Fantasy versus Reality in Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been? Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been? by Joyce Carol Oates has a constant theme of reality and fantasy running parallel for 15 year old Connie. This short story begins with a description of Connie’s vain personality. The narrator describes her as pretty and self-centered (Oates 421). To emphasize her selfishness‚ Connie is contrasted with her sister‚ June‚ who is chubby‚ plain‚ and well-behaved. Connie’s mother always praises
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The story “Where are you going‚ where have you been?” by Joyce Carol Oats embraces some ideas of existentialism theory‚ popular in the sixtieths of the past century‚ that a person’s true and best qualities reveal during dramatic situations‚ usually during their fighting for life. This story is about a teenage girl‚ whose behavior and a perception of self drastically changes within minutes because of a brutal reality breaking into her life and destroying it. Connie is a protagonist of the story.
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the following sales and production data for the past four years: | | |Year 1 |Year 2 |Year 3 |Year 4 | | |Production in units |6‚000 |9‚000 |4‚000 |5‚000 | | |Sales in units |6‚000 |6‚000 |5‚000 |7‚000 | Selling price per unit‚ variable costs per unit‚ and total fixed costs are the same in each year. Which of the following statements
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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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The major appliance market is a very competitive environment. Frigidaire has four major competitors in the United States: Whirlpool‚ General Electric‚ Maytag and Amana. These manufacturers produce the products that would be competing with the front load washing machine. These products would include traditional top loading or vertical axis machines. In addition‚ Maytag and Amana has announced plans to introduce their own versions of horizontal machines‚ although Maytag’s was not expected to be front
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the eyes of a person one can see their hidden emotions and attitudes and thoughts” (Schwartz). Also when the author makes a point to mention in detail items that have reflective surfaces they are inferring that there is a deeper meaning behind the reflection. In the short story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” by Joyce
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Can you be the master of your own destiny? It is said in the Gayan‚ ’The present is the reflection of the past‚ and the future is the re-echo of the present.’ Destiny is not what is already made. Destiny is what we are making. Very often fatalists think that we are in the hands of destiny‚ driven in whatever direction in life destiny wills; but in point of fact we are the masters of our destiny‚ especially from the moment we begin to realize this fact. Among Hindus there is a well-known saying that
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Although its New Year’s Eve‚ I don’t know what I want to do anymore. What could or would happen in the new‚ upcoming year? Is it ever going to stop? Will something be done to stop it? I don’t know anything anymore… At first it was just about our education‚ now it’s gotten worse. It’s happening non-stop. We hear more shouts‚ cries and there’s nothing we can do to help HER. Today‚ in the kitchen‚ he slapped one of us just because. I peeked from the library. SHE was busy but managed to stop him
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watched by every store you walk into. Creepy right‚ I know? The debate on this topic is huge and you don’t want to miss it. The article I chose was Should Store Be Allowed to Spy on You. I chose this article because I felt it would be a difficult piece to write about‚ and I enjoy the motif. I do not think stores should be allowed to spy on you. Distinctly there are good things about being watched in stores. One pro is that you can not get caught stealing or shoplifting. If you are vandalizing
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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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