2010 HSC English Standard – Module B ‘Witness’ By Aiman Ahamad ------------------------------------------------- John Book and Rachel Lapp could never have a successful permanent relationship. Do you agree? Relationships may be permanent or temporary. Different relationship will experience obstacles but may receive considerable rewards. There are many factors that can affect the relationship between people like clash of cultures‚ their inability to conform to alternate societies and the fundamental
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Writing Paragraphs on issues of identity and belonging. Prompt: There are costs to the individual in belonging to a group. Discuss Introduction: As social animals‚ human beings have a need to belong. Human beings need the stimulus of other human beings to reach their full potential. One’s identity is formed and influenced by the groups one belongs to. Humans are by nature sociable beings that must learn to cooperate for peaceful existence to occur but are also individual personalities
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Crucible‚ by Arthur Miller‚ truly belongs only at time of death. His clear conscience provides him with a sense of self belonging before his hanging. Similarly I Freedom Writers‚ by Richard Lagravense‚ the Hispanic gang member‚ Eva‚ achieves a sense of personal identity and true belonging when she tells the truth in court. This allows her clear conscience to give her a sense of belonging to herself. “I’m not worth the dust on the feet of them that hang” suggests john Proctor in the Crucible has identified
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“You ungrateful little brat‚ after all the money I spent on you. You quit?” Those were the exact words my mother uttered to me when she found out I quitted on Kandyan dancing. You see‚ I was always a disappointment in her eyes. No matter what I did‚ I was never good enough. Then there comes a time in your life when you just don’t give a damn to what she tells you. When did this begin? It all started with the swimsuit. Step one – Wear a one-piece swimsuit in public. I was 17 years old. It was
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personally views his perspective as being part of a group of people. He represents this through various language techniques and direct quotes to show the perception of belonging he has developed. Through the use of rhetorical questions “who are these shadows” through this quote he shows us that in the beginning he has no sense of belonging with that particular group of people. We see the use of peaceful imagery “moonlight plain” to show us that the shadows he may belong to are not necessarily dark and
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Prompt: Sometimes choosing to belong to one culture or group means losing your place in another. The question of identity is always a difficult one for those living in a culture‚ yet belonging to another. This difficulty frequently remains in the mind of most immigrants‚ especially the second generations who were born in a country other than their parents and have gone through many society changes. Without much choice the younger generation feel culturally displaced as they are simultaneously
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Discuss how Weir represents the concept of "individual struggle" in witness? Good morning/afternoon teachers and classmates‚ I am here today to talk to you about how Weir represents the concept of "individual struggle" in witness. Individual struggle is ones challenge which can decide if they are strong‚ or weak it determines their strengths and weaknesses and almost every individual will walk a path in their lives whereby they will face individual struggles. In witness the concept of "individual
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Community spirit and isolation Witness also makes a comment on community values and individualism. Rachel is clearly part of a caring community‚ even if it is patriarchal and rigid. The values of Amish culture are depicted through the funeral and barn-raising scenes‚ where we are left in no DANI doubt that serving God and others before yourself is the cornerstone of society. Quilt-making‚ building barns‚ cooking and mourning are all collective pursuits. While Weir projects these qualities in a
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Summary In " Education Is Not Luxury"‚ Stephen Joel Trachtenberg discussed about that people should take school seriously and in his opinion‚ " Topics like these may be putting a squeeze on the time spent on literacy and numeracy." Years ago‚ most American worked in farming or in finishing agricultural crops. However‚ " Agrarian calendar continues to dominate one facet of American life--education."‚ even we are no longer agrarian. Schooling was a luxury and it is a long process of educating the
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Belonging The texts I have studied have enhanced my understanding of the concept of belonging in its many forms and types. Belonging is ignited through connections with people‚ places‚ groups‚ communities and the larger world. The poetry by Peter Skrzynecki and the film Submarine by Richard Ayoade show the theme of belonging through unique and specific language techniques and features‚ such as imagery‚ repetition and structure‚ these methods give us an understanding of how a sense of belonging
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