...ability to feel compassion for the exact group of people that need it the most — child refugees. Thus, despite Australia’s profound history of acceptance and multiculturalism, as a society, many believe that we have failed not only one another but also ourselves; as we continue to bury our heads in the sand and ignore the slaughter that is happening in places around the world. In our current reality, this indifference can be attributed to the increase of globalisation, contrasting religious affiliations, a lack of...
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...reported that global refugee figures, caused by the war in Syria and other instabilities in the Middle East and Africa, cross 50 million people—the highest since World War I. It’s not surprising then, that there has been a comparable rise in people attempting to enter the European Union to seek for refuge, many embarking on life threatening voyages across the Mediterranean to find themselves a safer place. Who are refugees? According to the 1951 Refugee Convention. Under Article 1(A)2, the term “refugee” shall apply to any person who: “...owing to well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality,...
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...what could happen if we let the refugees in. Could they possibly be terrorist in disguise? Could these “refugees” possibly be planning to hurt our fellow Americans? Although research has shown strong evidence against anyone who says that they are terrorist in disguise. Additionally, many people have brought up the subject that it is suspicious that President Trump has not travel banned the countries he has business in. Since 9/11 there have been 120 U.S. born citizen terrorist related attacks in the U.S., while since 9/11 there have been 16 refugee/asylum seeker terrorist related attacks, and even fewer terrorist related attacks involving illegal immigrant (which is 8), reported from New America. Not to...
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...Syrian Refugees; Why Canada Should Accept Them The sympathetic nervous system controls a function in your body known as the fight or flight response; associated with seeing a bear or being scared by a friend, the response then, within milliseconds, decides, whether or not to stay and fight, or run and escape the danger. We can see this on a global scale through current events today; imagine a place where democracy was stripped from one's hands, the government responded to peaceful protests with open firing and forcing millions out of their homes, would one's natural instinct be fight or flight? This is the complicated reality that many Syrians face, as they experience these tragedies in their civil war. Syrians who decide to flee rather than stay have unfortunately been extremely limited in their escape as many areas have restricted the number of refugees they will accept. The crisis calls upon great nations such as Canada to comfort the...
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...benefit from the so called 'Muslim Ban'. In fact, no immigrant from the seven nations has been involved in a terrorist attack resulting in the death of citizens in the United States. The executive order also begins a fundamental shift in American refugee policy. All refugee admissions has come to a halt for one-hundred and twenty days, while the admissions of Syrian refugees are held indefinitely. The order mentions that in the near future refugees will only be admitted from countries that have sufficient safeguards in place to “ensure the security and welfare of the United States”....
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...The Syrian refugees are leaving their country to go to Denmark. In Denmark, the people forced refugees to give up valuables under proposed asylum law. This law is fair for these many reasons. The refugees get good benefits from Denmark. In other words, refugees don’t have to pay for their items. It’s free to them. Since it’s not necessary to keep useless items, the government only let them keep their valuable items. Also, it’s safe to be in Denmark than staying in Syria, where ISIS wrecked their area. The first fair answer is not paying for anything. Refugees do not need to worry about bills, payment for clothes, food, or education. They have it all covered. Denmark is nice enough to do all these nice things for them. They...
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...Yes, it is morally good for refugees to be accepted in large amounts but there should also be a certain limit and refinement in this act. Not all countries are able to accept refugees, forget the socially, culturally and economically backward nations which do not possess sufficient resources to sustain their nation with the existing amount of citizens. These nations obviously cannot open their borders for refugees to enter. Many of you may contradict this statement by citing the ability of the developed nations to permit mass immigration of refugees and sustaining them with the surplus quantities of resources they already possess. Well, these countries are certainly not “morally obliged” to cater to the needs of the displaced individuals although the safety...
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...Anniversary 11. San Antonio Events / Non-Profits Literary Examples: 1. Jurgis 2. Eli Weisel 3. Equality 4. Atticus Finch 5. Frederick Douglass 6. Ivan Denisovich Words that support Excellent Examples in the Persuasive Essay: - courage -discipline - resilience - leader - vision - journey - strength - support - organize - perseverance - duty/joy - fearless Excellent Examples: 1. Gandhi 2. Malala 3. Nelson Mandela 4. Cesar Chavez 5. Nikoli Tesla 6. Frederick Douglass 7. Susan B. Anthony 8. Harriet Tubman 9. Dr. Martin Luther King 10. Rosa Parks 11. Helen Keller / Anne Sullivan 12. Facebook / Google / Instagram 13. Syrian Refugees 14. Steve Jobs / Bill Gates / Mark Zuckerberg 15. Spurs / Coach Pop (prompt about teamwork) Good Matches: - Gandhi / MLK (in that order!) - Frederick Douglass / Harriet Tubman / Susan B. Anthony - Steve Jobs / Nikoli Tesla - Eli Wiesel / Frederick Douglasss - Cesar Chavez / Ema Tenayuca - Facebook / Mark Zuckerberg - Bernie Sanders / Jurgis - Jurgis / Jonas / Atticus Finch - Ivan Denisovich / Eli Wiesel - Jurgis / Syrian Refugees - Syrian Refugees / Steve Jobs (his father was a Syrian Refugee who attended university in America, Jobs was put up for adoption by his mother) - Elie Wiesel / Ivan Denisovich - Syrian Refugees / Habitat for Humanity - Habitat for Humanity / Kim’s Kids - San Antonio...
