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    for Alibrandi is about Josephine Alibrandi in her last year of high school at St Martha‘s. The book begins with Josie sitting at her desk in her religion class in deep thought about a multiple choice question in a Hot Pants Magazine. The setting in Looking for Alibrandi does not play a main part in the book but plays a main part in her love and family life. In the book there is an emphasis on an urban environment with a teenage view on the social links at her school. Josie lives in Australia in

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    In the novel "Looking for Alibrandi" by Melina Marchetta‚ the main character Josie undergoes numerous changes by the end of the text. Throughout the year that the book covers‚ many events occur that change Josie’s personality and attitude towards the world. She matures from being a very stubborn and hot-tempered girl to a more responsible and experienced young woman. When we meet seventeen-year-old Josephine Alibrandi‚ at the beginning of the text‚ our first impression of her is that she is very

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    An important relationship in the book Looking for Alibrandi by Melina marchette is Josie Alibrandi and Jacob Coote relationship. This is an important relationship because it completely changes through out the novel and is a relationship that helps her find herself. At the beginning of the novel Josie and Jacob hate each other and don’t get along at all. But as they start spending more time with each other and get to know each other more their relationship grows and they understand each other more

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    Good afternoon’s teachers and my peers‚ today I would like to give my speech about how education leads to a successful life. I am going to discuss three main points in my speech that are; education provides a better quality of life‚ it expand people mind and helps people to learn values and morals. Firstly education provides better quality of life because it helps people to become successful and smart people by giving knowledge and ideas.Education is key to get good job. It will guide through

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    Looking for Alibrandi” is a coming-of-age film about a girl named Josephine Alibrandi. She is raised in Australia‚ and is Italian. As a result‚ she is an individual who is a part of two societies. Josie is just one of many characters in ‘Looking for Alibrandi’ are also caught between two societies. Josie‚ the main character in ‘Looking for Alibrandi’ is the biggest example of a character who is caught in the middle of two societies; her Australian upbringing and her Italian heritage. Josie is surrounded

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    Melina Marchetta’s novel‚ Looking for Alibrandi‚ explores a number of topical themes. The three main themes explored in the novel include prejudice‚ Jose’s social endeavours and searching for one’s self. Firstly Melina Marchetta explores the theme of prejudice. Josephine often experienced prejudice in this novel‚ wether it is coming from a family environment or her school Jose has been subject of prejudice. As a result Jose often feels demoralized and excluded. Josie at times has also had preconceived

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    The title “Looking for Alibrandi” fits this novel perfectly. At first‚ the title didn’t have a great deal of meaning to me. However‚ as I continued to read the novel I started to realize just how relevant the title and the novel was and how it described the life of the main character Josephine Alibrandi‚ or Josie as she is called in the novel. Josie has always known that she was born out of wedlock to her mother Christina Alibrandi and has never known her father. Her whole sense of family is further

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    change in perspective‚ emotional change‚ physically change and world change. In Looking for Alibrandi‚ the author‚ Melina Marchetta demonstrates‚ the concept of change not only through the main character‚ Josephine‚ but also some other minor characters such as Michael Andretti and John Barton though the majority is shown through Josephine. The poem‚ “The Door” by Miroslav Holub is very similar to Looking for Alibrandi as it also shows the concept of change but it tells us that change can mean that

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    Looking for Alibrandi is a film that conveys the meaning of identity through the use of a variety of film techniques illustrated by the composers. The Outsiders‚ a novel by S.E. Hinton also has the meaning of identity hidden away somewhere between its pages‚ as does the poem The Road Not Taken but between its four stanzas. Poetic and language techniques give us a better idea of the meaning of identity. Identity‚ the word that describes who we are and how we see ourselves as a human being. A lot

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    Looking for Alibrandi is a novel written by Melinda Martchetta which captivates its audiance within the first few minutes of reading with the use of different language and narrative conventions.The book itslef is about a journey to which we travel everyday. It shows us the importance of knowing who we are and who our family is. The issues throughout the book are so much like the ones we face on a regular basis such as depression‚ love. hate. expectations‚betrayal and admiration‚ Winner of numerous

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