The short story “Where are you going‚ Where have you been?‚” by Joyce Carol Oates‚ is a tale about a teenage girl making the journey from her known world into something she has never experienced before. The main character lives the normal teenage life listening to the latest music and going out with her friends to the mall. “They must have been familiar sights‚ walking around the shopping plaza in their shorts and flat ballerina slippers that always scuffed the sidewalk” (753). One night with her
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Professor Cynthia Williams English 1301/ Tuesday 08:00 a.m. 20 March 2012 First Work Experience When I was a senior at high school we created the organization "Filhos de Angola." The meaning in English is Sons of Angola (Angola is my country) and we used to do a lot of social work like raise funds to help Elderly people‚ homeless ‚ orphan kids‚ and ex-convicted. The purpose of this organization was only this and nothing else because sometimes it is really hard to see some humans living
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“Obesity is high in this country for adults and children‚ and it has nothing to do with diet and the choice of food. Physicians must confront obesity where they can and not have the weight of the government on them as they do it” (Terry Bennet). When people talk about obesity‚ a lot of people agree that people have to change their diet‚ while on the other hand some people also believe that the government should be doing more to control what us as Americans consume. Before eating anything and possibly
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Throughout my life I have met with different people who have changed my perspective of life. During my teenager’s years I have come across a person who has shown me how to be a success‚ and the type of person I should be 20 years from now. Aziz‚ my Uncle‚ has shown me life has many ups and downs‚ but the only way to climb over the difficulties are to work hard and never give up. My parents‚ throughout their lives have had no luck when it came to making money; they would always work hard but would make
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offering you a free no-tech life hack‚ and all it requires of you is this: that you change your posture for two minutes. But before I give it away‚ I want to ask you to right now do a little audit of your body and what you’re doing with your body. So how many of you are sort of making yourselves smaller? Maybe you’re hunching‚ crossing your legs‚ maybe wrapping your ankles. Sometimes we hold onto our arms like this. Sometimes we spread out. (Laughter) I see you. (Laughter) So I want you to pay attention
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power and knowledge has been used in stories and films alike. In Joyce Carol Oates’ short story‚ "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?" Oates depicts Arnold Friend as the Devil; we can see this through his physical description‚ strange seduction‚ and his supernatural knowledge of Connie. The bodily features of Arnold Friend suggest he is the devil in disguise. During the whole event‚ Connie recognizes the way Arnold Friend "wobbled in his high boots" (196). She believed that he may have been a
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Do you know what your purpose is? Do you know what drives you? As you think about that question‚ you may be picturing a certain aspect of your life. For example: · Home life · Spiritual life · Work life · Recreational life · School life · Etc. We have compartmentalized our lives. But with God‚ there is no distinction between the different areas of our lives. God has a purpose for our life. Sadly‚ many of us don’t have any idea what that purpose is. · Joke: Did you hear about the little girl
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Ever wonder where the quotes‚ “Monkey See‚ Monkey Do” and “You Are What You Eat” came from? Although they may sound funny‚ there is truth in both of these statements. When children watch TV‚ do they pay attention to how each gender is being illustrated? Growing up‚ children watched Batman and Scooby-Doo. Children imitated what they saw on TV. Little boys tied bath towels around their necks trying to save helpless girls‚ and little girls played with dresses and makeup like Daphne. These shows start
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To what extent do you feel sympathy for Lady Macbeth? Refer to at least two scenes from the play in your answer. In the play “The Tragedy of Macbeth” written by William Shakespeare‚ we see a very complex character which is Lady Macbeth. Lady Macbeth’s character throughout the play changes as she experiences the misfortunes that are brought to Macbeth and herself. This essay will explore how we as an audience feel sympathy for Lady Macbeth throughout the play‚ and how this feeling changes as we watch
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Charles Schmid‚ the serial killer that Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been? was based on‚ would try to look like Elvis Presley to lure girls to him. Music is a motif that shows up in the story multiple times. Joyce Carol Oates uses music to show Connie’s comfort‚ emotion‚ and the bait that lured Connie to Arnold. First of all‚ Oates uses it to show when Connie feels comfortable. For example‚ “... the music was always in the background‚ like music at a church service‚ it was something to depend
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