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...Tyhjai Patterson English 1 RTA Essay 11/20/13 Angelina Jolie: A Woman with a Cause When most people see the name Angelina Jolie they only think of the talented actress, the significant other of Brad Pitt or the celebrity with the very diverse children but she is so much more than that. Since 2001 Jolie has been working alongside the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to bring awareness to the unfortunate situations of refugees from around the world. She has traveled to and volunteered in many third world countries such as; Sierra Leone, Cambodia, Costa Rica, Iraq and North Caucasus. In addition to this, she along with Brad Pitt founded the Jolie-Pitt foundation which is dedicated to eradicating extreme rural poverty, protecting natural resources and conserving wildlife. This foundation also donates to many other humanitarian groups, one being Doctors without Borders. In 2009 Angelina Jolie gave the opening speech for a World Refugee Day event being held at the National Geographic Society headquarters in Washington D.C. Throughout this speech Jolie concentrates not on the horrible conditions that refugees endure but on the spirit that they have from being in these situations. When speaking to millions of Americans she doesn’t rely on facts or statistics but instead she uses anecdotal evidence, visualization and pathos to get her point across. The purpose of this speech is not to persuade but to inform the people of America about the amazing people she has...
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...‘God is to Blame for the Holocaust’ Do you agree? This essay will answer the question ‘Is God to Blame for the Holocaust?’ I will give my argument for why some people may believe that God is to blame and why some may believe that it was others. I will also give my opinion while also writing about how people’s faith may affect their beliefs in God. Many people believe that God is to blame for the Holocaust. God is supposed to be a vision of perfection. Someone who listens to you, loves you and ultimately is there to help you through hardships. If he is all these things then why did he even allow the Holocaust to begin with? God is believed to be all powerful, so he had the power to stop the Holocaust. As mentioned above, God is ‘all loving’...
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...Persuasive Essay: Human Trafficking Human trafficking: the act of ownership over another person for the use of forced physical labor and/or sexual exploitation. Molina left Mexico with her children to the U.S. in search of a chance to work in a factory owned by a woman from her home town. She planned to return to Mexico in six months after earning enough money to open up her own sewing shop. When she arrived in Southern California, her new boss confiscated her ID and birth certificate, and threatened that if she tried to run away to the police, she would be incarcerated. At that moment Molina became a victim of human trafficking. “When I came to this country, I came with a lot of dreams,” she says. “But when I arrived I realized that my dreams were dead. I was in the darkness with no hope and no light.” Up to 27 million innocent women, young children, and even men are trafficked around the world each year. Most of these victims never experience freedom again. Human trafficking not only affects the victims, but also their loved ones, customers, and most importantly, society. Initiatives have been put into action in attempt to halt human trafficking. These initiatives are very effective in the termination of the heinous act of human trafficking, but the main question is: are the initiatives working? Some people say that the initiatives that are being put in place are not effective. They think that by halting human trafficking and saving victims from these horrible situations...
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...INTRODUCTION Restiveness among youths globally and those in Nigeria has become a behaviour pattern which has degenerated into a topical global issue. Youth restiveness portrays man’s negative side of social development. This negative development is rather unfortunate and has become one of the many security challenges facing man in the contemporary society. In many occasions, lives and properties worth millions of naira have been lost or vandalized and some razed down by restive youths. As observed by Chukwuemeka and Agbara (2010), human society and in fact the entire universe is simply and squarely a complex entity. In view of this, individuals and groups have their complexities, needs, aspirations, hopes, goals, opinions, views and values which could be social, economic, religious, psychological or political. Consequently, there is bound to be restiveness among different groups of people especially youths who are at their prime age. The term youth has been variously defined. Ndu (2000) and Yusuf (2001) saw youths as neither adolescents nor children characterized by excessive energy that needs to be exerted, which if not guarded, is channeled into negative tendencies. The United Nations General Assembly and World Bank cited in Adewuyi (2008) defined the youth as people between ages 15 to 24 years. In Nigeria, the people within the age limit of 30 years are considered as youths hence they are allowed to participate in the National Youth Service Scheme (NYSC). For this paper...
