Section 1 The Frontline episode “The New Asylums”‚ dove into the crisis mentally ill inmates face in the psychiatric ward in Ohio state prisons. The episode shows us the conditions and every day lives of mentally ill patients in Ohio state prisons‚ and explains how these inmates got to this point. It appeared that most of these prisoners should have been patients in an institute of some sort‚ out in society‚ but unfortunately due to whatever circumstances they ended up in prison. According to
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ASYLUM SEEKERS Take a moment to imagine the life of an asylum seeker. You live in a country‚ ravaged by conflict‚ poverty‚ illiteracy and hunger. You are stifled by your circumstances‚ bound to a life of suffering. For a 17 year old girl in a developing country‚ life is different from ours. Say that you are a 17 year old girl in a developing country. Horrible realities are faced every day. With no identification or passport‚ nothing stands in the way of child marriage; that is‚ you could be
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Asylum Seekers I have chosen to do my discursive essay on asylum seekers. I will try to separate lies from facts. I had to think carefully about this topic as there are so many different views on asylum seekers. I also opted to look into asylum seekers because I found that they are an extremely oppressed group. I will give pros and cons on asylum seekers and try to balance out my argument. The impact and influences people in power have on the mass media is tremendous. Together with the negative
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Are you mental? Who are we to decide what crazy is and what it brings? Some people might say that being crazy is a mental illness. Others say crazy is what you make it. Meaning that you can be normal and then when something excites you‚ you become crazy. Some people think that crazy is caused by heightened emotion sexual‚ sad‚ mad‚ or hunger. Ill take you through the thoughts of a crazy person and show you our inside world. Mental hospitals were the worst before the 1844. All the mental patients
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Asylum Seekers and Refugees (FOR) Introduction According to the 1951 UNHCR (United Nations High Commission for Refugees) Convention‚ an asylum seeker is someone who is seeking international protection from a wellfounded fear of being persecuted because of their race‚ religion‚ nationality‚ and conflict but whose claim for refugee status has not yet been determined. Their refugee status application is processed by the UNHCR or a government that is a signatory to the United Nations 1951 Refugee
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the last few years in Australia is the treatment of Asylum seekers. The opinion piece and the cartoon share a similar stance on the issue. ‘Australia’s ugly secret: we still warehouse asylum seekers’ by Julian Burnside and a cartoon by Andrew Dyson‚ both from the Age newspaper share the idea of cruel treatment by Australian official to the in need refuges. Julian makes his point very clear about how ‘warehousing’ the asylum seeker is not the right way to treat human being. The cartoon by Dyson presents
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"Asylum to Snowden"; Hello‚ people. Good evening. (Sorry‚ María... me again). Here I send you two links regarding the Snowden Asylum breaking news. The task for this Saturday is to bring‚ already done‚ a "pros and cons" essay where you explain (two pros and one con or two cons and one pro) about this matter. In the links you will be able to find examples related to some Larin American countries which have offered Snowden the asylum option. Venezuela is one of them‚ and since we are all Venezuelan
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Cuba. After being admitted to a local hospital‚ Elian’s great-uncle Lazaro Gonzalez contacted the Immigration and Naturalization Service (“INS”). A few days later‚ Lazaro petitioned for asylum on Elian’s behalf. Not long after‚ another petition for asylum was filed‚ signed by Elian. A third request for asylum was then filed by Lazaro on Elian’s behalf after he was awarded temporary custody in a state court action. The three petitions were similar‚ citing that Elian was afraid to return to Cuba
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Entering the asylum was always drudgery‚ especially at its now increased frequency. Being strikingly dull and depressing‚ the process was ingrained in my mind. I pulled up into the visitor parking‚ entered through those stone cold doors‚ shared pleasantries with the same sallow stone lady at the desk‚ scanned my card to enter‚ and there I was‚ inside the deathly hole the unfortunate call home. Once inside‚ the corridors become long and thin. An odd odor permeated the whole facility‚ a scent that
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Asylum Seekers- creating compassion‚ forming fear and arising anger As a result of the substantial 17‚202 boat arrivals on Australian shores in 2012‚ it’s clear that the issue of Asylum Seekers isn’t something that can be taken lightly; in fact this one issue has polarised the entire nation of Australia. Those seeking asylum are desperately fleeing from a country of fear‚ conflict and trauma in search of a new life however the recent influx and the extensive numbers of arrivals call for a strong
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