AOS concepts: * How Gaita’s choice of language‚ imagery and relation biography genre convey meaning about the concept of belong and shape your response. * How his choices have been influenced by his strong sense of belonging to his father‚ his alienation form his mother‚ his coming to terms with his relationships and his sense of self * How Gaita represents belonging through representations of people‚ their relationships‚ ideas‚ the landscape‚ events and society’s response. * How
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Themes * Migration Romulus‚ his wife and son migrate to Australia in 1950. | ‘...migrant reception and clearing camps...’ | They experience patronising attitudes from some Anglo-Saxon locals. Ethnicity is highlighted as a point of difference‚ not a multicultural melting pot where everyone belongs. | ‘New Australians’‚ ‘Balts’‚ ‘incompetent Australian tradesman’. When Romulus sets fire to a stook ‘The local newspaper ridiculed the New Australian for his folly.’ | They are appreciative
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excluded naturally. This collated idea is portrayed in Raimond Gaita’s memoir Romulus my father which is supported by George orwell’s 1984. Both texts emphasise the conundrum of belonging and how exclusion can be present with belonging as well as having the ability to fit in. Gaita expresses the irony of belonging in his memoir Romulus my father exposing how morality has an influencing factor in one’s belonging. Furthermore‚ Romulus’ nationalism for Romania is significant for his lack of belonging for his
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MY FATHER AND MY SOUL When I was a little kid‚ I had so many questions about life. My parents had a hard time raising me because of my questions about everything. I wondered in what kind of world people steal‚ kill‚ hurt and betray each other. However‚ not many of my questions were answered. Even though my parents knew the answers‚ they kept them away from me as if they wanted me to find out for myself. On my way trying to find the answers‚ I also knew what kind of person my dad is.
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if you are a whale in the ocean. The Blue Whale is the largest animal on Earth. The Cuvier’s Beaked Whale is known to dive three kilometers below sea level for two hours‚ while the Sperm Whale is known to be able to dive two kilometers below sea level for two hours. The Bowhead Whale lives the longest‚ with a minimum of 200 years without disease or sickness‚ the Beluga Whale lives about 40-60 years‚ the Blue Whale lives about 70-90 years‚ the Fin Whale lives about 60-100‚ the Grey Whale lives about
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“My Father‚ A Seafarer” In working on board the vessel‚ he gave his family a living of higher level. Father as the male human parent has the responsibility to find job to make his family live and a seafarer is the general term for men who work on ships at sea. Great fathers make great decisions. Giving his family a better living‚ achieving something in life and fulfilling his responsibilities as a father to his wife and four children are the reasons why my father chose this profession. My father
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small boy‚ around the age of eight or so‚ my grandfather presented me with a gift. It was a place that I was able to go when I needed an escape from the uphill struggle of my childhood; a place where I found serenity‚ peace and comfort. I was born in 1939‚ in the small town of Cherrywood Village‚ KY. My parents were young when they received the news that they were going to be having a son; me. This made my father‚ who was so much in love with my mother and the thought of becoming a first
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The story in "A Conversation With My Father"‚ written by Grace Paley‚ paragraph 30-35 is a fiction. Although it’s based on a real incident‚ it has everything that it needs to be a fiction. The story has characters and a certain timeline of events. Additionally‚ the story began with a permanent state‚ in which the mother and her son live in the city‚ the son has good grades and he’s a successful young man. Later on‚ the plot gets complicated. The boy became a drug addict and the mother‚ thinking she’s
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one hundred and ninety two months to realize the unprecedented influence my father made on my life. My father‚ George Dean is who I credit my accomplishments and success after‚ both inside the classroom and everyday life. It was at one hundred and twenty months that I began the journey that would allow me to understand the significance my father has played in my life today. It was fifth grade when I learned that my father has been diagnosed with cancer and the tedious trips to the hospital began
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My Father’s Hands Worthington’s father’s life was tragically shaped around his inability to read. Being a hard worker and supporting your family wasn’t all that was needed to make a man feel like he was fulfilling his place as a husband and a father. When his father pulled him out of school‚ he had him start doing a man’s job on the farm‚ without even receiving a first grade level education. Being a man and working to help his family‚ there was one thing that his son admired about his father
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