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    Belonging is a personal struggle for some people‚ easy for others The quest to belong often depends on how well an individual can conform to their society‚ making it therefore difficult for those unable or unwilling to change their identity. This problematic aspect of belonging features significantly in the poems Feliks Skrzynecki and post card‚ and the song Fast Car by Tracy Chapman. The protagonists of all texts are beset with cultural and familial limitations‚ acting as negative forces that hinder

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    About Writing Adapted from: A Sense of Belonging – Oxford University Press Australia 1) Plot The plot is what happens in the story. It can range from the very simple‚ to very complicated. Simple plots usually depend on other factors to bring the story to life in the reader’s mind. A simple example of a narrative plot is the introduction-rising action-climax-resolution model. Certain stories have expected story lines‚ while others are complex or have so many twists that the reader is caught by

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    English Speech Belonging? What does it mean to you? And what are you willing to sacrifice in order to achieve it? As the human need to belong often overtakes us and disregards morals and values in order to do what we crave so badly and connect with those around us. In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible the desire to belong has over-ridden every other thought the human mind could possibly have. As Miller examines the results when individuals neglect their beliefs and are pushed to the edges of absolute

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    FAMILY EXPECTATIONS OF YOUNG ASIAN-AUSTRALIANS IDEAS EXPLORATION STORY QUOTES/EXPLANATION OUTSIDE EXAMPLES SUCCESS THROUGH WORK AND FAMILY CULTURE - Family teach us values‚ attitudes and beliefs - Family expectations can cause children to feel pressured to perform to high standards‚ bringing honour to the family Perfect Chinese Children – Vanessa Woods ‘What happened to the four percent?’ ‘[Australian children] don’t work as hard‚ are loud and uncouth and‚ worst of all‚ talk back to their parents’

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    and choices can impact on your sense of belonging. Proctor chooses not to belong to the Salem community. The fact that he has ’sinned’ by committing adultery with the Reverend Pariss’s niece causes him to view himself as a hypocrite and not worthy of association with the people of the community like Rebecca and Frances Nurse‚ who he regards as better than him. His sin‚ even though only Elizabeth knows about it‚ makes him uncomfortable in terms of belonging to the Salem community. Proctor says ’

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    diminish a sense of belonging and identity if one is forced to conform to societal expectations. Furthermore interactions with others based on dishonesty and manipulation will ultimately result in a limited sense of belonging. Despite this‚ if an individual’s relationship with others involves a sense of acceptance and honesty‚ then this interaction will enrich their sense of belonging and aid the individual in finding a sense of self and identity. This enrichment and limiting of belonging can be demonstrated

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    Belonging involves sacrifice Some people will change or sacrifice their values‚ morals or beliefs just to fit in‚ be accepted and live up to certain people’s expectations. “Looking For Alibrandi” directed by Kate Woods presents the issue of sacrificing different things in order to belong. Nonna Katia sacrifices her relationship with Marcus Sandford‚ Josephine Alibrandi sacrifices her culture and John Barton sacrifices himself to not belong. Each of their sacrifices are different as they want to

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    it unspeakably desirable. Because people always want something and it’s very easy to get into the habit which can be extremely harmful to your health. Since the ancient past‚ the human race has experienced temptation and attraction towards forbidden things. It started with the story of Adam and Eve‚ the first man and woman in the history. They were drawn to the forbidden fruit. In Psychology‚ forbidden fruit theory is an idea that anything prohibited becomes even more desirable. Ours brains pay

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    actually do graduate. I ‚ on the other hand‚ know exactly what I plan on doing after high school. I plan on enlisting into the Marines for reasons involving a sense of belonging or brotherhood‚ a sense of purpose‚ and to have some sense of order in my life. First‚ I plan on enlisting into the Marines to get a sense of belonging that i’ve gotten almost nowhere else. The Marines are strict on the saying “no man left behind”. To me this has a certain attractiveness because regardless of it being my

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    is clear that Hamlet is angered by the news and is now seeking out revenge. Implied within context of the situation‚ Hamlet’s sense of belonging had now been attacked. This relates back to Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs which describes a series of stages that a person goes through within life; one of these stages being the “Need of Belonging”. The “Need of Belonging” has distinctive attributes that an individual needs to fully develop in that area.

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