SOCI 155-101: SOCIAL PROBLEMS I have reviewed the Term Paper Outlines submitted by last week’s deadline. Most of you have been moving along nicely with the work related to the Term Paper and have accumulated a fair proportion of the points available at each stage. I will return your graded Outlines on Tuesday‚ April 15. Corrected Outlines may be turned in April 22 (Optional) to recuperate some of the points that may have been deducted. Outline Corrections will not be accepted after the end of
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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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Do not knock on the devil’s door‚ for he is bound to answer. Unfortunately this is exactly what happens to Connie‚ the main character in the short-story‚ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” written by Joyce Carol Oates. In the story‚ fifteen year old Connie is like any other teenage girl. She is vain‚ unkind to her parents‚ and desperate to grow up. Connie makes rebellious decisions such as sneaking across the highway to a drive-in restaurant for older kids‚ experimenting with sex‚ and lying
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Joyce Carol Oates captured more than just the reader when she wrote the story‚ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been.” Oates recreates an event that took place in the mid-1960s‚ where a grown man‚ who had shaggy black hair and a boyish charm‚ would lure teenage girls into his car‚ rape and murder them‚ and then bury their bodies in the desert. The fate of the main character in “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been” lies between Oates’s wavering suspense. From the beginning Oates shows the reader
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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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Today is an era of technology. In just a touch of your finger‚ things will supervene. One wouldn’t have to twiddle his thumb‚ wishes will turn up. In just a press‚ you can converse with your beloved or your friends. It would ease off your wretchedness; feeling of despondency will grow less. In just a click you will behold the things transpiring around the world. You’ll have a new crony or associate; your knowledge will certainly proliferate. Technology is bound to be a part of our present
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Why Do You Have Sensitive Teeth? Do you a pain that is sharp and stinging when eatings foods that are too cold or hot? Sensitive teeth can cause you to no longer enjoy some of your favorite foods‚ but it is a problem that is not just an annoyance. Sensitive teeth are often an indication that you have another underlying problem with your teeth. There are ways to fix problems with sensitivity and enjoy those favorite foods one again‚ btu it starts by understanding what is causing teeth sensitivity
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Connie in “Where are you going‚ Where have you been”‚ has a lot of underlying mental issues. Joyce Carol Oates created the perfect character to receive psychoanalytic criticism. The relationships Connie forms with her family‚ friends‚ and outsiders are all affected by Connie’s issues which come to consume her future. One of Connie’s biggest faults was the recognition of her beauty. She “knew she was pretty and that was everything” (Oates 1). This constant checking of herself in mirrors to make
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We can observe how teacher’s efforts and attempts to influence the situation are all in vain. The conditions they have to deal with are terrible. As the result‚ they lack enthusiasm and inspiration. One of the first scenes in the movie when we observe the school corridors filled with the violent‚ aggressive‚ uncontrollable teenagers‚ and the teachers‚ driven into a corner‚ unable to deal with this crazy chaos. With numerous problems‚ especially drugs and gang violence‚ the atmosphere at school is
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