capable of making his own money. A person becomes dependable from the governmental income‚ which is nerve racking‚ because the daily needs are far more expensive than
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Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” conveys the tone of warning about temptation. Connie’s situation is that she does not feel appreciated at home and uses her looks and actions to get attention and appreciation from boys even if it is short-term. She is self-conscious about her looks and is constantly worried about how other people perceive her. Friend’s fantasy is that Connie will willingly go with him and be his “lover” (605) even before he officially met her. The reality of the situation is that
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Everything Happens for a Reason Leslie Torres English 121 Ms. Rankin November 7‚ 2012 Have you ever heard of “things happen for a reason”? Well I am a firm believer of this quote. I feel like if I didn’t make the choices I did in the past I wouldn’t be here where I am today. Back when I was in high school I made some unwise decisions that caused me to get kicked out of school and be on home studies. Everyone who I thought were my friends never cared to give me a call a text or even send me
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Innocence “Where Are You Going Where Have You Been?” presents many themes and symbols to the reader. One that jumped out at me while reading the story was the overall feeling of innocence. Joyce Carol Oates shows us innocence from the very beginning of the story to the end where Connie loses self-control and power. From the first paragraph of the story we learn that Connie is a young fifteen year old who longs for attention and acceptance. I was able to relate to the story better when I paused
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thousands more were injured‚ or scarred for life. A blemish in the history of the world. But what if that terrible event had never happened? I believe that World War ll could have been prevented‚ if only the League of Nations and countries like France and Britain had been harder on Germany. One thing that would have prevented World War ll is if the League of Nations had done something. Germany should have been stopped from the beginning‚ back when Adolf Hitler was still gaining power. They began to
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Since birth‚ we have had relationship with people‚ they have affected us in good and bad ways. In the stories “What of this Goldfish‚ Would you Wish’‚ “The Wife’s Story” and “Conquering Cliques in School” shows how relationships affect us and the character experiences with relationships. Relationships you might ask what is that‚ well relationships are the way that we are connected with one another. In “What‚ of This Goldfish‚ Would you Wish?” is about a kid name Yonatan and he want to film a documentary
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