Analysis for “Where are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” Joyce Carol Oates’ short story is a complete fiction in the sense that it utilizes all its elements without deemphasizing one for the other. Oates uses point of view‚ setting‚ conflict‚ character‚ and symbol equally well to convey her theme. Oates applies these elements of fiction to give readers a better understanding of the American teenager and to show how a girl is psychologically manipulated by predators. It is evident from the first
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passing from one grade to another in school. Other changes are more intense‚ such as the transition from childhood to adulthood. In Joyce Carol Oates’ "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?" Oates goes into depth regarding the transition from being a carefree‚ innocent child to adulthood. In the short story "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?" two separate worlds are drawn to the reader’s attention. The first is the normal daily life of Connie‚ a fifteen year old girl living in a home with
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Belly can do something or nothing? Abstract: According to Billy’s Building Supplies Inc. case study ‚ I disagree the topic“There was nothing Billy could have done to improve the workplace attitudes and supervise associated workplace behaviors (performance indicators) of the people he supervises .” My essay introduces the focus on three job attitudes (job satisfaction‚ job involvement and employee engagement) and the outcomes of job satisfaction (or dissatisfaction) in the workplace to support and
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social attitudes‚ behaviors‚ and institutional regulations at the beginning of the 60’s and also lasted through the 70’s. The sexual drive increased majorly and the amount of women that had sex before marriage also sky rocketed. In Where Are you Going‚ Where Have You Been‚ Connie wants sexual attention from men‚ and that hurts her self-confidence and puts a real strain on her self-esteem. The theme of this story is that younger women going through their sexual maturation have a hard time dealing
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okay love youAcidified potassium manganate(VII) is a strong oxidising agent so it can be used to oxidise substances. If a reaction occurs a colour change will be seen. Potassium manganate(VII) is deep purple and when it is reduced‚ it becomes colourless. Let’s take a look at some reactions involving acidified potassium manganate(VII). If a solution of potassium manganate(VII) is placed in a test tube and a light green solution of iron(II) chloride is added to the test tube‚ the purple colour of
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Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been? “Where are you going‚ where have you been?” is a short story by Joyce Carol Oates about an average fifteen year old girl who is not unlike many other girls her age‚ she is self-absorbed‚ and has a “Nervous giggling habit of craning her neck and glancing into the mirror‚ or checking other people’s face’s to make sure her own was all right.”(Oates‚ 388) The story takes place in Middle America. Oates wrote “Where are you going‚ where have you been?”
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A MOVIE CAN NOT MAKE ME DO IT Can violent movies motivate a person to kill ? Movies reflect the world to us and do not make their own world; movies make a person see and feel what he/she can not see or feel in this world for example - How a rich person feels the struggle of a homeless guy while he’s staying in aircondition with his family enjoying their big house. Stone in “Memo to John Grisham: What’s NEXT A MOVIE MADE ME DO IT” trying to defend himself against Grisham by using appeals such as:
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1) Why do people find themselves in poverty? Many people find themselves in poverty due to the uncertainties of life. For instance‚ recurrent national disaster. When natural disasters occur over and over‚ many people or countries are unable to recover from the loss and are left in poverty. If the country cannot recover‚ from natural disaster‚ then the people cannot recover from natural disaster. Moreover‚ scenario leads to another cause of poverty‚ national deficit. People turn to their states
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Four Short Stories with APEC Rubric Answer the following questions using the APE format. You may need to do a little research for a few. Always use complete and wellconstructed sentences. A. The Two Bottles of Relish 1. Explain the personality and occupation of the narrator? The narrator is a friendly man who is not very smart and loves relish. His occupation is salesperson for Numnumo (A relish for meats and savouries). "I’m what you call a small man in a small way of business. I travel for Numnumo‚ a relish for meats and savouries
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Why Do Today What Can Be Put Off Until Tomorrow There are countless ways a student can avoid success in life‚ but one of the main behaviors which can cause an individual to fail is procrastination. When students have to complete a task or a big project many of them confuse their priorities‚ and find themselves waiting until the last minute to finish the task at hand. Another cause for procrastination could be the lack of initiative the student might have in completing an assignment. Or simply some
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