Brittany Arcon Response to New Boy: Due to abstract nature of the concept of belonging‚ a sense of acceptance can be found in different predicaments. As each person has their individual desires‚ needs and values‚ they can achieve a genuine sense of belonging in various avenues. Many individuals often find a sense of correlation in a relationship as the strongest connection; by nature‚ these connections fulfil the human need for social interaction and henceforth delineate from other connections
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through the novel Animal Farm explores how political systems can suppress individual freedoms. Though it is an allegory based on the Russian Revolution and the rise of Stalin‚ it is really an exploration of all political uprisings and rebellions. In the novella‚ the animals fantasise about a better life‚ a life of freedom‚ but their leader Napoleon abandons all ethics and principles of the rebellion and they have less freedom than before. Napoleon abuses this idealistic equilibrium to take advantage of
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movie FREEDOM WRITERS The thorough presentation of a well researched context in the film provided the environment for priming the viewers on the concept of belonging which was highlighted in the film. This grounded the film and prepared the viewers on the film’s main focus. Through the brief but meaningful snippets of what happened during the trial of Rodney King‚ the viewers were introduced to the conflict used in the film that surfaced and distinctly placed attention on the concept of belonging
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Media‚ which serves as an information and entertainment outlet‚ also helps to illuminate the different classifications of people such as race‚ class‚ and gender. The movie Freedom Writers‚ directed by Richard LaGravenese in 2007‚ is a great example of a movie that is filled to the brim with insight and different perceptions of these barriers between people. We follow the story of a teacher‚ Erin Gruwell‚ as she begins her new teaching career in a school that has been introduced to an integration
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Freedom Writer is based on a true story. Teenagers in Woodrow Wilson High School had many conflicts in their lives‚ which also affected on their education as well. A new high school teacher Ms. Gruwell assigned a class that was full of students who were labeled as at risk. Gruwell refused to allow her student’s lives to become self-fulfilling prophecies. Gruwell believed in her students and herself that she can make better people out of them and to give them the support that their parents failed
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In the movie‚ Freedom Writers‚ students at Wilson High School are self divided into several distinct classes based on ethnicity‚ financial status‚ and popularity. Students are likely unable to break free of their social groups because of previous history and the overemphasis of the racial differences in gangs. The intolerance of other ethnic groups comes from the impact of observing the actions of generations who lived during racial segregation and the Civil Right’s movement. These older generations
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Freedom. Good or Bad? The idea of personal freedom and individuality is a concept that has been debated by philosophers throughout history. In 380 BC‚ Plato addresses his thoughts on freedom in society throughout The Republic. His main opinion is‚ too much freedom given to individuals will lead to an unjust society. This concept‚ through proven thoroughly‚ has some complications with adapting to todays society. Years later‚ Plato’s ideals are hard for today’s society to grasp. In an age of rapid
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Belonging is knowing who you are‚ through trials and struggles that you will be familiar with yourself and can understand the reasons for your uniqueness. Belonging is not only about being accepted into a circle‚ but earning that place. Not just a member‚ but a leader. “No man is an island”‚ yet despite the most basic human need to belong‚ many chose to be alone. A sense of belonging is integrated through several different contexts and aspects of each individual’s everyday life. Three texts in which
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In our modern society‚ the concept of belonging and acceptance is a major aspect. Belonging is a fundamental human need and when we lack this and experience alienation‚ boundaries and limits are out on our human experiences. Most stories and films represent belonging or alienation in one form or another. Strictly Ballroom‚ directed by Baz Luhrmann and the ‘Ugly Duckling’‚ a short story by Hans Christian Anderson‚ are both representations of acceptance and disconnection through various film and language
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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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