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    Belonging Essay – The Crucible Outline Intro: Main Body for Intro: Due to the complex and abstract nature of the concept of belonging‚ a true sense of belonging can be found in different circumstances for different people. As each individual has different values‚ morals and desires in life‚ they find their place in the world and a genuine sense of belonging through different types of relationships‚ if that relationships was through family or from another sort of social interaction. Conversely

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    When I first received my egg-baby‚ I was not excited about becoming a parent. I thought it was absolutely ridiculous to take care of a baby‚ especially‚ a baby whose birth involved a boiling pot. However‚ when other classmates discussed the specific designs for their carriage or egg-baby‚ it did not seem like a bad idea afterall. As time progressed and information was spread about whose egg had cracked or been proclaimed dead‚ I was proud to have kept Eggsmeralda safe and unharmed. This experience

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    Perceptions on Belonging

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    Perceptions of Belonging in our society “We belong … like fish in water. We’re in our environment.” This quote from the New York Times shows the perception of belonging as the idea about connecting to a place‚ person‚ group or a community. ’Feliks Skrzynecki’ by Peter Skrzynecki‚ ’I’m nobody! Who are you?’ by Emily Dickinson and ’The Rabbits’ by John Marsden & Shaun Tan show the concept of belonging as being contrasted towards the New York Times quote‚ showing the alienation and non-existent

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    Torccelo Island

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    Torcello Island near to Venice; it is the oldest building in Lagoon area. It is an example of Venetian-Byzantine architecture. The Exarch Isaac of Ravemma founded it in 639. There are two buildings near to Santa Maria Assunta Church one is the bell tower and the other is Santa Fosca‚ When you plan to go to visit Torcello island the boat will stops before in two other islands and you have to change the boat two times. One of the islands is Burano and the other is Murano Island. Torcello Island takes

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    Belonging to Culture

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    People feel a strong sense of belonging to their culture. This is seen in the film ‘Bend It Like Beckham’ by Gurinder Chadha. The main scenes that portray this statement are the engagement scene‚ pre-wedding scene and the wedding scene. This statement is also shown in the related text ‘Integrated’ by Sylvia Kantaris. In the film‚ various techniques are used such as long shots‚ full shots and panning. In the related text the techniques used are a metaphor‚ listing‚ contrast and emotive words. In

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    “A sense of belonging can emerge from connections with communities and people.” Stella Wu The concepts of belonging are primarily come from attachment with communities and individuals. In the novel “swallow the air” (Tara June Winch 2006) and the movie “Rabbit-Proof Fence” (Phillip Noyce 2002)‚ authors use various language and visual techniques apply to writing and visual cohesion such as symbolism‚ motif‚ quotes and cycle to tell similar story about “the stolen generation”. “Rabbit-Proof Fence”

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    Insular Island

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    What were the Insular Islands? The Insular Islands were a large group of active volcanic islands that are believed to have existed in the Cretaceous period (145-66 million years ago). They were located somewhere in what is now the modern-day Pacific Ocean. It is thought that they formed at least 210 million years before they met their ultimate fate about 115 million years ago‚ which will be discussed later. This massive island chain was located between two prehistoric oceans‚ with the Bridge River

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    Ellis Island.

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    Millions of people entered the US in the late 1800’s‚ but how? Ellis Island was the one and only provider for immigration in the late 1800’s. At first‚ the Battery in lower Manhattan was the immigration station. Eventually‚ the Battery could not handle the flow of immigrants. This caused the federal government to buy Ellis Island from Samuel Ellis‚ a merchant of New York City‚ and that’s how the Islands name was given. Ellis Island was opened on January 1‚ 1892 and closed in November 1954. It was the

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    Idenitity and Belonging

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    Introduction to Context: Identity and Belonging NOTE: This handout is to be glued into your context journal. ⇒ ⇒ ⇒ ⇒ Who am I? Where do I belong? What things have shaped me into the person that I am today? How have they done so? In the context Exploring Issues of Identity and Belonging‚ you will consider many issues related to questions of a sense of self and how we gain the feeling of belonging to a family‚ group‚ place or community. What makes a sense of self? Each of us is an individual

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    Ellis Island

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    Kennedy Maranion ELD 7/8 August 2‚ 2013 Ellis Island In this poem‚ Joseph Bruchac writes about visiting Ellis Island‚ which was a port of entry for so many immigrants‚ and feeling mixed emotions about his family history. He rejoices for the Slovak immigrants who found new opportunities in the U.S.‚ but he mourns for the ancestors who were here before the Europeans‚ the American Indians dispossessed by the new arrivals who seized control of their land. To me‚ the poem basically means that

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