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    may belong to a community or group‚ speaking their opinion can seclude them‚ and cause them to become an outsider. Belonging to a community or group can be very beneficial‚ and not belonging can cause an individual to face consequences. Hysteria and fear can be caused throughout a community by outsiders who don’t belong. We are able to view these experiences of belonging and not belonging through the use of characters and events throughout a variety of texts. Arthur Miller’s play “The Crucible” and

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    Belonging is central to how we define ourselves: our belonging to people‚ places and groups enables one to develop a distinct identity terminated by affiliation‚ acceptance and association. Martin Luther King’s speech ‘I have a Dream’‚ Charles Dickens novel ‘Oliver Twist’ and Peter Skzynecki’s poems ‘________’ and ‘________’ all powerfully explore the concept of belonging and the centrality of culture and identity through a variety of poetic‚ literary and persuasive language techniques. In particular

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    Throughout the study of Arthur Miller’s dramatic play‚ the Crucible a play with four acts‚ and the picture book‚ Belonging by Jeannie Baker‚ I now understand that the challenge to belong may be resisted or embraced depending on the protagonist and other characters throughout the texts we have studied in class. Miller uses language to show how a character can either resist to belong or can embrace it. Throughout The Crucible‚ Miller’s dialogue to show the connectedness of the characters to the theocratic

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    and to obtain the life necessity of belonging one must feel secure and trusted in a certain group. Respect must be present and encourages important alliances and equality within a community. The inability to belong highlights faults‚ leaving an individual vulnerable to alienation by the community and isolation by themselves. Lack of common communication potentially leads to a sense of not belonging. Within Raimond Gaita’s; Romulus my father conception of belonging have been conveyed. Another text that

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    It’s Always Sunny Demonstrates Evolutionary Theories All behavioral human traits are reflective of interactions between genes the environment which is described through the study of evolution and human behavior. One example of this is how a person’s adult height is shaped by their inherited genes‚ and also the nutrition they received as a child. The show It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia demonstrates how humans interact with‚ and are affected by their environment. It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’s

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    Although belonging in its simplest form could be the notion of being accepted within a specific setting‚ it is not always this easy to be accomplished. By studying the poetry in ‘Immigrant Chronicle’ by Peter Skrzynecki as well as my related text ‘Noughts and Crosses’ by Malorie Blackman‚ it can be seen that although most people wish to feel the experience of belonging‚ it is not everybody who are willing to make some hard choices to achieve it. In order for Peter to feel a sense of belonging to his

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    Advanced ENGLISH ___________________________________________________________ Area of Study: Belonging A study of Emily Dickinson (and related texts) Dr Selina Samuels‚ Ascham School 2 What is the Area of Study? The Area of Study is the exploration of a concept that affects our perceptions of ourselves and our world. Students explore‚ analyse‚ question and articulate the ways in which perceptions of this concept are shaped in and through a variety of texts. In the Area of Study

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    Belonging Creates Dilemmas – daryl saulog Belonging is a social construct that is complex and dynamic. It is paradoxical by nature which brings about dilemmas in the lives of individuals. In order to meet the fundamental need to belong‚ one must abide by the tacit codes and conventions of a particular group whilst complying with their values‚ attitudes‚ and beliefs. However‚ when an individual desires to establish new connections with new groups or individuals; belonging’s paradoxical nature

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    Belonging The desire to belong is universal. Acceptance‚ understanding‚ establishing identity‚ relationships‚ choice‚ circumstance‚ culture context‚ nationalism‚ psychology motivations‚ jealousy‚ greed‚ racism‚ xenophobia (irrational fear of what is perceived to be foreign or strange)‚ desire‚ family group. Belonging: Identification‚ expectation‚ conformity‚ unity‚ familiarity‚ socialisation‚ connection‚ assimilation‚ inclusion‚ duty‚ religion‚ intrinsicality (genuineness)‚ relations‚ agreement‚

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    The securities offered by a sense of belonging are attractive‚ but can blind you to what lies outside the sphere of influences that they exert. It is only when we gain a much broader insight into the concept of belonging and when we move beyond the security of what we know and believe; that we can start to fully appreciate other social concepts. Perhaps an ideal of “belonging” is most clearly seen‚ when it is contrasted with a sense of exclusion; of alienation. The poems “migrant hostel” and “Feliks

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