Purpose- When I decided to go to college‚ I had an overall goal of graduating with an associate’s degree in order to have a better chance of obtaining a favorable career. Also‚ in doing so this would obviously lead to a better financial outcome‚ rather than if I was working a minimum wage job. This would also allow me to have a much more wider range of career options because many job requirements include some sort of college degree. Overall‚ by obtaining this goal‚ I would live a much more comfortable life
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ESSAY: WHY I WANT TO ATTEND COLLEGE I want to attend college to earn a Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice‚ but major in Pre-Law. I also want to continue my studies‚ get a great paying job‚ and join Delta Sigma Theta. College can be a very fun experience‚ but you also need to take it very seriously. Education is nothing to be foolish with. I want to earn a Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice because I want to be a Defense Attorney. I’ve watched all of these criminal shows and you see the innocent
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In Joyce Carol Oates’ “‘Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?’ and Smooth Talk: Short Story into Film‚” Oates writes that Connie “An innocent young girl is seduced by way of her own vanity” and that “she confuses death for erotic romance” (419). Oates clearly defines her point when Connie first discovers Arnold Friend at the drive in diner. She catches Friend staring at her with a big smile and Connie “slit her eyes at him and turned away‚ but she couldn’t help looking back” (409). The fact
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Connie’s Paradigm In Joyce Carol Oates’ short story‚ “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” we follow the main character Connie as she faces an inner transformation. The author introduces Connie as a vain and inexperienced adolescent who seems to daydream about things she doesn’t quite understand as she has more of a naive idea of what adulthood is all about. She takes pleasure in having control over everyone and everything around her. These ideas as well as her security are shaken when the
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Reasons to Attend College Why do people attend college? People attend college for multiple reasons. College is not just a place you go after high school. People of both genders‚ all races and rich or poor attend college. College is for anyone who wishes to attend. Some people attend college right out of high school trying to find a career path right for them. They attend college looking for further education in their lives. They are looking or creating a whole new lifestyle for themselves
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The Devil’s Favorite Sin: Vanity In "Where are You Going‚ Where Have you Been?" Joyce Carol Oates uses an allegorical figure of evil to illustrate the theme of temptation. Oates alludes to hell through the character Arnold Friend‚ as the devil‚ and his victim Connie‚ who invites him in by committing one of the devil’s favorites sins: vanity. The narrator implies that Arnold Friend is Satan by giving certain clues that the reader can easily deduce. The name that Oates gives to the character
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It has always been a goal of mine to attend college. I have always saw college as a time of new things‚ new people‚ learning‚ stress‚ and memories. My personality longs for all of these things‚ even a little stress. My reasons for planning to attend college is to make life long friends and get my degree in elementary education‚ but most of all‚ I want to go to college for the experiences I will have while I’m there. I want to go to college to make life long friendships and possibly find my husband
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Justifying “Hard Lives” in College In the article “The Myth of Inferiority”‚ the author‚ Allan Culpepper‚ talks about people’s point of views about community college students. Unlike most universities or colleges‚ community college students are older‚ first generation students‚ work multiple jobs‚ and/or have to take care of dependents. Financial stability is the main issue community college students face. Yes‚ they do have “hard lives”‚ but does that justify for excessive absences‚ rewrite opportunities
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School My plans for next year are to attend college and earn a degree in the fields of architect engineer and fine arts. My dream is to use my drawing skills to become a successful architect. When I look back on my life‚ I see myself being a fine artist and an architect. First‚ I have to continue drawing and keep making excellent grades. Then‚ I want to attend a college that has the best fine arts and architect program. Finally‚ I must graduate college with a degree in fine art and architect
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The character in “where are you going‚ where have you been?” Connie is affected by the role she plays in modern society. Fifteen year old Connie has the confusing‚ often exterior behavior typical of those girls who are facing the difficult transition from girlhood to womanhood in the 1960s. She is caught between her roles as daughter‚ friend‚ sister‚ and object of sexual desire‚ uncertain of which represents her real self. The sixties were the age of youth‚ young people wanted change. The changes
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