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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2012 Shooting an Elephant In society‚ we are sometimes obligated to make a decision on the spot‚ without looking back or looking at any options around us. It may mean you have to make a decision for a big group or have to make a decision for yourself; in this case‚ both of those options weren’t good ones for the man who killed the elephant. In “Shooting an Elephant” George Orwell narrates a story about his experience as a police officer in Burma that had killed an extreme elephant. Being
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This issue is shown throughout the video both at home and at her school or college. She seems to use her art and creativity as an escape from this loneliness and as a way of letting out her stored up anger and other emotion‚ as is common for people belonging to the target audience of ’emocore’ music. This song is easy for members of it’s target audience to relate to through this character‚ as many of them feel as though they are in the same situation. The editing is used to further enforce the idea of
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short stories Dead Men’s Path and Shooting an Elephant. In Dead Man’s Path‚ Chinua Achebe highlights the dangers in our own actions through the character Michael Obi. Obi is recently appointed headmaster of a school but his fatal decision to interfere with the village‚ strips his title away. Comparably‚ In Shooting an Elephant‚ George Orwell portrays the protagonist‚ the British officer‚ as being mentally weak. The character’s devastating action of killing the Elephant is fueled by his fear of appearing
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the source of his troubles. He desperately needs human contact and love‚ but his protective wall of bitterness prevents him from looking for such interaction. Alienation is both the source of Holden’s strength and the source of his problems. Belonging to the School Community/ a group The school community’s collective allegiance to the football team enables them to belong to each other: “Anyway it was the Saturday of the football game with Saxon Hall…It was the last game of the year and you
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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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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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Elephant Inspiration is the most important factor when you write. You have to have the motivation to write and tell a story. You can get writer’s blockage when you write and become in desperate need of an interesting subject to get the work done. In the short story “Elephant” by Polly Clark we hear about William who is a writer. He writes short biographies of pop stars‚ that you can buy for only £1.99. William is not interested in pop stars‚ and really wants to write biographies of male film stars
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have ever imagined that this simple night out would end it warm blood and wet tears. The recent shooting in Aurora‚ Colorado is only another example of the repeating violence in the United States. Many blame these psychotic killings on the violence our children grow up with in the media and toys. “Shootings” by Adam Gopnik‚ expresses the views of others such as me‚ who believe that the blame on these shooting is not on the media‚ rather on the lack of control and actions the government takes to prevent
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are a lot smaller than them. Well‚ I am talking about elephants. Today I will be informing you about the different types of elephants‚ their anatomy and their behavior. Elephants are the largest living land animals. There are two types of elephants‚ Asian elephants and Indian elephants. The African elephant is significantly larger‚ they weigh from 8‚800- 15‚000 lbs. whereas the Asian elephant can weigh from 6‚600- 11‚000 lbs. African elephants have larger ears‚ a concave back‚ more wrinkled skin
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