The Asylum

The first half of the novel’s title, “inside out,” reflects the universal refugee experience of fleeing home. This relates to Ha’s experience in various ways. For instance, at the beginning of the novel, when Ha was still back in Saigon, she writes in the poem, “Closed Too Soon”, that, “I’m mad/ and pinch the girl/ who shares my desk,/ Tram is half my size,/ so skinny and nervous” (Lai 38). This shows how Ha was a bully who was feared by others. This proves how before the war, she was a…

examining his dark purple lips and smeared black makeup. The memories of the day I was assigned this project flew through my mind. Dr. Harleen Quinzel, you are to help a man who goes by the name of the Joker during his time in The Elizabeth Arkham Asylum for the Criminally Insane. I distinctly remember driving up to the edifice, unknowing of what I should expect. As I walked inside, I took in the sight of the plain white walls and bare silver chambers. It felt as if the vibe of the room…

Overview of the Asylum Process The United States has long held to the principle that it will not return a foreign national to a country where his/her life or freedom would be threatened. The Asylum process is an essential tool for anyone seeking protection from individuals which mean great harm to themselves and their family back in their home country. This process is directly related to the immigration process. The process can be started as soon as someone enters the country at one of the…

To be a courageous woman whether in battle leading the French Army or being in an asylum deserves the same respect. After my research it seems interesting enough for me that I would recommend the Magdalene Sisters to anyone who would like to know about the history of women in Ireland, many have never even heard of them. I could not…

which lacked the Acts, and in the nation’s self-perception of morality [Scotland had its own] technologies of power, technologies not unlike the CD Acts themselves, were already in place in Scotland.” “Some, like the lock hospitals and magdalene asylums, existed long before the CD Acts were passed. Others, like the system of police repression which I call the ‘Glasgow system’, were developed as a reaction to the Acts.” Glasgow system not restricted to Scotland, used as a “model for similar…

is not always the case. Despite there being people in Australia from ethnicities all over the world, Australia isn’t very welcoming to a specific group of people, that is, Asylum Seekers. The Australian government, both past and present, has introduced very tight laws regarding the treatment and Australia’s acceptance of Asylum Seekers. This is unacceptable. Not only is Australia a signatory to the UN 1951 Refugee Convention, which means that we have a duty as a country to protect them, but also…

regards the appearance of the first asylums a significant step forward for the whole world. It meant that the medical community accepted psychological diseases as a medical problem and basically announced that it was going to try to treat it. Madness did not seem like some kind of curse or other superstitious phenomenon nobody knew what to do with anymore. This point is delivered well by the author in the first part of the article. When Faucault describes how the asylums treated their patients,…

Asylum seekers are still fleeing conflict from their country of origin to gain protection from their host country. This has negative impacts on various levels including psychological aspects on the asylum seeker, the asylum seekers family, the local community and Australia as a whole. The individual asylum seeker has been exposed to such depravity it effects are long and misunderstood. The trauma that negatively impacts memory, emotions, thoughts and worldviews, suicidal and psychiatric issues.…

The client was recently released after a 16-month stay at Claymore, a private mental asylum for women. The identified patient is 18-year old female who goes by Susanna. Susanna comes from an upper class family with both parents and is an only child. She identifies herself as not having the average teenage life. She recently graduated from high school but has no plans after college. She reported that she wants to write but doesn’t really have a plan. While growing up Susanna explained how she…

people that had fled their home country in fear of persecution. In 2011 there were a total of 1,669,725 asylum applications received worldwide, yet only 0.92% of those were made to Australia (Healey 2013). Despite being a signatory to the 1951 Refugee Convention, Australia has some of the toughest immigration policies worldwide. Australia, for example, is the only western country to place asylum seekers in mandatory detention instead of allowing them to live in the community while their claims…