It could be argued how realistic it is to claim that for some given reasons the Cold War could have been avoided; what is sure is that if there are were any major events that if avoided‚ would have evaded the creation of the cold war these are numerous. Now I want you to reread this and ask yourself if it’s easily understood. Some of the foremost events that could be taken into consideration are Churchill’s Iron Speech and Truman’s 1947 address to congress. However‚ in a wider context‚ ideological
Premium Cold War World War II Soviet Union
Lurvin Magana-Calles Heidi Kozlowski English 1B September 28‚ 2014 Where Are you Going‚ Where HaveYou Been? Analysis “Where Are you Going‚ Where Have You Been? Is a short story by Joyce Carol Oates about a fifteen year old girl’s that lives a dual life for self-importance‚ an unforgiving desire for irresponsibility‚ yet doubtfulness to leave the security of family and the comfort ‘of sleeping on her bed again’ ( Oates 77) . Connie is a young girl that likes listening to music ‘that made everything
Premium Joyce Carol Oates Short story Fiction
The Day That Changed My Life Forever It was a bone chilling January night; my mom received a call at about 11:15 PM‚ a call that changed my life forever. My Aunt June was on the other line. She was crying so hard my mother could barely understand her. Through the sobbing my mom finally understood that Brian‚ my cousin‚ had been in a horrible accident and she didn’t know how bad it was. My mother jumped out of the bed after she hung up the phone. She screamed up the stairs at my sister and
Premium Management Teacher Life
“Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” should not be read through a fantasy/allegorical lens‚ but through a lens of reality. Reading it through the former limits the potency of the story. Everything that takes place in the story is believable‚ and in fact‚ many details of the story are based on real events. Arnold Friend is based on Charles Schmid‚ a real life serial killer who was responsible for the murder of three young girls. Schmid was arrested in 1965 for the rape and murder of Allen Rowe;
Premium Crime Murder Law
Memorable Event in My Life Everyone has a special memory that they will never forget. To me ‚ visiting my grandparents in countryside with my big family was the most memorable day .i was 4th grade . It was my first visit with that many people ‚ to a countryside that I had always wanted to visit during the school months was countryside village that I was born in . Doing a trip with my big family was a lot of fun . We drove off with 3 cars from city to the village. My family (father
Premium Family Cattle Milk
Where Have You Been?” by Oates and “Castle Nowhere” by Woolson offer a strong basis for comparison and contrast in terms of canonical and non-canonical texts through characterization‚ genre/tone‚ setting‚ themes‚ and symbolism. While many of the obvious differences reside in concrete categories like setting‚ genre/tone‚ and characterization‚ there are alluring similarities in theme and symbolism that can allow the reader to conclude the canonization of “Where are you Going‚ Where Have You Been?” is
Premium Fiction Short story Narrative
are you going‚ Where have you been?" is one that has had many interpretations over there years‚ by many literary critics and readers alike‚ generating a vast list of themes and meanings to the story. Some have declared the story to be a "feminist allegory‚" while others argue that one of the main characters‚ Arnold‚ is a "savior" or "messiah figure‚" as popular figures during the 1960’s were to young girls like Connie‚ the main character. Though many interpretations have been made‚ and all of them
Premium Joyce Carol Oates Short story Fiction
By the end of the thesis‚ according to the findings from the ten case studies analyzed in Chapter 3 and the lessons learned from the Normal Sans hands-on project in chapter 4‚ I am able to draw three conclusions to answer my research question that investigates the characteristics and manifestations of Super Normal in creating a good and sustainable type design. Good type design‚ as a dynamic concept‚ witness the changes of various principles over the time. Letters are in the center of all the visual
Premium Management Project management Writing
caught my eye. I want to understand more about transgender people because I have friend that at age 30 has decided to transition from female to male (FTM). I have asked a few questions but don’t want to get too personal and make “him” uncomfortable‚ so I decided to read this book to see if any of my questions could get answered. Surprisingly enough a lot of my questions have been answered and now I want to research more and read more books about transgender people. Growing up some children have to endure
Premium Gender Transgender Fiction
The Fantasy of Life In the novels The Great Gatsby and "Where Are You Going and Where Have You Been" authors F. Scott Fitzgerald and Joyce Carol Oates show a theme of fantasy versus reality to convey a deeper meaning within their novels. They express this theme using characters such as Gatsby‚ Connie‚ Daisy and Arnold Friend within the stories. Through these characters lives and experiences the theme is created connecting both stories. The theme of fantasy versus reality is used to a great extent
Premium F. Scott Fitzgerald The Great Gatsby Jay Gatsby