Nightmare or Reality? Joyce Carol Oates creates an inquisitive plot that causes the reader to question events in the story‚ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” She develops this story featuring a girl named Connie‚ who has an encounter with a boy at a restaurant that she doesn’t know. “He wagged a finger and laughed and said‚ “Gonna get you‚ baby‚” and Connie turned away…” (Oates 210). Startled Connie only saw this boy once that night‚ but the story goes on‚ and a few days later he comes
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Last year at school was wack‚ I didn’t try at all. I’m hoping that this year can go a lot better. This school year will be better because I’m going to turn in all homework and i’m going to go to all my classes without complaint. I am going to have to make a lot of changes by not skipping school and turning in all my work. By making these changing I can reach my goal of graduating high school and going to college and becoming a surgeon. If I make these changes I can make this year better than last
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Some say he is the devil‚ others claim he portrays the godly image of Bob Dylan‚ or that he is just the mere imagination of a salacious daydream in a young girl’s mind. In Joyce Carol Oates acclaimed short story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?”‚ a 15-year-old girl named Connie‚ with ever growing feelings of attraction toward the opposite sex‚ has a vexing encounter with a middle-aged man who goes by the name Arnold Friend. You can’t talk about Arnold Friend‚ his train of thought‚ and intentions
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Assuming I just completed my high school education and had to find funding for my education without scholarships or help from parents‚ I would likely panic. In this case where I have done research‚ it would be easier for me to be successful. The first thing I would do would be to research the school that I want to go. I would check the credibility of the school‚ the graduation rate of the school‚ and how much the education costs. I would also check on the living situation to find a place that accommodates
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put more effort into my school work I would have achieved the grades I am capable of getting. By hanging out with friends and putting off work my grades gradually began to drop. Your senior year is not the year to slack off in; it would have better prepared me for college and set the tone for how I should work if I had just put in the effort necessary to achieve outstanding grades. When in college I cannot make this same mistake; all of my dreams of obtaining a decent job after college could be ruined
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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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Future Plans After High School And The Type of Education And Career‚ I Would Like to Pursue and why. After high school I plan on going straight to college. Although I am unsure of what field of study I want to major in‚ I am leaning toward studying law. Obtaining an undergraduate degree in this field is very important to me‚ because getting a college diploma from an academically sound University will come in handy as I continue to further my education. I am excited about my future plans
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My Career “Life after High School” After high school‚ I have two possible career plans that I can to take on after I graduated from high school. I want to go to driver-training school in the summer time‚ so that way I will have my permit but I’m going to wait until I turn 18 next September‚ than go back to get my license . I also plan on filling out scholarships that’s going to help me pay for school. And in January I also plan on filling out my FASFA Aid that could help pay off college the whole
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High school life Student life is always regarded as the best part of one’s whole life‚ not only because of the solid knowledge foundation laid during that period‚ but also due to the actual experience of the entire transition from naivety to maturity‚ particularly mental. High school life‚ a significant turning point throughout one’s student life‚ especially demonstrates this change. Usually‚ a person’s high school life is made up of three phases‚ which are the innocent phase‚ the rebellious phase
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"High School" High school is a place where young teens learn to become mature and responsible. It is a place where students get trained to take on bigger challenges in life. Obstacles such as college. From my own personal experiences‚ high school didn’t seem that way. Students were more concerned about getting a passing grade then about what they were taught. They would even cheat their way out of high school. This would prepare them for college. My freshman year of high school‚ I was in a
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