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    hardships however they also involve emotional and spiritual journeys along the way. Peter Skrzynecki’s poems “Postcard” and “Crossing The Red Sea” are both examples of an emotional journey within a physical journey. A feature article ‘A Desert Odyssey’ reported by Sue Williams and Robert Frost’s poem ‘The Road Not Taken’ also involve emotional journeys within a physical journey. ‘Postcard’ is a poem by Skrzynecki about the arrival of a postcard for his parents. As Skrzynecki’s culture is different

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    relationships‚ and culture. Peter Skrzynecki’s poems “Postcard” (PC) and “Feliks Skrzynecki” (FS)‚ alongside Shaun Tan’s silent graphic novel ‘The Arrival’ (TA)‚ work together to convey this idea‚ through a range of language forms and visual techniques. “It is place that that shapes our identity”. Discuss. Family is a fundamental concept in terms of finding a sense of belonging as it develops relationships between people and the culture they are grown among. Peter Skrzynecki explores this in ‘FS’ by

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    felt strongly or sustained unless many elements work together. Feliks Skrzynecki lost his sense of connection with his son because his son peter Skrzynecki lost his sense of identity‚ connection with his background‚ culture and heritage. Felix Skrzynecki explores the relationship between the poet and his‚ father‚ and contrasting experiences of belonging in a new land. The poem opens with a positive description of peter Skrzynecki claiming him as “My gentle father” and “the softness of his blue eyes”

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    The human quest to belong is characterised by both triumph and failure. Belonging involves triumphing over failure to belong. This is seen in Peter Skrzynecki’s anthology Immigrant Chronicle. The poem St Patricks College explores the persona’s struggle to overcome alienation in his search for belonging. The poem Feliks Skrzynecki explores the persona witnessing his fathers triumph to belong. The picture book The Lost Thing by Shaun Tan explores the things initial failure to belong‚ which is

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    affect the way one belongs to people‚ places‚ groups or the larger world. Peter Skrzynecki’s persistent desire to connect/belong to his cultural heritage is carried forth in various poems‚ such as Feliks Skrzynecki and St. Patrick’s College. Cultural barriers determine whether the composer/responder is able to belong‚ and shows the ways in which he attempts to belong. The continual desire to belong to

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    Peter Skrzynecki is of Polish/Ukrainian background and was born in 1945‚ in Germany‚ shortly before the end of World War II. He emigrated to Australia in 1949 with his parents. Most of Skrzynecki’s poems are about his life and the change that he has experienced from moving to a different country. In 1951 the family moved to Sydney‚ to the working-class suburb of Regents Park‚ where a home had been purchased at 10 Mary Street. The poem “10 Mary Street” represents change as it shows the comparison

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    teaches. Good morning teachers and fellow students. Through the text ’Crossing the Red Sea’ by Peter Skrzynecki. This text have helped effectively shape my understanding of physical journeys by developing empathy with the migrants in the poem‚ and the techniques and ideas incorporated in them have increased and developed my understanding. The text ’Crossing The Red Sea’ by Peter Skrzynecki catches the immigrants experience at a point between 2 worlds‚ as those on board leave their homelands and sail

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    Peter Skrzynecki’s poems "Feliks Skrzynecki" and "Postcard" both explore complex idea about belonging. Both poems suggest that belonging comes from a connection to place and people‚ people can choose to belong and that belonging can be modified over time. Feliks in Peter Skzynecki’s poem "Feliks Skzynecki" feels a close connection to places and people. He is described at the beginning of the poem as loving "his garden like an only child"‚ sweeping "its paths/ Ten times around the world." The simile

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    FELIKS SKRZYNECKI: Places affect our sense of belonging through traditions and vogues. 1. Feliks Skrzynecki is a poem about the authors (Peter Skrzyneckis’) stepfather. The poem demonstrates the strong feeling of belonging Peter feels with his family. However it also expresses the detachment Peter feels from his cultural heritage. This is shown in the lines ‘Remnants of a language I inherited unknowingly’. The use of first person (‘I’) through out the poem is used to show the perception that Peter

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    INFORMATIVE SPEECH OUTLINE Topic: Teen Pregnancy General Purpose: To Inform Specific Purpose: My audience will gain the knowledge of how teen pregnancy shows teenagers how the real world is. Thesis Statement: Teen pregnancy changes the lives of many teenagers in different ways such as: their education‚ financial status‚ social life‚ and relationships. Introduction Teen Pregnancy has been going on for a long time. A way you can define teen pregnancy is an adolescent child (under 18 and way

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