Human Flow Documentary Analysis

The lives of refugees are turned “inside out” out when they are forced to flee because they have to leave the only home they have ever known and try to figure out a way to leave their old lives behind. They are not leaving their country because they want to but because they are forced to and it can feel like

People who have been thrust into a completely unfamiliar situation where the differences in daily life leave a big gaping hole. They have to suddenly adjust to living in a completely different way. And often, refugees have to adjust to being in a situation where people might be unfair to them based on where they used to live or their way of life. Refugee children often feel the ache of losing their homes more profoundly than their elders.The article “Refugee and Immigrant Children: A Comparison” states “Once in Canada, they both have to endure the ‘push-and-pull’ forces of home and

In the book, Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, a young girl named Anne, who is a few years older than Ha, is also a refugee from World War II. Despite of different background, Ha and Anne, like all refugees, experience having their lives turned “inside out” and the “back again.” Almost all refugees experience the universal refugee experience. In Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, Anne wrote in her diary, "So we could not do this and were forbidden to do that…Our freedom was strictly limited… Jopie used to say to me, ‘You’re scared to do anything, because it may be forbidden’” (Frank 4). This shows how Anne is an internal character who keeps her thoughts to herself. Her only

The concept of social justice encompasses finding the optimum balance between our combined responsibilities as a society, our responsibilities as individuals to contribute to a just society (University of New South Wales, 2011) and ensuring fairness, freedom and equality regardless of race, religion and ethical background. The social justice issue of Refugee’s suffers from a deprived extent of human dignity, human rights and social justice. The definition of a "refugee" is revealed in the 1951 United Nations Convention Relating which defines a refugee as an individual who: "owing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion, is outside the

Human beings are obligated to treat other human beings with respect and kindness. When they aren’t fulfilling their duties as human beings, it is also a person’s duty to stand up for each other and keep peace, morality, and humanity at the center of life. Syrian refugees are the unfortunate group of people that have been affected by the negligence of humankind. They are being dehumanized by their own people and by treatment that has no excuse or justification to be executed. The same crisis that is taking place in the middle east can happen anywhere at anytime, all it takes is corruption and humanity’s inherently evil nature to dismantle moral civilization. In this instance, the antidote for inhumanity is empathy; realising that humans were created as equals no matter their race, gender, religion, or social classification. Immorality is a slippery slope and the more dehumanization is ignored, in this case the dehumanization of Syrian refugees, the more corrupt humankind’s standards become of the proper way to treat each other. This directly affects every life around the globe whether they are in the refugee crisis or not. The higher people hold their standards of morality, the closer humanity becomes to living in peace and harmony. Albert Einstein once said “The world is not dangerous because of those who harm, but because of those who look at it without doing anything.” Be a shaper of society and stand up for justice in order to prevent a more dangerous

Refugees experience many hardships throughout their journeys. The struggle to survive, escape and adjust are only some of the things they have to endure while escaping. In the novel, Inside Out and Back Again, by Thanhha Lai, she expressed the difficulties that refugees experience while fleeing and finding a home. So far through Ha’s life, she had experienced difficulties in every place she had been to. Back in her home country, she encountered many challenges while she tried to escape and that continued in Alabama when she tried to adjust. The author conveys themes of culture, language, and bullyism to show the readers the different obstacles refugees have to overcome. In the end, even if refugees suffer with these hardships, they can overcome

discovery involves being challegned and confronted by fresh situations which can transform an indivudal perspective of themselves whch is portrayed in the documentary Go back to where you came from. go back to where you came from explores the cultural, social and personal discoveries experienced by a group of Australian citizens. The participants have acknowledged that they hold prejudiced views about asylum seekers and new mmigrants the program which then investigates how the particpants may discover new knowledge and thereofre realise or question their own personal bases and help themto discover a new enlighened view of refugee exisstence. The social and cultural concepts are portayed In the poem by seamus heaney called the railway children

Personally, I have had many an opportunity to be set outside my comfort zone. With my mother being a therapist and a professor, she constantly took me to conferences. Therefore, my eyes have always taken in all the world has to offer. But, this summer’s conference was even more so different. The Justice Conference in Chicago, had the theme of Love Thy Neighbor. Throughout the conference, they bent and twisted the different stereotypes set in our minds as to who society and the church claim our neighbor to be. Finally, on the last day, there was a twenty-one-year-old Syrian refugee from Aleppo named Mariela Shaker. Her story depicted the graphic violence and struggle going on no more than a plane trip away from the US. Luckily, her family remains unharmed {though still in Aleppo}, but that is not the story for most

Emma Musca has read an extraordinary true story of a well-known comedian. Anh Do’s amazing memoir The Happiest Refugee is about his early life in Vietnam, his journey to Australia and his amazing international success.

Hundreds of thousands of refugees and migrants fleeing war or seeking new lives have flooded into Europe. Many countries are struggling to cope with the crisis.

Mrs. Hopkins, I cannot bear with your euphemistic assertion of ‘I will remind them there is exceptional dignity in defending your own country’. Yes, I fervently agree that these people should be protecting their own country in some extent as it is their country. However, your prejudiced view of these people throughout the article (including the quote I just embedded) creates negative imagery of the refugee and asylum seekers. Clearly, you have not thought from refugees’ point of view from your bigoted viewpoint towards these people. Did you think these people wanted to leave their country? I think not. I simply cannot condone your statement, disparaging the refugees as it is either over-simplistic or falsified; it is our duty to help those people who are desperately in need.

The concerned citizens in the U.S. should address the issue of genocide in Darfur. Not many people in the U.S. do not know anything about Darfur and about the genocide issue that is going on there. In the film, Darfur Now Adam Sterling (The Executive Director of Sudan Divestment Task Force) was passing out postcards to people on the streets. Many of the people that walked

When it comes to the question about “what is the solution”, opinions start flowing, but to the best of my knowledge, I see that the solution will never be one-sided, in other words, I see no perfect solution from the common options. Blocking the refugees would fail – but to open doors without limit is the most reckless decision. The only solution is treating the root causes in migrants’ countries. “When solving problems, dig at the roots instead of just hacking at the leaves.” ― Anthony J. D 'Angelo. One thing is very clear: these few countries doing their best to help refugees can’t manage the refugee issue on their own. We need global cooperation. Therefore, the only solution is moving on to end the bloodbaths and poverty lakes while simultaneously accepting the humanitarian responsibility of taking in the refugees.

The meaning of the phrase “refugee crisis” can be hard to grasp until you see

Over nine million Syrians alone have been displaced since 2011! If someone took three people who originate from Syria, chances are, one of them has been displaced from their homes. Millions of people are attempting to escape the horrible terrorist groups located in Syria, and the strain on European countries to house refugees is endless, but, to put less stress on European countries, refugees can go to countries nearby to their home, paid for by European countries.