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    Article on Belonging

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    triumphs of Asylum Seekers trying to settle in Australia‚ fleeing persecution and seeking something so simple yet sometimes elusive; a fresh start. Sheales along with Social researches decipher the controversial question of Australia’s acceptance of migrants and inform readers of the lack of yet crucial importance of a welcoming atmosphere in Australia. Many Australians are misguided by stereotypes‚ lack of understanding‚ generalizations and misconceptions towards those seeking asylum and their motives

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    opinion. The definition is sometimes expanded to include people fleeing war or other armed conflict. Asylum seekers are quite different than Refugees and they are usually defined as people who claim to be a refugee. Often‚ an asylum seeker must undergo a legal procedure in which the host country decides if he or she qualifies for refugee status. International law recognizes the right to seek asylum‚ but does not oblige states to provide it. In 1994‚ millions of Rwandans were subjected to genocidal

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    Mental Illness Dbq

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    Attitudes Toward Mental Illness 18th and 19th Century England During the late 18th and early 19th centuries‚ attitudes toward the mentally ill and their treatment varied throughout England. Almost all private and public asylums at this time upheld a policy of inhumane behavior towards patients‚ and questionable medical practices. The general public‚ for the most part‚ tolerated these methods‚ and even engaged in humiliating the mentally ill for entertainment. New techniques for treatment of

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    Australian Immigration

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    Australia has a rich migration history starting with the first migrants being convicts transported from Britain between 1788 and 1840. Free immigrants began arriving in the 1790’s (Walsh: 2001) The Industrial revolution which caused wide spread poverty and unemployment in Britain‚ as well as the demand for workers in the wool industry in Australia enticed more free settlers to Australia‚ followed by the Gold rush in the 1850’s of which the largest group of immigrants were the Chinese. The bringing

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    This resulted in the closures of the large Victorian asylums (Gray‚ 2002). It is recognised that even though the public protested against asylum care‚ they were not accepting the mentally ill into the community (Goffman‚ 1963). This led the mentally ill facing further rejection and social isolation (ibid). In today’s society‚ even though there is effective

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    In recent years‚ the debate over immigration has grown to a greater magnitude. The first occurrence of mass migration to the U.S. dated back to the early 19th century with the first wave of immigrants arriving during the Antebellum period‚ where many Americans expressed the idea of nativism (keeping out immigrants). The second major wave occurred in the early 20th century during the Progressive era brought a resurgence of nativism with the formation of the American Protective Association. APA

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    The internal migration policy of the European Union Table of Contents 1 Statement of independent work 2 2 Preface‚ Introduction 3 3 History‚ Development and Policies 5 4 Recent results 5 4.1 Meeting in Tampere 6 4.2 Schäuble-Sarkozy paper 6 5 Living Europe Safely – Work program for the German EU Presidency (1.1.07–30.6.07) 8 5.1 Fighting illegal migration; preventing visa fraud 8 5.2 Improving returns 8 5.3 Protecting refugees – expanding cooperation 8 5.4 Managing legal immigration

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    1. Outline the history and development of the medical‚ social and psycho-social models of disability Medical: The medical model defines a disability as something that is physically ‘wrong’ with a person’s body. This could be an illness or acquired damage to the body in an accident for example. The medical model views the human body as something which can be fixed or repaired if there is a problem with it. The medical model of disability was started around the early 19th century‚ when physicians

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    Are current methods of dealing with refugees effective?  Refer to one or more countries as examples.

Throughout the world‚ societies have welcomed frightened‚ weary strangers‚ the victims of persecution and violence. The refugee crisis in the modern world occurs largely as a result of civil wars‚ famine and the violation of human rights. According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees‚ refugees refer to those who have fled their homes because of a fear of persecution and to seek refuge

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    Najaf

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    conflict in paragraph 1 (asylum seekers)- weave in people smuggling. Body paragraph 2- war: armed (rocket scare when Gorgalli was killed and others injured) body paragraph 3- war in Afghanistan family motion (family/familial ) | Body paragraph 1 | Political spectrum- project the idea of civilians seeking asylum due to war stricken countries and problems that arise due to war and political corruption. Relate to the extract (quote) by examining and producing how Najaf sought asylum himself due to problems

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