Matt Merritt Professor Smith English 102 13 September 2012 Arnold Friend’s Identity in Joyce’s “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” In the story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been‚” Joyce Oates portrays Connie as a beautiful young woman that is being coerced by a man‚ whom she doesn’t know‚ to come outside and go for a ride in his car. Who is this man that calls himself Arnold Friend? What does he represent? Looking at the things that Arnold Friend says and does will help to discover
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Connie is a young fifteen year old who cares about her sexual drive that men have toward her. “The 1960s unleashed the so called sexual revolution. It seemed more a source of comic relief and tragic nostalgic recirculation than political inspiration…” This revolution consisted of women demanding their own rights so they could become more and more independent. There were significant shifts in social attitudes‚ behaviors‚ and institutional regulations at the beginning of the 60’s and also lasted through
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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 her
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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 who
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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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: English 4 Theme : Birthday Party Integrated skills : Reading Functions : to enable the students to reordering jumbled sentences based on the pictures. Vocabulary : preparing‚ making‚ remember‚ praying‚ present‚ ribbon‚ clown‚ birthday party‚ candle Media : flashcards and pictures No Teaching Phase Teacher’s Instruction Student Activities Teaching Aids 1 Pre-Teaching Greet the students: “Hello good morning students. How are you? Sing a song entitled “Hello
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY‚ GLOBALISATION 1. Identify the policy implications for MNEs who fully believed in the globalization scenario of Professor Levitt? After professor Levitt of Harvard Business School popularised the term globalisation in 1983‚ many MNEs jumped into the global market to practice his widely accepted theories and to imply their policies relevant to his ideas on globalisation. The policies implied were role of technology‚ standarisation of products‚ enormous economies of scale‚
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friends‚ we were given the opportunity to attended and to help to explain how the program works. A woman named Kathy came and approached me. Although I could tell that she was exhausted‚ but she offered a warm smile as she greeted me . Afterward we began to walk towards the table‚ she informed me that she was a mother of five children‚ and this would be the first check up she’s had in the last two years. Her story began to inspire me in more ways than I could have ever imagined. The most amazing aspect
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Online Composition A Surprise Birthday Party Throwing a surprise birthday party for someone is not an easy task‚ it takes a lot of patience and planning. Surprise parties are usually thrown for friends and family members on birthdays or accomplishments they have made‚ and are very fun to participate in. In this event of a surprise party‚ everyone is aware of it except for the person the surprise party is being thrown for. You have to know where it’s going to be held‚ have everyone on the same page
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happy to talk about it‚ because the girl speaking about her boyfriend is so very smiling when she talks‚ obviously she hoity toity. The party is almost done‚ and I need to go before 12 :00 o’clock like my daddy’s said‚ because I have a school tomorrow. I’m so very happy and enjoyed the night together with my high school friends and also my classmates in the party‚ its just like a little reunion. I was unforgettable experienced to see each other again unforeseen. I will never forge this nigh because
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