I decided to do a opinion piece on the contemporary social issue of asylum seeker, and or the closure of Manus Island. The purpose of my piece was to inform the reader about the situation on Manus Island and to persuade the reader that legitimate refugees who were held on Manus Island deserve to be granted asylum. The intended target audience is young adults, 19-30 years old. As they will one day be the leaders in our society and actually have the power to create change one day. The context is that the article would have been posted on the WA today website as an online article, then perhaps posted on social networks for more exposure.
I choose the title “Operation Open Borders” as it is a play on words on “Operation