The Fantasy of Life In the novels The Great Gatsby and "Where Are You Going and Where Have You Been" authors F. Scott Fitzgerald and Joyce Carol Oates show a theme of fantasy versus reality to convey a deeper meaning within their novels. They express this theme using characters such as Gatsby‚ Connie‚ Daisy and Arnold Friend within the stories. Through these characters lives and experiences the theme is created connecting both stories. The theme of fantasy versus reality is used to a great extent
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allow students who do not have cars to go to UBC from Richmond and North Vancouver everyday. It saves so much time for the people to move around the city. Thus‚ people who live in a city can use convenient transportation system . There are comprehensive services in a city which create a thorough living area for people. Various services are distributed equally in each districts of the city in order to provide people with basic needs. For some of the services‚ even if people do not need them very
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The story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been” is essentially about a young woman’s strive for independence‚ which eventually leads to conflict. Girls today appear as mature women and in addition‚ are put into adult situations sometimes unwillingly. Oates portrays a social issue that relates to this current society by using symbolism and characterization while taking the reader on a journey throughout the thoughts and feelings of a teenage girl. There are two main symbols the author uses
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own persona. With this liberty‚ the identity of an individual isn’t limited to one set of characteristics as many external and internal situations either influence the cognitive decision making complex of humans. In the short story‚ "Where are you going‚ where have you been?" by Joyce Carol Oates‚ reveals through the characterization of Connie and her settings the duality of human beings. Also‚ using symbols and patterns to strongly put emphasis on how the underdeveloped mind of adolescents make way
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Self-directed Exercise: Article Review Article Citation: Sengupta‚ S. (July‚ 2013). Ten trends for the next ten years. Logistics Management. www. Logisticsmgmt.com The article discussed the 10 trends of Logistics management for the next 10 years which affecting Supply Chain. Basically‚ which is said in the article‚ the logistics management should become more integrated‚ technology supported‚ and talented needed. They also did a survey for the executive group to rank the relevance between the
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Nevena Selakovic The large woman with big purse After ten years the little boy Roger was not that little anymore. He finished high school and college and now he is working as a director in the big finance firm in New York. He got married with Maria‚ Venezuelan women‚ when he was 21 years old. After two years they got their first son and they named him Robert. When Robert was 1 year old he got sister witch name was Luella. They were living in Queens in big yellow house. One day Roger was on
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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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The term ‘Do It Yourself’ in tourism refers to consumers booking individual aspects of their holiday directly with the producer‚ instead of using an external agent‚ such as Thomas Cook. In recent years‚ there has been a rise in the United Kingdom in the number of ‘DIY’ holidays from 57% in 2005 to 62.3% in 2009 (Keynote‚ 2010) due to several significant driving factors influencing consumers’ behaviour. Examples of these external drivers are changes in technology‚ the Internet revolution for example
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“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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The ambiguous resolutions of Where Are You Going Where Have You Been and The Night Rhonda Ferguson Was Killed is a coincidence that I found quite strange. In Where Are You Going Where Have You Been‚ the author doesn’t tell us what happens to Connie after Arnold Friend forces her to go with him. Does she die? Does she Live? Similarly‚ the Night Rhonda Ferguson Was Killed‚ the answer as to how Casandra will manage to overcome her friend’s sudden death and her life’s struggles remains to be open to
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