HSC Subject Guide Belonging 2009 HSC: Area of Study – English - related material English HSC 2009 - 2012 is Belonging. What does belonging mean? From the Oxford Dictionary and Thesaurus: belong‚ verb‚ 1) to be rightly put into a particular position or class; 2) fit or be acceptable in a particular place or environment; 3) belong to be a member of; 4) belong to be the property or possession of. Belonging‚ noun‚ affiliation‚ acceptance‚ association‚ attachment‚ integration‚ closeness‚ rapport‚
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A) Write an essay (700-900 words) in which you analyse and interpret Richard Knight’s short story “Sorry for Disturbing You”. To put your interpretation into perspective‚ your essay must include a discussion of at least two of the other items listed below. One of these must be a text. Being alone is something that some people voluntarilychose to be‚ while loneliness is an involuntary eternal state that hurts its offer. When feeling lonely‚ you feel that you do not really belong anywhere‚ and
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Sorry for Disturbing You Sorry for Disturbing You is a short story written by Richard Knight and its main theme is regretting some of the choices made in life. Two guys are regretting things in this story – an old man called Michael and Ian‚ who is also the main character. Michael is an old sick man one night knocking at Ian’s door asking for a phone to call for a cap. Ian doesn’t feel like letting him in‚ but he follows his instinct and finally lets him in to help him. Ian following his instinct
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experience of belonging. The idea that negative interactions between an individual or others is directly related to their limited experience of belonging is extensively explored within Peter Skrzynecki’s St. Patrick’s College and Stanley Kubrick’s A Clockwork Orange‚ as the protagonists in each text have a limited experience of belonging due to their negative interactions within a group majority. The idea that negative interactions within a group dynamic can lead to a limited experience of belonging is further
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In 1996‚ a 23-year-old named Kevin Plank‚ the former special teams captain for the University of Maryland football team invented a new product that would change the way athletes dress. Plank did not like having to work out and practice in sweaty cotton t-shirts‚ so after extensive research on athletic benefits of synthetic fabrics‚ he created the first Under Armour T-shirt‚ named the #0037. “Engineered with moisture-wicking performance fibers‚ the shirt helps keep athletes cool‚ dry‚ and light in
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‘At the heart of our search for a sense of belonging will always be our relationships.’ Good relations enrich our lives enabling us to feel a sense of belonging. The play Rainbows end by Jane harrison‚ A film whale rider directed by Nikki Caro and the sorry speech by kevin Rudd all show a sense of belonging through relationships. ’Rainbows End’ a play written by Jane Harrison portrays the sense of belonging through relationships and land. The relationship between Nan and her home land of cummeragunja
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Belonging is determined extrinsically as it is gained and lost through the acceptance from others. Individuals can only find a sense of belonging if they have a group to which they can find support or kinship‚ such as a family. Governments and large groups of people (like communities) can offer a substantial level of belonging. However‚ as common as it is to belong to a government‚ country or community‚ throughout history individuals have also been rejected by them‚ and forced to be outcast. The
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Area of Study: Belonging AREA OF STUDY: * Explore and examine relationships between language and text and interrelationships among texts. * Synthesize ideas to clarify meaning and develop new meanings. * Take into account context‚ purpose and register‚ text structures‚ stylistic features‚ grammatical features and vocabulary. * Perceptions and ideas of belonging/not belonging. * Personal‚ historical‚ cultural and social contexts. * Connections made with people‚ places‚
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Viva coce ’belonging’ What does the concept of beloning mean to you on a personal level? Belonging to me on a personal level means to be appreciated‚ that your thoughts and veiws are regognised and respected. A sense of comfort in a place or people that you can tell them and they wont judge me. But really‚ to just have a place‚ a spot‚ in other peoples hearts. How may our sense of beloning make us feel accepted and deepen our relationships. Well personally from my own context‚ I understand belonging
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needed‚ if there is a lack of understanding then belonging within ceases to exist. Peter Skrzynecki‚ the poet of the anthology Immigrant Chronicle and Robert Zemeckis‚ director of academy award winning film Forrest Gump both look at addressing the importance of belonging and the need for understanding in order to belong. The poem 10 Mary Street by Peter Skrzynecki exemplifies the lack of understanding the persona conveys and the lack of belonging in which is caused through this. This is seen through
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