Where are you going‚ where have you been? In the short story “Where Are You going? Where Have You Been?”‚ by Joyce Carol Oates. The use of the symbolism of Connie’s clothes‚ her fascination with her beauty‚ Arnold Friend’s car and Arnold Friend himself help to understand the story’s theme of evil and manipulation. The story‚ fill with underlying tones of evil. In this short story‚ Oates write about 15-year-old Connie‚ the protagonist of the story‚ a pretty girl who is a little too into her own
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passing from one grade to another in school. Other changes are more intense‚ such as the transition from childhood to adulthood. In Joyce Carol Oates’ "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?" Oates goes into depth regarding the transition from being a carefree‚ innocent child to adulthood. In the short story "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?" two separate worlds are drawn to the reader’s attention. The first is the normal daily life of Connie‚ a fifteen year old girl living in a home with
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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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In the 1960s‚ when Oates wrote “Where Are You Going . . . ‚” a social revolution was happening. American women were asserting their rights and independence from men‚ and they were claiming their sexuality in a way they had never done before. One frequently discussed topic was adolescence and the struggles and anxieties that many young girls endured as they lost their sexual innocence and became adult women. Feeling undervalued in their homes and relationships with men‚ women questioned their role
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Mechanistic Organization Structures The mechanistic view of an organization began with the industrial revolution. The view is a reflection of society’s radical change from a rural agricultural base to one more impersonally based on centralized urban industry employing great numbers of people. The first changes began in the late 1600’s and early 1700’s with rudimentary machines replacing manual labor or accomplishing things not previously possible because of size‚ weight‚ or sheer numbers
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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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that is founded in 2002.It is owned and operated in H & D LKY‚ which has its corporate headquarters in New York.The founder of the company was Elle Asher‚ a woman with dreams and goals of making a place that is not only cozy but would also make her customers feel more than just a cafe but a home to them and serves the best coffee that she herself created. She started her first cafe outlet in Albany‚ and her business flourished and has since led the organization to becoming a popular cafe in France
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reporting on observations to the teacher Listening to pupils read‚ reading to them‚ and telling them stories. I also feel that as an individual I am able to communicate well with children and adults and actually enjoy doing this and hopefully inject a bit of humour into work. Often I am left to decide how or what to do with children as the teacher is tied up doing other things. This means I must use my own initiative and get on with the task in hand. I am able to do this without a problem. I realise
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3.6 Data Collection Procedure Figure 3.1 Data Collection Procedure The methods that was used for this study are open-ended survey and semi-structured interview. Since the method is only these two methods‚ the data collection procedure is almost the same for both the methods. The first step for both the procedure is to get the letter of acknowledgement from the faculty that the researcher is doing the research upon the selected respondents for Final Year Project purpose and that there is prove
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against internal and external threats. At present‚ federalism is being followed not only in First World countries like USA‚ Australia and Canada but also in developing countries like Mexico‚ India and Brazil. Contemplating a change in the governing set up of the nation‚ some countries like Sri Lanka and Philippines are intently scrutinizing its advantages and disadvantages. In today’s changed environment though it does make sense to question the pros and cons of the following the federal system of
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