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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" Life is a gift and it offers us the privilege‚ opportunity‚ and responsibility to give something back by becoming more" says Anthony Robbins. If we take the opportunity we are given and we achieve it then with responsibility we choose to have what we want for a good life. To be able to provide my family and myself with sincerity and dedication‚ by being ambitious‚ committed‚ focused‚ and whole hearted. And how I go about doing that is to be hard working and determined in everything I do. How I’m
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In the short story “Where Are You Going? Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol Oates‚ Connie’s house illustrates irony because of the changes that occur in Connie’s behavior towards her mom throughout the story. At the beginning of the story‚ Connie epitomizes a normal teenager’s feeling towards her parents‚ especially feelings towards her mother when at home. “Connie’s mother kept picking at her until Connie wished her mother was dead and she herself was dead and it was all over‚” (492). With
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Will you please be quiet‚ please? Raymond Carver Chapter Summaries “Fat” A waitress serves a fat man and is moved by the experience. “Neighbors” A couple house-sitting for neighbors are gradually taking over their neighbors’ lives. They begin to enjoy the feeling of voyeurism and begin to hope: One says‚ “Maybe they won’t come back.” “The Idea” A couple spies on a man who spies on his own wife from his garden. “They’re Not your Husband” Details an out of work salesman´s response to the
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she suffered would have been enough to cripple her for life‚ but instead she persevered and is now a competitive body builder and model. Talk about inspiring. Her dance routines during fitness competitions include high kicks‚ splits‚ and some ninja moves‚ which participants are required to do on top of their strength performances. Her positive attitude is what has kept her going. I was thinking about how she did that routine? But she blew my mind. She truly had inspired me!! From now on‚ I begin
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YOU’RE NEVER TOO OLD TO HAVE A DREAM! You are never too old to dream a new dream. Isn’t that a beautiful statement? Indeed‚ the thought of growing older is never appealing. Not only do we feel bad over the physical changes that take place‚ but with every passing year we look back and wonder what could have been. What could we have achieved if only we started getting serious about life when we were younger? What great things could we have done if only we had a good “start”? How sad it must
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You are preparing to attend a job interview. What factors would help you make a good impression on the interviews? Candidate B : A pleasant personality 1.What Is A Pleasant Personality? No matter what you create in life before you can create it you have to know and understand what it is that you are creating. If you are not consciously creating then you will create through default with the outcomes being random‚ unpredictable and often unpleasant. A personality is your set of characteristics which
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Have you ever read a story‚ and were so intrigued that you wish you were the main character so that you could change the way they reacted to certain things? I have‚ and when I read "Footfalls" I found myself doing that very thing. "Footfalls" was written by Wilbur Daniel Steele‚ an amazing author who really knows how to capture the reader’s attention and involve them in the story. In the story‚ a man named Boaz Negro is against Campbell Wood because Wood killed Boaz’s last living son. In this paper
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Hurst 1 Allison Hurst Professor Ben Mayo English Comp II 30 April 2011 Analysis of “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol Oates In 1966‚ Joyce Carol Oates published her short story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?”. Oates was inspired to write this story after reading about a serial killer that was referred to as “The Pied Piper of Tucson”. Oates was disturbed by the number of teenagers that this killer was able to persuade to help him and keep his secrets
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educational laboratories in the whole province. Now‚ let us come and have a look of it. (VISITOR: Wow! A: It is awesome‚ isn’t it! ) The stuffs in the glass boxes on the left were models for geographic landscapes‚ for example‚ plateau‚ plain‚ basin‚ mountain land. And they have been great helpers for our geography studying. These pictures on the wall contain helpful information about geography. And on the back‚ there are two gigantic maps. Let us come closer and get a clear look of them. They
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