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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Valley Forge: Would You Have Quit? The Continental Army was in the control of George Washington. General Washington was brilliant in devising plans and attacks. However to make General Washington’s plans and attacks successful he needed men. Not just any men‚ he needed men that were loyal‚ brave‚ and willing to fight. But these men were a lot more difficult to find than you’d think. Quitting would be sensible if you didn’t want to risk your life at Valley Forge. But General Washington needed men
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Valley Forge: Would you have quit? When I hear the question Valley Forge: would you have quit? The first thing I think of is how hard it had to be. Not only did some people die from various things‚ but people were getting very ill and sick. Even though this all sounds bad plus the other things the Continental Army had to go through I still would have stayed at Valley Forge to fight through it all for my country. There are many reasons to stay and fight for the Continental Army and for the
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Do you long for the past or look forward to the future? In order to answer this question one has to review the advantages and disadvantages of some major factors of the past and future .And therefore after a comparison between the past and future one may answer the question. One major factor to consider whilst comparing the future and past is the youth’s behavior and life style .In the past the youth were more obedient and performed better in school. A major reason could be students were more
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DQ1 Date: January 22‚ 2013 To: Marcilio Farias From: Sallye Mayberry Subject: What parts of the writing process have you followed without difficulties? Per your request‚ I follow the writing process without difficulties by finding out what my audience would like to hear‚ their likes and dislikes are important when it comes to writing a successful paper. Once I captured my audience attention‚ I find writing to be less difficult and easier to achieve at my writing goals. In the writing process
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Oates ’ "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?": Arnold Fiend In Joyce Carol Oates ’ "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?" critics argue whether the character of Arnold Friend‚ clearly the story ’s antagonist‚ represents Satan in the story. Indeed‚ Arnold Friend is an allegorical devil figure for the main reason that he tempts Connie‚ the protagonist‚ into riding off with him in his car. Oates characterizes Arnold Friend at first glance as "a boy with shaggy‚ black hair‚ in a convertible
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Hunter Vernon English 1100 Charles Radcliffe Essay 2‚ draft 1 Devil in Disguise In Joyce Carol Oates’ “Where are you going‚ where have you been?”‚ Oates tells the story of a young girl named Connie‚ who is vain‚ self-centered‚ rude to her parents‚ and in an incredible hurry to grow up. She has two different personalities‚ “one for home‚ and one for anywhere that was not home.” Everything about her including her smile‚ her laugh‚ and her walk transforms as soon as she steps out her front
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‘What You Pawn I Will Redeem’ written by Sherman Alexie‚ tells a story of a homeless man who is struggling with identity issues and reminisces about much of his culture. Jackson Jackson‚ the main character‚ is a round and flat character‚ showing characteristics of both. Jackson’s conflict is internal conflict because he wants to save money to purchase his grandmother’s regalia from the pawnbroker‚ but he also wants to spend money on his fellow Indians and friends. Through Sherman’s short story
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You Decide: Susie Marks vs. City of Elsewhere and Officer Ruthless Susie Marks caught a ride to Elsewhere City Park from Orson‚ who then dropped her off and left. She met her friend Jerry and his girlfriend Kate. Orson was to return for Susie at 11:00 p.m.‚ which is the park’s curfew. Around 11:00 p.m. Officer Ruthless of the Elsewhere Police Department‚ approached the three minors and informed them the park was closing and instructed to leave the park immediately. Unfortunately‚ Orson had not
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While I was working part-time‚ I saw a number of instances of ethical conflicts‚ but not being involved in the decision-making process meant I had little to do with them. But it’s not only in business that one encounters such dilemmas—they come up a lot on everyday life as well. In my senior year at college I took a course called Advertising Creativity and Marketing‚ for which we had to break into groups to do our term paper. Each group had to make an advertisement to market their own product‚ and
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