Monday, March 28, 2011
Apology
After taking over Australia and controlling over the aboriginal for so many years, I think is time for the White Australians to realize their mistakes. The aboriginal were innocent and happy when they were living in Australia until the British arrived. They successfully took over Australia and started planning about eliminating the First Australians, which was where the conflicts and tragedies occurred. First of all, the White Australians started reducing the aboriginal by basically kidnapping the half-caste away and sent them to a camp. This was a very terrible idea because they separated the children from their parents. The White Australians did not consider about the awfulness of breaking a family apart. All they knew was that the aboriginal had to become like the White Australian, and they never thought about the feelings that the aboriginal had. They did not know or care about how much impact they had done to the parents of the lost generation. In other words, the White Australians never treated the aboriginal nicely and kindly although they thought they were helping the aboriginal. Furthermore, forcing the lost generation to learn the British life had destroyed the original culture of the First Australians. They taught the aboriginal's kids English and forced them to live in a whole new life. Thus, when the lost generation grew up, the aboriginal's culture will be forgotten and lost forever. Do you think this is fair to the First Australians who lived in Australia before them? Do you think separating the aboriginal's children from their parents and culture is an honorable act? Therefore, realize your mistakes now and fixed them before it is too late, and a formal apology to the aboriginal will be appropriate.
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Rabbit Proof fence- Molly
A hero is a person who is brave and cares about the others. Molly is definitely a hero because she is not only daring, but also takes care about her sisters and makes good decisions for them. Before Molly escapes from the concentration camp, she takes time to figure out whether this place is suitable for them. Furthermore, she is very intelligent because she waits for the rain when she escapes. Although Daisy and Grace want to stay in the camp, Molly forces them to escape with her because she knows that staying in the camp is not good for them. Besides, Molly is very brave too as she takes the risk to escape. She decides to break out of the camp even though she understands that the punishment is serious. Molly is also a very good tracker as she lures the tracker that chases them to a different direction successfully. Molly is a strong and sturdy leader because she manages to stay calm and leads her sisters back home even in such critical situation.
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Colonization- Ethnocentricity
The First Australians and the British caused conflicts when the British attempted to establish their culture and colonize Australia. The British wanted to brought their culture into Australia and transformed it, so that it was similar to England. Before the British performed that, they decided that they should civilize one of the leaders of the aboriginal and showed him the advanced life of England. Thus, they kidnapped Bennelong, a leader of the First Australians, and returned to England with him. Meanwhile, Bennelong escaped back to Australia and attacked Governor Phillip when he visited Bennelong again. Therefore, a small conflict occurred between the British and the First Australians. After the retirement of Governor Phillip and the death of Bennelong, more conflicts happened between the two groups. The British continued to develop their territories and culture. The most critical conflict was when the British settled down on Windradyne's land of without his permission. Windradyne was really mad at the British and started to kill them and destroyed their houses. Similarly, the military forces of the British was allowed to eliminate the aboriginal and eventually, a war broke out between the two forces. As a result, ethnocentricity and colonization often caused negative impacts, such as conflicts and war, which destroyed the harmony and peace of a land.
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