short-story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?”‚ is a look into how the author Joyce Carol Oates views adolescent values. She parallels religion and religious practices with the main character’s Saturday nights. Oates carefully designed this paragraph to illustrate a social gathering that is on par with a religious gathering. The opening lines of the paragraph begin with a description of the Gonzalez 2 restaurant the main character Connie and her friend are headed to. The
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story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?”‚ a 15-year-old girl named Connie‚ with ever growing feelings of attraction toward the opposite sex‚ has a vexing encounter with a middle-aged man who goes by the name Arnold Friend. You can’t talk about Arnold Friend‚ his train of thought‚ and intentions without talking about and understanding Connie’s character. In the story‚ Connie is vain‚ self-centered‚ and fabricates the truth of her whereabouts to her parents. She and her friend both tell their
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Danette Willis June 15‚ 2013 English 11238A A Masterpiece in Disguise The first line of Oates literary work “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been” indicates that the conclusion to Connie’s existence may have come to a terrible end. In the short story‚ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been” written by Joyce Carol Oates‚ the story takes you on a journey through the eyes of a helpless girl‚ who‚ as shown by the three opening words‚ came to a very unfortunate collapse. This particular
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Election War BOOM! Our friendship was over. Who even wants to be a friend with that jerk? Even though he was my friend‚ I had to prove he was wrong. Being a part of whole grade students’ council is about true mind‚ fabulous thought that will help our school‚ and care‚ not money nor present. You can’t be a true representative of school if you don’t have any good ideas and are just going just brag about what you achieved. This all started on one normal day. We were eating ice cream together
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Oates wrote a short story called “where are you going‚ where have you been?” One of the main character in the short story is a fifteen year old girl whose name is Connie. Connie was self-absorbed by her beauty‚ and would not listen when her mom try to council her. She rejects the role of daughter to develop her sexual persona‚ which increase when she is away from her family and home. Connie concerns were to become a young adult‚ she hangs out with friends‚ and flirts with boys and explores her sexuality
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a business letter can be extremely useful and are needed in any business. Knowing the proper way to write a business brings good business. Proper business letters often give a positive reflection on the business and an individual. Every business requires communication. Letters extend the exchange of information to clarify‚ discuss‚ announce or confirm. Communications include seeking employment‚ reporting a complaint‚ promoting‚ or any other correspondences in business. Business letters are an essential
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Where are you going‚ Where have you been? Stephanie Bumpase AIU Where are you going‚ Where have you been? The character Connie in the story “Where are you going‚ Where have you been?” was a young 15yr old girl in a small town. She was beautiful and knew that she was beautiful. A flat character is a character that stays the same throughout a story (Gioia & Kennedy‚ 2010) and a round character is the opposite of flat in which the character changes significantly (Gioia & Kennedy‚ 2010)
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Hunter Vernon English 1100 Charles Radcliffe Essay 2‚ draft 1 Devil in Disguise In Joyce Carol Oates’ “Where are you going‚ where have you been?”‚ Oates tells the story of a young girl named Connie‚ who is vain‚ self-centered‚ rude to her parents‚ and in an incredible hurry to grow up. She has two different personalities‚ “one for home‚ and one for anywhere that was not home.” Everything about her including her smile‚ her laugh‚ and her walk transforms as soon as she steps out her front
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Amanda‚ Hey Girl how are you doing? Hopefully things are going good. As for me‚ I’m doing great! I’m writing you this letter because in English class we looked at these pictures and the picture that I got was of some mountains‚ a lake‚ and forest trees. The picture reminded me of the summer that I went camping with you and your sister. Do you remember that summer? It was a blast! I remember that I couldn’t wait to go with you guys because I was so excited! Do you remember the ride up there?
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March 28‚ 2013 Dear Friend‚ I am glad that you are asking for my help to know more about security threats of wireless LAN. I just have learned in my Business Data Communications and Security class about these threats and how they could affect your business. Once you set your wireless network‚ you need to make sure that it is not available to be used by unauthorized people from both inside and outside your company. You can fix such an issue by changing the primary user name and password of
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