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    Gentrification Dirty Word

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    In recent years‚ urban analysts and developers always posed a question‚ “Is gentrification a dirty word?”. Before discussing the reason of posing this question‚ we should first define what is gentrification. Gentrification means different things to different people. Generally‚ gentrification refers to when an old neighbourhood‚ which gathered lots of low-income people‚ but after rebuilding it‚ the price of the lands and rent boost‚ thus‚ attract middle-class residents to move in. But because of the

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    Border Collies

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    how quickly and consistently it learns and obeys commands‚ how well it performs a given task‚ and how willing it is to learn humanistic jobs. Border collies are said to be the smartest dog breed as they learn quickly and have “amazing instinct and working ability.” They are known to herd sheep and remain in control of a flock‚ just as shepherds do. Border collies would therefore be ideal for a person who isn’t willing

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    Belonging

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    register‚ text structures‚ stylistic features‚ grammatical features and vocabulary are appropriate to the particular text. The Area of Study: Belonging requires students to explore: The ways in which the concept of belonging is considered and expressed in and through texts. How perceptions of belonging‚ or not belonging‚ vary. How the concept of belonging is conveyed through the representations of people‚ relationships‚ ideas‚ places‚ events and societies. The underlying assumptions that shape

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    Belonging

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    Francois Tremblay maintained that ‘When you belong‚ it is based on the worst in you – racism‚ nationalism‚ hatred of strangers....... You feel belonging to ‘your country’ based on a contrast with ‘other countries’‚ you feel belonging to ‘your race’ in contrast to all others....” On behalf of the University of Sydney I welcome you to our HSC study day. Good morning ladies and gentlemen. In order for an individual to find a connection amongst their boundaries‚ they must adapt to their physical surroundings

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    belonging

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    English Belonging Text 1 Title of text: Great expectations Composer: Charles Dickens Source: Novel (fiction) Date: 1861 Composer’s intended purpose and Target audience: Charles Dickens Purpose for generating this novel was to tell a story that expressed ingratitude and selflessness‚ social climbing‚ suffering‚ and retribution; it is also said that Dickens wanted to express the differentiation of parenthood and the affect that the actions of one generation will have on the next.

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    Pretty Little Liars

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    Are Pretty Little Liars good at keeping their dirty secretes? Pretty Little Liars a favorite ABC Family series is built around five teenage friends‚ until one goes missing and is found dead. It has a strong hint of supernatural force that mean no good. It makes most popular vampire romances look anemic. Because of a popular series of HarperTeen books by Sara Shepard‚ Pretty Little Liars follows the nervous lives of four girls in Rosewood‚ Pa. It’s a small town and these girls seem to have it

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    BELONGING

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    There are many similarities between the novel “The Absolutely True Diary of Part Time Indian” by Sherman Alexie and the essay “Recognizing Strangers” by Sara Ahmed. Both authors talk about the major theme of belonging to a certain culture‚ or community. In the novel the main character named Junior is a complete outcast in his neighborhood. He is from a poor Indian community called “Reservation” where everyone who is part of the community is in the same financial situation. The community had the

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    My Dirty Room

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    and touch the knob you will find some green goo and super sticky. When you open the door you won’t only feel horrified but dizzy. This is because the smell which I couldn’t find where it was coming from. It is fine until you don’t faint. The first thing you see is my TV which is located in the corner of the wall where my cockroaches dwell. Placed on the TV is my collection of the bubble heads and maybe a sock or two. What supports my TV is a fine wooden drawer and one of the drawers is slightly open

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    Belonging

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    and significance of belonging broaden and deepen an individual’s understanding of themselves and their world? Refer to at least TWO of Skrzynecki’s poems and one related text. Through the study of ‘Ender’s Game’ by Orson Scott Card and the poems ‘Postcard’ and ‘In the folk museum’ by Peter Skrzynecki‚ an individual’s understanding of themselves and their world is broadened and deepened. These texts show that a sense of belonging can be difficult to find and that not belonging or uncertainty can

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    Belonging

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    Belonging is a major part of the human experience that can bring connection to the people you meet. These connections enable the reader to understand their own sense of belonging through the relationships they develops. Steven Herrick’s “The Simple Gift” is a free verse novel that uses the main characters to explore the idea of relationships leading to a sense of identity. This concept can also be examined in William Golding’s “Lord of the flies” and Frank Darabont’s “The Shawshank Redemption. These

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