Connie’s Paradigm In Joyce Carol Oates’ short story‚ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” we follow the main character Connie as she faces an inner transformation. The author introduces Connie as a vain and inexperienced adolescent who seems to daydream about things she doesn’t quite understand as she has more of a naive idea of what adulthood is all about. She takes pleasure in having control over everyone and everything around her. These ideas as well as her security are shaken when the
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Do You Believe‚ That You Can Fly? “It’s impossible to live without failing at something‚ unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all. In which case‚ you’ve failed by default.” – J.K. Rowling. Too many pilots have lost the confidence to fly. A one time crash‚ or a flight instructor’s demeaning attitude has left them with the belief that taking off again is just not for them. Goals and dreams have been abandoned‚ either forever‚ or put on long term hold‚ because of
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Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been? “Where are you going‚ where have you been?” is a short story by Joyce Carol Oates about an average fifteen year old girl who is not unlike many other girls her age‚ she is self-absorbed‚ and has a “Nervous giggling habit of craning her neck and glancing into the mirror‚ or checking other people’s face’s to make sure her own was all right.”(Oates‚ 388) The story takes place in Middle America. Oates wrote “Where are you going‚ where have you been?” in
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The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down”‚ a novel‚ written by Anne Fadiman‚ takes an inside look at the Hmong culture‚ their history‚ and trails Lia’s‚ a Hmong child of the Lees‚ medical experience with her American doctors and how a clash of two cultures impacted her outcome. Lia has epilepsy or as the Hmong say‚ “the spirit catches you and you fall down” (Fadiman‚ 2012‚ p. 30). The book focuses on Lia’s care‚ which results in brain death‚ the medical staffs’ actions/behaviors‚ what improvements
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words‚ identify each of the following by author‚ title‚ and context‚ and explain what the lines mean. 1. Everything about her had two sides to it‚ one for home and one for anywhere that was not home...." The first quote is from “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?”‚ written by Joyce Carol Oates. It is in reference to Connie‚ who is a teenager. She is no longer a girl‚ yet she is not a woman. She would leave home she looking one way and arrive at her destination another way. 2. She would have
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“Why don’t you buy a sensible house out in the country‚we could all cone visit you” ( Wurio‚1). This quote shows that the family thinks uncle basil should spend his money on a house in the country so they could come visit and have horses and he keeps saying no. “He doesn’t have to be so stingy‚that’s
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Who Told You That You Were Naked? which has been written by William E Combs and published by Carpenter’s Son Publishing proved to be something of a disappointment to me. Brought up as a Catholic‚ I have for many years been interested and troubled by the problem of evil in the world‚ wondering how it can be that some people are capable of inflicting horrendous cruelty on their fellow human beings. The sub-title (A Refreshing Re-examination of the Garden of Eden) encouraged me to read the Doctor Combs’
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The article “You’ve Got to Find What You Love‚” by Steve Jobs‚ was originally presented to the 2005 graduating class of Stanford University as their commencement speech. As we look back at his speech‚ after more than a decade has passed‚ it is clear that the main purpose of it is to promote and persuade individuals to do what you love‚ or DWYL. Although Jobs may seem inspiring because he commands the reader’s attention with great authority‚ he only uses his own life experiences as evidence for his
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characters in the play. Iago has created an illusion to cause conflict‚ and to anger Othello‚ as an act of revenge to Othello for not giving him the promotion of lieutenant. Iago also mentions to Othello that‚ “She did deceive her father‚ marrying you” (3:3‚209)‚ referring to Desdemona. Iago mentions this out of spite‚ and
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The question of readership plays a large role in the methodology of Fadiman’s novel The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down. The terminology and language within the novel clearly illustrates that the novel was intended for readers that have grown up surrounded by Westernized influence. The opening chapter of the novel depicts the typical birth methods within Hmong’s traditional beliefs. The language within this chapter specifically implies that readers must already understand modern medicine with
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