“Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” should not be read through a fantasy/allegorical lens‚ but through a lens of reality. Reading it through the former limits the potency of the story. Everything that takes place in the story is believable‚ and in fact‚ many details of the story are based on real events. Arnold Friend is based on Charles Schmid‚ a real life serial killer who was responsible for the murder of three young girls. Schmid was arrested in 1965 for the rape and murder of Allen Rowe;
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Lurvin Magana-Calles Heidi Kozlowski English 1B September 28‚ 2014 Where Are you Going‚ Where HaveYou Been? Analysis “Where Are you Going‚ Where Have You Been? Is a short story by Joyce Carol Oates about a fifteen year old girl’s that lives a dual life for self-importance‚ an unforgiving desire for irresponsibility‚ yet doubtfulness to leave the security of family and the comfort ‘of sleeping on her bed again’ ( Oates 77) . Connie is a young girl that likes listening to music ‘that made everything
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Chapter 29 Reading Questions What effects did World War I and the Treaty of Versailles have on Europe? World War I left European countries with huge debts and decreased amounts of land for crop production. The massive loss of life due to the war massively decreased the European workforce and forced European economies to rely on imports from settler societies and the U.S. Additional economic pressures placed on Germany by the Treaty of Versailles made the political situation there particularly
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Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been? by Joyce Carol Oates‚ the character Arnold Friend was based on the serial killer in which Connie was one of the many victims he had abducted. There are many possibilities on how the author intends the readers to understand it. Such as‚ it could be a dream that Connie is having‚ in all actuality it could be real; it could send a message to young women‚ or it becomes a nightmare when he comes as a demonic figure. Connie has been living this fantasy
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In “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” Connie is trying really hard to be an adult. Part of being an adult for her‚ involves having men be sexually attracted to her. However‚ there is just one problem. Connie is still a teenager‚ therefore she remains dependent on adults and her family. Despite the constraints of still being a child for all intents and purposes‚ Connie does her best to assert her independence and being adult. Connie actually works pretty hard on trying to show that she
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Main article: Speedy trial Criminal defendants have the right to a speedy trial. In Barker v. Wingo‚ 407 U.S. 514 (1972)‚ the Supreme Court laid down a four-part case-by-case balancing test for determining whether the defendant’s speedy trial right has been violated in the case. The four factors are: Length of delay: A delay of a year or more from the date on which the speedy trial right "attaches" (the date of arrest or indictment‚ whichever first occurs) was termed "presumptively prejudicial
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Response to the Article‚ “Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?” During the height of the feminist movement‚ Linda Nochlin confronted her audience with a bold question: Why have there been no great women artists? On the surface‚ it is a tongue-in-cheek arrangement of words‚ purely facetious‚ but I do not think Nochlin meant them that way. I think the question was genuine and melancholy. Nochlin is one woman looking at the past with sad eyes‚ begging to understand why her sisters were denied
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about “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” is perfect example of a middle class typical family living in small home written in 1970 dedicated To Bob Dylan. It is about young teenager name Connie who is stuck in here fantasy world which she believes and predicts in the movies‚ love stories‚ and songs. At the other hand where her family
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| Representation: How have the youth of today been portrayed in documentaries? | A2 Media | | Ali- 40012338 | | | Representation: How have the youth of today been portrayed in documentaries? The youth of today are viewed as being an uncontrollable generation; events such as the London Riots have created a shift of perspective of youths in the United Kingdom. This uncontrollable generation is depicted through social issues such as binge drinking‚ drugs‚ smoking; as well as violence
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Twenty Years Later I‚ Beth Thomas‚ a 37-year-old married woman‚ have always been afraid to ride an airplane. People always say the only way to get over your fears is to face them‚ so today will be the day I will face my greatest fear. Why today you ask? Because today is the day of my twenty year High School Reunion. Today will be the day I will see my fellow classmates of the class of Dorman High 2009. Yikes! I Cant believe it! Twenty years have passed since I’ve graduated from high school
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