Fiction Analysis Where are you going‚ Where have you been? The story is based in 1960s American suburbs and is told through the eyes of a teenager named Connie. The theme of the story revolves around Connie and her feelings as it is basically told through the eyes of a teenager. The reader is first introduced to the main character Connie and the theme of innocence is established. The first parts of the essay tell us how Connie does not get along with her mother or her sister. It is shown in some
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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 the class period on
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Charles Howard Schmid‚ Jr. also known as "The Pied Piper of Tucson‚" was an American serial killer. In the story‚ Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been? by Joyce Carol Oates‚ the character Arnold Friend was based on the serial killer in which Connie was one of the many victims he had abducted. There are many possibilities on how the author intends the readers to understand it. Such as‚ it could be a dream that Connie is having‚ in all actuality it could be real; it could send a message
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Charles Schmid‚ the serial killer that Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been? was based on‚ would try to look like Elvis Presley to lure girls to him. Music is a motif that shows up in the story multiple times. Joyce Carol Oates uses music to show Connie’s comfort‚ emotion‚ and the bait that lured Connie to Arnold. First of all‚ Oates uses it to show when Connie feels comfortable. For example‚ “... the music was always in the background‚ like music at a church service‚ it was something to depend
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Unit five: Principles of supporting business events Assessment You should use this file to complete your Assessment. • The first thing you need to do is save a copy of this document‚ either onto your computer or a disk • Then work through your Assessment‚ remembering to save your work regularly • When you’ve finished‚ print out a copy to keep for reference • Then‚ go to www.vision2learn.com and send your completed Assessment to your tutor via your My Study area – make sure it is clearly marked
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she is not too late i.e. if the class has not started working. In reality‚ the occasions of a late-comer entering the lesson after it has started are really rare. There should be tolerance for people which are not punctual to that extend to which they do not disturb the process in progress. The whole process of evaluation the work finished per time is wrong .There are many examples of people working all day‚ but yet‚ at the evening their work has the same effect as of a person who has worked for two
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essence will pass on through their children as they become parents. This story is about “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” is perfect example of a middle class typical family living in small home written in 1970 dedicated To Bob Dylan. It is about young teenager name Connie who is stuck in here fantasy world which she believes and predicts in the movies‚ love stories‚ and songs. At the other hand where her family
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The short story by Joyce Carol Oates "Where are you going‚ Where have you been?" is one that has had many interpretations over there years‚ by many literary critics and readers alike‚ generating a vast list of themes and meanings to the story. Some have declared the story to be a "feminist allegory‚" while others argue that one of the main characters‚ Arnold‚ is a "savior" or "messiah figure‚" as popular figures during the 1960’s were to young girls like Connie‚ the main character. Though many
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before it can do its job‚ like any other drug‚ it must first be tested to healthy human beings in order to assure the effects of the newly created drug. Of course‚ considering that the test subjects are “healthy” they would not agree on taking in any drug that doesn’t assure their health benefits from taking it. Putting it in the perspective of the categorical imperative; Universalizability: “What if every pharmaceutical company conduct an experiment on every healthy human being?” now‚ it may be beneficiary
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own persona. With this liberty‚ the identity of an individual isn’t limited to one set of characteristics as many external and internal situations either influence the cognitive decision making complex of humans. In the short story‚ "Where are you going‚ where have you been?" by Joyce Carol Oates‚ reveals through the characterization of Connie and her settings the duality of human beings. Also‚ using symbols and patterns to strongly put emphasis on how the underdeveloped mind of adolescents make way
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