humanitarian‚ decent country‚” said Mr. John Howard back in 2001‚ this statement was coincidentally made during the time in which 438 Afghan asylum seekers were refused permission to enter Australian waters. Arriving in a cargo vessel‚ the MV Tampa‚ after almost sinking in an Indonesian boat‚ the captain of the Tampa claimed that he had saved the asylum seekers’ lives at the request of the Australian Search and Rescue authorities‚ so why was it that the Tampa was told to turn back? Obviously
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This is a scenario faced by thousands of people every year who are classed as asylum seekers. Brindha‚ the 9 year old Tamil asylum seeker who on a crowded boat off the Indonesian coast‚ made a heartbreaking plea to Australian journalists to please save them‚ the prime minister delivered a cold reply: “I make absolutely no apology whatsoever for taking a hard line on illegal immigration to Australia.” The 253 asylum seekers – not illegal immigrants – on that boat had sacrificed everything they
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Reform movements including religion‚ temperance‚ abolition‚ and women’s rights sought to expand democratic ideals in the years 1825 to 1850. However‚ certain movements‚ such as nativism and utopias‚ failed to show the American emphasis on a democratic society. The reform movements were spurred by the Second Great Awakening‚ which began in New England in the late 1790’s‚ and would eventually spread throughout the country. The Second Great Awakening differed from the First in that people were now believed
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Most of the African American culture consists of descendants of African slaves who survived that were held in the United States from 1619 to 1865. African American culture includes immigrants from African‚ South American‚ and the Caribbean. During the period between the 1600s and the early 1800s‚ art consisted of drums‚ quilts‚ wrought-iron figures and vessels in the southern United States. There were slaves arriving from Africa as skilled craftsman‚ with the experience of working in similar media
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Guardian Angels Guardian Angels (George L. Vivant Gallery) by Dorothea Tanning is an oil painting on canvas. It depicts a wing-like figure looming over a cloth covered landscape. Tanning chose a cool color scheme with just a hint of red at the bottom of the picture plane. The painting is abstract‚ we don’t know exactly what the wing-like figure is and female silhouettes can be seen infused into the figure. Through the use of detail and her color scheme Tanning successfully gives the appearance
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Should Allow Asylum Seekers Into Our Country Allowing asylums into our country is one of the most controversial topics spoken about through Australia. Rick Morton‚ a Social Affairs Writer for the Australian‚ wrote an article named‚ ’10 Things You Need To Understand About Asylum Seekers’‚ I will not be going through all of these points however I will be talking about most. Although he is quite a comedic journalist‚ he does prove a valid point about why every negative thought towards asylums can be reversed
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Asylum seekers have been escaping their hostile countries for decades now‚ but where are they fleeing to? Not to Australia. With the Australian government forcing asylum seekers to Thailand and other foreign countries‚ it is lessening the number we‚ as Australians‚ have to "deal with"‚ at least that is the government’s plan. Many Australians believe that asylum seekers and refugees don’t deserve to come here to Australia‚ however if those Australians were to be forced to flee Australia due to war
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We have been lead blindly toward the view that allowing asylum seekers into our country is as Tony Abbott puts so bluntly‚ "misguided altruism." In reality‚ it is not our kindness that is misguided‚ but our perspective which has also become increasingly narrow and one-sided. Right now‚ all we are doing is reciprocating the overblown arguments of politicians with an attitude that is both uncompromising and selfish. We hold the mistaken belief that the interests of our country can only be protected
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Abstract Asylums such as The McLean Asylum for the Insane located in Boston‚ The Worcester Lunatic Asylum‚ and The Northampton Lunatic Hospital have been around for many years. Since the 1800s through the 1950s asylums have drastically changed in appearance‚ treatment‚ diagnosis and many aspects of the asylum such as the food patients are given to eat‚ and what work the patients get to do while being treated. The grounds and buildings of asylums have made significant improvements. Treatment
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A murderous stench possessed Thorncliffe Asylum‚ trepidation suffused the asylum dwellers. A vile killer remained at large and claimed five victims already. Torrents of rain poured down furiously like bullets‚ accompanied by howling winds. Harkness floundered along the stone path in his black derby shoes‚ struggling to resist the wind that is desperately trying to knock him off balance. He glanced up at the beautiful building made of polished white marble‚ towering over him as if in an attempt to
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