Maria Bustos Instructor: Ms. Cowart English 102 February‚ 4‚ 2015 Short Story Essay #1 “Where are you going‚ Where have you been” The short story about Connie deals with the experience of a young girl that is haunted by her good looks and cryptic behaviors. Inspired by a Life article of a serial killer‚ Oates created the story to: “It was not the number of murders that intrigued me‚ but the disturbing fact that a number of teenagers –from “good” families—aided and abetted his crimes” (Oates
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A Memorable Event In My Life Being stuck in one of the most remote places in Cambodia does not seem like part of a vacation plan for anyone. In our lives‚ there will always be times when things do not go as the way you planed. Due to not preparing for any emergencies‚ our family learned a very important lesson in life. I was 13 when this incident happened. My family and I were on holiday in Shandong province when we were left praying for help as our car got caught in the wet and muddy soil on the
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African Americans have a unique history with motion pictures one that many people would find racist and wrong. The first time an African American was put in a film they were portrayed as individual that was inferior to the rest of the cast. Now African Americans have leading roles in films that have won academy awards. The type of roles that are played by African Americans have drastically changed for the better. It wasn’t for them to earn respect in the film industry‚ rather it was a long and agonizing
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“Where are you going‚ where have you been” by Joyce Carol Oates In the short story‚ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been‚” author Joyce Carol Oates depicts the main character as a fifteen year old daydreamer. Her name is Connie‚ and she is obsessed with her appearance. Connie’s mother constantly teases her about looking in the mirror and always obsessing over her looks. Connie believes her mother does this because her own looks have faded. Connie has an older sister‚ June. June is constantly
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In “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” the author uses clothes as a symbol to reveal our protagonist and antagonist individualities. Connie who is our protagonist is a fifteen-year-old girl who has the habit of craning her neck to glance into mirrors. Connie wears a pullover jersey blouse that looked one way when she is home and another way when she is away‚ in where she wears shorts. In the text‚ it states that “They must have been familiar sights walking around the shopping plaza in their
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each other‚ and contrast uniformity. Psychopaths lead to the death of individuals that conform to the standard and have no remorse for the action. They disrupt the flow of progress and end the life of another with no penalty of law. Psychopaths work to change how society thinks as a norm‚ such as a psychopath in “Cask of Amontillado‚” “The Lottery‚” and “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been.” “Cask of Amontillado” shows how a calm person can hide envy and hate. Montresor works with Fortunato to reach
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I Had Seen Castles by Cynthia Rylant Reading Guide This novel is fiction unlike Night by Elie Wiesel‚ which is nonfiction; however‚ it describes how World War II affected the narrator‚ his family and his friends. It is written from a first person point of view and the perspective of the war is seen through the eyes of an older gentleman looking back into his youth. As you read the novel‚ try to make connections with Night. Directions: Answer the following questions using complete sentences
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Make up assignment: 5. Choose three retailers. You believe the first builds customer value through product excellence‚ the second through operational excellence‚ and the third through customer excellence. Justify you answer. 6.Visit the website of your bank and try to identify how it uses STP to develop various types of bank accounts (products) and charge different fees (price) for different types of accounts. 5. Product excellence: Apple IPhone Steve Jobs unveiled iPhone to the
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When I hear the question‚ “Do you have any siblings?”‚ I am forced to reply yes. “An older and younger brother”‚ I explain. Though‚ often times‚ I feel as though I do not have an older brother. As children‚ our differences blurred. Both him and I could run across sandy beaches and green hills with the same laughter coursing throughout our bodies. We could battle against each other in Pokemon and watch Saturday morning cartoons together. Yet‚ with time it became clear to my parents that something
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For a long time women and men have had self image issues due to what society depicts is beautiful. If you don’t look like a certain kind of model or a certain actor/ actress then you are considered ugly. This has been going on for the longest time. Women are judged by the size of their waist‚ butt‚ thighs and how pretty their face looks. Men are judged as well. They are judged on how muscular or tall they are or if they are capable of being a Hollister model. People shouldn’t be judged on how they
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