130 in 1990. Many of these applicants were Chinese students who had already been studying in Australia. As a result‚ the Australian government reformed the Migration Act of 1958 with the Migration Legislation Amendment Act of 1989. This new amendment imposed new regulations that would greatly reduce room for discretion amongst immigration officers and hence tighten control over the management of the immigration program. In addition‚ it also created a two-tiered system for the review of migration
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Australia has come a long way from who they were back in the 90s‚ migrants acceptance levels have improved immensely from where they were with the ‘White Australia Policy’ to now Australia being one of the largest multicultural countries in the world with more than 185 different nationalities making their homes in Australia with equality‚ but the question I’m going to test is Did Australians treat non-European migrants more harshly than European migrants post-war? To say Australians weren’t accepting
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our personalities and sometimes even our insecurities. Language is the major means we have of representing to ourselves and to others‚ it determines who we are‚ people who speak same language are perceived they belong together‚ being foreigner to a new country without speaking the language can often be difficult‚ Many Australians have stereotypes about Asian people and overall migrants‚ they assume you are stupid or illiterate idiot‚ take the case of Simon tong in Alice Pung’s Growing up Asian in
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Amartya Sen author of ‘Democracy as a Universal Value’ makes an interesting analyses between democratic governance and its natural acceptance as a universal value. From my point of view the notion of democracy as the ‘right’ governing system or as a universally relevant system is subject to debate. From a utilitarian perspective I can see how democracy is justifiable‚ however from a position of ‘situation ethics ‘‚ I will disagree. In Sen’s example of “The Indian Experience” he clearly indicates
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lot of problems. I am aware that I am not stupid‚ why would I be successful in my work then? Last week I walk into the office‚ everything as usual; my coffe and work awaiting on my desk‚ the employees getting ready to work. I get introduced to a new employee. A young tall man‚ seems confident‚ blue eyes‚ brown hair and dressed in a suite. Let’s say: Good looking. We talk‚ we laugh‚ I spill my coffee. He laughs and immediately has a blonde joke ready. Does he never spill his coffee? I could assume
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The New York Times‚ reviewing you in one of those other 200 opera houses you’ve performed in‚ Lincoln Centre‚ described the show as a "haphazard hybrid"‚ reviewer Ben Brantley writing that being able to describe it as "Mozart meets Mamma Mia ... I’m afraid
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The word stereotype is not a new to anyone It is a part of everyday life. There are a lot of stereotypes created every day all around the world. They are just truths that relate to every individual in a particular culture. Films and articles have been the main source for portraying Asians are smart; this is evident by their performance‚ high talents‚ skills‚ and IQ levels. Asians are categorized throughout many stereotypes. Stereotypes are a “simplified and standardized conception or image
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There were a lot of convicts which made the prisons overcrowded and hard for them to live and the leaders of Britain did not bother to do anything about this because it cost too much money to build new prisons and they didn’t care enough to do so. There were overcrowded houses and there was no sanitation which made it very easy to catch a sickness or a disease. There were families that were crowded into small rooms and there were a lot of people in
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Before 1914‚ all major political parties in Australia supported military training for young men. Labor leaders such as Billy Hughes‚ born in London‚ and John Christian Watson‚ of Scottish descent but born on board ship in Valparaiso Harbour‚ Chile‚ were ardent supporters of the Australian National Defence League. In his recent Soldier Boy: The True Story of Jim Martin the Youngest Anzac‚ Anthony Hill explains how young Jim was imbued at school with pride in being part of the British Empire and was
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religious beliefs that contribute much to their culture however‚ it can be a threat to its social development. Upon the acceptance of Christianity it is believed that Pacific Islanders adjusted their way of life accordingly as per teachings of their new religion and make it a significant culture of today. This is evident in culture similarities within the region. For instance‚ dress codes (cover up) as well as The Law of Sabbath. Tourists are encouraged to dress appropriately in public places. Law
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