Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been Essay

is here where I can say I did it I really did it I graduated high school i 've been waiting for this day the day where my family could be proud of me and where i could be proud of myself I overcame all these messed up and crazy obstacles in my life and I didn 't give up. I didn 't use all the bad things that have happened in my life as an excuse for me not to be successful. I wanted this I wanted to graduate and I did. I learned that you just have to want it and work hard and if you want…

fifth time, “You’re going to be late for school again!” I slowly opened my eyes looking at the clock. Great, 7:47 a.m., I thought to myself. Hurriedly, I quickly brushed my long black hair and rimming my green eyes with black eyeliner. I grabbed my bag and headed down the stairs. “Zanna you are seventeen years old, I should not be your walking alarm clock. I have to get ready too.” Rolling my eyes at her remark and replied, “It took me ten minutes to get ready; it shouldn’t take you thirty…

Joyce Carol Oates author of “Where are You Going, Where Have you Been?” and Edgar Allan Poe author of “The Tell-Tale Heart” use the gothic elements of extreme threats and uncanniness throughout their short stories. When people are in situations where there is an extreme threat, they sometimes act irrationally and normal everyday things might even seem uncanny to them, making them lose their sense of sanity. The gothic elements of extreme threat and uncanniness are very important in these two…

Have you ever done anything selfish, stupid, and change yourself? Well, Connie has done all of the above Connie changes herself around certain social groups. She’s selfish because she only cares about herself and her image towards people. And she hangs out with the older kids, who are a bad influence. In Joyce Carrol Oates’ Where are you going, Where have you been, Connie’s naivetea leads to her rape and brutal murder. Connie changes herself around certain social groups. For example, her laugh;…

because I want to fight for a cause, and I just want to be in the Military. A lot of people in my family have been in the Military and I want to be a link in the chain. To become a Marine you need to have some education and experience of certain types. Some of the education and experience needed is Military knowledge, Military experience, and firearm education(know how to work a gun; know where and where not to aim it). There are a lot of responsibilities of being a marine. Some are…

How would you describe your ideal job? Your ideal work environment? The emergency room is my ideal place, but it will be nice to have sufficient staff and more respectful patient. If not everything is dependent on patient satisfaction that I think that would be a better ideal environment. What 's your most important professional achievement? Right now the most important is my masters as a nurse practitioner. I’ve been nominated for the last couple of years for...it’s called the Falling Star…

Life after High School I often ask myself what I am going to be doing after high school. A lot of questions and thoughts run through my head. People tell me there are a quite a bunch of opportunities out in what they call the “real world.” You just have to be mature and grown enough to take the chance to take those opportunities. In the next two years I see myself graduating from Hopi Jr. Sr. High School, class of 2017. I would have already applied for grants and scholarships to help pay…

Have you ever wanted to live in the city? Well in Chicago theres been a bit of news concerning the lives that live among the city. People are having a tough time making ends meet in their comforting homes. There have been studies that have proven those who live in Chicago can barely afford to live where they do. If the was a chance that you could live in the city and be able to afford it but would have to work more than one job would you do it? Maybe just for the experience but moving there…

the series. As a result, as they have moved onto other ventures, I have been blessed enough to interview almost all of them. It was such an honor to speak with Anna Van Hooft (Linette) earlier this summer. She and I chatted about the highlights of her career, her entrance into the profession, and most importantly, an issue that is close to her heart. wp-1473364589114.png RH: So you 've been really busy filming is what you were saying. AVH: Oh, this summer has been nuts. This summer, I filmed…

“To get an education, you’re probably going to have to fight against the institution that you find yourself in-no matter how prestigious it may be” (1). This sentence is the thesis for the article, “Who are you and what are you doing here,” written by Mark Edmundson. Edmundson’s position as the author of this essay is supported by evidence given and from this evidence it is a credible position. The author describes multiple instances where his thesis is proven to be true and because of this…