Belonging: Supplementary texts Then and Now – Oodgeroo Noonuccal Belonging is a state of acceptance and understanding within ones social and physical environment. Displacement from the known and familiar hinders a meaningful connection to the environment and diminishes personal wellbeing. Oodgeroo Noonuccal’s poem Then and Now (1974) is an exploration of the impact of colonisation on aboriginals through the experience of a young woman who feels displaced from her spiritual home. Noonuccal
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can learn the message from a journey‚ without actually going on it. Two excellent examples of literature doing this are in the texts stopping by woods on a snowing evening by Robert Frost and City of beasts by Isabel Allende. The texts have elements of physical journeys (getting from point a-b) and inner journeys which is a journey within us. City of beasts is a text about a young boy named Alex who is forced into an adventure with his Grandmother into the Amazon rainforest. Stopping by woods on
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Physical journeys also involve emotional and spiritual journeys A physical journey brings inner growth and development from the experiences a person encounters from a physical transition from one place to another. All physical journeys include obstacles and hardships however they also involve emotional and spiritual journeys along the way. Peter Skrzynecki’s poems “Postcard” and “Crossing The Red Sea” are both examples of an emotional journey within a physical journey. A feature article ‘A Desert
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Anastasia Gryllis Related Material #1 Pierce the Veil - Caraphernelia My first chosen related material for Distinctively Visual is a song and Video clip by Pierce the Veil called ‘Caraphernelia’. In the song‚ the composer uses techniques such as juxtaposition‚ metaphors and other images to convey distinctively visual‚ through the lyrics and video clip. Caraphernelia described in the urban dictionary is ‘a broken-heart disease‚ whenever someone leaves you but leaves all their things behind
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WATCHMEN: This graphic novel by Alan Moore‚ is set in an alternate version of the United states. It is set in the Cold War Era. The idea of superheroes is surprisingly well fitting in this era‚ as it lies during a time of lies‚ anxiety and propaganda. Superheroes represent a symbol of hope that citizens were able to look up to‚ when normal humanity had devastated itself in the destruction of war. The helplessness and paranoia of the time had influenced not only the people of the time‚ but also
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For 80 years now‚ people have been talking on the telephone. For over 100 years‚ we have been driving vehicles. However‚ it was not until recently individuals have tried to combine these two. While most people know the dangers this can cause and has caused‚ many people in today’s society still have not put the cell phone down before getting behind the wheel. Linda Doyle‚ a loving mother and an avid helper for the Central Oklahoma Humane Society‚ became a statistic in the year 2009. Her life abruptly
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AOS Essay – Belonging “ Having a strong sense of one’s identity is essential to belong.” Discuss. Refer to prescribed text + 2 related. It is important for all individuals to have a stable sense of identity in order to fit into social groups and belong to places or other individuals. As well as being integral to maintaining these relationships‚ a strong sense of identity is necessary to stay content with one’s own contextual circumstances: such as dealing with discrimination and social labelling
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The knowledge related to the range of investments available to individuals. Introduction Any investments have risks‚ and investors have to recognize how much risks they should take on to obtain homologous profits. The investment risk is uncertainty of future return that investors may suffer the risk of profits loss or even capital loss. For instance‚ stock may be stuck‚ real estate may fall‚ and the company may be close down‚ etc. Generally‚ the greater the risk‚ the greater the potential return
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Numb by Linkin Park I have chosen to research this song and video as they are the embodiment of the sub-culture that is the main target audience for the ’emocore’ genre. This song seemingly calls out to those who are sick and tired of being told to conform to societal norms‚ either by their parents or peers. This is a very ’emo’ message to convey‚ as the target audience of emotionally troubled teens feel that they can relate to it in that they feel those around them try to force them into normality
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Related Text Scaffold 1: Six degrees of Separation Aspects/Concepts of Belonging/Not Belonging These should be concerned with belonging/not belonging to location‚ relationship‚ society‚ ideas‚ events‚ people‚ modification of belonging over time‚ choice to belong/not belong‚ barriers to belong What is learnt from the text about the aspect? Concept in your own words Technique (2-3 techniques) Example of technique Effect of the technique on the responder Why has the composer chosen to represent
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