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    honesty‚ then this interaction will enrich their sense of belonging and aid the individual in finding a sense of self and identity. This enrichment and limiting of belonging can be demonstrated through Arthur Miller’s allegoric lay ‘The Crucible’ and Melina Marchetta’s novel ‘Looking for Alibrandi’. Both texts make strong statements about society‚ highlighting flaws and issues that both limited and enriched the composer’s sense of self and unity. Miller strongly demonstrates how many individuals can

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    Females in most countries are often perceived as inferior to males because of emotional issue. In fact female always represented as a weak human and male as a strong human. That is why there is no female in armies‚ because female’s emotional issues can be counted as a danger in war. That is why male’s sport has more value than female’s sport. There are lots of examples that can clearly show us the difference between male and female in society. In some countries like Italy this issues makes a lots

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    An important relationship between two characters in the extended text Looking for Alibrandi by Melina Marchetta is the relationship between the main character Josie and her father Michael Andretti. This relationship is important because it helped me to understand how the characters coped with change. As the relationship between father and daughter develops I could understand both of these characters better. This relationship is important because it helps Josie to grow up and cope with change. An

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    readers to look beyond Australian stereotypes. The reason I have chosen to agree with the statement is because of the proof of evidence I have found in the following texts: Tomorrow When the War Began by John Marsden‚ Looking for Alibandi by Melina Marchetta‚ The Drover’s Wife by Henry Lawson‚ and An Australian Short Story by Ryan O’Neill. Body The classic Australian stereotype is very narrow; a particular slang‚ wears cowboy hats‚ lives on big farms in the outback‚ etc. After reviewing the screenplay

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    The novel “Looking for Alibrandi” is a realistic portrayal of teenagers’ lives in the contemporary Australia. The author Melina Marchetta has portrayed her teenager characters in ways‚ which engage with the contemporary Australian teenagers. In this critical response‚ it will examine different kinds of relationships of the teenagers in this novel‚ the friendship‚ love relationship‚ and expectations from the family. The friendship been portrayed in this novel is a realistic portrayal of the

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    This novel‚ ‘On the Jellicoe road’‚ written by Melina Marchetta‚ is about a 17- year old girl called Taylor Markham‚ who is the leader of the boarders at the Jellicoe school. She was left at a 7-11 by her mother when she was eleven years old and has never known anything about her family except for the faint childhood memories she has of her mother. Taylor is under a lot of pressure catering to everyone’s’ needs in the boarding house as she’s not a people person‚ as well as trying to fight the territory

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    Keep Breathing by Janice Galloway The Napolean of Crime by Ben MacIntyre Like You’d Understand‚ Anyway: Stories by Jim Shepard The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera The It-Doesn’t-Matter Suit by Sylvia Plath Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta V. by Thomas Pynchon Gravity’s Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon Silk by Alessandro Baricco Afternoon Tea by Frankie Magazine The Botanical Garden by Ellen Welcker The Man Who Loved Books Too Much by Allison Hoover Bartlett The Enchanted Places

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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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    Issues of Adversity “That which cannot kill me can only make me stronger”. With Reference to the quote‚ the colour purple (3 characters) and 3 other sources of supplementary text‚ write an essay. Adversity is unfortunately‚ an aspect of life which can hardly be avoided. Some people experience different types of adversity‚ whether it is physical‚ emotional or psychological‚ in any case‚ people experience adversity on different levels and to various extents. Although some experiences are harsher

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    At the start of "Looking for Alibrandi"‚ by Melina Marchetta we are introduced to a seventeen year old girl by the name of Josephine "Josie" Alibrandi‚ who is in her last year of high school. By the end of the book it is made obvious that Josephine has gone through many dramatic and important changes‚ including achieving her emancipation‚ discovering her family secret‚ accepting her culture‚ and meeting‚ and having a relationship with her father‚ Michael Andretti. All of these changes‚ and others

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