Rob). “Identity is a powerful organizing presence in social life today” putting people into sections concerning likes and dislikes‚ culture and customs‚ separates them via social‚ economic and religious differences‚ identity makes a person‚ a person (Leve‚ Lauren). The character regarding one’s self is shaped by identity‚ how they view themselves‚ and largely how society views them. Influences that impact people into what or whom they will become‚ and how their presence is perceived‚ will shape
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Social media is where people communicate wit other persons socially and online. Some examples of social media are Facebook‚ Snapchat‚ Instagram‚ Skype‚ Viber‚ Whatsapp etc. There are over billion monthly users on social media in today’s generation. It is widespread in today’s generation. It is widespread in today’s life and its effects are generally noticeable. Social media has many pros and cons. Well‚ people are meant to use it positively but some people are running their life by using it more
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The short story by Joyce Carol Oates "Where 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
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stiff drug laws that were set under the Controlled Substance Act during this era. These laws have been criticized harshly by a variety of different people including politicians‚ academics‚ and activists. These critics come at current policy from a variety of different angles but agree that current policy is
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Wrong Impressions The short story‚ “Where Are You going‚ Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol Oates explains how a young girl was struggling to find herself. Oates writes about a girl named Connie who was 16 years old and was lost in a world of fantasy. Connie had a split personality/image while at home and when she was out with her friends. Living in a world of fantasy‚ Connie would ignore her family by tuning them out and being distant. Connie would constantly be in front of the mirror admiring
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Sant’Elia and the Futurist Vision Sant’Elia was born in Como‚ Lombardy‚ April 30‚ 1988 as the son of a barber Luigi Sant’Elia and of mother‚ Cristina Sant’Elia of whom little has been documented. As well‚ he had one younger brother‚ Guido and one older sister‚ Giuseppina both of which outlived their middle brother who‚ in 1915‚ would meet an untimely death in the Battle of the Isonzo during World War I. At the time of Sant’Elia’s birth‚ the Regno D’Italia was still in its adolescence
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senator‚ politician‚ public servant‚ or any dutiful citizen. Where the mind is without fear And the head is held high Where knowledge is free Where the world has not been broken up Into fragments by narrow domestic walls Where words come out from the depth of truth Where tireless striving stretches its arms towards perfection Where the clear stream of reason has not lost its way Into the dreary desert sand of dead habit Where the mind is led forward by thee Into ever-widening thought 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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their own persona. With this liberty‚ the identity of an individual isn’t limited to one set of characteristics as many external and internal situations either influence the cognitive decision making complex of humans. In the short story‚ "Where are you going‚ where have you been?" by Joyce Carol Oates‚ reveals through the characterization of Connie and her settings the duality of human beings. Also‚ using symbols and patterns to strongly put emphasis on how the underdeveloped mind of adolescents make
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life and it is up to the persons decisions to find out whether or not its going to affect there future. In some people views in innocence is freedom from sin‚ moral wrong‚ or guilt through lack of knowledge of evil. At some point in everyone’s life they will eventually lose there innocence‚ it just depends on the choices they have made. In Joyce Carol Oates “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been.” She uses characterization and imagery to show how Connie is dealing with the loss of her innocence
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