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    Peter Skrzynecki

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    Several aspects of belonging can be explored through any of Peter Skrzynecki’s poems in the Immigrant Chronicle. Peter Skrzynecki explores belonging and its effect on him and his family. Belonging is a feeling that every human has a need to feel. When a person feels like they don’t belong they lose the feeling of security‚ they lack self esteem and an individual’s physical and physiological wellbeing can also be affected. In the poem “St Patrick’s College” shows the feeling of being unable to

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    Peter Skrzynecki

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    individual need’ this can be further explored through Peter Skrzynecki’s poems ‘St Patrick’s College’ and ‘Felix Skrzynecki ‘and in the graphic novel ‘The Arrival’. Both composers use various ways of interpreting belonging and not belonging. Through the use of techniques‚ we can gain a greater understanding of belonging and its costs. In the poem ‘St Patricks college’‚ Skrzynecki reflects on some of his experiences of St Patricks college in Strathfield. Peter questions the social‚ educational and spiritual

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    Peter skrzynecki uses the idea of alienation and belonging in his poems discuss use in his two poems Peter skrzynecki uses the idea of belonging in he’s poems by using many language structures and poetics devices for example in he’s two poems feliks skrzynecki and St Patricks college The poem Feliks skrzynecki is a tribute about peters father .Peter uses many different poetics devices to show the idea of belonging and alienation‚ the use of possessive pronoun in the first stanza which starts

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    Peter Skrzynecki

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    |Hello my name is David Hummingbird and I am going to talk about belonging | |and how it is a common theme in many different texts. The “immigrant | |chronicles” by Peter Skrzynecki is a collection of poems that explores | |belonging to place‚ relationships and community and the pain | |uncertainty of not belonging. Belonging is a way of having acceptance‚ | |security and fulfilment whether it’s belonging to a group of friends‚ | |family‚ race or culture‚ In the movie “Freedom

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    Looking for Alaska

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    Should all grade 10 students be studying ‘Looking for Alaska’? John Green‚ author of the novel ‘Looking for Alaska’‚ writes about a normal teenager’s journey through high school. Therefore‚ it would be accurate to say‚ this book will relate to many elements of how a grade ten student might feel. All grade ten students are eligible to read ‘Looking for Alaska’. This novel is also appropriate for all level readers. John Green describes many situations a high school student can relate to‚ the novel

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    Looking for Alaska

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    Looking for Alaska is an amazing book that questions the meaning of life‚ and what happens to us after it. It follows three unique friends through a year at Culver Creek‚ a boarding school in southern Alabama. Looking for Alaska is told in the voice of Miles Halter‚ nicknamed Pudge by his roommate. Pudge is a quiet boy who memorizes people’s last words; he goes to the Creek to seek the “Great Perhaps.” During his search he meets the Colonel and Alaska Young. The three friends learn about pranking

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    Critic’s Choice Review of Looking for Alaska by John Green Miles “Pudge” Hatler’s boring obsession with famous last words has only made him crave the ‘’Great Prehaps’’ (Francois Rablais‚ poet) even more. He heads off to the sometimes crazy‚ and anything-but-boring world of Cluver Creek Boarding School‚ and his life becomes the opposite of safe because down the hall is Alaska Young; the gorgeous‚ clever‚ funny‚ self destructive‚ screwed up‚ and utterly fascinating Alaska Young‚ who is an event unto

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    Looking For Alaska

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    topics in a hypothetical way can make it easier to point out the topics in a situation you personally aren’t connected to. The novel‚ “ Looking for Alaska”‚ by John Green focuses on social issues like discovering who you are while being influenced by your peers. The book also deals with problems that are prevalent in today’s society‚ such as suicide. “Looking for Alaska” is narrated by a high school student therefore students who read the novel are able to make connections to events that the characters

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    Looking for Alaska

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    Summer 2013 Reading Assignment Honors English 8/3/13 Characterization Analysis In Looking for Alaska by John Green‚ the protagonist‚ Miles “Pudge” Halter‚ is very dynamic. In the beginning of the book‚ Pudge had no friends and was looking for what he calls the “Great Perhaps.” So he goes away to boarding school and meets “The Colonel”‚ Takumi‚ Lara‚ and Alaska. They were all immediate friends but Alaska and Pudge were drawn to each other. Pudge went from only having his mother and father at

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    Looking for Alaska’‚ John Green’s Debut novel was published in 2005.The novel is about a group of lost‚ but additionally very intelligent teenagers‚ who attend Culver Creek Boarding School for their first junior year. They are on the contrary to shallow‚ more or less precise opposite; Alaska Young‚ Miles Halter and Chip Martin’s thought are as deep as the Mariana trench. Their complicated way of looking at life‚ thirst for an adventure‚ seeking simplicity and comprehension in an intricate world

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