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    One can perceive change within themselves in various ways and through various mediums. Today I stand before you, ladies and gentleman to discuss with you three significant Changing Self texts I believe, strongly connect in their own ways with the Representations of Changing Self expo. Change can be an immediate process or it can be a series of events over a prolonged period of time like it is in Hosseini’s novel The Kite Runner, published in 2003. However, using different texts The Kite Runner and

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    “Journeys provoke travellers, that may ultimately lead to transformation of self and leave the traveller far richer for the experience” In both The Wind in the Willows, and Journey to the Interior, the idea that journeys may provoke travellers and ultimately lead to transformation of self and richer experiences, is clearly exhibited within. Depending on an entity’s current perspective, they may either embody provocative views, such as the Rat in the Wind in the Willows and also the persona in Journey

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    Commonly, an innocent or ignorant individual experiences an event or realization causing a shift towards experience and knowledge. Archetypes are present in Roman and Greek myths, and are still used today, sometimes unknowingly, in stories, songs, and poems. This is likely because it is a reflection of events in our own lives, to a certain

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    Life changing experiences Elies Story Many people turn into brutal savages due to the inhumane treatment that they might have gone through. It does not matter if it’s physical, mental or even a combination of the two. Being treated badly or seeing something that isn’t right can scar a person and change them forever. There are many people that go through crazy situations in their lives that can be life changing. Many of these people grow, learn and even become stronger from those experiences. One

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    was tormented.” (FAP, Ch 13, pg. 88) allowing for the audience to understand how enlisting in the war has affected him. In conclusion, the texts ‘FAP’ and ‘BH60’ were able effectively explore the idea of travel within the context of war being life changing through the use of symbolism, setting and the change in narrative tone. The two texts similarly explore the idea of death with the use of symbolism and setting, although FAP uses the language of death and change in narration to further explore

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    The Hobbit Life Lessons

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    What can a story teach us about life? Some stories are considered to distract us from reality and bring us into a world of freedom. The Hobbit, by J.R.R Tolkien is thought by some to be a piece of literature that is represented as an escapist story. But yet, the novel teaches the reader many valuable life lessons that can benefit our personal lives. Many of the characters go through changes in the story that end up changing the way they look at life, the characters themselves create emotional distress

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    of each story encounter different hardships and tragedies, each character seemed to show development. At first glance, they seemed to have grown from their experiences. However, they eventually fall into a downward spiral of regret and sorrow after having epiphanies of their mistakes. The identifiable protagonists’ grief-stricken experiences dramatically shift their perspective, becoming hopeless in the harsh reality they have grown accustomed to. Throughout the short stories, characters endure

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    the sacrosanct and the unremarkable world. A soul changing experience is an activity through which the start is isolated from one world and taken into another. Soul changing experiences are performed on uncommon events and for the most part manage entering another phase of life. Numerous societies perform birth customs, adolescence ceremonies, marriage customs and demise customs. In the Catholic Church, for instance, these defining moments in life are praised with Sanctification, Affirmation, Marriage

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    Australia “The Lucky Country”; a stepping stone to a better life. The words of social critic Donald Horne stated in 1964 have been used to describe Australia’s wonderful culture, history and lifestyle. For many 20th century migrants this is what they only knew about the country creating an outburst of migrants arriving into Australia with the desire to seek a better life, escape poverty, war or persecution. They brought along with them a mix bag of emotions; fear and worry, happiness and joy alongside

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    Turning Your Life Around Did you ever have to make a life-changing decision? I know I have. Almost everyone on the planet has made a tough decision. You probably have, too. Some people have even published stories of their hard decisions. But is it only life-changing decisions that change your life? First of all, as details in “little Things Are Big” and “Thank You, M’am” show, significant changes in someone’s life can be caused by a really important decision. In “Little Things Are Big,” a Puerto

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