Prompt: Belonging to a group both strengthens and weakens our sense of self. The shaping of our identity is aided by various influences in our lives‚ one of them being the groups to which we belong. There are different types of groups which we may find ourselves associated with‚ such as social‚ religious and cultural groups. Belonging to any one of these groups may be either by choice or a sense of obligation. For instance‚ the decision to belong to a certain social group is entirely dependent
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Gallipoli was a film made by Peter Weir in 1981 about the tragic time of World War One. The film is about some young australians who have their lives changed by the war. Many young Australians risked their lives for their country‚ Australia. The war had the sense of adventure in it because of the fact that men are going overseas‚ to Gallipoli. Mainly looking at two young boys with the names of Archie‚ a positive boy‚ and Frank‚ a typical Australian. There was a very great sense of adventure in World
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perception of our identity is constantly changing‚ the groups we belong to‚ the people we talk to and the way we connect with others help to form our identity. There is one thing we all have in common despite our individual identities‚ is the need to belong. There’s no obligation to belong to only one group‚ you can belong to many. An individual can belong to many groups‚ which will then create multiple identities; hence our understanding of identity is never constant. Belonging to a loving family
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PROMPT: What could be the advantages/benefits of belonging to a group or groups or to a community? The advantages of belonging to a group or groups can have a lot of advantages and benefits. Being apart of a group(s) we are able to see who we want to be and do rather then who we try to be and to fit in. There’s always a group that can be influential‚ good or bad. The shaping of our identity is aided by various influences in our lives‚ one of them being the groups to which we belong. “Who am I
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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 her unwillingness to adjust herself into the new society; whereas for individuals like Mr Kapasi
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‘Our identity is influenced by how others view us.’ Our individual identity is determined by what others think of us but only in part. Our identity is also comprised of inner qualities and outer representations of self. It consists of innumerable defining characteristics that make up the whole of who we are in any given moment. These fragments of ourselves include our sexuality‚ gender‚ and sense of belonging to a particular culture‚ nation‚ religion‚ family‚ or some other group. Our identity includes
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Belonging is a personal struggle for some people‚ easy for others The quest to belong often depends on how well an individual can conform to their society‚ making it therefore difficult for those unable or unwilling to change their identity. This problematic aspect of belonging features significantly in the poems Feliks Skrzynecki and post card‚ and the song Fast Car by Tracy Chapman. The protagonists of all texts are beset with cultural and familial limitations‚ acting as negative forces that hinder
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Social and personal factors can influence our sense of belonging Due Thursday 28th- 1000 words Social and personal factors in one’s life influence and change our own sense of belonging. Peter Skrzynecki in his suite of poems “Immigrant Chronicle” and J.R.R Tolkien in his 1937 fictional novel “The Hobbit” both explore how social and personal factors influence an understanding of acceptance and belonging in their respective texts. Both Peter (being the persona) and Bilbo question in what social and
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The life of a migrant is one of trials and tribulations. Humans are complex entities whose identities are formed through multitudes of experience and relationships.Peoplewere born with connections‚connections with people and places‚ the contrasting in appearance‚ language suddenly stand out in the foreign country which makes them struggle to fit in or feel welcomed‚ no one is able to live a life completely alone‚ the natural instincts of living in a community makes them willing to sacrifice anything
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individual’s sense of belonging. Human beings‚ like plants‚ grow in the soil of acceptance‚ and not in the atmosphere of rejection. The inability to accept the realities of a new world and its surroundings is a consistent challenge where individuals must struggle not only with their personal obstacles‚ but also with the adversity of discovering a sense of affiliation in an antagonistic culture neighboring them. Peter Skrzynecki’s widely acknowledged poems ‘Immigrant Chronicles’ and Peter Weir’s universally
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