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    In the past decade or so‚ after financial tsunami‚ Hong Kong people changed their mind against more and more challenge. In fact‚ if they had not positive attitude‚ they would not solve variance of different stress tactfully. Up to now‚ people‚ who exist inside the information age‚ almost needs dealing with more problems‚ and then is caused stress every day. How should we do? In my opinion‚ I am prone to select the positive solution – stress can be good thing instead of negative choose. There

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    The idea of belonging is conveyed in several ways throughout these three texts‚ the novel ‘A Simple Gift’‚ by Steven Herrick‚ the song ‘She’s Leaving Home’ by The Beatles‚ and an image from an online art site. By analyzing these texts‚ you’re drawn to many conclusions on belonging‚ such as the idea that the need to belong shapes our behaviour‚ attitudes and actions‚ as well as the realisation that belonging is a basic human need to be accepted. In Steven Herrick’s novel ‘A Simple Gift’‚ he uses

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    Looking into the distance; there floated an insignificant‚ lonely cloud. Separated from its kind. Roosters were cooing early in the morning and her eyes came to life. Just another day. Better get ready she thought. Tired from sleep‚ Angela threw on her largest coat and searched for the door. There was a tingling sensation once she stepped in the white tiled room. At the polished sink‚ Angela reached for her worn-out toothbrush and the Colgate and paused when she caught her reflection‚ watching herself

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    Reading Log Entry – English: 1.10A 11ENG - Visual text Assessment “Whale Rider” Directed by: Niki Caro The film “Whale Rider” Directed by Niki Caro is a film about the Whangara people in the east coast of New Zealand who date theier tribe back to one ancestor Paikea. The tradition of the head family is to name their first born son Paikea‚ but due to a freak accident at birth ‚the first born male died‚ leaving his twin sister alive. She was then named Paikea. The naming of the girl as Pakea

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    the texts you have studied for belonging explored the concepts of identity and place? Belonging may be a way of acceptance‚ having security‚ fulfillment and/or a connection in association to people‚ places‚ groups‚ communities‚ and the world itself. There are different notions of belonging; however‚ they are recognized in cultural‚ historical‚ personal and social contexts. The poem Acquainted with the Night by Robert Frost is a perfect representation of belonging in terms of identity and place

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    towards a sense of Belonging‚ a process that incites the creation‚ or deterioration of a sense of personal and cultural identification. The memoir‚ Romulus‚ My Father‚ by Raimond Gaita; John Guare’s play‚ Six Degrees of Separation; and Tim Winton’s short story‚ Big World‚ from the collection‚ The Turning‚ explore the concept that Belonging is the driving force for the human condition. Each composer represents their varied perceptions of belonging in their texts‚ conveying that Belonging as a fundamental

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    the end result is a person’s identity or sense of self. An individual’s perception of belonging is built upon their personal experiences and the affiliations they have forged within their own world. Experiences and relationships fabricate one’s personality and identity including their choice to belong‚ or not to belong. William Shakespeare’s As You Like It and Anh Do’s The Happiest Refugee delve into how belonging through relationships and the development of individual autonomy is influenced by personal

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    When a girl reaches the age of puberty her self-confidence drops significantly. The advertisement #LikeAGirl by Always shows the stereotypes people use of girls during that emotional time. The commercial is set up like it is for an audition. Throughout the commercial they have different people come in for their “audition”. They have older teenagers from different sexes asked the same couple questions separately‚ “Show me what it looks like to run ‘like a girl’‚ show me what it looks like to fight

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    The concept of belonging illustrates the physical and spiritual concerns of the human condition. These Notions of belonging manifest vividly in Steven Spielberg’s Schindler’s List‚ Skrzynecki’s Postcard and Ancestors‚ as well as Yann Martel’s novel Life of Pi. When these two elements fuse‚ it creates a complex and ambivalent balance in which one either suffers or is enlightened. Skrzynecki’s Postcard encapsulates physical dislocation. He cleverly uses the postcard as a symbol of this. When Skrzynecki

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    gets you to question whether you are an includer or excluder. It’s about people fitting in to different groups at all ages. Identify links to belonging: What elements of this text explore the concept of belonging? The whole text explores people’s connections to others in different groups and settings and questions our role in our sense of belonging and how we make other’s feel. Consider the composer’s purpose/intention: Why do you think the composer made this text? She’s giving her opinion

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