the loss of belonging to his original country and its culture. This quote can also be linked to the Feature article on Ali Ammar‚ a Lebanese Muslim‚ who didn’t respect the sense of belonging that his new country has given him. In the case of the Cronulla riots‚ where Ali Ammar burnt the Australian flag and sentenced to 9 months juvy‚ people from the same country as him and
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Bra Boys From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search The Bra Boys is an Australian gang founded and based in Maroubra‚ an eastern suburb of Sydney‚ New South Wales. Dating back to the 1990s‚ the gang has gained notoriety through violent clashes with members of the public and police. The gang achieved national and international attention in 2007[1] with the release of a feature-length documentary entitled Bra Boys: Blood is Thicker than Water‚ written and directed by members
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Prompt: Sometimes choosing to belong to one culture or group means losing your place in another. The question of identity is always a difficult one for those living in a culture‚ yet belonging to another. This difficulty frequently remains in the mind of most immigrants‚ especially the second generations who were born in a country other than their parents and have gone through many society changes. Without much choice the younger generation feel culturally displaced as they are simultaneously
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Practise Essay- Ella Trapnell “Belonging is not simply about the well-being of an individual. Belonging allows humans to overcome great obstacles and moments of adversity”. Every human being possesses the urgent need to belong‚ to gain the strength of others and to fit into society. It is in our basic nature‚ our history supporting the human will to belong‚ as tribes were formed‚ urban environments assembled and modern societies bringing individuals into a group as one. A sense of belonging gives
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certain historical events in racial/ethnic contexts (Mansouri‚ Fethi &Wood‚ 2008 p.17). September 11 was often talked about within a racial setting‚ attaching Muslims and persons of Arabic origins to these events. More recently‚ events such as the Cronulla Riots and the Sydney ‘Lebanese’s’ gang rapes were also spoken of in racial contexts‚ thereby attaching these violent events to the identities of Muslims and the Lebanese community. These narratives are generated within the media and repeated over and
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on society not only through the content of the message but also through the process. The way the media represent society can affect our opinion and the way we view the world. Media can often represent something negatively (e.g. Muslim‚ the Cronulla riot etc) which may lead us to thinking the same bias opinion as the media but the media doesn¡¯t portray what is real‚ it portrays what people ¡®want¡¯ to watch‚ that is ¡®represented¡¯. The media can also portray something positively (e.g. election
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How have the composers of the two of the texts you have studied explored aspects of ‘identity’ that you have found interesting? In your response‚ refer closely to the techniques that have been employed to convey particular aspects. The concepts of identity. ! ! The composers engaged me by incorporating self identity as an aspect in their texts by reinforcing the character’s surroundings and childhood. Hannah Robert’s short story ‘Sky High’ effectively expresses this theme through her colourful
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‘Witness’ remains a text that speaks truths to audience today. Discuss. The themes presented in the film ‘Witness’ are definitely still existing to the audience of today due solely to the fact that the Amish still remain in present society. The Amish are a community where modern technology does not exist. The film establishes a culture clash between the Amish and the ‘English’ which still occurs today. The idea of a culture clash in the film ‘Witness’ is played on by Weir as he establishes a
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get along pretty well.” Wendy sees that other migrants are in the same boat as her and is treated decently‚ but unfortunately some migrants are treated quite the opposite. They get cussed‚ pushed‚ bullied‚ and denied their right as seen on the 2005 Cronulla beaches‚
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A documentary demonstrates an interpretation of the truth by attempting to persuade an audience to side with the makers to endorse their interpretations of issues and events. In the instance Bra boys; Blood is thicker then water‚ directed by Sunny Abberton‚ the Bra Boys gang is viewed as a imitation of a prodigious brotherhood gang of surfers that are victims from occurrences and backgrounds opposed to a gang that dispute with the law by an act of violence. The Bra Boys have interpreted issues and
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