they were not moved willingly‚ due to political or economic reason’s they were forced out of their home country. In “Braving a New World: Cambodian (Khmer) Refugees in an American City” by MaryCarol Hopkins‚ Hopkins ethnography is about Cambodian refugee and their lives in Middle City‚ CA after the Khmer Rouge which forced them out of their country in the 1970’s. Her book describes the many cultural differences Cambodian’s face as they try to assimilate in a country that is significantly different
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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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developing confidence‚ developing good relationships‚ finding out what talents and strengths we have and teaches us about who we are and what we love and what we can give to others. Creative learning is seen to enable social skills‚ team work and shared problem solving through collaborative partnerships. The ‘Creative Partnerships’ programme was set up in 2002 by the government in response to the influential report ‘all our futures’. They use the term ‘creative learning’ to try
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board and after only two days we ran out of fresh water and had to depend on fruit to keep us hydrated. We were crammed and I had a constant fear that I was going to drown. After eight days we were picked up by the Malaysian Navy and taken to a refugee camp where after only four days we found out we were on our way to start our new life in Australia. We didn’t have much money and even though I had to leave most of my things back in Vietnam I was so excited to be getting a fresh start in a new country
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migrate in terms of push and pull factors Push and pull factors are what people look at to decide whether migrating is a good choice or not. For example refugees usually look for better situations usually a safe place‚ this is a push factor‚ but this refugee might look and see that he is going to die for religious reasons and that’s a
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Act. Therefore‚ Australia considers that it does not have Refugee Convention obligations to these people.2 The “migration zone” also includes “excised offshore places” — places that are part of Australia‚ but “excised” in the sense that asylum seekers are not able to apply for a protection visa in these places. Instead‚ they must undergo a Refugee Status Assessment‚ and on the basis of that assessment‚ the Minister may grant refugee status or not. The Minister’s decision is not appealable in
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defined an act of travelling from one place to another‚ and it usually involves the nature of physical and emotional hardship‚ and choices. These natures of a journey are shown in the book The Happiest refugee (2010) by Anh Do‚ and the poem The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost. The Happiest Refugee demonstrates that journeys can have many physical hardships‚ such as appalling living and weather conditions which would cause obstacles in one’s journey. Anh uses descriptive language to convey this idea
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The Problem of Evil The problem of evil has a long history in the argument against the existence of God. The question posed is often this: If God is all-powerful and all-loving‚ then how and why can He allow evil to exist in the world? This is one of the hardest arguments to combat against from a Christian standpoint‚ because‚ in reality‚ often times‚ we find ourselves wondering the same thing. There are quite a few responses to the problem of evil from a Christian standpoint‚ most of them are
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seeker policy to accommodate for refugees who believe that the chance of a better future for themselves and their family is compensation enough for the risks involved on their journey. Changing the asylum seeker policy not only means raising our refugee limit but also to be less selective‚ more lenient in the process. Furthermore‚ funding for regional strategies and cooperation between neighbouring countries and allowing asylum seekers to work while their claims are
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In the following paper I examine the policies of The Coalition‚ The Labor Party and The Greens with respect to unauthorised boat arrivals. I find that the The Greens have the greatest difference in policy compared to the other two when evaluated against the Australian Policy Cycle. I then compare the three policies against the national interest of Australia‚ which I claim include the attributes of financial cost‚ moral behaviour‚ international citizenship and social cohesion. I find The Coalition
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