The greatest pain in life is not that of the physical kind. It is not loss. It is not death. But it is to be ignored. Excluded. Alone. I’m like a tree. A dead tree‚ who stands alone in a field of emptiness. Sadness. My bark is flaking‚ falling‚ fading. I am fading. My leaves curl and crumble. They are brown‚ dead‚ ugly. But you‚ you are a beautiful tree‚ whose branches stretch across the sky‚ far and wide. Whose leaves are a bright‚ luminescent green in the spring‚ and a rich‚ ruby red in the autumn
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What is a LETTER TO THE EDITOR? Letters to the Editor are found in newspapers. They are written by members of the public‚ as opposed to newspaper staff‚ and give somebody’s opinion about a current issue. Letters to the Editor have a similar structure to other persuasive forms of writing‚ like an essay. Salutation Opening Statement Opinion/Hypothesis Argument Argument Argument Conclusion Personal Details 1. Letters to the Editor start with a SALUTATION‚ usually ‘Dear Editor’ or ‘Dear Sir/Madam’.
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The dead-ended street She stood in the middle of the street‚ where the wind washed on the sighing pavement with a hollow sound at midnight. Her empty eyes saw straight through the bleary neon lights flickering on and off the street signs. She looked and saw nothing‚ gulping in cleansing‚ scouring draughts of air. Her hair whipped around her face‚ and the world was reduced to fragments and blurs‚ spots and smudges of something unreal. A train whistled through the air behind her‚ silent as a
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During my research‚ I found that ‘In Cold Blood’ was far from “immaculately factual”‚ as Truman Capote claims it to be. Firstly‚ in an interview with George Plimpton in 1966‚ Capote describes how he managed to input his opinions into the novel‚ without interrupting the novel. He explains that by qualifying a statement he disagrees with‚ he can convince a reader of his own opinions. Secondly‚ Capote refused to use a tape recorder. Although he claimed to be 94% accurate at remembering interviews‚ he
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people stay in them. We have 5 very special people on the show today. Now‚ first we have to get to know you. Please state your name and blood type. Tom: What does blood type have to do with ANYTHING? Dr X: Just answer the question. Tom: Uh…Tom…and I don’t know my blood type… Dr X: Right then. And you‚ please state your name and blood type Elsa: Elsa‚ and why do YOU have to know my blood type? Dr. X: Because it’s MY show. YOU’RE just on it because your life sucks! Elsa: No. That’s
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Holiday homework belonging essay In the beginning of the book The Simple Gift by Steven Herrick‚ Billy’s sense of belonging was limited by his dad‚ his school and everyone around him. This is shown by the way his dad never accepted him and always treated him badly. He always felt like he didn’t belong in his town as everyone was different to him‚ he didn’t like his teachers at his school or anyone else in it‚ the only place he felt like he belonged was the quiet‚ secluded area‚ known as Westfield
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Belonging is the relationship between an individual and his society‚ idealistically of one being in harmony with their surrounding peers and therefore becoming accepted no matter what attributes they possess. Belonging is an intrinsic need‚ it is a complex and variable state and in the end brings some form of happiness to an individual. The film‚ “Strictly Ballroom”‚ produced by Baz Luhrman‚ focuses upon the individual “Scott” who possesses the skills to win but defies the rules of the ballroom world
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may belong to a community or group‚ speaking their opinion can seclude them‚ and cause them to become an outsider. Belonging to a community or group can be very beneficial‚ and not belonging can cause an individual to face consequences. Hysteria and fear can be caused throughout a community by outsiders who don’t belong. We are able to view these experiences of belonging and not belonging through the use of characters and events throughout a variety of texts. Arthur Miller’s play “The Crucible” and
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Skrzynecki - BELONGING Belonging is feeling a sense of acceptance‚ familiarity and unity‚ whether it is in a group of friends‚ family or within the community; however‚ barriers to belonging can exist. Peter Skrzynecki’s poem 10 Mary Street‚ emphasizes belonging to the family. Skrzynecki’s poem St Patrick College‚ depicts alienation in a community. The advertisement‚ Financial Disadvantage is About More Then Just Money‚ by the Smith Family‚ explores the idea of not being able to belonging to society
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Belonging is a perception shaped within personal‚ social‚ cultural and historical context. While to most the concept only includes acceptance and harmony‚ there can be two sides to belonging‚ and Donnie Darko explores this idea through its characters and their context in the film. Donnie Darko is set against the backdrop of the 1988 Bush vs. Dukakis Presidential election; it represents 1980’s conservative America through the last 28 days‚ 6 hours‚ 42 minutes and 12 seconds of Donnie Darko’s life
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