Question

When people talk of prejudice, discrimination, and intolerance, certain
groups of people – people of determination, economic refugees, elderly
people, etc. – spring to mind. However, anyone can experience feelings
of exclusion. Allow me to tell you my story. It wasn’t an easy decision. I
had a wide circle of friends, a family I cared for, the familiarity of my
own surroundings. I had a sense of belonging – I was part of this
community. I had everything. Except a job. The pressure to leave my
comfortable life and try to establish a career elsewhere was growing
and, feeling that there were no longer any options open to me, I took
the plunge and packed my bags. “I have qualifications,” I thought. “I’ll
have no trouble getting employment.” However, on arrival in the
country I had chosen to make my home, I discovered what it feels like
not to be one of ‘us’. I had become one of ‘them’. Someone who does
not belong. My qualifications did not guarantee me a career in my new
country. Eventually, I did get a job but I never had a career. Simple
things, like going to the bank or supermarket, were not simple. The
language barrier was one thing, but the body language was just as bad.
Gestures I had considered polite were suddenly perceived as rude and
the opposite was also true. I tried hard to fit in. I did. I organised a

celebration for my child’s first birthday. She invited all her classmates
and, to their credit, they came... with their parents. However, the food I
prepared went uneaten. You see, I had cooked a selection of national
dishes from my own country. Even after several years, I never became
one of ‘us’. I earned a living. My children grew up. They are happy. But I
was always one of ‘them’.
a. What emotions do you think the writer experienced before she had
to leave her own country?
B. Analyze the words ‘us’ and ‘them’ in paragraph 4.
C. If you are to immigrate to a different country, how would you plan
your integration in the new culture?

Answer 1

Answer:

Prejudice is a negative attitude and feeling toward an individual based solely on one's membership in a particular social group ( Allport, 1954; ...

Answer 2

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