Racism in Australia
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College of Arts
School of Humanities and Languages
Student name: | Tommy Nguyen | Student number: | 17257451 | Unit name and number: | Contemporary Society | Tutorial group: | The cool one | Tutorial day and time: | Thursday 3:00 – 4:300 | Lecturer/Tutor: | Karin Mackey | Title of assignment: | Essay | Length: | 1700 Words | Date due: | Week 10 | Date submitted: | 05/05/2010 | Campus enrolment: | Parramatta |
Declaration: I hold a copy of this assignment if the original is lost or damaged. I hereby certify that no part of this assignment or product has been copied from any other student’s work or from any other source except where due acknowledgement is made in the assignment. No part of the assignment/product has been written/produced for me by any other person except where collaboration has been authorised by the subject lecturer/tutor concerned I am aware that this work will be reproduced and submitted to plagiarism detection software programs for the purpose of detecting possible plagiarism (which may retain a copy on its database for future plagiarism checking)
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Do you think racism persists in Australia?
While racism seems to persist, it is driven into a darker light by the politicians and the media. It seems that our perceptions and views of foreigners have been manipulated and exaggerated by politicians, in turn the media. We can see the following evidence proves that a vital ingredient is needed to a true melting pot, an important step to achieve a true multicultural society, a great leader. The idea is to start with the top and work our way down. We see the political reactions and views reflect onto us as we start to interpret their views onto the foreign invaders, examining their intents and motives to their
College of Arts
School of Humanities and Languages
Student name: | Tommy Nguyen | Student number: | 17257451 | Unit name and number: | Contemporary Society | Tutorial group: | The cool one | Tutorial day and time: | Thursday 3:00 – 4:300 | Lecturer/Tutor: | Karin Mackey | Title of assignment: | Essay | Length: | 1700 Words | Date due: | Week 10 | Date submitted: | 05/05/2010 | Campus enrolment: | Parramatta |
Declaration: I hold a copy of this assignment if the original is lost or damaged. I hereby certify that no part of this assignment or product has been copied from any other student’s work or from any other source except where due acknowledgement is made in the assignment. No part of the assignment/product has been written/produced for me by any other person except where collaboration has been authorised by the subject lecturer/tutor concerned I am aware that this work will be reproduced and submitted to plagiarism detection software programs for the purpose of detecting possible plagiarism (which may retain a copy on its database for future plagiarism checking)
Signature:______________________________________
Note: An examiner or lecturer/tutor has the right to not mark this assignment if the above declaration has not been signed
Do you think racism persists in Australia?
While racism seems to persist, it is driven into a darker light by the politicians and the media. It seems that our perceptions and views of foreigners have been manipulated and exaggerated by politicians, in turn the media. We can see the following evidence proves that a vital ingredient is needed to a true melting pot, an important step to achieve a true multicultural society, a great leader. The idea is to start with the top and work our way down. We see the political reactions and views reflect onto us as we start to interpret their views onto the foreign invaders, examining their intents and motives to their
References: * Gittens, R. (2011) “A crack in the wall of Xenophobia” , Sydney Morning Herald, February 23, 2011 http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/a-crack-in-the-wall-of-xenophobia-20110222-1b41v.html * Gittens, R * Holmes, J (2010) “Just doing my job mate”, Media Watch, April 12 2010 http://www.abc.net.au/mediawatch/transcripts/s2870685.htm * Hunt, J