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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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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Belonging The texts I have studied have enhanced my understanding of the concept of belonging in its many forms and types. Belonging is ignited through connections with people‚ places‚ groups‚ communities and the larger world. The poetry by Peter Skrzynecki and the film Submarine by Richard Ayoade show the theme of belonging through unique and specific language techniques and features‚ such as imagery‚ repetition and structure‚ these methods give us an understanding of how a sense of belonging
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experience of belonging. The idea that negative interactions between an individual or others is directly related to their limited experience of belonging is extensively explored within Peter Skrzynecki’s St. Patrick’s College and Stanley Kubrick’s A Clockwork Orange‚ as the protagonists in each text have a limited experience of belonging due to their negative interactions within a group majority. The idea that negative interactions within a group dynamic can lead to a limited experience of belonging is further
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For all of us‚ fulfilment is generally achieved through the act of belonging and the connections that we have with various individuals‚ groups and places. However‚ acceptance and belonging is not always reached. This idea of self-discovery and belonging is presented in various ways in the poems‚ ‘St Patrick’s College’ and ‘Postcard’ by Peter Skrzynecki and the visual text featuring a girl celebrating her 10th birthday. Despite our individual identities‚ everyone requires the sense of connection
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Question: Significant moments in time shape our understanding of belonging. Link this to belonging. To be effective a belonging text needs interesting characters‚ a developed structure‚ narrative elements and significant moments to shape our understanding of belonging. To create significant moments in time in a belonging poem the poet needs poetic techniques and structural techniques to create a connection and sense of acceptance. To also create significant moments in time in a story the composer
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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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Belonging is a major part of the human experience that can bring connection to the people you meet. These connections enable the reader to understand their own sense of belonging through the relationships they develops. Steven Herrick’s “The Simple Gift” is a free verse novel that uses the main characters to explore the idea of relationships leading to a sense of identity. This concept can also be examined in William Golding’s “Lord of the flies” and Frank Darabont’s “The Shawshank Redemption. These
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Area of Study: Belonging AREA OF STUDY: * Explore and examine relationships between language and text and interrelationships among texts. * Synthesize ideas to clarify meaning and develop new meanings. * Take into account context‚ purpose and register‚ text structures‚ stylistic features‚ grammatical features and vocabulary. * Perceptions and ideas of belonging/not belonging. * Personal‚ historical‚ cultural and social contexts. * Connections made with people‚ places‚
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