eng oral

Question 1

shakespeare

Answer 1

Go you to France or Flanders,
To any German province, Spain or Portugal,
Nay, anywhere that not adheres to England,
Why, you must needs be strangers.

Question 2

reference, context, contention

Answer 2

Shakespeare said these words 400 years ago, although the context has changed the sentiment is the same, The global migration crisis has challenged nations moral credibility, Australias response to this crisis has been nothing short of abhorrent, today I argue the same as eshakespeare

Question 3

main args

Answer 3

, we must adhere to the principles of democracy and treat people better, not only is the stigma towards asylum seekers is unfounded but the hardworking refugees are a solution to the threats our society face, and that the detention policy is inhumane and borderline genocidal.

Question 4

topic sent stigma

Answer 4

The stigma surrounding refugees as dangers or ‘country shoppers’ are both drawn from ignorance,

Question 5

reports

Answer 5

the only report for a Asylum seeker group’s crime rate for Australia was in 1989 and it shows how the crime rate amongst viatnamese refugees was half that of non viatnamese Australians, a national institute of health report in 2021 found that Asylum seekers were three times more likely to work multiple jobs,

Question 6

what these reports suggest

Answer 6

these reports paint a picture of how hard working and honest these people are, just because they flee danger does not mean that they are dangerous.

Question 7

abc news cost

Answer 7

The Abc news on the 16 of feb 2024 reported that 20 Asylum seekers were found landed on Australia by boat from Indonesia, they sold all their possesions and combined their families money to give them and their families a chance, the trip totalled $8000 per refugee ,

Question 8

what this means

Answer 8

, these people did not have the choice of where they went, they only did what they had to.

Question 9

topic sent societal decline

Answer 9

Frankly our society is on the decline, we are not as a nation having enough children to sustain ourselves

Question 10

stats fertility

Answer 10

, the necessary fertility rate of 2.1 to keep our country afloat is not being met, the current refugee crisis could be a solution to this problem,

Question 11

how refugees could save us

Answer 11

, welcoming in working age Asylum seekers with their families could lead to an increase increase in the economically active population providing crucial support roles such as doctors and aged care workers so that our elderly dependant population may survive,

Question 12

family values

Answer 12

, taking in Asylum seekers may also spread their family values, both of which are neccassary to support our aging population, Why not bring in people who work many jobs and who abide by the law, it will only benefit our nation in the years to come.

Question 13

quote Tongan hill

Answer 13

“the rooms are unsafe, people lose it, they talk to themselves.” This is the account of a detainee in yongah hill detention facility in western Australia,

Question 14

treatment of refugees topic sent

Answer 14

this feeling of insecurity for asylum seekers in Australia is purposefully created in order to dissuade other victims of war or other disasters from coming to Australia,

Question 15

what this policy does

Answer 15

this policy is genocidal, by preventing thousands from wanting to seek a better life through fear you are securing their death in famine or war, by shedding responsibility Australia is to blame for

Question 16

ethiopia sudan quotes

Answer 16

famines that have resulted in 200 000 dead in ethiopia and the expected 2.5 million dead in one year in Sudan, providing 15 million in aid to Ethiopia to save face is not enough, taking in only 24000 sudanese refugees is not enough

Question 17

what we must do

Answer 17

we can do more we should do more, we must adhere to the democratic principles that built this country and our government must show a little humanity or else millions more will die.

Question 18

what asylum seekers are

Answer 18

Aylum seekers are honest hardworking people

Question 19

other 2 main args

Answer 19

, and as our population declines we require them for our survival, the detention policy is inhumane

Question 20

what inhumane is

Answer 20

and is symbolic of the fact that as a wealthy well off nation we are not doing enough to prevent millions of lives from being changed forever,

Question 21

shakespeare quote

Answer 21

in the words of William Shakespeare “I do desire we may become better strangers”