The government of Canada construction of migrant workers as persons who come to countries like Canada and pays them to do the “dirty work” that no Canadian citizen wants to do. Velasco (2013) points out that the Canadian government have constructed migrant workers to be cheap‚ docile and exportable labour and because of this constructed of migrant workers‚ many countries like Canada go for cheap labour. Velasco (2013) explains that the Canadian government have use their immigration policies to get
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MY COUNTRY: ANALYSIS Dorothea Mackellar’s ‘My Country’ is a poem expressing Mackellar’s deep passion and love for her country‚ Australia. The whole poem’s intention seems to evoke the sense of praising for the country and express Mackellar’s deep relationship and passion with her land. Mackellar attains this response from the audience by using numerous language techniques such as; Juxtaposition‚ personification‚ sound patterns including alliteration and assonance‚ imagery‚ and paradox. The use of
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The poem ‘Be good‚ Little migrants’ by Uyen Loewald is a darkly ironic perspective on what is expected of migrants in Australia. It explores the ways in which minority groups are exploited and patronised by society. The author uses simple and repetitive structure and accessible language to reinforce the poems meaning. This poem relates to justice as there is nothing fair about the way Australia behaved towards the Asian migrants when they first migrated to Australia. They were forced to work so
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cultural customs can make it difficult for migrants to feel as though they belong within a certain group. Unfortunately this is a position in which many migrants to Australia find themselves‚ struggling to feel included and comfortable with their changing identities. However while these differences may make it harder to belong to one group‚ they can also strengthen the bonds within another. The most immediate and obvious indicator of difference within migrants is that of physical appearance. Automatically
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Migrant Hostel The migrants which the poet depicts are those after WWII who were invited by the Australian Government to seek refuge in the provided migrant hostels. The poem has a sense of bitterness where the migrants have been taken out of their homeland and placed into an area isolated from the rest of the Australian society. The concept of belonging and not belonging are explored in this poem where the poem is able to relate his experience and put them into either one. Stanza 1) The poet explores
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evident in Peter Skrzynecki’s poem “Migrant Hostel” where immigrants are distanced and isolated due to a lack of connection. In contrast‚ Skrzynecki’s poem “Feliks Skrzynecki” demonstrates one’s ability to flourish by belonging to one’s self. However‚ Tim Winton’s short story “Neighbours” demonstrates the eventual nourishing feeling of acceptance that can develop from people’s acceptance of one another. Steven Spielburg’s film “The Terminal”
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Not belonging often goes hand in hand with feelings of despair‚ unease and uncertainty. “Migrant Hostel” demonstrates this feeling of angst and instability when the migrants are placed in an uninviting environment where fear of immigrants is predominant. The migrants’ insecurity and confusion is displayed through the rhetorical ‘who would be coming next’ in the first stanza. Furthermore‚ the fact that the stanza begins with “no one kept count” sets an ominous tone reflective of the hostile atmosphere
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Dorothea Dix: A Women Not Forgotten In History Dorothea Dix worked as an educator‚ a reformer for the treatment of mentally ill‚ and as an author in the mid nineteenth century. Dorothea Dix formed many schools at different times in her life and worked towards educating young minds. She began teaching when she was around 14 or 15 years of age. She worked to teach young girls during a time where doing such was controversial. Dix also focused her efforts towards writing educational books‚ such as Conversations
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Dorothea Dix Nov. 12th 2013 Life Chart Name of Biographee: Dorothea H. Dix Date of Birth: April 4‚ 1802 Date of Death: July 17‚ 1887 Place of Birth: Hampden‚ Maine Location where this individual spent her early life: Worcester/Boston‚ Massachusets Education: Tutored‚ homeschooled‚ self taught Spouse: N/A Children: N/A Significant Relatives: N/A Careers: Education‚ Author‚ Activist‚ War Nurse Most Significant Careers: Education‚ Activist Years of most significant effect on the history
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Bruce Dawe’s poem‚ Migrants‚ portrays a long quest from the perception of a migrant group. The particular group is acknowledged as “they” as they were met with indifferences from the locals. “They” reacted to this treatment with surprise and confusion which is made evident in the line‚ “indifference surprised them..” which creates a sense of ambiguity and lack of identity. This mystified poem depicts feelings of ignorance as well as disinterest as “they” are treated with a lack of concern.
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