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    count sometimes. Have you ever had an opportunity or a time when you may have been sitting idle and your mind just started racing from one thing to the next? Nothing was conclusive. You just kept going from one thing to the next. You were being bombarded with all of these different thoughts and you could not concentrate on anything. Understand this; the only thing that the enemy is trying to do to you and I is to bring you to a place of confusion. He wants you to be confused. He wants you to be so confused

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    Little Red Riding Hood by Bill Delaney

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    At first glance the characters Connie from “Where are you going? Where have you been?” and Little Red Riding Hood from the classic fairy tale “Little Red Riding Hood” may seem to have nothing in common. However, from the start one can compare how much they actually have in common. Though these two characters are very different they are the same in many ways. Their story, from beginning to end, is similar. It is easy to see how alike and different they are with the description of Connie and Little

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    Connie's World

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    began her short story, “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?,” with a 15 year old girl named Connie whose mother that had always compared her to her sister June. This gave the reader a chance to establish a connection with Connie. Since almost every teenager has felt a comparison to another sibling at least once in their life, unless they were an only child, but then they were probably compared to family friend’s child. Her mother would say things like “Why don’t you keep your room clean like

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    We Must Stop Your Product

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    people that are going to buy my product is going to be Adults because the adults are the ones that have phones any kind it doesn’t matter if they are in a wheelchair all that matters is that they have a phone. you are sleeping. This product will be really big so that any phone can fit and people are not trying to find another thing my product can fit every where. Another thing is that phones are exploiting so my product can damage but everything would be save. When you have your phone on the

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    You can’t wait to get started, it gives you a sense of purpose and destiny, you know that God is going to heal you mind, body and spirit, and that what has happened is that God have taken your nightmares and turn them into stuff that dreams are made of, and you have to smile and pinch yourself because you can’t believe that this is your life.  You realize that life is too short to live with regrets, so you start fresh, you brush yourself off, and start again, and you live your life to its fullest

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    Joanna Martinez Ms. Tobenkin AP Literature, Period 4 8 March 2016 Compare and Contrast: A Good Man Is Hard To Find and Where Have You Been, Where Are You Going While comparing and contrasting, “A Good Man is Hard to Find” and “Where Have You Been, Where Are You Going,” readers could find similarities and differences between Arnold and The Misfit. Both of these characters will be analyzed by an aspect of religion and their characterization throughout the story. Throughout the story, readers could

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    Cask of Amontillado” and “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” Edgar Allan Poe’s, “The Cask of Amontillado” is a compelling short story about Montresor’s revenge on Fortunato. Montresor tricks Fortunado into venturing deep into the catacombs which, ultimately, leads to his death. “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol Oates, describes young Connie is confronted by an older man at her house, threatening her family unless she goes with him, but going with him entitles getting

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    to move past this corruption is to learn from it and grow as a person. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley and “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” by Carol Oates both include historical context in their works. They use this context to describe how far society has progressed and the corruption going on in the society. Though Brave New World and Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been? took place in two different time periods they both describe some of the same characteristics. Brave New World

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    Tribute To Tupac

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    Have you ever been on a ride where you are upside down for almost 8 seconds near the ground? We didn’t think so! If you aren’t scared then come on down to the “2pac!” You will have the time of your life on this ride. When you walk up to the tunnel to get on the ride you will go through a hallway of memories and you will hear Tupac songs, they will be clean of course! In the hallway we have Tupac’s car where he passed away in. Along with a lot of other stuff of his. Then once you go through the hallway

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    Where Are You Going?

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    English 1301 9 September 2015 Comparing Joyce Carol Oates “Where Are You Going? Where Have You Been?” to the film Smooth Talk Joyce Carol Oates, author of the fictional short story, "where are you going, where have you been?" Emphasizes a taunting tone to convey Connie 's restrained reaction towards Arnold Friend 's presence. The film “Smooth Talk” portrays the visual imagery in the short story “where are you going?, where have you been?”helps the audience understand each character 's personality

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