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    Belonging Speech ‘A sense of belonging and not belonging can be understood through exploration of the connections a composer has between themselves‚ people and places’. The idea of belonging can be seen through an individual’s need to gain a sense of identity‚ within themselves and through their relations with others. Critical to the notion of belonging it is important for an individual to gain a sense of acceptance and understanding between not only themselves but also place and others. The

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    People experience a sense of belonging in varied and complex ways. How is this explored in the text you have studied? People have different experiences of belonging‚ some of these are positive and others are negative. This concept will be explored through the prescribed text‚ the poems Immigrant Chronicle by Peter Skrzynecki‚ the film Looking for Alibrandi directed by Kate Woods and the novel Ten things I hate about me written by Randa Abdel El Fattah. These texts highlight the different aspects

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    gang try to recruit Tao in his own front yard‚ that Walt does not like the Hmong people. Tao resists which causes a conflict that ends up moving over to Walt’s lawn. The scene is cut to Walt pointing a gun into the gangs’ faces whilst saying ‘get off my lawn’. One of the members of the gang says to Walt ‘are you crazy‚ go back in the house’ where Walt replies to this ‘how about I blow a hole in your face and then I go in the house and I sleep like a baby‚ you can count on

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    Individuals often face a struggle to overcome the multiple barriers that prevent belonging‚ however we find that belonging is achieved by being in an environment that fosters a state of mind in which we understand and accept our identity and the world around us. These notions of belonging are epitomised in; Jane Harrisons play Rainbows End ‚ David Malof’s novel The Great world and the movie directed by Sean Penn‚ Into the Wild. In Jane Harrissons play Rainbows End many of the characters find

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    BELONGING – IDEAS FOR THESIS STATEMENTS –OR ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT BELONGING The Prescription’s rubric requires you to: Consider aspects of belonging in terms of experiences and notions of identity‚ relationships‚ acceptance and understanding. You could use these notions to begin developing your theses or lines of argument. Exercise 1: Developing and Sustaining a Thesis Select one of the lines of argument and create a mind map that includes a number of points or ideas that further the

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    A sense of belonging is transitory; it is not a steady state. A sense of belonging shifts and changes according to the age of an individual and is gradually disrupted when one is challenged with the natural process of deterioration‚ becoming unable to ‘fit in’ to their society‚ workplace and home. R.Cobb’s satirical cartoon ‘Rejection’ incorporates old-factory irony to describe the stereotypical temperament of belonging; the nature of abandonment and displacement as individuals decline in age. The

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    Belonging Essay Daniel Mansutti It is essential for people to belong as it is one of the basic human needs in which we thrive for but some want to “belong to” and others want to “belong with”. The two texts I have chosen to explore the differences are ‘We Are Going” by Oodgeroo Noonuccal and a scene called ‘This Land is Mine’ from ‘One Night The Moon’ by Carmody and Kelly. They

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    Belonging: The family is unable to establish roots because they keep moving house/communities.   Some people in the family like moving from place to place‚ but others don’t (the kids are ‘wildly exited’ and the oldest girl is ‘close to tears’). he mother has abandoned control of where the family is headed.   Belonging to a place is closely tied to belonging in a family. All people in this family are affected by the father’s decision to relocate. To belong in this family‚ movement is necessary

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    To belong or not to belong A sense of belonging can emerge from the connections made with people‚ places‚ groups‚ communities and the larger world. To find where one belongs isn’t always a pleasant journey. It depends on your personal experience‚ to whether you find it pleasant or not. Peter Skrzynecki shares his personal experience of migration and the years after through poems not all so pleasant‚ which I would like to show you parts of his journey today. I would also like to explore the picture

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    “How have the composers of the texts you have studied present a perspective on the significance of belonging or not belonging?” Belonging is undeniably a significant and innate part of human nature‚ offering one senses of identity‚ security and affiliation. Peter Skrzynecki’s anthology of poems Immigrant Chronicle epitomises the struggles associated with migration‚ demonstrating that to belong requires an understanding and recognition of one’s identity. It is also essential to establish

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