Migrant Workers in the U.S. and China Jose Loera Nevada State College Abstract Many migrant workers in the U.S. tend to work in the agricultural industry as farmworkers‚ while migrant workers from China leave their rural farms to work in larger urbanized cities. Though roles seem to be reversed between the two groups‚ they have many similarities. The migrant workers from both the U.S. and China have significant impacts on their countries’ respective economies. In the process
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In Marc Prensky’s “Digital Natives‚ Digital Migrants‚ Part II: Do They Really Think Differently?”‚ he discusses the implications of living in a more modern or‚ as the author says‚ a “digital” world. Prensky claims that today’s students respond to a different learning process as compared with the prior generations of students. He suggests that teachers invent educational‚ yet fun‚ games in the place of old teaching methods to make the learning process more efficient and entertaining. However‚ this
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The situation of migrant workers is described to be very tough‚ since their labour right is exploited. They could not have salaries on time and the bargaining power of them is small. Migrant workers are suffering‚ having low quality of life. In Source 2‚ however‚ migrant workers are no longer exploited. There is a rise in their basic salary. They are also provided with better welfare which is mentioned in the source‚ such as “well-furnished dormitory‚ recreation facilities‚ and special bonus”. Their
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Multiculturalism in Australia ‘Assimilation’ was the official term used to describe government policy for migrants settling in Australia in the immediate postwar period. The basic idea was that‚ as soon as practicable‚ migrants should become part of the Australian way of life and be treated in the same way as other Australians. That would entail getting a job‚ finding a house‚ settling into the local community and eventually becoming Australian citizens. They mostly come from United Kingdom‚ New
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exploration of physical Journeys and its impact on your thinking. - Migrant Hostel - Leaving Home - Feliks Skrzynecki Choices are an un-avoidable fact of human life. Typically‚ a physical journey changes our views‚ challenges our thinking‚ broadens our understanding‚ and through this‚ expands our knowledge of life. Through various literary techniques‚ Peter Skrzynecki successfully portrays all elements of a physical in his poems Migrants Hostel‚ Leaving Home and Feliks Skrzynecki. In today’s society
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bond with place. I believe I have learnt that belonging is the most basic human desire‚ a part of the human condition. In order to achieve true belonging‚ however‚ many feel the need to belong to a particular place. In Peter Skrzynecki’s poem Migrant Hostel‚ and in a feature article in the Sydney Morning Herald titled All at sea in a leaky boat‚ the concept of belonging to self as a human desire is explored through displacement. Displacement is a fundamental
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country Culture is generally accepted way of doing activities in a society which includes beliefs‚ symbols‚ values‚ behaviour and social organization. Migrants adopt and mix with new culture since culture change in inevitable. There are certain arguments for maintaining one’s native culture in a new country. However‚ it is a defended that migrants should adopt the host country’s culture. This essay will consider the arguments for retaining or not retaining ones culture in the new country. To begin
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There are valid arguments for both sides. Arguments against allowing refugees into Australia are the strongest in terms of financial cost and economic consequences for Australia. Those consequences are real and affect all of us. I have decided to argue in favour of allowing refugees enter Australia for the following reasons. A refugee is a person who is forced to leave his or her own country without the ability to return because of a war or a real risk of persecution because of their race‚ religion
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Women under the Spotlight Women as Migrant Workers Criticisms against quantitative analyses have accentuated the lack of agency given to migrants by reducing women as numerical values. To remedy this‚ studies have incorporated stories from migrant women. The results portray a paradox; on the one hand‚ participation in the labor market has become liberalizing for female workers. Increased employment prospects (from unpaid work) became a source of personal development and empowerment (Asis‚ Hoang
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“Migrant Mother”- A Picture Worth a Thousand of wordsDorothea Lange’s photograph‚ known as Migrant Mother‚ was taken in 1936 during the great depression era which emphasizes a woman‚ Florence Leona Christie. She holds a baby in her lap as her other two youngsters group around her. The mother ’s face is the core of the picture. Her fingertips are simply touching her face as she is thinking of something. The youngsters settle close to their mother and lean their heads on her shoulder and back yet there
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