Kevin Coffman College Composition 2 Mrs. Johnson March 8‚ 2013 Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been? The story‚ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been” is a very interesting short story written by Joyce Carol Oats. Her story begins in the summer‚ and 15-year-old Connie spends much of her time lounging around the house‚ going out with friends‚ and meeting boys. One night a strange guy makes a threatening gesture to her in the parking lot of a local drive-in restaurant. She thinks nothing
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When you are interviewing for a new job‚ it can be hard to articulate where you would like to be in your career next year let alone five years down the road. Even when you do know‚ it’s important to be careful how you respond because you’ll need to tailor your answer to the job for which you are interviewing. Here are tips for responding to questions about the next stage of your career‚ while affirming your interest in the role you are being interviewed for. It is often advantageous to emphasize
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the want. Being raised in this day in age‚ I’ve come to find that many people have been raised on the moral of having their way‚ which is something I don’t favor‚ The song itself isn’t completely about not getting what you want‚ but the parts that are about that are the reason why I chose this song. I think one the parts of the song that I can agree with is "You can’t always get what you want/ But if you try sometime you find/You get what you need." Things won’t always go the way you want
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In “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?”‚ the main character‚ Connie‚ is on the brink of adulthood and is experimenting with the sexual freedom that comes with it. On the weekends‚ Connie and her friend go to the mall or the diner and pursue older boys with which they will slip into dark alleys or cars. One night‚ when leaving the diner to go hang out with a boy‚ a man in a gold convertible catches Connie’s eye and says to her‚ “Gonna get you‚ baby”. Later in the story‚ Connie is tanning outside
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Miller 1 Timothy B. Miller Prof. Nicholas Young LITR-221 June 23‚ 2013 Where Have You Been‚ Where Are You Going: A. Friend’s View. His name was Arnold Friend. He was getting older but still liked the young ladies around town. Arnold came from a broken home. His father had been in prison since right after his birth for some reason or another and his mother did her best to raise him courting a string of good-for-nothing losers who were in and out of her life faster than crap through a goose
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The book I have chosen to review is “If You Don’t Feed the Teachers They Eat the Students! Guide to Success for Administrators and Teachers” by Neila A. Connons‚ Ph.D. Neila A. She has written many articles and has made numerous presentations to provide inspiration and direction for teachers and educational leaders all over the world. “If You Don’t Feed the Teachers They Eat the Students!” has documented the author’s real-world experience as an educator and a school leader‚ addressing both the desire
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century‚ and specifically meaning "to say" since the 18th. It was part of the African American dialect of English in the 1960s meaning "to converse"‚ and very soon after that in its present usage as a term denoting the musical style. Today‚ the terms "rap" and "rapping" are so closely associated with hip hop music that many use the terms interchangeably. History More than a century before rap exploded onto the American music scene‚ West African musicians were telling stories rhythmically‚ with just
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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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with music‚ miniskirts‚ sexual freedom and drugs. At that time‚ Joyce Carol Oates created her works‚ in which she talked about ordinary everyday affairs‚ giving them a specific dark climate fueled by the second bottom. A short story "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been" was written in such climate. Oates addressed the problem of growing up in the 1960s. For many people this period seemed to be bliss‚ but for others it was a period full of doubts and dilemmas. The main character of this story
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there have been many situations where a group of people have been oppressed for their way of thinking‚ skin color‚ beliefs or even gender. Through the speeches‚ books or peaceful protests of several figures throughout history‚ these people have gotten the peace or freedom that they have been wanting. The conjectures of society have been heard through the work of historical figures. The impact left on society have been phenomenal and had changed the future. “If you want a thing done well‚ do it yourself”
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