Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” In “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?‚” Joyce Oates constitutes the use of allegories to create a sense of suspense in the story. The story depicts the way society was in the 1960s. In this time period‚ there were a lot of controversies that cause a lot of frustration. Many stories written during the 1960s involved a lot of the same things that are in this coming-of-age story. The issues incorporated into “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” were
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talked about ordinary everyday affairs‚ giving them a specific dark climate fueled by the second bottom. A short story "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been" was written in such climate. Oates addressed the problem of growing up in the 1960s. For many people this period seemed to be bliss‚ but for others it was a period full of doubts and dilemmas. The main character of this story‚
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Although I may change my mind when I’m 29‚ right now I do not want to have children. I feel that a child will restrict me from plans or goals I would like to reach. People who do not have children can spend more time on themselves and have nothing to worry about. Parents take their children on vacation and people who do not have kids are able to enjoy their own vacations to wherever they would like to go. Parents decide to take a family vacation to Disney or to the Children’s Museum and non-parents
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If I get an opportunity to replace myself with any one in the world then I would like to replace myself with Mr. Bush‚ the president of America. Mr. Bush is responsible for portraying negative image of America as an enemy of humanity by doing wars against Muslims only on the basis of religious discrimination. Mr. Bush is the murderer of nearly one hundred thousand innocent citizens of Afghanistan and Iraq while trying to fight against only two persons Usama Bin Laden and Saddam Hussein on one side
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while saving cats falling from trees? Does one have to be a hero by saving someone from a burning building? What qualifies as a hero? Many people have their own definition and vision of a hero. Heroism comes in many ways through attitudes and acts of oneself. I believe heroism is the intent of doing something for the benefit of others‚ and not caring about the consequences that might ensue. In Joyce Carol Oates’s "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been‚" we see the character of Connie in a process
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What historical benefit did D-day have in history? If the allies did not succeed in D-day would Europe still be occupied by Hitler? The failure of D-day could have caused the Allies to lose in World War II. The idea of D-day was in process since March 9‚ 1942 when President Roosevelt said I am becoming interested in the established of a new front this summer on the European continent (Collier 8). With the idea of penetrating a very fortified German front the Allies had their hands full. The invasion
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age. To me if you don’t start them young they won’t be ready when they get older and they won’t know anything about it. Another reason is because if you start them off young you can figure out if they like the sport or not because you shouldn’t force them to play it should be their choice. One final reason is because if you start them off young they will get better and stronger by the time they get to middle school and high school and they would play a lot better than they would have if their first
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1-What would not have happened if we had elected officials who hear us when we weep from whipping laws? 2- What would not have happened to our brothers in Faraba if we had elected officials who heard us when we wept? 3- What would not have happened in Gunjur beach had our youths been heard against mining? 4- What would not have happened‚ had we not been marginalized by government upon government that instituted and adopted laws and weaponized them against us to keep us in the state that we are
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industrialised countries have been and continue to be‚ the driving force of globalisation.’ To what extent do you agree with this statement? Globalisation is expressed in transcontinental flows and networks of activity‚ interaction and power between countries‚ irrespective of geographic distance. It establishes and maintains economic‚ political and socio-cultural relations. This interaction helps economies through growth in international trade‚ investment and capital flows. Some factors that have acted as the
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Women have built an image for themselves over the years as independent‚ strong‚ and smart. However‚ the women in the following stories represent a different image for women. In both short stories‚ “A Good Man Is Hard to Find” and “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?”‚ the protagonists are lured by their bad decisions leading to their demise; the victims’ bad decisions along with the criminals’ bad intentions led to death creating the plot of both stories. Although‚ the stories have the same
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