“Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” is initially about a teen (Connie) who is going through the beginning phases of teen life‚ playing into the stereotype of an image-conscious teen. She is recalcitrant with her parents‚ sneaks off to start hanging out with boys‚ et cetera. About a third of the way through the story‚ a man that she had seen earlier at the diner shows up to take her out for a drive‚ and the situation goes downhill as she asks him more and more questions. This man (Arnold
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I’ve seen a lot of resumes that would have been better off without an objective statement. These days‚ you don’t need to include an objective on your resume‚ but some people still do. Be warned: there are two major ways to screw up an objective statement: Not matching your application to the position you’ve applied to or Writing an objective so painfully bland that it could apply to virtually anything Let’s discuss some examples. Objectives that have nothing to do with the job Although
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At first glance‚ the story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol Oates seems like a regular story where a girl just has home problems like every other teenager. However‚ by looking more into the story you can see that the locations of where Connie is at‚ mean something different. In my opinion‚ I believe that the setting plays a significant role in the way Connie alternates her personality around her family and friends. When she is out with friends and not at home with family
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In Joyce Carol Oates’ "Where Are you Going‚ Where Have You Been"‚ Oates used figurative language to show the evil in Arnold Friend and how he as a Fiend tries to pull Connie into his corrupted world. The harsh reality that Oates includes in her story is that there are fiends that may seem like a friend around us like Arnold. By using figurative language Oates can create a fiend from what Seem to be a Friend. There are many hints that Joyce left to show that Arnold Friend is not a friend at all
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You Think GD Would Have Given you Hair Like That if He Loved You? by Deborah Stoll‚ Just reading the titled you can grasp the discrimination. It grabs your attention‚ like how can you tell that to a person‚ God loves everyone. It is appalling how some people treat each other for being different. The way this woman maltreats this nine-year-old as if she is the devil because Jewish or as Miss Sherry believes not leading a good Christian life‚ its outrageous. From all the text I read‚ this one grabs
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Describe an interesting film you saw recently. You should say; What is the title? When did you see it? What is the story about? And explain why this movie was interesting to you. Last summer‚ my family and I went to AMC Movie Theater in Cupertino and enjoyed a movie entitled “Journey to the Center of the Earth”. It was a Science Fiction and adventure movie in three-dimensions. We enjoyed state-of –the-art computer graphics in the movie. For instance‚ when a dinosaur chased the characters
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The story‚ Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been? By Joyce Carol‚ is a story told in a third person perspective‚ regarding Connie‚ a 15-year-old. She and her mother have not at all gotten along. Her mother consistently compares her with her sister‚ and her father barely ever speaks with his daughters. One night‚ Connie and her best friend go to a shopping plaza. As instantly the adult is out of sight they cross the highway into a drive-in restaurant and stay on the restaurant’s counter. Thereafter
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Have you ever seen the flower marigolds?In the story of Marigolds the main idea is that the old woman is trying to brighten the town.By planting Marigolds in her garden.The theme and idea of Marigolds helps develop life lessons and it is very influentiul in the fact of seeing a bigger picture in things. In the story of Marigolds‚ Marigolds just really represent inoccence.By the fact that the girl is persicuteing the old woman about being able to plant the flowers.The girl first thought that the
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The person you admire. Everyone always has a person to admire. May be it is an actor‚ singer or a famous person but with me that is my farther who has been a major influence in my life. My father has always been a good role model for me. As an instructor‚ he teaches me many things. When I was four or five years old‚ he began instructing me how to swim. He not only taught me swimming but also helped me in my study. He teaches me a lot of ways to solve my troubles and it’s very productive. He also
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Have you lived up to your family’s expectations of you? I believe I have lived up to my parent’s expectations. My parents have always set realistic expectations of my brother and I. My mother is a Certified Nursing Assistant and my father works in construction. My mother would always say to us‚ “Do not be like me‚ do better than me”. So at a young age I took that quote and I ran with it. She wanted us to be smart‚ determined and independent members of society. I wanted to make my parents proud
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