The Dark Shadow Shrine

embrace the darkness; that you may see the light nestled within it......

Friday, October 09, 2015

Aylan -- the Kurdish migrant boy

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I mentioned this to some of you recently....the picture of Aylan, a Kurdish Boy, whose body was washed onto the shore, gave a human face to the thousands of migrants trying to flee to Europe.
In the process, it awakens the conscience of the Europeans and makes them more supportive of opening the gates of their country to the migrants....
With that one photo, the migrants are no longer just statistics and numbers, but are given a human face......

For Qn 1 below,  point raised was that it's not important as pple can be indifferent....use the example of Aylan's pic to rebut and say that the pic jolted the pple from their indifference.....

Qns:
1) How far is it important for people to be aware of current events in countries other than their own? (Cam. 2014)
2) 'A picture is always more powerful than mere words.' What is your view? (Cam. 2006)
3) Does tragedy always unite a nation? (DHS Prelim 2015)