“Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol Oates is a short story that brings many girl’s nightmares to life. The story is one about a young‚ naïve girl named Connie‚ and her deranged abductor‚ Arnold Friend. Oates uses the setting in Connie’s life to create a very realistic situation. Oates also uses descriptive language to create vivid images of the setting‚ charters‚ and the emotions Connie feels. By analyzing Connie’s home setting and the descriptive language Oates uses‚ we will
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Commercial hospitality is just extension of hospitality in the home. Do you agree? Hospitality is a difficult concept to define; numerous authors suggest it is both a social and commercial activity (Lugosi 2008). Nevertheless it’s important to highlight a dominant theme in accepted definitions of hospitality. Brotherton (1999) defined hospitality as “a contemporaneous human exchange‚ which is voluntarily entered into‚ and designed to enhance the mutual well-being of the parties concerned through
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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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Trash TV shows should legally be banned. Do you agree? Soap operas‚ talk shows and reality shows. There are people who disapprove such entertainment and others who are obsessed with them. However‚ it is questionable whether these TV programs are necessary in our society. It seems to be a good idea to legally ban them. To start with‚ such shows usually transmit a false reality and are corrupt. They are stagy and focus on generating scandals and extraordinary situations. Reality shows rely
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It is true that‚ with the economic and social development‚ the number of students who work part-time during school time is increasing remarkably. As a result‚ it has become one of the most controversial issues among students. Some hold the view that students can face certain challenges with a part-time job. Meanwhile‚ others argue that working part-time can bring students some benefits. Personally‚ I’m strongly convinced that students should work part-time for three reasons that I’m going to explain
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female students in every subject. To what extent do you agree or disagree? Society has a lot of requests about jobs for young people to do and earn money‚ so nowadays many universities have new subjects or majors‚ which are suitable for students to choose. However‚ many universities refuse too many female students or male students in some majors. Many people say that universities should accept equal numbers of male and female students in every subject. In my opinion‚ I partly agree with this. Society
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The story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol Oates shows the reader the self-created illusion that the main character Connie has created in order to better understand herself. Connie’s reality is altered as she has this dream that has manifested due to her desire for attention from others. Throughout the story there are many occurrences that support the idea that the entire story is a dream that was made up by Connie’s subconscious. Throughout the story‚ Arnold mentions many
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is so.” To what extent do you agree with this in relation to Shakespeare’s play “Twelfth Night”? In Shakespeare’s comedy ‘Twelfth Night’‚ the main theme of disguise and façade is used to create comedy as the characters ‘conceal’ themselves. This adds to the confusion and consequently the characters‚ and at times the audience‚ are doubtful of what is real. Shakespeare makes it clear that ‘Twelfth Night’ is up for interpretation through the use of his double title ‘what you will’; he introduces the
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About two months ago‚ our Education Minister brought up the subject of school toilets. He suggested that cleaning these toilets should be part of the school curriculum. The public reaction to this issue was so strong that people have been flooding the mass media with opinions for and against his suggestion. One of the reasons the Education Minister gave for his proposal was that cleaning toilets will teach students humility and respect for others. Firstly‚ the students will be able to understand
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in pieces of literature so that authors can incorporate hidden meaning behind simple actions in their works. For example the eyes are commonly known as the windows to the soul making the simple action of looking into another’s eyes much more complicated in a piece of literature(Schwartz). “Of course‚ the meaning of the words is that by looking into the eyes of a person one can see their hidden emotions and attitudes and thoughts” (Schwartz). Also when the author makes a point to mention in detail items
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