EUMIND - GROUP 4Sem Bode, Wim van der Linden, Roald van de Bogaard, Julian van Grondel en Daan Kramer
Our personal Introductions
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Hey, my name is Sem Bode. I’m 15 years old and I have one younger brother (11) and one older sister (17). My hobbies are doing sports, making music, and gaming. At the moment I’m most interested in the first one; sporting. My favourite sport is playing tennis. But running or football is also okay to me. I currently have work in a shop at baking bread. My school is, of course, CSW van de Perre in Middelburg. I get by bike to school; it’s about 7.6 kilometres of bicycling. My school works with iPads and MacBooks, that means we don’t have a lot of books to take to school. Furthermore I think that that’s the important stuff about me
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EUMIND ARTICLE
Motivation: We have chosen this migration story because this story had an impact on us all. She lived so unhappy as a child for so long and she had the courage to flee her country.
The Story: As a 17 year old in Istanbul, my life was unbearably hard. I was brutally seperated from my birth mother at the age of 13 by my dictatorial father who went on to abuse me and my brother in every possible way. We were regularly tortured by him and threatened with death. I have had the most incredible journey of escape under this threat.
After an extremely risky process I managed to make my way to Paris. Aged 18, I was terrified. I could not speak French and had no experience of travelling alone. I felt all alone. I spent two years at the Sorbonne, found a good job and my own flat. During holidays in England I met the father of my three children. It was a huge surprise when I found out I was pregnant with my first child and I had no idea what to do. I decided to stay in London. I wanted the baby to grow up with the father and his family as I did not have a family myself. It feIt precious. I became very emotional and did not want to hurt the father by taking the baby away.
We got married and went on to have three beautiful and amazing children. They were born here and they are British. I have not put them on a Turkish passport as I still have nightmares about my father finding me and my children. I have been working and paying taxes for years and brought my three children up as a single mother until my youngest child Hope got killed by a 18 ton heavy goods vehicle on her way back from school.
I did not come here for money or benefits; safety and freedom were my main concerns. I am forever grateful that I have had the opportunity to become a free citizen who is entitled to a normal life. Bringing up our children in a free country is priceless.
After an extremely risky process I managed to make my way to Paris. Aged 18, I was terrified. I could not speak French and had no experience of travelling alone. I felt all alone. I spent two years at the Sorbonne, found a good job and my own flat. During holidays in England I met the father of my three children. It was a huge surprise when I found out I was pregnant with my first child and I had no idea what to do. I decided to stay in London. I wanted the baby to grow up with the father and his family as I did not have a family myself. It feIt precious. I became very emotional and did not want to hurt the father by taking the baby away.
We got married and went on to have three beautiful and amazing children. They were born here and they are British. I have not put them on a Turkish passport as I still have nightmares about my father finding me and my children. I have been working and paying taxes for years and brought my three children up as a single mother until my youngest child Hope got killed by a 18 ton heavy goods vehicle on her way back from school.
I did not come here for money or benefits; safety and freedom were my main concerns. I am forever grateful that I have had the opportunity to become a free citizen who is entitled to a normal life. Bringing up our children in a free country is priceless.
Interview:
Questions:
Hello, can we ask you some questions?
Do you know what human rights are?
(If not) Can you try to guess?
We found a story about a woman from Istanbul. Can we tell you the short version of the story and ask you some questions afterwards? It takes about 2 minutes.
A girl lives in Turkey together with her brother. At their home, she and her brother were brutally abused by their father. They were sometimes threatened with death. Also, they were not allowed (by their father) to see their mother. The girl escaped to Paris, where she lived for 2 years at the Sorbonne (university). After that, she went to London and found her love. They now live in Birmingham and the girl is happy that she had the opportunity to become a free citizen.
Do you think we, as a western country, should help those people?
Are you against the fact that a lot of refugees come to western countries just to have a better wage?
Are you scared that ISIS might take an opportunity to go with this stream?
And just imagine: a refugee comes to your door to ask help, will you help them?
After all, would you help the girl of this story if you didn’t know her back-story?
Thank you for answering our interview.
Answers:
Interviewee #1 (we only had one)
Q 0: Alright.
Q 1: No, not exactly.
Q 2: Errrm, just the rights you have?
Q 3: That’s okay to me.
Q 4: I’m always having doubts about that question.
Q 5: Yes, I think only people who need help and are fleeing for war should be helped in western countries.
Q 6: A bit, but danger is always present.
Q 7: I might give them food and shelter for one night, but not any longer. We got institutions for that.
Q 8: Sure, but as you know: only one day and I’ll bring them to the center of refugees.
Q 9: You’re welcome.
Questions:
Hello, can we ask you some questions?
Do you know what human rights are?
(If not) Can you try to guess?
We found a story about a woman from Istanbul. Can we tell you the short version of the story and ask you some questions afterwards? It takes about 2 minutes.
A girl lives in Turkey together with her brother. At their home, she and her brother were brutally abused by their father. They were sometimes threatened with death. Also, they were not allowed (by their father) to see their mother. The girl escaped to Paris, where she lived for 2 years at the Sorbonne (university). After that, she went to London and found her love. They now live in Birmingham and the girl is happy that she had the opportunity to become a free citizen.
Do you think we, as a western country, should help those people?
Are you against the fact that a lot of refugees come to western countries just to have a better wage?
Are you scared that ISIS might take an opportunity to go with this stream?
And just imagine: a refugee comes to your door to ask help, will you help them?
After all, would you help the girl of this story if you didn’t know her back-story?
Thank you for answering our interview.
Answers:
Interviewee #1 (we only had one)
Q 0: Alright.
Q 1: No, not exactly.
Q 2: Errrm, just the rights you have?
Q 3: That’s okay to me.
Q 4: I’m always having doubts about that question.
Q 5: Yes, I think only people who need help and are fleeing for war should be helped in western countries.
Q 6: A bit, but danger is always present.
Q 7: I might give them food and shelter for one night, but not any longer. We got institutions for that.
Q 8: Sure, but as you know: only one day and I’ll bring them to the center of refugees.
Q 9: You’re welcome.
Human Rights involved:
The human rights:
We are born free and equal: As a child she isn’t free because she gets abused by her dad and she isn’t allowed to see her mother.
No torturing: In the story she said she got tortured and abused in every possible way.
You have rights no matter where you go: At the time she lived in Turkey, she wasn't able to decide where she wanted to go.
The right to live in a save environment: When she lived in Turkey with her dad she got abused and tortured
Nobody can take away your rights: Her dad did when he abused her.
The human rights:
We are born free and equal: As a child she isn’t free because she gets abused by her dad and she isn’t allowed to see her mother.
No torturing: In the story she said she got tortured and abused in every possible way.
You have rights no matter where you go: At the time she lived in Turkey, she wasn't able to decide where she wanted to go.
The right to live in a save environment: When she lived in Turkey with her dad she got abused and tortured
Nobody can take away your rights: Her dad did when he abused her.