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    themselves and their world. This may or may not have positive outcomes‚ for one or two of the people involved‚ but we must all understand the consequences‚ whether good or bad‚ of changing perspectives. Josephine as a character in Kate Woods’ film “Looking for Alibrandi” highlights the ups and downs of being a teenage girl in turmoil‚ trying to find her own way in a community where she “doesn’t belong”‚ to find a positive outcome in what she feels is a world not made for people like her‚ especially with her

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    your own choosing? Belonging is a sense of enlightenment felt when an individual gains an understanding of themselves in relation to others and the wider world. William Shakespeare’s pastoral play ‘As You Like It’ and the bildungsroman ‘Looking For Alibrandi’ written by Melina Marchetta examine not only how our perceptions of belonging are affected by the passage of time‚ but how our interactions with the world around us can shape us. Individuals seek connection in an attempt to find happiness

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    The two books Willow Tree and Olive (Irini Savvides) and Looking for Alibrandi (Melina Marchetta) are very similar and yet very different. There is a distinct connection between the storyline and the personality traits of the main characters of both novels. Yet there are contrasts between the methods by which the authors have employed in writing these novels. Willow Tree and Olive is the story of Olive. Olive is of Greek descent and she struggles with conforming to the traditions of her culture

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    benevolent and rewarding outcomes through personal growth‚ however it may also have detrimental and negative effects‚ and these must be addressed and not overlooked these ideas are evident and extrapolated in the texts Sky High by Hannah Roberts‚ Looking for Alibrandi by Malina Marchetta and The Grandparents by Robert Lowell. These texts also show that people’s outlooks and perspectives are constantly altering and reforming. As most changes in these texts relate to intangible features of an individual- personality

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    writings about the realities of managerial work and the nature of the management advice industry‚ why might we question this conventional view? Jackall’s (1988) text ‘Looking up and looking around’ looks beyond the façade and exposes the realities that make up the inner-workings of the managerial position. The notion of ‘looking up and looking around’‚ as explained by Jackall (1988) to be a manager’s inability to make “gut decisions” and the need to add people to his/her problem to pass blame is far removed

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    Chapter 1 of Looking Out‚ Looking In by Adler & Proctor‚ highlights some of the communication misconceptions that we are all guilty of falling prey to at one time or another. One of these misconceptions‚ that excess communication is not always better‚ was brought to my attention on page 18 of Chapter 1 in Looking Out Looking In. This also happens to be the communication misconception that I most often fall prey to. In order to understand why I find myself over communicating I have to take a look

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    Looking Back and Looking Ahead Education has been a major part of life. Thanks to education‚ I am able to continue my studies now at a college level and soon I will be able to achieve my professional goals. These goals could not be met without having the proper habits of mind. According to Framework for Success in Postsecondary Writing‚ habits of mind are “ways of approaching learning that are both intellectual and practical”. These habits include: curiosity‚ openness‚ engagement‚ creativity‚

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    In Italian families Women are placed in an inferior role to other males. However the main character‚ Josephine Alibrandi‚ does not conform to this typical view. She takes on a resistant view‚ to the dominant discourse of females. This was orchestrated perfectly by the author. The author has positioned the readers to take on Josephine’s view as the story told through

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    Reading 1.3  Jackall‚ R. (1988) Chapter 4‚ ‘Looking Up and Looking Around’‚ in Moral Mazes‚ Oxford University Press‚ NY. Abstract In the early sections of “Looking Up and Looking Around” Jackall seeks to explain the reasons behind inadequate decision making processes and ability. The circumstances and environments that cultivate ‘decision-making paralysis’ and a lack of individual decision making ability are explained. Numerous examples and reasons are outlined to communicate a manager’s fear of

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    In Melina Marchetta’s novel‚ "Looking for Alibrandi"‚ the theme of identity is a process of discovery along a journey for most of the characters. Although John Barton’s journey is short by the end‚ he knew what he wanted and he made sure that no one was hurt more than necessary when he achieved it. Josephine Alibrandi discovers her identity after many developments in her life‚ many of which include Jacob Coote‚ John Barton and Katia Alibrandi. Katia Alibrandi‚ Josie’s grandmother‚ (nonna) has experienced

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