Barton ACT 2600 or posted at www.ag.gov.au ISBN 1 920861 77 7 Internet: www.dfat.gov.au Co n t en t s AUSTRALIA AWARDS SCHOLARSHIP CYCLE........................................................................................... vii GLOSSARY OF TERMS AND ACRONYMS ................................................................................................. 8 1. Australia Awards .......................................................................................................
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‘Interpreter of Maladies’ explores how one culture adapts to living with another.’ Discuss. In Jhumpa Lahiri’s short story collection ‘Interpreter of Maladies’‚ the writer silhouetted the adaption of one culture to live within another in the form of allowing differences to exist and reaching a compromise. Lahiri drew the readers into the witness of different people battling with the obstacles they encounter. While some people like Mrs Sens‚ fell to the abysm of culture-displacement because of
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‘Our sense of self is very vulnerable to external pressures’ In everyday life‚ humans are surrounded with pressures that can influence the formation of their identity. External pressures such as the environment we live in‚ the culture we belong to and the presence of other people‚ are often uncontrollable and can have a crucial impact on our sense of self. This idea is explored in great depth in Ray Lawler’s classic Australian play‚ “The Summer of the Seventeenth Doll”‚ where it is reflected how
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Belonging to America My grandfather always used to explain to me how lucky I was to be able to be an American. He would inform me on how valuable it was and how I should never take it for granted. He expressed that I should feel honored to be able to have all the opportunities I do. I never understood him growing up. I did not understand how growing up somewhere‚ like America‚ versus another country could be any different. I understand now. When I was younger‚ my mother would tell different stories
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Romeo + Juliet Film review The film “Romeo + Juliet” was released in 1996‚ with Baz Luhrman as director. This is one of the most famous love plays written by Shakespeare‚ screenplay was by Craig Pearce. Romeo and Juliet is a film about forbidden love and how tragic love can end. The film was shot in Miami‚ but most of all in Mexico. The main actors are Leonardo DiCaprio as Romeo and Claire Danes as Juliet. Romeo and Juliet is about two teenagers that fall madly and deeply in love in Verona
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experiences shape an individual’s sense of belonging Belonging means the idea of being part of something where you are accepted without compromise‚ conditions or limitations. Relationships with people around one’s environment and experiences through one’s life have a strong connection to shape an individual’s sense of belonging. The play Rainbow’s End by Jane Harrison demonstrates that relationships and experiences affect individuals to shape their sense of belonging. Relationship between families usually
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the sense that he chooses to detach himself from both the forest and court. * Essentially‚ he acts on his potential to challenge social normalcy and the status quo by rendering himself devoid of any affiliation to these communities‚ instead belonging to a ‘melancholy of my own.’ In doing so‚ he is minutely fastidious in the way in which he examines and scrutinizes the human condition; thus‚ by challenging these groups and
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Belonging English Speech Good morning‚ fellow students. I am here today to give you a short presentation on how personal‚ historical‚ social and cultural contexts have all worked together to shape my understanding of belonging and not belonging. How would you feel if you were thrown into an entirely different landscape to what you were used to? And were treated as an outsider just because of the colour of your skin‚ or where you were from? You would feel neglected‚ alienated‚ alone. This is the
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negative and positive concepts of belonging in reference to Peter Skrzynecki’s‚ Immigrant Chronicle and the 2004 American drama film‚ ‘Crash’ directed by Paul Haggis. Firstly we must consider the concept of belonging. What does it mean to belong? Belonging is defined as fitting into a particular environment. It refers to relationships and a sense of acceptance to individuals‚ groups‚ societies and our environment. A sense of both positive and negative concepts of belonging can be seen quite clearly in
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We gain more from belonging to a group than we lose Everyone needs to belong to a certain group as it helps to develop a sense of “us” and “them” that helps to define who and what we are. The interaction between people within the group makes us to feel acceptance‚ satisfaction and recognition of our own personal values. However‚ as the fear of rejection and disparity are often associated‚ sometimes we must sacrifice in order to belong. This may result of a trapped individuality and we behave in
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