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?”
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Where do you see yourself in 5 years: Probably this is the most challenging question in the near future of my life. But in my opinion finishing University with a degree as good as possible will be the best start you can have. Also I think it is very important to have the best basis you can reach for your future life and what would be better than an outstanding result at University. Furthermore I would probably try to finish graduate classes. Right after this big step there will be several ways
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In Joyce Carol Oates’ “‘Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?’ and Smooth Talk: Short Story into Film‚” Oates writes that Connie “An innocent young girl is seduced by way of her own vanity” and that “she confuses death for erotic romance” (419). Oates clearly defines her point when Connie first discovers Arnold Friend at the drive in diner. She catches Friend staring at her with a big smile and Connie “slit her eyes at him and turned away‚ but she couldn’t help looking back” (409). The fact
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is significant in a person’s life and it can be different for men and women. Not all transitions to adulthood are peaceful; they can violent transitions as seen in Richard Wright’s The Man Who Was Almost a Man and Joyce Carol Oates’ Where are You Going‚ Where Have You Been. These two stories reflect how males and females are represented differently in society through the protagonist violent transition to adulthood. The Man Who Was Almost A Man by Richard Wright is about a young adult named Dave
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30‚ 2013 Think about bullying and young children. Do you think that bullying is more apt to happen in a public school setting or a private school setting? Do you think the setting has any effect on bullying‚ or is it primarily the child ’s age? Reflect on a bullying incident that you are aware of. The incident can include you as the victim‚ the bully‚ or a bystander. This may even be an incident that was reported in the news of which you are aware. Alternatively‚ you may share an incident
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Why do you think people attend college or university Education is a very important part for human life‚ that is why people spend their time in educational field‚ which starts from Kindergarten to College. When students finished high school‚ they need to make an important decision either to continue studying‚ which means attending college‚ or to start working and planning for their life right away. However‚ many students choose to go to college because some of them think that they can increase their
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painting‚ you can admire it from a distance‚ but as you get closer‚ it becomes incoherent. You lose sight of the big picture (literally). The same is true of the American Dream; you can admire it as a concept‚ but as you get closer‚ what was so clearly compelling begins to dissolve. You are absorbed in the pursuit of something fleeting––a mirage‚ just out of reach. What’s next when you have everything and are still left wanting? Jay McInerney’s It’s Six A.M. Do You Know Where You Are? and F
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“ENTREPRENEURS ARE BORN‚ NOT MADE” What do you think? When we talk or debate about if the entrepreneurs are born or made‚ we need to think about what makes an entrepreneur‚ what are his objectives as an owner of a business‚ what should be his main skills and what kind of challenges and tasks he needs to face when running out a company. The word entrepreneur‚ originally from the French verb “entreprend”‚ means “to undertake”. An entrepreneur is the person who undertakes a business. He is someone
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Do you agree watching television is waste of time? Most people agree that television is one of the most important inventions of the past century. Opinions vary as to its value‚ but no one can deny the great effect that television has on society. Many people in the world cannot live a day without the television. I think watching television can be beneficial if we do not abuse using it. Firstly‚ television is one of the greatest educational tools of all time. Documentary programmes about foreign
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Wrong Impressions The short story‚ “Where Are You going‚ Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol Oates explains how a young girl was struggling to find herself. Oates writes about a girl named Connie who was 16 years old and was lost in a world of fantasy. Connie had a split personality/image while at home and when she was out with her friends. Living in a world of fantasy‚ Connie would ignore her family by tuning them out and being distant. Connie would constantly be in front of the mirror admiring
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