Engelsk B Studentereksamen B. “Why don’t you dance” is a short story by Raymond Carver. The short story takes place in the man’s front yard among his furniture. Clearly‚ the man is sad about something. I would say his wife has just passed away. As it is said in the text: ”His side‚ her side.” The man drinks a lot of whiskey‚ because he mourns her death. Therefore he sells or gives all his furniture away. Too many memories. A young couple comes by and immediately becomes interested in the
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Matt Merritt Professor Smith English 102 13 September 2012 Arnold Friend’s Identity in Joyce’s “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” In the story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been‚” Joyce Oates portrays Connie as a beautiful young woman that is being coerced by a man‚ whom she doesn’t know‚ to come outside and go for a ride in his car. Who is this man that calls himself Arnold Friend? What does he represent? Looking at the things that Arnold Friend says and does will help to discover
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"You have a runner’s body’. What exactly does this mean? Do runners have certain physical characteristics that are seen throughout various runners? I want to see whether there really is a so-called runner’s body‚ yet I am faced with a challenge. What exactly defines a runner? Someone that occasionally runs around the neighbourhood? Or someone that runs repeats or trains for a marathon on a daily basis? I decided to narrow it down to my teammates on the (track and field team. I have split the top
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The character in “where are you going‚ where have you been?” Connie is affected by the role she plays in modern society. Fifteen year old Connie has the confusing‚ often exterior behavior typical of those girls who are facing the difficult transition from girlhood to womanhood in the 1960s. She is caught between her roles as daughter‚ friend‚ sister‚ and object of sexual desire‚ uncertain of which represents her real self. The sixties were the age of youth‚ young people wanted change. The changes
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significant in a person’s life and it can be different for men and women. Not all transitions to adulthood are peaceful; they can violent transitions as seen in Richard Wright’s The Man Who Was Almost a Man and Joyce Carol Oates’ Where are You Going‚ Where Have You Been. These two stories reflect how males and females are represented differently in society through the protagonist violent transition to adulthood. The Man Who Was Almost A Man by Richard Wright is about a young adult named Dave who
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She says; Cosette‚ I love you very much. I know a place where no one’s lost I know a place where no one cries. Crying at all is not allowed‚ Not in my castle on a cloud. Madame Thenardier comes bustling down the stairs in a bad mood. She glowers at little Cosette and changes the closed sign from “closed” to “open”. MADAME THENARDIER Now look who’s here! The little madam herself‚ Pretending once again She’s been so awfully good! Better not let me catch you slacking! Better not catch
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My junior year in high school I vividly remember rushing to my first class and almost being knocked over by another student. Immediately I looked up and was furious‚ she didn’t even say excuse me she just kept walking. My books flew everywhere and on top of that I was now late for class. Later‚ I learned that this young lady’s name was Lilly. Lilly was about 5’6”‚ African American‚ and had long black hair. After Lilly bumped into me‚ I began to notice her more and more around school. I noticed
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and to enjoy‚ not restrict. What most people fail to realize is that the video game industry‚ like the film industry‚ is heavily regulated with a strict code of parental guidelines already in place. Even the game consoles to play these violent games have parental controls. What I fail to understand is that some parents believe its okay to give their children 18+ rated games even though they are well under that age‚ and say that these games are the sources of violence between children. If parents would
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“You can’t change who you are. No matter how you struggle‚ some things will never change. And maybe they shouldn’t” (Thurman‚ Rob). “Identity is a powerful organizing presence in social life today” putting people into sections concerning likes and dislikes‚ culture and customs‚ separates them via social‚ economic and religious differences‚ identity makes a person‚ a person (Leve‚ Lauren). The character regarding one’s self is shaped by identity‚ how they view themselves‚ and largely how society
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Has High School Changed you? The future is unpredictable‚ and with it come more and more responsibilities. Are you the same person you were before? Or have these actions and responsibilities molded you to become the person you are today? Is the same person that started high school four years ago standing where you are‚ or is that person long gone? For me‚ the transition through high school has changed me thoroughly. I’ve noticed that high school has made me sharper about whom to
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