instead as an Italian or an Australian. During her final year in High School‚ many events take place in her life that changed her attitudes towards both her self and others‚ those events ranged from the most life changing events like the discovering of Nonna Katia’s secret‚ the reunification of herself and her long lost biological father and the tragic suicide of her best friend John Barton to the most least important events like the incident involving one of the ’beautiful people’ Carly Bishop. Firstly
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The book is aimed at teenage and adult readers who are interested in issues that are prevalant in contemporary Australia. “Looking for Alibrandi’ is about a 17 year old girl called Josie Alibrandi. She lives with her mother Christina and her Nonna is a large part of her life. She is battling with illigitimacy as well as racial intolerance at her school. She meets her father and begins to learn about him and learns to respect and accept others. Many characters in ‘Looking for Alibrandi’ have
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In the novel "Looking for Alibrandi" by Melina Marchetta‚ the main character Josie undergoes numerous changes by the end of the text. Throughout the year that the book covers‚ many events occur that change Josie’s personality and attitude towards the world. She matures from being a very stubborn and hot-tempered girl to a more responsible and experienced young woman. When we meet seventeen-year-old Josephine Alibrandi‚ at the beginning of the text‚ our first impression of her is that she is very
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Belonging in Romulus my father and looking for alibrandi: Belonging represents the need for individuals to find their identity and place within a society. This results in the growth of individuals and their understanding of the world around them. Through reading the novels‚ "Romulus‚ My Father" and "Looking for Alibrandi"‚ we are helped to get a better understanding of the concept of belonging‚ belonging to a country‚ belonging to family‚ and belonging to a racial group. As well as the struggles
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To encounter the concept of both physical and metaphorical exploration is the act of discovery‚ which can either be positive or negative‚ planned or unplanned. However‚ through discovery individuals will find new understanding and renewed perceptions of themselves as well as others. In all aspects‚ discoveries can be profoundly meaningful in ways that can be emotional‚ creative‚ intellectual‚ physical and spiritual. This will be examined in the play “”Rainbow’s End” by Jane Harrison‚ the film “The
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Distributed Intelligent Agents Katia Sycara Keith Decker Anandeep Pannu Mike Williamson Dajun Zeng The Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh‚ PA 15213‚ U.S.A. Voice: (412) 268-8825 Fax: (412) 268-5569 URL: http://www.cs.cmu.edu/ softagents/ Abstract We are investigating techniques for developing distributed and adaptive collections of agents that coordinate to retrieve‚ lter and fuse information relevant to the user‚ task and situation‚ as well as anticipate
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to observe that the same jokes can be transferred from one language to another. Unfortunately‚ there is a lot of examples of very clumsy humor translations or of their total omission. Especially word plays tend to be blunted or completely left out. Katia Spanakaki describes different ways of dealing with puns like‚ for example‚ looking for a similar pun in a target language‚
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moment‚ the most important experience I have had was one which brought me closer to God. When I awoke on that Sunday morning‚ I visited my grandmother who was living with us at the time. Being an extremely religious 88 year old woman‚ my grandma (Nonna) wished me a happy birthday and handed me the most beautiful gold necklace. It shined with such brilliance and there was an angel depicted on the front. She explained to me that it was a guardian angel and she believed it had helped her through tough
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Living in a multicultural Australian community in the nineties where the enforcement of opposing cultures‚ beliefs and opinions is expected and the pressures of expectations are abundant would not be easy. This is especially obvious if the victim’ is emotionally unhinged (or at least slightly ajar) and looking for stability through constants‚ including their heritage and who they actually are. Josephine Alibrandi has all of these pressures heaped on her adolescent mind but the impact is doubled
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Teen Driving Issues Project Cell Phones & Driving 6/25/2013 Katia Voltaire | Part I: Identify the Issue or Problem Today I will be discussing the topic of cell phone and driving and the effect it has on teen driving. The use of cell phones while driving has recently escalated‚ making it one of the most hazardous distractions for all drivers‚ especially teens ("Study: Teens on‚" 2005). Many lives are losing each and every day because people lack following safety regulation. Cell phones
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