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30 times?No. If its anything more than 3% of your essay then yes its too much.
However, too fix this don't do this: "Therefore the two people belonged."
Do this: "Therefore, the two people chose to connect through a common identity/memory to each other and thus felt a sense of belonging."
This is ok, but just be careful. My teacher told me that if someone is going to mark your paper at night and is very tired, you need to make it obvious that you know how to link belonging to the question and the texts prescribed/related. This would require the use of "belonging" a fair bit.You should ideally be using alternative words for belonging and not belonging in your essays/speech written in the area of study-belonging, the reason being by using alternative vocabulary-you are showing the marker you understand the versatility of belonging-in that it can be the expression of individuality, the cultivation of a sense of communal solidarity, it can involve cultural estrangement/diaspora, social seclusion/alienation and etc... try to replace the synonyms with the words 'belonging' or 'not belonging'- and you will see a big difference in the variety and complexity of your expression of your ideas. You should check with your teachers to see whether she will prefer the use of alternative words, but in the long run, for any future modules, try to avoid the overuse of a particular word associated with that module in any essay or assessment task you do.
I said that because for my essays, it would only be around 25 times. For other people who do 1600 words, then obviously 48. It should be in proportion, just like how your thesis should be 100% of your argument and should resonate in every paragraph.30 times?