Possible answers for Six Step Analysis of Freedom Writers exposed 1. List all the different examples of belonging evident in the text: The students are clearly identified as belonging to an ethnic group‚ based on colour‚ race and ethnicity‚ e.g. the Cambodians‚ the Latinos‚ the African Americans and the ‘whites’. They also identify themselves as being gang members and belonging to the gang‚ including having territory and ‘protecting your own’. The majority of the students live in an area
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Belonging is an aspect of ones intrinsic nature‚ surrounded by the importance of spiritual‚ emotional and physical external factors‚ although the most significant aspect one must have in order to be accepted is an individual sense of self. Through Emily Dickinson’s selection of Poems‚ Leunig’s cartoon‚ Loser and Mark Herman’s 2008 film‚ The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas‚ the composers question whether the price of to feel a sense of belonging and inclusion; whether to a religious‚ social or cultural
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towards a sense of Belonging‚ a process that incites the creation‚ or deterioration of a sense of personal and cultural identification. The memoir‚ Romulus‚ My Father‚ by Raimond Gaita; John Guare’s play‚ Six Degrees of Separation; and Tim Winton’s short story‚ Big World‚ from the collection‚ The Turning‚ explore the concept that Belonging is the driving force for the human condition. Each composer represents their varied perceptions of belonging in their texts‚ conveying that Belonging as a fundamental
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The concept of belonging illustrates the physical and spiritual concerns of the human condition. These Notions of belonging manifest vividly in Steven Spielberg’s Schindler’s List‚ Skrzynecki’s Postcard and Ancestors‚ as well as Yann Martel’s novel Life of Pi. When these two elements fuse‚ it creates a complex and ambivalent balance in which one either suffers or is enlightened. Skrzynecki’s Postcard encapsulates physical dislocation. He cleverly uses the postcard as a symbol of this. When Skrzynecki
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gets you to question whether you are an includer or excluder. It’s about people fitting in to different groups at all ages. Identify links to belonging: What elements of this text explore the concept of belonging? The whole text explores people’s connections to others in different groups and settings and questions our role in our sense of belonging and how we make other’s feel. Consider the composer’s purpose/intention: Why do you think the composer made this text? She’s giving her opinion
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In Cosi‚ Louis Nowra forces the audience to question what it means to be “normal”. Explain. “Cosi” is a novel‚ written by Lewis Nowra‚ which takes an affectionate look at the madness and mayhem in a world where “sanity” does not exist. Throughout the play the characters are developed in a way that they help the reader grasp an understanding of the main issues dealt with by each of the characters. This is achieved by some of the characters remaining static throughout the play as they do not develop
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In "The China Coin" written by Allan Baillie‚ the main characters Leah and Joan went on a journey to china in purpose to find out the mystery of the broken coin. As the journey progresses‚ Leah learns to be independent to look after herself and help Li-Nan with some easy job when Joan was in the hospital. She gains understand of her cultural heritage. This is shown in her attitude toward the journey is changing from being uninterested to passionate and joyful. Leah gain new insight by learning to
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It’s kind of funny to think that I’ve spent my last 3 years of education at a school where I was the only white kid. You see I felt like I belonged and never once felt like an outcast‚ but I stand at the gates of my new school in a new country‚ promising a safer lifestyle and a higher level of education and I’ve never felt so detached and nervous in my life. The funny part about that is my new school is quite multicultural but I’m definitely not the only white student attending yet I felt I belonged
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Life requires us to move to new stages‚ each with its own set of obstacles and challenges which‚ if successfully overcome‚ can enrich one’s experience. A significant role in this process is played by familial and social values and external interventions. Stephen Daldry’s film ‘Billy Elliot’ (2000) depicts the protagonist’s growth as he discovers a passion for ballet which drives him to break free from traditional masculine stereotypes in his mining hometown. This similar drive traces the quest of
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The Only Living Boy in Paris Day 1: Flying Away This transit into the clouds symbolises everything I am afraid of‚ yet seems a beacon of every god given opportunity that might await me. Leaving the city you’ve always lived in‚ to live in a big city such as Paris is an undeniable risk but for me it seems the only option. I need change. I’ve lost my place in Sydney – I am essentially living off food‚ water and warmth. I’ve no family‚ no friends and as I seem to loathe waking up everyday‚ I ought
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