Rita Sobhy Discussion #16 Dalton Conley talks about the sect-church cycles in “You May Ask Yourself”. She separates the term sects and churches. According to her book sociologist consider different religious organizations as churches or sects. She states “churches are religious bodies that coexist in a relatively low state of tension with their social surroundings. They have mainstream‚ safe beliefs and practices relative to those of the general population.” Conley 644. She basically says that
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In the short story Where are you going‚ where have you been?‚ the author Joyce Carol Oates describes the life of a girl named Connie. The lack of love and security at home gives Connie the want to find a source to fill those missing feelings. She enjoys being around music‚ her friends‚ and other older boys. These interests are projected into her dream world. Oates shows these moments as the story progresses while Connie’s emotions and the physical state of reality become uncommon to her‚ even in
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Loving‚ Superficial‚ Intimate Teens "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?" by Joyce Carol Oates catapults its reader into a seductive‚ fifteen-year-old mindset‚ embodied by the main character‚ the rebellious Connie. Connie‚ much like Sammy‚ the main character from "A & P" by John Updike‚ is on the prowl for companionship and sex. Their unsuccessful search for intimacy‚ appreciation for family life‚ and superficial attitudes are what bring them together as similar characters but also what
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Be Yourself Good morning to the honorable judges‚ teachers and friends. Today I am going to deliver a speech about “ Be Yourself”. Firstly‚ find yourself. You can’t be yourself if you do not understand‚ and accept yourself first. Stop caring about how people perceive you. The fact is‚ it really doesn’t matter. It’s impossible to be yourself when you’re caught up in wondering "Do they think I’m funny? Does she think I’m short? Do they think I’m stupid?" To be yourself‚ you’ve got to let go of
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Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been? Innocent‚ young‚ naïve; this is how Connie was at her age of fifteen. She liked the attention boys gave her and how it made her feel. A man named Arnold Friend‚ whose much older than her‚ has stalked Connie and wants to convince her to go for a ride in his car. Connie doesn’t notice the man’s older features and this causes her young mind to contemplate going with Arnold in his car. Connie is more conflicted with herself‚ she battles to make the right choices
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that not everything in the world is the way it was thought to be‚ the world crumbles into pieces‚ but how does it happen? Joyce Carol Oates portrays an amazing detailed moment of theft of chastity‚ or at least what is left of it‚ in "Where Are You Going‚ Where have You Been?" With symbolic imagery‚ major bibliomancy‚ and extreme personal conflict Oates easily manages to get her point across of the complete loss of innocence. A constant image that is brought to the reader’s creative thoughts is colors
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Hurst 1 Allison Hurst Professor Ben Mayo English Comp II 30 April 2011 Analysis of “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol Oates In 1966‚ Joyce Carol Oates published her short story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?”. Oates was inspired to write this story after reading about a serial killer that was referred to as “The Pied Piper of Tucson”. Oates was disturbed by the number of teenagers that this killer was able to persuade to help him and keep his secrets
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opinion about most movies. I didn’t hate Batman v. Superman enough to vomit out my own eyeballs even though the critics told me I should. I adore The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen regardless of the critical backlash. My favorite series is the Now You See Me series‚ and more specifically‚ the sequel is one of my favorite movies of all time. In my opinion‚ the sequel does everything a sequel should do. It answers questions left hanging in the first one‚ and does more of everything that made the first
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It was a Midwestern winter‚ and the days were short‚ bringing cold nights whistled with the sounds of speeding cars flying down the highway. Eric heard the piercing call from his mother. "Eric‚ we’re going to McDonald’s. What do you want us to bring you back?" Eric thought about it a moment‚ and responded in his low‚ heavy voice. "I’m not hungry right now. Go ahead." "You really should eat!" she yelled back. He didn’t respond. Instead‚ he went into his room‚ mirror in hand. Eric had long been obsessed
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One’s philosophy on life can be defining. In the novel “Brighten the Corner Where You Are” by Fred Chappell‚ the reader is introduced to the character Joe Robert Kirkman and the philosophy that his son‚ the narrator‚ tries to show the reader. This philosophy is that of an optimist. Joe Robert sees life as the full spectrum of good and bad. Joe Robert seems to like to stick to the safe and understood but pushes the boundaries of speaking the truth and enlightenment. It could be understood that
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