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「親愛的大海，謝謝你**！你是唯一不需要簽證就接納我的地方……** 親愛的魚**，謝謝你們！你們對我的宗教或政治傾向不加過問就把我吃了。****」** ——2015年5月盛傳於網路上的****敘利亞難民遺書 ˙˙˙ udn《轉角國際》專欄作家黃哲翰專文導讀 彰化高中圖書館主任呂興忠．新北市丹鳳高中教務主任宋怡慧． 彰化縣土庫國小教師林怡辰．台北市中山女高國文老師張輝誠． 高雄市英明國中公民老師郭進成．凱風卡瑪兒童書店創辦人陳培瑜． 作家番紅花．熱血公民教師黃益中．作家楊婕 ——為了更溫柔美好的世界真誠推薦（依姓氏筆畫序） ** ** ◆ 難民，和我們有什麼關係？ 他們為什麼不留下來，為自己的國家奮戰到底？ 為什麼那些難民父母自己不工作，卻讓小孩負責****打工賺錢養家？ 明明是難民，竟然人手一支手機，也有辦法付給人蛇好幾萬美元？ 橫越地中海的那些「死亡之船」上，究竟都發生了什麼事？   自2011年爆發內戰以來，敘利亞人民平均壽命整整降低了20年，760萬人流離失所，400萬人逃出敘利亞、成了你我口中的「難民」。 從兩伊戰爭到最近的內戰，伊拉克有4％的人口「被消滅了」；2014年初，約250萬伊拉克人在ISIS的武裝攻擊下逃離家園…… 這波「第二次世界大戰以來最大的難民潮」，已經成了一齣日常的悲劇，淹沒在每分每秒攫取我們注意力的大小即時事件中。但如果他們不再只是一個數字，如果你可以聽見他們的故事，你會知道他們和我們沒什麼不同。   因為愛，他們都成了難民 當國家背叛你，連一點希望也不留， 你能做的，就是為了所愛之人渡海翻山，尋找一家的容身之地。   當大海的另一頭，雖然不是應許之地，卻是一家人 或許可以重新來過的唯一希望——你會怎麼做？ 他們的故事，也是你我會做的抉擇。 ◆ 關於那些被歐洲各國視為燙手山芋的難民，我們了解太少，自以為是太多； 事實是，當世界脫離正常軌道，一切不能再以我們習以為常的標準看待。   他們捨棄一切，逃往未知的命運。他們已經一無所有，仍拚了命要保住手機， 因為它是與留在家鄉的家人聯繫的唯一工具——卻也成了人蛇向其家人勒索的道具。   他們不是不想工作，是雇主只想雇用他們的孩子，因為童工的薪資低廉。 他們想要工作養活自己，但是在取得歐盟正式的庇護判定之前，他們沒有資格工作…… ◆ **當世界越來越向右翼傾斜，當同溫層取暖取代了對話與溝通，世人被偏見與仇恨操控，**兩位歐洲資深記者動用生涯中的所有關係，親自走訪中東、歐洲各難民營，只為將他們的人生故事帶出那片看不到希望的帳篷叢林，讓世人聽到他們的心聲、看到他們的面容； 他們登上地中海的小島蘭佩杜薩，走訪曾經親手拯救瀕死難民的漁夫，看後者因為眼睜睜看著難民從自己手中滑走、沉入深海而內疚；他們也探訪了那些僥倖活著登上歐陸的難民，揭露「死亡之船」上究竟發生了什麼悲劇； 他們還取得了義大利警方攔截的人蛇通訊內容，披露他們如何綁架難民、反覆榨取偷渡費用，藉此謀取暴利；最後，他們來到一個原本反對安置難民的奧地利小鎮，看當地居民如何從最初的恐懼與防衛，到後來終於明白難民不是洪水猛獸——他們只是希望有尊嚴地活下去——與你我並無不同，因此轉而全心協助他們在歐洲落腳，讓他們安心在此為自己重建全新的人生，以及與親愛家人團聚的不遠未來。   如果這個世界已經瘋了，唯有關心與行動可以讓人類再次偉大。 ◆ █本書特色： ．收錄...

With most of the easy gas and oil reserves discovered and prices rebounding, companies are now drilling far offshore in extreme weather condition environments. As deepwater wells are drilled to greater depths, engineers and designers are confronted with new problems such as water depth, weather conditions,...

Glass ceramics are a special group of materials in which a base glass can be crystallized under carefully controlled conditions, which in turn determine the properties of the material. These materials offer a wide range of physical and mechanical properties combining the distinctive characteristics...

Petroleum refining and process engineering is constantly changing. No new refineries are being built, but companies all over the world are still expanding or re-purposing huge percentages of their refineries every year, year after year. Rather than building entirely new plants, companies are spending...

Energy is directly related to the most critical economic and social issues which affect sustainable development such as mobility, food production, environmental quality, regional and global security issues. Two-thirds of the new demand will come from developing nations, with China accounting for 30%....

This book covers recent developments in process systems engineering (PSE) for efficient resource use in biomass conversion systems. It provides an overview of process development in biomass conversion systems with focus on biorefineries involving the production and coproduction of fuels, heating,...

Increasing life expectancy in South Asia is resulting in a demographic transition that can under the right circumstances yield dividends through more favorable dependency ratios for a time. With aging the disease burden shifts toward noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) which can threaten healthy aging. However...

A practical and fast-paced guide that gives you all the information you need to start developing augmented reality games for iOS and Android.This book is great for people who are either new to Vuforia and/or new to Unity. It is a great introductory guide for anyone with a very basic knowledge of xCode...

Focusing on the Iranian presidential elections of 2009 and ensuing demonstrations in major cities across Iran and world, Media, Power, and Politics in the Digital Age provides a balanced discussion of the role and impact of modern communication technologies, particularly the novel utilization of 'small...

The past decade has seen a flowering of philanthropic activities across many parts of Africa. Unlike before, this flowering has the distinct character of African agency, energy and engagement. Philanthropy is no longer about narratives of passive, poor and miserable Africans receiving help from rich,...

This book introduces readers to the tools needed to protect IT resources and communicate with security specialists when there is a security problem. The book covers a wide range of security topics including Cryptographic Technologies, Network Security, Security Management, Information Assurance, Security...

The Intellectual and the People in Egyptian Literature and Culture uses the notion of am?ra – the Egyptian concept of collective and connective agency – to explore the relationship between the Egyptian intellectual and 'the people' in contemporary Egyptian literature and culture.

Do you struggle with anything? Relationships? Family? Work? Money? Want to stop? Are you diligently trying to make things better and yet youre miserable? The struggle to improve things can make them worse! Struggle itself can become a way of life. If you want to improve your life versus getting stuck...

Most physical problems can be written in the form of mathematical equations (differential, integral, etc.). Mathematicians have always sought to find analytical solutions to the equations encountered in the different sciences of the engineer (mechanics, physics, biology, etc.). These equations are...