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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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    Belonging refers to a sense of feeling accepted or welcome either physically or spiritually to a group or club. “A feeling of belonging depends on a strong relationship‚ developed over a period of time”. This statement suggests that a strong relationship is created or evolved over a period of time‚ it is evident in todays society through terms such as “childhood friends”. The sentiment “A feeling of belonging depends on a strong relationship‚ developed over a period of time” is portrayed in my text

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    our lives with one of the biggest influences being our sense of belonging. The idea of belonging is significant and fundamental as it emerges from the connections made with entities such as people‚ places and communities. The feeling of connection or relation with these entities is formed from the perception of oneself being a concept that many desire and seek for. This idea of unity and association is explored within “Romulus My Father” by Raimond Gaita‚ and “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone”

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    We all have the desire to belong. To belong to something‚ anything. Even though we ourselves can’t realise it at first. Belonging is a basic human instinct and need. Greek philosopher Aristotle refers to this basic drive‚ suggesting “the impulse to form partnership of this kind is present in all men by nature”. Given that we are nurtured from birth‚ this interpretation is then all the more clear. The word ‘belong’ can be defined in several different ways. Oxford dictionary makes mention of things

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    memoir ‘RomulusMy Father’‚ it is clear that both Romulus and Christina share the responsibility for her descent into depression and despair. However Romulus and Christina alone are not the only ones to blame for other exterior factor influenced her spiraling descent into a mental illness. It is hard to say which of Christine’s actions were caused by her‚ and which of them were caused by her mental illness. It was her actions‚ and no others that caused her to have the affairs that made Romulus push

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    “As Individual’s interaction with others and the world them can enrich or limit their experience of belonging” “As human beings‚ a feeling of belonging is vital to the well being and self esteem of the individual‚ but a lack of connection‚ or rejection can cause instability and other negative repercussions”. As stated by Aldo Leopold‚ an individual’s sense of belonging is either enhanced or restrained from the connections made with entities such as people‚ places and communities. The feeling of

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    to the separation of family ‘My father was sent to Baringhup... my mother and I stayed in Bonegilla’ pg.11 *The area of ‘Baringhup’ is within itself is symbolic before‚ Aboriginals were forced to live in this area. Aboriginals were the victims of segregations. However‚ now the new victims that are segregated in this area of Baringhup are the immigrants. ‘It was the site of large Aboriginal camps as late as the 1860s’ pg.12 Immigrants’ action *Soon after Romulus arrival‚ he sought other Romanians

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    Belonging Draft Essay Belonging is an essential necessity installed in every human being. There are however‚ many factors which can affect one’s sense of belonging‚ whether it is through alienation‚ insecurity or lack of connection. This notion of not belonging is thoroughly explored through Peter Skrzynecki’s Immigrant Chronicle: St Patrick’s College and in the visual‚ The Island by Armin Greder. St Patrick’s College is a recount of integrated moments of belonging and not belonging which focuses

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    RomulusMy father Chapter 6 The chapter describes Christine and Mitru’s relationship as they decide to live with each other in Melbourne. Christine’s asthma becomes severe‚ as well as having mental problems such as hallucination‚ leading to electric shock treatment. Mitru tries very hard to keep the family‚ Christine and the baby Suzan‚ together by having two jobs‚ however faces difficulties due to Christine’s reluctant behaviour to take care of the children and the household. During the chapter

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    most strongly represents the idea of Belonging. Explain your view with reference to TWO of the collected texts. A sense of belonging can emerge from the connections made with people‚ group or a community. To connect with others we have to assimilate‚ we have to act and behave like those who we wish to associate with. From feeling connected and belonging we feel valued and accepted by others as social human beings. There are also implications from not belonging‚ our inability to connect can lead

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