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    Danny faces fitful interior struggle with his father’s side of the family. He feels weird that his grandmother was praising him for being a good student and his talents. He feels so awkward because from the environment others grow up in‚ everyone praises you for the bad boy things you do. Now being praised for being good is something new to him which he hadn’t quite understood yet. Danny feels bad that the adults in the family looks up to him but what he wants are to look up to them as a role model

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    find a true state of belonging. This internal struggle‚ an individual may endure involves barriers that are needed to be overcome in order to feel included‚ as if these barriers are not overcome then alienation occurs. The memoir‚ Gaita’s “Romulus‚ My Father” highlights the prevalent intense struggle of seeking belonging in a foreign country in Romulus‚ and emphasizes the positive effect that finding a state of belonging has.

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    I believe I will be a wrestling state champion. I have been wrestling since I was eight years old and I haven’t stopped yet. Since I started wrestling my goal was to be a State champion. Just this past year I came up short and got state runner-up. I lost to a kid from Glendale he was a junior and I was a sophomore. We wrestled two other times before the finals match and he’s always beaten me by 5 or more points. We have become really good friends off the mat but when we are on the mat we are enemies

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    seen in the strong relationship between a father and son. This concept can be clearly identified with reference to both Raimond Gaita’s elegiac memoir ‘Romulus‚ My Father’ and Gabriele Muccino’s film ‘the Pursuit of Happyness’ which is based on the biography by Chris Garner. In both texts‚ a strong sense of belonging can be recognised between a father and son and through the unconditional love they share with each other as a parent and child. Each father contributes so much to their sons’ lives‚

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    The story First They Killed My Father written by Loung Ung discusses her childhood life and how she had to deal with the Cambodian genocide.. As a young child who had to experience the war‚ Ung was faced with many challenges that impacted her chances of a normal childhood. When Ung was first faced with this new world she realized that she was being stripped away of everything‚ including her individuality. In the text Ung states‚ “I cannot take my eyes off of my dress…. My insides are tied up in knots

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    This theory relates perfectly the theme of racial identity in Barack Obama’s book‚ Dreams from my Father. In this book‚ Obama discusses racial identity as a means to find yourself in the United States. He does this by allowing the reader to follow his journey through life‚ and discussing the experiences that caused him to question his identity because of the

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    ENGLISH ESSAY The concept of belonging is more complex than it first appears is a true statement and can be proven through the deconstruction of the texts ‘Romulus‚ my father’ and ‘Neighbours’. The meaning of belonging is generalised as a process where an individual or individuals learn to connect with other people‚ groups‚ communities and the larger world. There are several ways that proves this statement above in both texts such as not belonging at the start of each story‚ complications with trying

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    ‘An individual’s interaction with others and the world around them can enrich or limit their experience of belonging.’ This statement can be readily depicted through various texts which include Raimond Gaita’s memoir‚ Romulus My Father and Universal Studio’s 2004 film‚ Hating Alison Ashley. Both of these texts involve various techniques that assist in portraying the concept of belonging to both an environment and to relationships. Belonging is a concept that is more complex than it first appears

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    Essay- Community and Society Belonging is a paradoxical concept illustrating an individual’s sense of inclusions and exclusion simultaneously. This is evident in Raimond Gaita’s memoir Romulus My father as the individuals Romulus‚ Raimond and Christine experience the dynamic changes evident in the concept of belong to place‚ society and community. Armin Greder also explores the fluid and dynamic nature of belonging through his picture book ‘The Island’ through the isolation of the protagonist

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    places and the larger world. It is these connections that influence where we search for meaning in our lives and ultimately‚ where we belong. Without understanding and accepting these connections‚ can you ever truly belong? The biography “Romulus My Father” and the short story “Up Taree Way” show how belonging is often deeply connected to place and for both Romulus and Millie there is an obvious dislocation from this place. For instance Romulus is a Romanian living in the unfamiliar landscape of Australia

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