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    fabricates their social and cultural expectations which inevitably influences their ability to belong. The poem Feliks Skrzynecki‚ composed by Peter Skrzynecki depicts a nostalgic yet perplexedly negative description of the writers father. The readers are taken on a journey from Peters child-like admiration for his father to the pairs developing detachment throughout the poem. Peter and his father have contrasting social and cultural expectations as a result of their different upbringings which influence

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    comfortable way that is accepted. The prescribed texts that I have used to identify the power of own choice‚ attitudes of others and external factors that influence a person’s sense of belonging; include two poems from Peter Skrzynecki’s ‘Immigrant Chronicle’‚ ‘Migrant Hostel’ and ‘Feliks Skrzynecki’. Another two related texts that I have identified to have significant meaning and relation to the statement‚ include Ian Kim’s watercolour painting ‘Alienation’ and an anonymous online feature article called ‘The

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    Vulcan Mold-Maker will need to be approved by the board of directors. Having already been rejected three times for a similar type of mold maker by the board and most recently as late as 1999 this will not be an easy task. Further more Fonderia di Torino is running at 90% capacity the addition of an extra 30% capacity would currently go unused. 2) Worker’s Union: The current collective bargaining agreement between the worker’s union and management is prohibitive. Cost cutting in the form of human

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    made with people‚ places‚ groups‚ communities and the larger community. There are different concepts of belonging and they can be described through the use of various language and film techniques. Belonging is evident in Peter Skrzynecki’s poems St Patrick’s College and Felix Skrzynecki and in the film Mean Girls directed by Mark Waters. Both composers use various ways of interpreting belonging and not belonging. Through the use of language techniques such as cliché and hyperbole‚ and film techniques

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    FELIK’S SKRZYNECKI The poem FELIKS SKRZYNECKI‚ by Peter Skrzynecki effectively portrays his childhood reminiscence as an adult. In the first stanza‚ he demonstrated his admiration for his father as a child and described him with respect‚ knowing that Felik’s Skrzynecki was his adopted father. Immediately‚ we can gain Peter Skrzynecki’s strong respect he has towards his father‚ fiercely emphasized by re-telling what Felik’s Skrzynecki had done for his family. “ Alert‚ brisk and silent

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    on your thinking. - Migrant Hostel - Leaving Home - Feliks Skrzynecki Choices are an un-avoidable fact of human life. Typically‚ a physical journey changes our views‚ challenges our thinking‚ broadens our understanding‚ and through this‚ expands our knowledge of life. Through various literary techniques‚ Peter Skrzynecki successfully portrays all elements of a physical in his poems Migrants Hostel‚ Leaving Home and Feliks Skrzynecki. In today’s society people are not always aware of the consequences

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    Feliks Skrzynecki The issues of acceptance and alienation are crucially present in Peter Skrzynecki’s ’Feliks Skryzynecki’. Although the poem is a tribute to Peter Skrzynecki’s father‚ a range of concepts are also revealed. Through the use of powerful and vivid imagery‚ the poet successfully conveys Feliks as a man who is comfortable‚ content and secure in his own identity. In this poem‚ concepts of belonging and not belonging occur within place‚ family‚ community and culture. The first stanza

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    reference to the poem Feliks Skrzynecki The statement “Man’s need to belong can trigger challenges that lead to both positive and negative outcomes” is a true statement that is demonstrated in the poem Feliks Skrzynecki. The two subjects of the poem‚ Peter and Feliks Skrzynecki both exhibit a yearning for belonging and must overcome challenges that arise due to their need to obtain a sense of connectedness to people and place. The challenges that Feliks and Peter are trying to overcome lead to

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    relationships or events. Through these different aspects which create a sense of belonging‚ a strong individual identity can also be formed. Peter Skrzynecki explores these concepts in his poem “Feliks Skrzynecki” and presents the idea that there does not always have to be a conflict between an individual’s desire to belong and their duty to themselves. In this poem‚ Skrzynecki demonstrates how Feliks’ bond with his home country of Poland and his desire to continue to belong there‚ play a defining role in shaping

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    importance of belonging as they explore the many aspects‚ including the potential to enrich or challenge a belief. This is reflected through the anthology‚ “Immigrant chronicle” written by the Australian-Polish poet‚ Peter Skrzynecki. Through his knowledge but mainly his own experiences‚ Skrzynecki conveys the difficulties of belonging‚ not belonging and the barriers

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