directly involved. So far‚ the world has seen two devastating world wars‚ World War I and World War II. Both of them were begun by Germany in an attempt to expand her borders. Following this was the cold war between the US and Russia. Over the last fifty years‚ or so‚ there have been a few times when these two superpowers headed towards conflict‚ but good sense prevailed in the end and the much feared war did not break out. Any conflict between the two could have led to World War III. Since‚ the Russian
Premium World War II Cold War Soviet Union
The story‚ Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been? By Joyce Carol‚ is a story told in a third person perspective‚ regarding Connie‚ a 15-year-old. She and her mother have not at all gotten along. Her mother consistently compares her with her sister‚ and her father barely ever speaks with his daughters. One night‚ Connie and her best friend go to a shopping plaza. As instantly the adult is out of sight they cross the highway into a drive-in restaurant and stay on the restaurant’s counter. Thereafter
Premium Family Mother Short story
The world has become a safer place now than it was ten years ago. Do you agree? Ten years ago‚ people hoped that the future generations will have a better‚ safer place to live in. Ten years on‚ it has seemed that their hopes have been fulfilled. As Martin Luther once said‚ “Everything that is done in the world is done by hope.” In the world now‚ crimes rates have been decreasing steadily and the world has been inventing new protection equipment. Moreover‚ the world is winning the war against terrorism
Premium Crime Al-Qaeda September 11 attacks
Where are you going‚ Where have you been? This is a horrifying and haunting story that shows a girl who resulted in an awful situation. She rejects the role of being a daughter‚ sister‚ and a nice girl to refine her sexual personality. She has an obsession with her looks‚ loves to hang out with her friends and flirts with boys older than her. This award directly goes to Connie which is the main character of the book called‚ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol. Connie is
Premium Woman Marriage Love
In the short story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been” by Joyce Carol Oates there is bad parenting and it costs Connie at the end. Throughout the entire story there is little or no parenting‚ or sometimes there is a little parenting but it is not very good parenting. For example‚ “their father was away at work most of the time and when he came home‚ he wanted supper and he read the newspaper at supper and after supper he went to bed. He didn’t bother talking much to them” (Oates 1). So even
Premium Joyce Carol Oates Fiction Short story
Culture differs from one location to another because every person or group of people are different‚ and have different values. Here in the US for example there are many different cultures‚ material and nonmaterial. As Dalton Conley defines it in the book ‘You May Ask Yourself’ material culture is “everything that is a part of our constructed‚ physical environment‚ including technology”. We get most of these from advertising and trends by celebrities. We see a celebrity wearing the latest smart watch
Premium Culture Sociology Anthropology
advance our mentality. In Joyce Carol Oates’ "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been." Connie‚ a young teen is faced with a life changing experience‚ forcing her to transform from a young teen to a young adult. In John Updike’s "A & P" Sammy chooses to put himself in a tight situation only to loose his job‚ trying to be heroic to three young girls and failed‚ as a result of his child-like decision. "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been" is an exceptional example of a coming-of-age
Premium Joyce Carol Oates Short story Fiction
lie to her. But that made me think‚ is it right for her to lie to me for the first 9 years of my life? Tricking children into behaving well in order to receive presents. Isn’t that bribery? Parents say that you should never lie and always tell the truth‚ but the way I see it is‚ they have gone against their word and become a hypocrite. On the other hand they could be enhancing enjoyment. But I know‚ even now Santa is not real my enjoyment at Christmas has not changed. Therefore Christmas should
Free Christmas Nativity of Jesus Lie
passing from one grade to another in school. Other changes are more dramatic‚ such as the transition from childhood to adulthood. In Joyce Carol Oates’ "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?" the author goes into depth of the transition from being a carefree‚ innocent child to the complexity and uncertainty of the future when one becomes an adult. The message begins even before the story itself actually does. The title illustrates the passage of time in life such as the phrase "where are you
Free Joyce Carol Oates Short story Coming of age
Caprariello and Reis‚ from the research of others‚ lists several reasons why happiness through experiences is more satisfying than possessions‚ such as experiences are more likely to satisfy psychological needs‚ have longer lasting hedonic qualities‚ and appears more significantly in people’s self-narratives. Caprariello and Reis then mentions present research on this topic and singles out a key component that may be a factor in the way individuals obtain happiness from spending money. This dynamic
Premium Sociology Happiness Social relation