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    It is important to distinguish between the IDP and the refugee. The first element which distinguishes the refugee from IDP is that: the claimant must have crossed the border of the country. This is an absurd requirement because many of the people if not most of them who flee their homes are unable to cross the borders‚ their plea may be as serious as the plea of those who have crossed the border but they don’t fall under the refugee protection definition. The heavy insistence on this territorial

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    Knowledge of human experience effectively represents a strong aspect of power upon an individual in terms of understanding their morals and personal ethics. The poems Mother Who Gave Me Life and Father and Child by Gwen Harwood explores that an individual with plentiful knowledge is likely to have the upper hand‚ representing a strong aspect of power in society. Dawe’s use repetition “You’re dead dead dead” emphasises the message the officer wants to drill into his soldiers so they won’t go out and

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    Throughout history‚ many individuals have made an impact on our everyday lives one includes “Mother Jones”. Born Mary Harris (Jones) - her husband George E. Jones a ironworker and her four children lived in the poor outskirts of Memphis‚ Tennessee. In 1867 a widespread outbreak of yellow fever – a disease spread by mosquitoes swept through Memphis killing thousands of Americans‚ including Mary’s husband and four children. Jones returned to Chicago where she started a dressmaking business but tragedy

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    ‘The Crucible’ and ‘Refugee Blues’ Synthesis Belonging is a dynamic process‚ which is affected by an individuals personal occurrences and the relationship he/she has with others around him/her. This is relevant in ‘The Crucible’ and ‘Refugee Blues. Both of these texts explore the concept of belonging through the use of language techniques as well as similar themes and motifs‚ such as empowerment‚ intolerance and accusations. ‘The Crucible’ is a 1953‚ four-act play written by Arthur Miller. It

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    Can you imagine that suddenly you had to move out because of the ongoing war surrounding you? Well‚ this is happening daily in Palestine. They are forced out of their homes and so become refugees. The Refugee Crisis happening in the Arab-Israeli conflict is a bad thing and has impacts for countries all across the world. They had to leave after World War 2 when the Jews returned back to their colony. The sudden flood of refugees has started because of a war that had broken out. CNN has counted that

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    “This particular girl had been enrolled in a convent until earlier that year. She was supposed to be a nun by now‚ but the communists had closed down all the catholic churches and convents.” ( Anh on his mother) pg.3 “My father grew up in extreme poverty. “ (Anh on his father) pg.6 “His mother gave birth to twelve children but four had died in childbirth or early infancy. Even with eight mouths to feed Grandma found it in her heart to adopt two more boys” (Anh on his Grandmother) pg. 6 “One sunny

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    country. Ha’s family has started doing her favorite holiday again‚ Tet. “As with every tet…” (Lai‚258). Even though they are not home‚ in Vietnam‚ they still have their traditions. In addition‚ her mother continues to “chant” for her father to come home. “She chants every night…” (Lai‚234). Mother still chants for her husband to be safe and come home even though she is in a new place. When people are away from their home one thing that could make them feel at home is to do their traditions as

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    An African Tragedy In Chinua Achebe’s novel Things Fall Apart‚ Okonkwo is a tragic hero. Aristotle’s Poetics defines a Tragic Hero as a good man of high status who displays a tragic flaw (“hamartia”) and experiences a dramatic reversal (“peripeteia”)‚ as well as an intense moment of recognition (“anagnorisis”). Okonkwo is a leader and hardworking member of the Igbo community of Umuofia whose tragic flaw is his great fear of weakness and failure. Okonkwo’s fall from grace in the Igbo community

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    English IV Tues. & Thur. Mothers Rain of Gold is a book written by Victor Villañseor who talks about two families that escape from the Mexican Revolution to safety in the United States with the help of their mothers. During the time of the Mexican Revolution families will leave because I want to be safe because during that time it was horrible time to be in soldiers will rape young girls and get them pregnant or something bad will happen to them. A mother will do anything to protect their family

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    On the Frontlines of Civil Rights Advocacy‚ The NNIRR Group and Journalists Michael Lacey and Jim Larkin The National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (NNIRR) is one of the organizations at the forefront of championing the rights of refugees and immigrants with special focus on individual rights and justice. This include access to health care and opportunity to live safe and peaceful lives. According to NNIRR.org‚ the organization is fully devote on defending and expanding the rights of refugees

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