doctor from Guadalajara. Luz told her it costs 100‚000 pesos. Chayo hasn’t been able to have children‚ so without thinking‚ Cande says he’ll raise the baby. As a man‚ he can’t take his word back. Months later‚ Chayo has a nightmare about throwing the flowers she makes to sea. Cande makes salad for the doctor and his wife at don Gustavo’s. The doctor says the abortions he does aren’t illegal because they have good causes‚ like rape. He charges 20‚000 pesos. They don’t like the salad‚ so don Gustavo
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"Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?" Music is one of the symbols mentioned in this story. The author mentions the music played in everywhere in the story. The author says that "The Music was always in the background". The music comes from restaurants‚ homes and cars. Music symbolizes the feeling and the emotions of the characters. For example‚ music for Connie is a pattern for romantic relationship. When she is happy‚ she hears music in everywhere. On the other hand‚ when she is sad‚ she
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All people experiences changes in their life. Some of these changes are small such as the 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
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Originality‚ Where did it go? In the recent years‚ I feel as though I have not seen an original movie. I am constantly frustrated with the obscene number of remakes‚ sequels‚ prequels‚ spin-offs‚ and movies based on other things like video games. I think the worst kind of unoriginal movie is the remake. It literally takes a pinkie’s worth of thought to remake a movie. The movie company also has less to worry about money-wise because there is already a built in audience with people who loved the
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was not home...." The first quote is from “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?”‚ written by Joyce Carol Oates. It is in reference to Connie‚ who is a teenager. She is no longer a girl‚ yet she is not a woman. She would leave home she looking one way and arrive at her destination another way. 2. She would have been a good woman . . . if it had been someone there to shoot her every minute of her life." The second quote is from “A Good Man Is Hard to Find” by Flannery O’Connor. This quote was referring
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In examining Zach Inglis’s scene breakdown of ‘Better Places to Go’‚ the overall scene breakdown gave an overwhelming sense of story plot rather than a scene-by-scene breakdown of the film. What I have noticed is that the document presented is a scene breakdown and treatment combined which was not the task at hand‚ making it difficult to mark. Some issues within the document that I wish to raise are formatting (abiding by editing house requirements)‚ the writing (readability) and its structure (layout
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People study in college or university for many different reasons. I think the most important reason is to gain more knowledge and learn more skills. Of course‚ there are also many other reasons that people study in college such as to get more friends‚ and increase one’s self-confidence. These days‚ most jobs require people who are educated and have good job skills. Therefore‚ the people who want a good job have to study hard and at least graduate with a high education. Furthermore‚ as technology
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SWISS INFO.CH Nov 11‚ 2008 - 17:27 Where is Switzerland’s cheapest place to live? While Switzerland may not be known for its low cost of living‚ a study has revealed the most affordable place to set up home. Inhabitants of canton Appenzell Inner Rhodes‚ in the east of Switzerland‚ enjoy the highest levels of disposable income after tax and fixed costs such as housing. Geneva residents have less in their pockets than people in any other region. The survey by Credit Suisse bank measured
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Mark Kuhn Writing Style Used: APA Course and Section Number: Theo 201 B21 Short Essay on Inerrancy and Inspiration The authority of the Bible is something that has been discussed by many people and for thousands of years. Our generation has a problem about authority. In church and in state we use the word ‘authority’ in different ways‚ some positive‚ and some negative. We use it in secular senses. We say of a great footballer that he stamped his authority on the game. (Wright) The Bible itself
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horrifying situation where the outcome is unpredictable many physical and emotional changes take place. Joyce Carol Oates’s story "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?" places Connie‚ a typical teenager‚ in this situation. Throughout the story‚ occasionally using religious undertones‚ Connie’s language of a typical teenager gradually changes‚ from calm and somewhat curious to nervous and terrified. Early in the story on a Sunday morning‚ Connie’s family leaves to go to a family barbeque
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