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
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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
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Racial Diversity Michael Robertson ETH/125 August 24 ‚ 2014 Dr. Ganella Smith The majority race in the U.S. until present has been Caucasian with ancestral roots from Europe‚ such as Britain France‚ Spain‚ and Germany. Being the "first" Americans were the Native Americans but when English settlers and Europeans began coming into America so did the Native Americans become the minority. Other notable races in history include Hispanic‚ and African Americans. Hispanics derived from Mexico‚
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Kill a Mockingbird‚ I was aware that the setting (Southern Alabama in the 1930s) would play a significant role regarding the conflicts in the story. Although racial prejudice is the main focus in the novel‚ other issues that I found quite prominent were sexism and the firm enforcement of gender roles. Jean Louise ‘Scout’ Finch‚ having been raised without a mother‚ lacked many feminine characteristics and mannerisms. In today’s terms‚ she would be called a “tomboy”. While being motherless played a
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1st hour 9-7-14 second draft Musical Culture in Australia Musical history in Australia has become part of America because of the fact that lots of bands in the U.S. have originated from Australia. Australian music has an extensive history stretching back to the indigenous and colonial societies. Australian music is a part of the unique heritage of a 40‚000-60‚000 year history. The Australian musical sound is about recognition of rhythmic patterns derived from our environment
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History is the study of the past‚ specifically how it relates to humans. It is an umbrella term that relates to past events as well as the memory‚ discovery‚ collection‚ organization‚ presentation‚ and interpretation of information about these events. Scholars who write about history are called historians. Events occurring prior to written record are considered prehistory. History can also refer to the academic discipline which uses a narrative to examine and analyse a sequence of past events‚ and
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Finding Her Identity: An Analysis of “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been? Joyce Carol Oates‚ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been is about a fifteen year old girl named Connie who is searching for her independence from her mother. The exposition is in the month of July at their home‚ where Connie is being scolded by her mother about her being obsessed with her looks. Her mother says‚ “Stop gawking at yourself. Who are you? You think you’re so pretty? (171) Her mother wants her to be more
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wasn’t always served. Louis Riel was just one of the many back in the days of John A Macdonald who was discriminated against and treated without respect. He was a Canadian politician‚ a devoted Métis leader‚ and most of all‚ a martyr for his people. Throughout his 41 year life‚ from 1844 - 1885‚ he brought Manitoba into Confederation with Canada. During these times‚ there were many conflicts with the government of Canada. Even at those times‚ Riel stood his ground and never consented to violence. He was
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and Ethnicity Related Controversies in the News Any given society relies on newspapers as one of its major source of information and basically sets the tone for the rest of the media on how it should conduct its coverage (Jennifer‚ 2003). Given this fact‚ it important to question the way information is presented to the public by journalists. In their endeavor to provide the public with information‚ journalists reproduce world views that are culturally embedded in a bid to distinguish the significant
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Human Resource Management Appraising the Secretaries at Sweetwater U Tatyana Drankova 04/01/2015 DeVry University 1. Do you think that the experts’ recommendations will be sufficient to get most of the administrators to fill out the rating forms properly? Why? Why not? What additional actions (if any) do you think will be necessary? Yes‚ I think that the experts’ recommendations will encourage administrators to fill the forms out properly. The sample performance rating form that the expert
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