The protagonist of Joyce Carol Oates’s “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” is a vain and stubborn girl named Connie. Fifteen years old‚ she believes beauty is everything and is nothing short of rebellious‚ maintaining two different personas: one for at home with her family and one for going out with her friends. One night out with her girl friends‚ Connie spots a young man watching her. He promises to come get her. The next day‚ the man comes to Connie’s house‚ keeping his word‚ and spends
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The Two Sides of Connie ‘Narrative details in ’ Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?’ The story ’ Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?’ is about the fifteen year old Connie who is a girl struggling with her sexuality. The girl tries to be an adult and attractive‚ but at the same time‚ she hides her sexual side from her family. These two sides cannot remain separate from each other at all times and collide with each other‚ which this short story depicts. The main idea in this short story
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strongly disagree with it. Clothes do not make the person at all. No matter what I put on‚ I’ll always be the same person. In our society today‚ people judge others‚ and follow the crowd by wearing what everyone else is wearing. The clothes you wear everyday on the outside‚ have no effect on the person you are. Everyone should just be themselves and wear whatever they want to wear without fear of being judged or criticized. If people are going to judge you‚ they’re not worth the time. Everyone
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2005 Be True To Your Self The question‚ "What is involved in being true to your self?" is very complicated. There are many aspects to this question. First you would need to know what is meant by being true. Being true is the act of putting forth sincerity‚ or being genuinely faithful. It is honesty‚ seriousness‚ and earnestness. Next you would need to realize what it means to be a self. In class we discussed the difference between animals‚ rational animals‚ and people. This topic also came
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another object. Your Task: In a long paragraph / short essay‚ you will select an object that symbolizes YOU. It must symbolize three of your own personality or character traits. You will select one object to represent yourself. It must represent THREE of your traits‚ qualities or characteristics. You must then explain why the symbol represents each trait. You must give an example (a story?) that shows how you have that trait. Notes and Reminders: - This is a personal essay
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that causes the reader to question events in the story‚ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” She develops this story featuring a girl named Connie‚ who has an encounter with a boy at a restaurant that she doesn’t know. “He wagged a finger and laughed and said‚ “Gonna get you‚ baby‚” and Connie turned away…” (Oates 210). Startled Connie only saw this boy once that night‚ but the story goes on‚ and a few days later he comes to her house where she learns that the boy’s name is “Arnold Friend.” She
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Hey you! Yes‚ you. STOP being unhappy with yourself - you are perfect. Stop wishing you looked like someone else or wishing people liked you as much as they like someone else. Stop trying to get attention from those who hurt you. Stop hating your body‚ your face‚ and your personality- LOVE THEM! Without those things you wouldn’t be you and why would you want to be anyone else? Be confident with who you are! Smile(: For yourself. If anyone hates on you because you are happy with yourself‚ say "Forget
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Situate Yourself I have never really noticed my oppressions and privileges until we did the Privilege exercise I didn’t notice how little things were thought to be privileges. I knew my life had barriers such as my race and but I figured the way people treated because of my skin tone was “normal.” I was born in Denton‚ Texas when my mom was only 16 years old. My life growing up was different then somebody whose parents were 25 or 30 my mother had to grow up fast to raise a baby. My dad of course
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Create a metaphor for yourself using something you would find in your kitchen or your garage. List as many similarities or relationships between yourself and this object as you can think of‚ then elaborate on this comparison in an essay. Why is this object a good representation of you? If I took a quick look around my kitchen‚ I would probably find my reflection in a wooden spoon. Not literally‚ as it is not a metallic spoon‚ but figuratively. Because like me‚ a wooden spoon is a well-rounded
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Technology we may see in the next 50 years... Technology | Positive effect of individual and society | Negative effect of individual and society | Self-driving cars | The positive effect of self-driving cars on an individual would be that the driver is less stressed and tired by driving and an individual could multi-task whilst the car drives. The impact of society would be fewer accidents as the system would control itself therefore drivers would not cause accidents on the roads. | The negative
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