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...Praise for The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down “Fadiman describes with extraordinary skill the colliding worlds of Western medicine and Hmong culture.” —The New Yorker “This fine book recounts a poignant tragedy…It has no heroes or villains, but it has an abundance of innocent suffering, and it most certainly does have a moral…[A] sad, excellent book.” —Melvin Konner, The New York Times Book Review “An intriguing, spirit-lifting, extraordinary exploration of two cultures in uneasy coexistence…A wonderful aspect of Fadiman’s book is her even-handed, detailed presentation of these disparate cultures and divergent views—not with cool, dispassionate fairness but rather with a warm, involved interest that sees and embraces both sides of each issue…Superb, informal cultural anthropology—eye-opening, readable, utterly engaging.” —Carole Horn, The Washington Post Book World “This is a book that should be deeply disturbing to anyone who has given so much as a moment’s thought to the state of American medicine. But it is much more…People are presented as [Fadiman] saw them, in their humility and their frailty—and their nobility.” —Sherwin B. Nuland, The New Republic 3/462 “Anne Fadiman’s phenomenal first book, The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down, brings to life the enduring power of parental love in an impoverished refugee family struggling to protect their seriously ill infant daughter and ancient spiritual traditions from the tyranny of welfare bureaucrats and intolerant...
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...RESEARCH and WRITING CUSTOM EDITION Taken from: Writing Research Papers: A Complete Guide, Eleventh Edition by James D. Lester and James D. Lester, Jr. To the Point: Reading and Writing Short Arguments by Gilbert H. Muller and Harvey S. Wiener ISBN 0-558-55519-5 Research and Writing, Custom Edition. Published by Pearson Custom Publishing. Copyright © 2006 by Pearson Custom Publishing. Taken from: Writing Research Papers: A Complete Guide, Eleventh Edition by James D. Lester and James D. Lester, Jr. Copyright © 2005 by Pearson Education, Inc. Published by Pearson Longman, Inc. New York, New York 10036 To the Point: Reading and Writing Short Arguments by Gilbert H. Muller and Harvey S. Wiener Copyright © 2005 by Pearson Education, Inc. Published by Pearson Longman, Inc. Copyright © 2006 by Pearson Custom Publishing All rights reserved. Permission in writing must be obtained from the publisher before any part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage or retrieval system. All trademarks, service marks, registered trademarks, and registered service marks are the property of their respective owners and are used herein for identification purposes only. Printed in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 ISBN 0-536-97722-4 2005240359 AP Please visit our web site at www.pearsoncustom.com ISBN 0-558-55519-5 PEARSON CUSTOM PUBLISHING ...
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... Developing Supporting Material 9. Locating Supporting Material 10. Doing Effective Internet Research 1 Citing Sources in Your Speech 1. 36 37 49 57 64 73 83 PART 3 • ORGANIZATION 1 Organizing the Speech 2. 1 Selecting an Organizational Pattern 3. 1 Outlining the Speech 4. 92 93 103 1 10 PART 4 • STARTING, FINISHING, AND STYLING 15. Developing the Introduction and Conclusion 16. Using Language 1 22 1 23 1 31 PART 5 • DELIVERY 1 Choosing a Method of Delivery 7. 18. Controlling the Voice 19. Using the Body 1 39 1 40 1 44 1 48 PART 6 • PRESENTATION AIDS 20. Types of Presentation Aids 21. Designing Presentation Aids 22. A Brief Guide to Microsoft PowerPoint 154 155 161 164 PART 7 • TYPES OF SPEECHES 23. Informative Speaking 24. Persuasive Speaking 25. Speaking on Special Occasions 1 74 1 75 188 21 7 PART 8 • THE CLASSROOM AND BEYOND 230 26. Typical Classroom Presentation Formats 27. Science and Mathematics Courses 28. Technical Courses 29. Social Science Courses 30. Arts and Humanities Courses 31. Education Courses 32. Nursing and Allied Health Courses 33. Business Courses and Business Presentations 34. Presenting in Teams 35. Communicating in Groups 231 236 240 243 246 248 25 1 253 258 262 APPENDICES A. Citation Guidelines B. Question-and-Answer Sessions C. Preparing for Mediated Communication D. Tips for Non-Native Speakers of English Glossary Notes Index 267 268 282 284 286 290 309 323 This page intentionally left blank A Pocket Guide to Public Speaking THIRD...
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