No Child’s Play: Children in Immigration Detention Asylum seekers become an increasingly controversial topic not just in Australia‚ but also around the world. Asylum seekers are people who flee their homeland in order to find safety from dangerous circumstances that are out of their control (Australian Human Rights Commission‚ 2014). On arrival in or near Australian land‚ these peace seekers are detained until their claims can be legally processed and they are either granted an Australian visa or
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Legend of the Seeker Misrepresents Every person can name at least one or five or ten books that have been turned into a movie or a television show. Books such as Twilight‚ Harry Potter‚ Lord of the Rings‚ Of Mice and Men‚ Wizards First Rule‚ ‘Romeo and Juliet’ - though that is a play- and many more. But how many of these productions actually portray the book in the fashion in which it was written. My guess is that the number is very few. People read books because they enjoy them and get excited
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unauthorised arrivals‚ it is the only country to mandatory detain children. (Keks‚ 2013) This movement is widely criticised by rights groups and the UN. A church group even describe it as "state-sanctioned child abuse". They treat children and other asylum seekers in the same way. Children are facing the long processing time without adequate access to schooling and other special services. They are held in some closed detention facilities or detention centres with poor condition for prolonged periods. There
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allow asylum seekers to be sent to Papua New Guinea and Nauru to undergo offshore processing. This decision has caused a lot of commotion‚ since other people think that onshore processing is the more correct way of dealing with asylum seekers. Asylum seekers have always existed‚ ever since there have been disputes and wars‚ but now there are many interchanging issues coming from the influx of them invading into many western countries‚ including Australia. The accepting of asylum seekers is a struggle
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Over the last five years asylum seeker numbers‚ which include families with children‚ have been on the rise in Australia. The Australian Human Rights Commission [AHRC] (2014‚ p. 29) claims that Australia breaches International Human Rights Law‚ due to factors such as regional processing‚ lack of proper resources and mandatory detention with no set duration. The current management of asylum seekers in detention may be having a detrimental impact on children physically‚ emotionally and mentally. Australian
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The Truth seeker – Aristotle The famous Harvard School Motto is: Let Plato be your friend‚ and Aristotle‚ but more let your friend be Truth. At the early stage of the human civilization‚ there were many intelligent people that had achievements in all kinds of fields. When people were using mysticism to explain things‚ Aristotle was seeking the truth‚ and he did. It changed our sight of seeing the world now. Aristotle was born in 384 BCE. When he was seventeen‚ he came to Athens- the culture’s capital
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Professor of International Human Rights here at Melbourne University. Today‚ I will provide you with valuable facts and knowledge on why the laws regarding mandatory detention of asylum seekers should be modified to give these innocent human beings what they deserve...the opportunity to belong. These asylum seekers have fled their war torn countries in order to escape death. They then spend countless months on a substandard ship with the bare minimum of food to survive on each day. Finally after many
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Language Analysis ‘Australia still dancing to Howard’s tune on asylum seekers’ The piece written by Michael Gordon in The Age on October 19 2011‚ argues that ten years after the Australian federal election that sparked the asylum seeker controversy‚ asylum seekers are still being demonised and alienated by both of Australia’s major political parties. Gordon writes in an assertive‚ controlled and a somewhat concerned tone throughout the article with his target audience aimed at ‘The Age’ readers
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Take a look at the material on sensation seeking on page 286 (Ch. 11). Do you consider yourself a sensation seeker? Why or why not? What are the advantages and disadvantages of your level of sensation seeking? I am not a sensation seeker because I prefer peace and happiness. I am the type of person that likes to see the same people and have a routine to follow which I feel comfortable in. The advantages of my level of sensation seeking are that I am more likely to find peace and happiness compared
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employment. Higher education is no longer a symbol of career success. This may sound painful for graduates but let’s face it. It is reality‚ no matter how harsh it may appear. [You may also want to read The Unemployment Issue Among the Malay Job Seekers] In July 2006‚ The Sun newspaper reported that the unemployment rate of public universities has reached a staggering 70%‚ whereas the private institutions recorded 26% and foreign graduates 34%. Out of the 70%‚ the highest unemployment was contributed
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