The greatest pain in life is not that of the physical kind. It is not loss. It is not death. But it is to be ignored. Excluded. Alone. I’m like a tree. A dead tree‚ who stands alone in a field of emptiness. Sadness. My bark is flaking‚ falling‚ fading. I am fading. My leaves curl and crumble. They are brown‚ dead‚ ugly. But you‚ you are a beautiful tree‚ whose branches stretch across the sky‚ far and wide. Whose leaves are a bright‚ luminescent green in the spring‚ and a rich‚ ruby red in the autumn
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The groups we reject tell us as much about ourselves as those to which we choose to belong Do I Belong? By Danielle Arnold –Levy “Who am I?” is a question often repeated by teenagers‚ though they may not voice it out loud or use precisely those words. One of the biggest challenges that adolescents face during the transition between childhood and adulthood is this struggle with their own sense of identity. For one thing‚ it seems to constantly shift: they may act one way with a particular group
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What is a LETTER TO THE EDITOR? Letters to the Editor are found in newspapers. They are written by members of the public‚ as opposed to newspaper staff‚ and give somebody’s opinion about a current issue. Letters to the Editor have a similar structure to other persuasive forms of writing‚ like an essay. Salutation Opening Statement Opinion/Hypothesis Argument Argument Argument Conclusion Personal Details 1. Letters to the Editor start with a SALUTATION‚ usually ‘Dear Editor’ or ‘Dear Sir/Madam’.
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The dead-ended street She stood in the middle of the street‚ where the wind washed on the sighing pavement with a hollow sound at midnight. Her empty eyes saw straight through the bleary neon lights flickering on and off the street signs. She looked and saw nothing‚ gulping in cleansing‚ scouring draughts of air. Her hair whipped around her face‚ and the world was reduced to fragments and blurs‚ spots and smudges of something unreal. A train whistled through the air behind her‚ silent as a
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Belonging Essay 2011 HSC Question Question 3 (15 marks) Explore how perceptions of belonging and not belonging can be influenced by connections to places. In your response‚ refer to your prescribed text and at least ONE other related text of your own choosing. The prescribed texts are listed on the next page. Word Length: 1200 words A sense of belonging is an essential part of the human condition; it is a desire shared by all. Belonging refers to the ability of an individual to fit in a specified place
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most strongly represents the idea of Belonging. Explain your view with reference to TWO of the collected texts. A sense of belonging can emerge from the connections made with people‚ group or a community. To connect with others we have to assimilate‚ we have to act and behave like those who we wish to associate with. From feeling connected and belonging we feel valued and accepted by others as social human beings. There are also implications from not belonging‚ our inability to connect can lead
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experience of belonging. The desire to belong shapes and informs one’s existence. Whilst a sense of belonging attained through the relationships that we form with people and placet and allows us to feel an enriched sense of fulfilment and acceptance. from an individuals failure to form strong relationships can lead to a limited sense of belonging. relationships cerbates that sense of isolation and exclusion from their society/community. The concepts of both belonging and not belonging are both depicted
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Belonging is a satisfying and comfortable sensation that an individual feel when they identify themselves as valuable in particular circumstances. This feeling of belonging can be attained through relationships with people and communities. However‚ the perceptions of not belonging may emerge from pessimistic sense of identity due to being different to the majority and the society’s objection to belong. From birth‚ an individual’s culture and family are closely linked to the person’s sense of identity
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experiences shape an individual’s sense of belonging Belonging means the idea of being part of something where you are accepted without compromise‚ conditions or limitations. Relationships with people around one’s environment and experiences through one’s life have a strong connection to shape an individual’s sense of belonging. The play Rainbow’s End by Jane Harrison demonstrates that relationships and experiences affect individuals to shape their sense of belonging. Relationship between families usually
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A sense of belonging requires understanding and acceptance. This is displayed through Steven Herrick’s the simple gift which explores ideas such as alienation‚ security of a home place and connectedness. Also Sean Penn’s “Into to the Wild” which explores ideas that‚ a sense of belonging can only be found when one is in solitude and isolated from others and that everyone has a place where they are accepted. An idea demonstrating that a sense of belonging requires understanding and acceptance is
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