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    There are many similarities between the novel “The Absolutely True Diary of Part Time Indian” by Sherman Alexie and the essay “Recognizing Strangers” by Sara Ahmed. Both authors talk about the major theme of belonging to a certain culture‚ or community. In the novel the main character named Junior is a complete outcast in his neighborhood. He is from a poor Indian community called “Reservation” where everyone who is part of the community is in the same financial situation. The community had the

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    Belonging is a universal human experience that occurs when individuals share a set of beliefs. It often emerges from our connections to place‚ in terms of both the surrounding environment and our perceived place within relationships. The pastoral comedy “As You Like It” by William Shakespeare strengthens our grasp of this elusive concept by exploring the influence of agrarian existence on how characters finds their place in society. “Line written in Kensington Garden” by Matthew Arnold similarly

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    “In their search for belonging‚ individuals must navigate the pressures that impact on their identity” It is the challenges and pressures of society that shape our identity‚ allowing us to discover who we truly are and find a sense of belonging. Emily Dickinson’s poem I had been hungry all the years and Sean Penn’s film Into the Wild explore the underlying themes of alienation from society and belonging to nature‚ and through each protagonist’s search for belonging‚ it can be seen that the trials

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    Belonging is to be the property of a person or organization‚ to be linked to a particular person‚ group‚ place‚ or time by a relationship such as birth‚ affection‚ or membership. The poems “Post Card”‚ “Migrant Hostel” and “St Patrick” from “The Immigrant Chronicles” by Peter Skrzynecki‚ the film “Remember the Titans” directed by Jerry Bruckheimer and the novel “The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas “ by John Bayne convey the idea about belonging emerging from the connection with people‚ place and communities

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    Good morning‚ fellow students and teacher/adjudicators In my humble opinion‚ Belonging is the inherent nature of humans to connect with others. This statement means that we‚ -as humans- have an underlying need to belong‚ to feel safe and to feel wanted. On the other hand Google defines belonging in 2 ways. The first one: To be rightly placed in a specified area. This links belonging to a place‚ whether it be a physical location or a certain mindset. The second definition is: To be rightly classified

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    Essay “A sense of belonging requires an understanding of one’s past.” Although the main aspect of this quote is referring to the past; in other words time‚ it could also mean features of the past‚ such as people‚ places‚ past experience etc. These aspects of belonging are extensively shown within Peter Skrzynecki’s ‘Immigrant Chronicle’; in particular the poems ‘Feliks Skrzynecki’ and ‘in the folk museum’. Belonging and all of its aspects are also shown through the movie ‘Dead Poets society’ and

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    Belonging Essay The human quest to belong is characterized by both triumph and failure. Belonging is a human conception; considered a fundamental need to be accepted‚ to have a sense of security and fulfillment. A negative sense of belonging may be found among the displaced‚ marginalized and may lead towards personal issues that may be indomitable for the individual. The short clip ‘Be My Brother’ directed by Genevieve Clay is a short presentation on the qualities of belonging and the quality

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    ‘We all strive to Belong’ Life is about struggling to belong in the world. When our cultural identity is minimal‚ we can feel dislocated and displaced and believe that we do not belong to our culture and country we live in. Some people struggle to belong more than others. A sense of belonging can develop from the connections made with people‚ places and the larger world. These are shown in Peter Skrzynecki’s Immigrant Chronicle in two of his poems Feliks Skrzynecki and Migrant Hostel and an opinion

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    HSC Subject Guide Belonging 2009 HSC: Area of Study – English - related material English HSC 2009 - 2012 is Belonging. What does belonging mean? From the Oxford Dictionary and Thesaurus: belong‚ verb‚ 1) to be rightly put into a particular position or class; 2) fit or be acceptable in a particular place or environment; 3) belong to be a member of; 4) belong to be the property or possession of. Belonging‚ noun‚ affiliation‚ acceptance‚ association‚ attachment‚ integration‚ closeness‚ rapport‚

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    Belonging consists of a struggle with opposing pressures. A desire to belong also consists of emotional conflicts and struggles between being acknowledged while also remaining as an individual and retaining personal ideals which may ultimately result in a connection. This is explored in Emily Dickinson’s selected poetry I died for beauty‚ but was scarce and I had been hungry all the years ‚ as well as Scott Westerfeld’s novel Uglies. These texts all depict a struggle between being recognised and

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