The Journey Within

“Go Back to Where You Came From” is a powerful documentary series that first aired on the 21st of June 2011. (SBS, copyright 2015) It features the journey of six Australians, all with very personal views about asylum seekers, living the refugee experience in reverse for a period of 25 days. This assignment task requires us to analyse and evaluate how well the documentary persuades the audience to adopt the invited reading of feeling empathy for the refugees coming here to Australia (N. Maine,…

follows many individuals’ quests for home in both the concrete and metaphorical sense. While Odysseus is the main focus of this tale, many other characters are on a somewhat similar journey. Though they do not face the search for belonging in such extreme circumstances, each does look to create meaning and a sense of home within the confines of their lives. One such example is Odysseus’ son, Telemachus. His search for home is very metaphorical, as Telemachus does, have a house. Yet he cannot…

Looking in the mirror is a figurative expression that we interpret as to look deeply inside ourselves and discover who we truly are. When we look deep inside ourselves we are most of the time deeply disappointed with what we find. Sometimes the journey to finding ourselves is long and troublesome one; we steer ourselves in the wrong direction by believing in the perception of what we believe to be the right answer to our problems. Through five short stories will we learn that, “only through pain…

Around the world and through many different time periods every person has encountered intolerance, extremism and duality. The idea of the aforementioned words are constant themes within the book “The River Runs Salt, Runs Sweet” by Jasmina Dervisevi-Cesic. Throughout the story Jasmina speaks of her encounters with each of these situations and how her duality allows her to learn and come to peace with the terrors she has endured. Around the world the act of intolerance is taking place. From…

doubt during their journey. However, the father’s reassurance inspires his son to sustain the voyage, accordingly motivating the man’s own persistence. As he confirms his son’s survival day after day, the man’s faith in hope is fortified, inspiring him to continue their expedition. Generally, in the novel The Road by Cormac McCarthy, the boy symbolizes hope as he is perceived as a God, and serves as a barrier between his father and death, motivating the ongoing journey. Within the novel, the…

The word journey is defined as, “An act of traveling from one place to another.” In the book, “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” journey means much more than that. There are three main characters that are introduced, Huck Finn, a young boy who lost his mother and his drunk father abandoned him and left him with two women to take care of him. The second is Pap, his drunk father, who comes back to take Huck because he believes that he has money now. The third is Jim, a slave who is about to be…

The entire song speaks of loss and heartbreak which is conveyed through both the lyrics as well as the music. However, upon a closer examination, there are hints of optimism that exist within the song. Although middle school is tough, perhaps the lessons that you learn in middle school are required for you to journey the long and winding road of life. Something that was particularly hard for me this year was not being able to participate in the sports that I love. For the entire year, I have…

This impacts him, his family and the witnesses of his journey. Thomas’ sense of self strengthens through the catalytic actions of his mother, which not only included her erasure of the border, but also her referral to their culture and its past. The mother’s telling of the star’s stories and the way she “expected…

Dylan Defreitas Mr. O’Brien HIST -10010 4 March 2024 The Hero’s Journey: How Does Mulan Fit Under This Theory? Throughout childhood, many of us have been emotionally attached to Disney movies. Some would even go as far as decorating their entire room based solely around the character of their choosing, with bedspreads and wall decals all in homage to their favourite prince or princess. However, one Disney character that I have personally found to be overlooked by the young, is Mulan. Young…

Eyes Over Africa to fulfill a long-held dream, widely acclaim photographer undertook a helicopter journey across Africa. Skimming close to the ground, they flew over 17 country on their zigzag route from Hamburg to Cape Town. Poliza's alluring photographs share this exceptional journey with the world. With a birds eye view, we witness the astounding beauty, scale and diversity of this imposing continent. The accompanying texts give a behind the scene look at the making of the photograph and…