Where You Came From

In the book Animal Farm by George Orwell, animals overthrow their cruel master and create their own government which the pigs dominate. The foremost leaders are the pigs, Snowball, who is quick speaking intelligent, and Napoleon, who is brutish and clever. Their hunger for power shapes the rules and mindsets of the animals. In the beginning, the Seven Commandments of Animalism created by the pigs, stresses the animals’ hatred of mankind and how they will never imitate or act like man. These ideals are soon corrupted and Animal Farm’s original values are soon abandoned.

In Animal Farm, George Orwell uses satirical allegory throughout his novel to present the pessimistic view of human nature. The animal fable is used to demonstrate the issues of unfair treatment, exploitation and inequality in society. It is evident that this irony is particularly evident in the ending of both novels (Gulbin 88). The satirist irony is directed on the events of the Russian Revolution and on the totalitarian regime. Orwell uses political reason with creative reason to show his negative belief that people only change the dictators though revolutions but the systems stay the same. It is only a dream that people can gain a classless society through revolutions. Orwell believes that everyone wants equality, yet it is in one's nature as human beings to obtain power.

Leaving one's own country and moving to another is one of the most difficult journeys anyone can make. In one's home country, he or she has a place, an identity that is

On the refugee council website, there are many truly stories by migrants and refugees about their experience of contact with Australian culture. They need to be classified and made the subject of academic research. Nevertheless, the area of interest to the present research project because of their testimony to the input of migrants’ culture into Australian

Discovery is a paradoxical process which allows individuals to explore concealed and indefinite ideas, enabling a broader understanding of their world and its surroundings. This dichotomous process often occurs at the intersection of exploration and introspection, catalysing a social awakening that enlightens and positions individuals to consider new conceptions. The Logie Award-winning television show “Go Back to Where You Came From” directed by Ivan O’Mahony documents an intimidating refugee journey that was undertaken by six uniquely-characterised individuals representing the myriad perspectives of Australians, consequently challenging the antipathy and intolerance that has become the major characteristic of the wider refugee debate. Resonating with the historical Moreover, Shaun Tan’s post-colonialist picture book “The Rabbits” explores the devastating and demoralizing consequences of the discovery, depicting the obliteration of spiritual, emotional and cultural bonds underpinned by the hegemony imposed by British imperialism.

The documentary, “Go Back to Where You Came From” plunges six Australians participants into the intense fear and desperate situations that forces them to confront their attitudes towards the refugee seeking experience. In such a powerful social experiment, using the “Survivor” and “Big Brother” modes of reality television, powerful emotions erupt. The documentary mixes “real life” with constructed situations to produce emotional breaking points around an audience’s attitudes, especially in the heartfelt interactions with refugee families thus privileging immigrants. An audience experience the “borderline” minds’ of the participants and the unstable world of refugees for themselves. They get caught up in the turbulent emotions and crises that are inflicted by the documentary through the clever use of evidence, rhetorical questions, inclusive language and sensationalism. The author rebuts the prevailing misrepresentation of immigrants as freeloaders by providing living testimonies of so called once, “boat people” now living in Australia who are not only grateful but are willing to relinquish all they have for Australia’s sake because of the act of benevolence Australia has showed to them and their families. This is evident in the following quotes of Andrew, “They came here to be more effective in the society…. Amar without a doubt is the kind of refugee we want” and in Amar’s quotes, “If they want to go fight, to protect Australia, I will go……Australia gives us a lot, so easy

When presented with adversity in a period of time stoical emotions can manifest and present itself with a sense of impetuous reaction leading to awakening. Realizing the issues revolving around us can ingrain confounding ideas to discover the truth that lies beneath our skin. Ardently is essential to accompany in one's journey to discover unanswered questions relating to unrevealed cultural identity. Social awakening and personal journey

Old Major, a prize-winning boar, gathers the animals of the Manor Farm for a meeting in the big barn. He tells them of a dream he has had in which all animals live together with no human beings to oppress or control them. He tells the animals that they must work toward such a paradise and teaches them a song called “Beasts of England,” in which his dream vision is lyrically described. The animals greet Major’s vision with great enthusiasm. When he dies only three nights after the meeting, three younger pigs, Snowball, Napoleon, and Squealer formulate his main principles into a philosophy called Animalism. Late one

