‘Romulus‚ My Father’ is an autobiography/memoir that’s all about having connections to people: family‚ neighbours‚ and friends. Connection to place is also evident; Romulus to Europe and Raimond to Australia. It is “... an original meditation on life itself: character‚ conversation‚ friendship‚ morality and the terror of insanity.” It is a reasoned‚ calm and sincere recount that has the power to bring one to tears or make them grin or laugh as they read a certain part‚ like the antics of Jack the
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Growing up in the United States‚ my mother’s side of the family would annually host a day to pray for our deceased relatives. They suffered a distressing escape from the Vietnam War in order to integrate back into normal society. Despite some of my relatives say we had the fortune of a red envelope‚ numerous family members told me that the Communists caused us to suffer. At five years old‚ I believed everything they said; especially things from my parents because I was naïve. After all these years
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so I didn’t have to face it. But I knew I had to keep going” (Ty). This is from a survivor of the tragic Cambodian genocide that is explained by Loung Ung in her novel First They Killed My Father. The story goes in depth of her struggles during the genocide being only the age of 5. She puts on a display of strength and perseverance during her journey as a victim of the Khmer Rouge. In the book‚ First They Killed My Father by Loung Ung‚ Ung explores the idea of composure to develop the theme that
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told the story of his father and his various relationships with the land and the people he interacted with. Similar to Gaita‚ Maria Dell’oso has also written a reflective piece that features anecdotes of her family in different time periods and she has shown the change in their sense of belonging over time also. Both texts share the migrant experience and the hardships that European migrants would have to deal with when they first arrived in a foreign land. In Romulus my father we are repeatedly forced
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My Parents Last Night Together I woke up this morning excited about my daughters first day of 5th grade. The sun was peering through my curtains as I yarned. I turned my face and was greeted by a sloppy kiss from my beloved dog Sasha while Lady squeezed in to the gathering for some affection. I put Emily to bed early wanting her to get a good night sleep. In the middle of the night Philip startled me by sitting up in bed around 5 am saying he had to go to the office early‚ although he was back to
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In Romulus my father Raimond Gaita creatively illustrates the impact our culture and upbringing has on our character and how it slowly but ultimately helps form who we eventually become. Gaita demonstrates how our culture and the way we have been brought up can develop our morals to whom which we live our everyday lives he also shows how both these factors‚ our culture and upbringing help us develop our own sense of belonging and identity. Raimond gives an insight into Romulus’s intriguing
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Growing up I had an average childhood‚ playing with friends‚ visiting family‚ fighting with my younger brothers‚ a lot of fond memories‚ but the one thing I think separated myself from any other child would be my fondness for animals. It’s a passion I’ve had since I can remember. I would bring home anything from a dog to cat‚ to reptiles‚ even insects‚ my parents were not always happy when I did but they understood my purpose. I didn’t like the fact of people just throwing an animal out on the street to
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do. In a short decade‚ I will be 23 years old‚ which means that my years of youth are coming to an end. One thing I am sure of is that I will do my best to become a happy and successful woman. Since I was a pre-teen I have always thought that I would become a successful architect. It is my dream job. I hope to be known worldwide for my designs and make houses for celebrities. I will have graduated from a bachelor in architecture from college‚ as well as a master in architecture. I will make beautiful
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Character Study * Romulus Romulus achieves a sense of belonging to his community through work. It is clear that Romulus feels the way to belong to a community is through hard work and through proving his ‘worth’ to that community. 1950s rural Australia tolerated immigrants‚ however rarely accepted them as individuals and respect usually had to be earned. This understanding of belonging develops Romulus a ‘reputation’ in his community; “his work became admired and his business prospered” (ch
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apart to satisfy my curiosity. My Mom was not a big fan of me pulling everything in the house down to pieces‚ but that never slowed me down. With age‚ I started to learn to reassemble things as well. In the fourth grade‚ I built a remote-controlled boat using the motors from a toy car that I had gotten on my birthday. I think that was the moment when Mom realized that I had the potential to actually do something with machines‚ because after that never stopped me from trying out any of my ’projects’. Machines
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