Commentary on "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been" 10/17/06 Joyce Carol Oates has achieved many things through her writing‚ and is recognized worldly for her short story "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?" This story is centered on a young teenage girl as many of her stories are. Oates as a writer is fascinated with adolescence of young females. She chooses to write about the trials and tribulations of growing up in modern society. She pries on the dark aspects of youth often
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The way I see myself ten years ahead of now is not something I often think about. To tell you the truth‚ it scares me a little to know that in one short decade I will be twenty six years old‚ and that my years of youth are coming to an end. One thing I’m certain of‚ is that if God gives me the opportunity to get to that age‚ I will make the most of my years and put all of my effort to become a successful‚ happy woman. Contemplating on the future doesn’t always come easy since no one really knows
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In the story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been” by Joyce Oates‚ the audience explores the story of Connie‚ a normal teenage girl‚ who meets Arnold Friend‚ a seemingly harmless character at first‚ but we later come to find out that he has been stalking her and Arnold
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In her short story‚ “Where are you going where have you been?” Joyce Carol Oates describes the emotional ride of a fifteen year old girl‚ on the verge of becoming an adult and losing her innocence of mind and body along the way. She has a difficult time growing up and developing her own personality as they would have her react to her circumstances.“Everything about her bad two side to it‚ one for Home and one for anywhere that was not Home.” Connie feels that the best attribute that a girl can have
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“Where are you going‚ Where have you been” Analysis Evette Paden Shorter University “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been‚” is a chilling tale of rape and murder with a plot to create suspense. On a symbolic level it becomes a metaphor for simplicity and innocence. Oates’ use of literal and figurative‚ psychological and allegorical levels makes this story a powerful and fascinating story. One contributing factor to this story’s power is her depiction of the two main characters’ double
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Case Application 1: Work/Life Balance at Baxter 1. I believe the role‚ work/life balance‚ play in the success of an organization. An employee wants to know and feel as though their employer cares for them and their family. When an employer cares this in turn compels the employee to return the favor by being productive. This creates for the employee the will to give your all to the company. When an employer recognizes that alternate work arrangements‚ such as part time work‚ job sharing
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criminals‚ in the short stories are scary and creepy;$ they used fear to control their victims. 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
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The book I have selected is Brown Bear Brown Bear What Do You See? (Martin‚ B. & Carl‚ E 1996) to use in a preschool classroom. This book strongly supports the relationship between language development and literacy as it consists of rhyming words with a very predictable storyline. It’s colorful paper collage pictures definitely keeps the students fully focused on the story as they pages turn. In the article Children’s Language and Literacy One Storybook at a Time (Beauchat‚ Blamey‚ & Walpole 2009)
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Where Will We Be In Twenty Years? When you only have a dollar to spend‚ and you have two kids to feed. Either you go to the market and find something that’s cheap‚ or you go through a drive thru and call it good purchasing whatever you can off the dollar menu because that’s you’re only option. Knowing that going to the market‚ trying to find something healthy‚ you’ll automatically turn your cart right back around because the price is too high. At the end of the day‚ you find yourself in a bind‚
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stories “Where are you Going‚ Where Have You Been?” by Oates and “Castle Nowhere” by Woolson offer a strong basis for comparison and contrast in terms of canonical and non-canonical texts through characterization‚ genre/tone‚ setting‚ themes‚ and symbolism. While many of the obvious differences reside in concrete categories like setting‚ genre/tone‚ and characterization‚ there are alluring similarities in theme and symbolism that can allow the reader to conclude the canonization of “Where are you Going
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