Seeker

has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster. This is what a refugee is. On the 31st of August, the high court made its landmark decision, ruling that the federal government’s plan to send asylum seekers to Malaysia was unlawful. There was a case about two plaintiffs who are citizens of Afghanistan, against the minister of immigration. The second plaintiff was only the age of 16. The plaintiffs arrived on Christmas Island on the 4th of August…

the Australian government. While they’re being processed for whether or not they are eligible to have asylum in Australia, they are kept in large camps called detention centres, and are called Asylum seekers. However, these detention centres are cruel and inhumane in their treatment of asylum seekers, and should absolutely not be used to hold anyone. Case in point, Don Dale detention centre, the place of the former juvenile prison, located in rural Northern Territory. This centre has recently…

using some type of social media such as Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, or Instagram. Furthermore, the people who use these applications may fall into one of the following classifications: The selfie-taker, the phantom, the stalker, or the attention-seeker. The selfie-taker has multiple friends or followers, depending on the site, and multiple photographs. Selfie-takers constantly post pictures of themselves attempting to make a cute or happy face. They will share selfies of preparing for the…

is being equally fair to Refugees and Asylum seekers. ‘A refugee is a person who has fled his or her country and cannot return because of a well-founded fear of persecution due to their race, religion, nationality or membership of a particular social group’ (NSW Government department of education , 2015). As shown in (Dictionary.com, 2016) the definition of ‘illegal’ is defined as ‘forbidden by law or statute.’ The classification of an asylum seeker is people or peoples…

2014b) reported that by the end of 2013 the number of forced displacement has reached its highest record since World War II (51.2 million) in which 16.7 million were refugees and over 12 million were asylum-seekers. Despite minor distinctions between the term ‘refugees’ and ‘asylum seekers’, both terms in this essay are synonymously defined as those who escape their own countries to another as a result of their fear of war or being persecuted on account of races, political visions, religions or…

The Seekers of Lice by the French poet Arthur Rimbaud is a reflection on an untroubled moment in the poet’s consistently troubled life. The poem depicts a sweet narrative of a young boy, with perturbing overtones and imagery that paint the true mental state of the child. These parallels provide for a vivid and imaginative poem that allows for multiple interpretations that are just as fascinating. As a result of the author’s tip-toeing between the use of disturbing and soothing sensory images, I…

increase of asylum seekers that seek refuge in other countries has led to political disputes of how nation’s governments should handle the situations. This has led to the media to cover stories that focus on the stories of these asylum seekers and to see how they are portrayed. The asylum seeker topic has gone under many views that are portrayed by the media both pro and con for asylum seekers and refugees. This report will discuss the following representation of how the asylum seeker/ refugee…

and could practice whichever religion they desired. As opposed to other colonies where English newcomers were to follow The Church of England, Penn would stand up against both the New World and the Old World. Quaker.org and the book titled Freedom Seeker: A story about William Penn, demonstrate and elaborate more on how these activists contributed to U.S. history by becoming the most liberal…

source mentioned to what degree the implemented programs in any country was beneficial to incoming asylum-seekers. On the other hand, the majority of normal source, peer-reviewed articles, and books vastly discussed the cons of refugees and having to take refugees in. What host nations do not realize is the prospect of a possible brain gain. It is well known by now that the majority of asylum-seekers fleeing from conflict are highly qualified individuals who were respectable figures in their…

child asylum seekers are entitled to no education, a shared room (often enough – no bed), parents that are either deceased or unable to support them, and a country that detains them for seeking a helping hand to a better life. The International Detention Coalition recognizes these aspects…