Discoveries allow individuals to overcome inherent limitations, evoke transformations and act as a catalyst for future possibilities. The SBS documentary series, “Go Back to Where You Came From” (2011), (hereafter “Go Back”), directed by Ivan O’ Mahoney, examines the emotional and confronting experience of a reverse migrant journey which six Australians take part in. It represents myriad perspectives of Australians, from across the political and ideological spectrum, through various characterisations of the participants, such as Roderick Schneider, Adam Hartup, Raquel Moore and Raye Colbey. Similarly, Raymond Carver’s short story, “The Small, Good Thing” (1983), explores Ann and Howard’s ramifications of the death of their son, which leads

Discoveries can be fresh and intensely meaningful, They can occur emotionally, intellectually and pyhsically through confrontation. These forms of discovery impact a persons sense of self by developing a sense of empathy changing perspective and understading new ideas and values. In the televison series 'Go Back to where you came from' a Australian reality show where 5 selected people from across Australia do the cycle of a refugee or boat person backwards.

“Animal Farm” by George Orwell is an allegorical novel published on England in 1945. According to the author, this book reflects historical events leading up and during the Stalin era before World War II. It is the story of a revolution which goes wrong, based on the Russian revolution and Stalin’s use of power, the overall message is that man’s desire for power makes a classless society impossible. In the book, each animal represents a public figure or a type of person in real life. With this we can begin to develop the questions below in order to have a more complete idea of the meaning of the novel.

Unexpected discoveries can provoke both positive and negative changes within an individual. The context of an individual is what influences their process of discovery and shapes their response to confronting situations. Discoveries that cause positive changes within an individual’s outlook are exemplified through Ivan O’Mahoney’s documentary, Go Back To Where You Came From. Provocative situations provide the participants with information that was once unknown, allowing them to understand the circumstances in which refugees leave their country. This text demonstrates that unexpected discoveries have the potential to alter the perspective of the individual and that the personal growth of each participant is impacted by their experiences of and

Animal farm is a renowned, allegorical novella written by George Orwell in 1945, which can be interpreted to have a hidden political meaning behind it referring to the Russian Revolution. Throughout this novella, the author purposely positions the audience to make judgements based on sensible, moral perception to show that Orwell effectively revealed how the pigs exploited a vast majority of propaganda techniques to deceptively manipulate the values, attitudes and beliefs of the other animals, with full intention of complete social control. This was exposed to the reader when the three main values of ‘Animalism’, as outlined in Old Major's speech, which consists of freedom, unity and equality, are abused for the pigs own advantage. This task

The novella ‘Animal Farm’ by George Orwell, is an allegory, because while the pigs and dogs may have started out trying to make things better, they ended up making things worse then they had been before. Little hidden meanings, to show the negative aspect when taken too far. Some examples are: Manor Farm is allegorical of Russia, Mr Jones - the farmer, is Czar. Snowball, the pig is the intellect of the operation, the dogs in the barnyard are police squad. Boxer, the horse is your average Joe, or the working class. My take on this story's message, is in reference, to what I believe to be the most famous line in the entire story “ All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others.” Basically stated, you have to be careful when you are trying to change things, otherwise you might become the thing you are trying to fight; communism in this setting, and that power manipulates for its own means.

Reentry is the process of returning. The term typically refers to a person who leaves their home environment and after a period of time, returns to that home environment. The majority of reentry literature finds itself within the field of cultural geography. It considers the reentry process for the sojourner, the missionary, the tourist, and the student on a study abroad program. The term, reentry, initially stems from the process of returning to Earth from space, and was utilized in reference to the astronaut-training program (Becker, 1961). The majority of reentry literature focuses on cultural repatriates or sojourners, and those who have spent significant time, typically longer than six months, outside of their home environment, and includes students in study abroad programs, Peace Corps volunteers and missionaries (Adler, 1981; Sussman, 1986; Suzkudlarek, 2010; Ward & Kennedy, 1993; Ward & Kennedy, 1994). Reentry literature has expanded to encompass a variety of contexts, including prisoners who finish their sentence and return to society, soldiers who return from war or combat training, domestic or international tourists, and people returning from expeditions. In order to fully understand the bigger picture of reentry, this paper considers reentry from various lenses and fields of discipline. More so, the psychological, sociological, cultural, sociocultural, and environmental influences within the context of reentry are also something to consider. This paper will take