individual we must strive to establish connections that allow us to actualize a sense of belonging. Today I aim to present to you the sources from where belonging can emerge. I will be making references to Peter Skrzynecki’s ‘Immigrant Chronicles’ and ‘My Country’ by Dorothea Mackellar. Place can be a very important source of belonging for an individual. It is
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My Country – Dorothea Mackellar My Country is an iconic nationalistic poem about Australia written by Dorothea Mackellar in 1908. Dorothea Mackellar was born in Sydney in 1885. Her education was comprised of private home tutoring until she attended University of Sydney. She travelled broadly with her parents and also become fluent in Spanish‚ French‚ German and Italian. She highly educated and lived an adventurous life. Though raised in a professional urban family‚ Mackellar’s poetry is usually
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I come from the richest country in the world‚ yet also one of the poorest. While Venezuela has the largest reserve of petroleum in the world‚ besides uranium‚ gold‚ coltan‚ and anything you can ask for‚ there is hunger‚ illness‚ and poverty. If disgrace was awarded‚ we would win in so many fields: highest inflation‚ most dangerous cities‚ corruption‚ and even 2nd year as the country with the most misery‚ according to John Hopkins University. When I was 5 years old‚ I already knew who Chávez was
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If I have a chance to change something in my country – India‚ then I would suggest increasing green areas in the country by planting more trees. Planting more trees helps the country in many ways. They not only give clean and fresh air to the country but also nice parks for the people. Trees and plants give clean and fresh air. Most of the cities in India are highly polluted. Pollution causes many diseases to the people. I have seen many of my friends suffering from allergies and breathing problems
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Essay on ‘’My Little Bit of Country’’ ‘’My little Bit of Country’’ is an essay‚ written by Susan Cheever‚ about Central Park. Susan Cheever acts as the narrator‚ telling parts of her life story‚ from her childhood days until her present‚ from her point-of-view. The story takes place in the urban Manhattan‚ putting the New York City life in perspective‚ of a life in the suburbs. The story begins with the protagonists’ first memory of summer mornings in Central Park with her father‚ after his
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In the short story “My Favorite Chaperone” by Jean Davies Okimoto talks about a thirteen-year-old girl named Maya. She recently moved to the United States with her family from Kazakhstan. In the story‚ Maya wants to go to the Spring Fling dance‚ held at her school‚ but she is extremely doubtful her parents will not let her go. Furthermore‚ Maya’s little brother‚ Nurzhan‚ gets into a fight with Ossie Nishimoto‚ a boy that keeps teasing Nurzhan. Maya is called to the office to translate the principal’s
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My Little Bit of Country As humans we are always haunting the feeling of belonging. Not only the feeling of belonging to someone we love‚ but also figuring out the place where we feel home and safe. The feeling of belonging clarifies the ideal lifestyle for every individual. Some people find the feeling of belonging in a small suburb surrounded by an untamed nature. Others belong to a life surrounded by millions of people and skyscrapers. Once again‚ the feeling of belonging is a mindset that makes
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How is an Australian Voice transgressed through the texts studied? The Australian voice is highlighted extensively throughout the inspirational texts‚ this creates credibility therefore helps the composers shape ideals. This is shown in the poem My Country composed by Dorothea Mackellar and in the visually stimulating urban poem‚ William Street written by Kenneth Slessor. Kenneth Slessor’s poem William Street demonstrates the use of an Urban Australian voice through the use of techniques and effects
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Johannes Hanner called America a “free country” because it really was in his mind. In European point of view at the time‚ land meant freedom. You don’t have liberty until you owned some private property. As an emigrant from Germany‚ Johannes understood how hard life was if you didn’t own land or inherit it from your father or grandfather. Many different kinds of taxes like titles was required to support a local landlord. What are you going to survive in the society that you are being taxed for
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“My Country” and “The Pedestrian” both discuss factors which are considered to contribute to the loss of humanity through their lexical choices. Part of being human in society is the ability to be humane and capability to progress with society. Millbank explores this issue in the story “My Country” by expressing the idea of humanity regression. In the story‚ Millbank describes intoxicated men as a “pack” exhibiting abhorrent behaviours as they “wolf whistle” and taunt the women in “loud jeering voice”
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