English 123-125 7 September 2011 Last Minute Papers 2:30 A.M. finds me in front of a glowing computer screen yet again. I’m waiting for inspiration. My friends‚ kind enough to let me use their Wi-Fi‚ are asleep in the bed just feet away in the half-darkness‚ while I sit staring at the screen. Why do I always seem to wait until the last minutes possible. I take another sip of my Cheerwine from a red solo cup. It’s the sweet nectar of the Gods of Last-Minute Paper Writing. No‚ make that bittersweet
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Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been? “Where are you going‚ where have you been?” is a short story by Joyce Carol Oates about an average fifteen year old girl who is not unlike many other girls her age‚ she is self-absorbed‚ and has a “Nervous giggling habit of craning her neck and glancing into the mirror‚ or checking other people’s face’s to make sure her own was all right.”(Oates‚ 388) The story takes place in Middle America. Oates wrote “Where are you going‚ where have you been?” in
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Connie is a young fifteen year old who cares about her sexual drive that men have toward her. “The 1960s unleashed the so called sexual revolution. It seemed more a source of comic relief and tragic nostalgic recirculation than political inspiration…” This revolution consisted of women demanding their own rights so they could become more and more independent. There were significant shifts in social attitudes‚ behaviors‚ and institutional regulations at the beginning of the 60’s and also lasted through
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Matt Merritt Professor Smith English 102 13 September 2012 Arnold Friend’s Identity in Joyce’s “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” In the story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been‚” Joyce Oates portrays Connie as a beautiful young woman that is being coerced by a man‚ whom she doesn’t know‚ to come outside and go for a ride in his car. Who is this man that calls himself Arnold Friend? What does he represent? Looking at the things that Arnold Friend says and does will help to discover
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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. The first is the normal daily life of Connie
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Reflection Course name: Introduction to International Business Subject matter: HBR Reflection Details article Title: Have You Restructered for Global Success? Author: Nirmalya Kumar and Phanish Puranam Journal: Harvard Busniss Review Date of publication: October 2011 BHM Have You Restructured for Global Success? Introduction The article at hand ‘Have You Restructured For Global Success?’ written by Nirmalya Kumar‚ professor of marketing and Phanish Puranam‚ professor of strategy
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The dramatic irony of “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” conveys the tone of warning about temptation. Connie’s situation is that she does not feel appreciated at home and uses her looks and actions to get attention and appreciation from boys even if it is short-term. She is self-conscious about her looks and is constantly worried about how other people perceive her. Friend’s fantasy is that Connie will willingly go with him and be his “lover” (605) even before he officially met her. The
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the types of friends you have. When I was a little girl‚ the thing made me happy was having as many friends as possible. However; when I grow up I realize that there are many types of friends I should not get close with. According to me‚ based on how well I know friends are classified into three types are: best friend‚ hypocrite friends and pest friends. First of all is the best friend whom you can truth‚ you can share everything‚ you can rely on and whom you can call when you get in trouble. The
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seven days a week. We don’t get any breaks‚ only the lucky ones who seem to find a minute or two to spare can get some breaks. Most don’t bring in food ‘cus we don’t have any time to eat while we work. We earn ten dollars only a week‚ while the salary of Andrew Carnegie is the salary of four thousand workers put together. There are not any old men here ‘cus its always hot and the work just sapped the life out of you. Most can only work ‘till the age of forty ‘cus of the conditions. Its swelterin’
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The Two-Minute Speech Lasting roughly over two minutes‚ the Gettysburg Address is one of the best known speeches in American history. In the Gettysburg Address‚ author Abraham Lincoln puts hope into the hearts of Americans of a new nation brought up from the ashes of the American Civil War and the noble men that fought to preserve its belief in liberty and the equality of all men. Lincoln’s words deliver a sense of unity and wholehearted purpose among Americans in his Gettysburg Address. In
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