Belonging‚ What is it? Why do we need it? Belonging is to be a part of society. It’s the ability to make a conscious decision to be a part of a group of people. A sense of belonging gives a person a sense of strength and security so that they can make the right choices for themselves. Though belonging does have a positive aspect on any person’s life‚ there are some circumstances where people have to give up what they once were to belong to a group. So in the process of trying to belong you lose
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Belonging is a complex challenge that encompasses all aspects of our life including identity‚ relationships and connections to the greater world. An individual’s choice to either embrace or resist the challenge is heavily influenced by past experiences and the ramifications of these experiences on an individual’s sense of self-worth. Both genuine relationships and connection to a particular physical environment can also affect the response of an individual and encourage them to embrace the challenge
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Explore how perceptions of belonging and not belonging can be influenced by connections to people. Connecting to people is essential to developing a sense of belonging. When people aren’t connected to others they can feel isolated or alienated. Two texts that examine this idea are the motion picture ‘Gran Torino’ directed by Clint Eastwood and Steven Herrick’s verse novel ‘The Simple Gift’. For people to perceive that they really belong‚ they need to make connections with the people around
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need to accept change around you. Elizabeth Bishop shows this type of conflict in one of her popular poems “The Fish”. In the poem‚ a fisher experiences a battle between his or her victory of catching a fish and their admiration‚ respect‚ and guilt later gained for this fish. This leaves the fisher stuck with making the right decision and that decision is should he or she free the fish or not. A battle within yourself can result in a completely different outcome than what you expected. For the fisher
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Belonging encases the intrinsic human experience through which individuals strive towards various affiliations within their microcosm of social dealings. An individual’s ability to attain belonging is heavily reliant on their prowess to develop relationships with others and their surrounding landscape. This dichotomy of belonging and not belonging is explored by the 1975 Peter Skrzynecki poem Feliks Skrzynecki and the 1998 memoir Romulus My Father by Raimond Gaita which utilise techniques such as
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also it shows Feliks has a sense of belonging to his garden. Also when Feliks slowly walking his garden “spent year walking its perimeter” also used exaggeration to create Peter’s father belongs to his garden. As above‚ His garden gives him a strong connecting to place and is of his own making under his control. Culture: Feliks shake hands “too violently” to the polish friend. The negative connation has been used to show Feliks has a sense of belonging to the polish culture. His friend gives
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‘Understanding nourishes belonging. A lack of understanding prevents it.’ Demonstrate how your prescribed text‚ and TWO other related text of your own choosing represent this interpretation of belonging. “Belonging” is a multifaceted concept that highlights our inherent need to feel a connection with others. Due to its essential complexity‚ the varying perceptions of belonging exist not merely between‚ but also within individuals‚ and are evolutionary in nature‚ shaped by the extent of social
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Discuss the statement. “Where you live defines your sense of Belonging” The statement‚ “Where you live defines your sense of Belonging” implies that the location and setting in which you live‚ defines your sense of belonging. This is not wrong in saying this‚ but it is not the only aspect to belonging. The ideas of belonging‚ or of not belonging‚ vary. They are shaped within personal‚ cultural‚ historical and social contexts. A sense of belonging can develop from the connections made with people‚ places
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Belonging to a social group builds character and identity and can only be fulfilled when it is effectively comprehended. Belonging is a complex idea that is very rarely defined as solely belonging or not belonging‚ but rather somewhere between these extremities. Raimond Gaita’s “Romulus‚ My Father‚” a story about a struggle to belong to family and culture‚ and Tim Burton’s “Edward Scissorhands‚” a story of an outcast‚ who fails to conform to a community‚ incorporate distinctive techniques and devices
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WHAT IS BELONGING? Belonging means to feel a sense of welcome and acceptance to someone or something. Belonging is a need that we naturally seek as a human in order to feel loved. In the same manner as our identities‚ there are many forms of belonging. If we fail to find a sense of belonging‚ isolation and depression often occur. However‚ there are those who do not belong but in fact are liberated by their independence. This may be due to their desire to rebel from family tradition‚ friends’ expectations
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