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    Higlights: The South American man‚ Carlos‚ sits beside the man followed then by an American boy and girl. Carlos makes a beat with the American boy that his lighter can’t light ten times in a row. If the boy loses he loses his little finger on his left hand; if he wins he gets a car. They go back to the hotel room and Carlos ties up the boys arm. The boy starts lighting the lighter. They get to eight and a woman comes through the door and tackles Carlos to the bed and apologizes to the boy.

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    Belonging Essay – The Crucible Outline Intro: Main Body for Intro: Due to the complex and abstract nature of the concept of belonging‚ a true sense of belonging can be found in different circumstances for different people. As each individual has different values‚ morals and desires in life‚ they find their place in the world and a genuine sense of belonging through different types of relationships‚ if that relationships was through family or from another sort of social interaction. Conversely

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    A Good Man Is Hard To Find ~Theme~ In the story “A Good Man Is Hard To Find‚” I particularly liked the opening quote‚ “The dragon is by the side of the road‚ watching those who pass. Beware lest he devour you. We go to the Father of Souls‚ but it is necessary to pass by the dragon.” This quote‚ when I first read it‚ didn’t have as much impact until after I had finished the story. I felt it made me go back and re-read both the quote and the story. In doing so‚ I got more from it. What I concluded

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    Shooting an Elephant analysis Giving in can either be good or bad. Whether large or miniscule‚ situations that are faced everyday require serious decisions. As humans‚ we sometimes have the inability to decide. In‚ “ Shooting An Elephant”‚ choices are made for the pleasure of others. The theme in this short autobiographical essay deeply affects the entire story. Being unwanted had an enormous impact on Orwell. George Orwell lived in lower Burma where he was a sub- divisional police officer.

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    The two stories "Araby" and "Hills like White Elephant" have many points in common as well as differences. These stories deal with the realization of growing up or realization of the truth in sub-genre Love story.James Joyce’s “ Araby “is a tale about the disappointment of first love‚ he shows the maturing of a young boy into a man. Ernest Hemingway tells about a girl realizing the facts about her surroundings and herself. Then the reality of the character situations leads them both toward the end

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    Ideas Of Belonging

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    AOS BELONGING Rubric Perceptions and ideas of belonging‚ or of not belonging‚ vary. - Perceptions – how someone sees or understands belonging (subjective view). - Ideas – may attempt to present objectively (e.g. thesis or academic article.) Of belonging or not belonging. - Belonging/Not Belonging - to understand/explore any concept look at its opposite as well. Define and understand belonging by what it is‚ but also confine/restrict that concept by understanding what it isn’t. Perceptions

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    experience of belonging.” Discuss this view with detailed reference ( 2010 HSC Question) Considered a fundamental aspect of being human‚ belonging is an ambiguous concept which can offer individuals a sense of identity‚ security and connectedness. Experiences of belonging are closely related to a person’s interaction with others‚ as positive experiences can enrich their sense of belonging‚ and negative experiences can limit their sense of belonging. An individual’s limited experience of belonging through

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    Romulus; Belonging

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    Belonging is just as much about exclusion as it is about fitting in. Belonging is a concept wholly linked to the morality and social connections one exercises. These factors foster the sentiments of alienation and acceptance hence showing how belonging is just as much about exclusion than fitting in. It is these factors that derive one’s belonging in society and hence some are excluded naturally. This collated idea is portrayed in Raimond Gaita’s memoir Romulus my father which is supported by George

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    Belonging or not belonging is a perception‚ or something that we feel. We are influenced by many factors to feel that we belong or don’t fit in‚ including our knowledge and understanding of the place where we are in the present and how that it is influenced by our prior experiences of other places. Our perception of belonging can also be affected by how much others know and understand of the places we have come from in relation to where we are now. These ideas are explored extensively in Amy Tan’s

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    ‘Interpreter of Maladies’ explores how one culture adapts to living with another.’ Discuss. In Jhumpa Lahiri’s short story collection ‘Interpreter of Maladies’‚ the writer silhouetted the adaption of one culture to live within another in the form of allowing differences to exist and reaching a compromise. Lahiri drew the readers into the witness of different people battling with the obstacles they encounter. While some people like Mrs Sens‚ fell to the abysm of culture-displacement because of

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