...The Stolen Generations – Assessment2 Essay 1 Indigenous Education and Perspectives Alana Zammit Swinburne Online University WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are warned that the following assessment may contain images and names of deceased persons The Stolen Generations – Assessment2 Essay 1 Indigenous Education and Perspectives Alana Zammit Swinburne Online University WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are warned that the following assessment may contain images and names of deceased persons Assessment2 2 As stated in the Bring them Home Report (April 1997) a national inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander Children from their families. It was first established by state government in Victoria in 1869. Then the other states followed. Later similar legislation is passed in other colonies: New South Wales (1883), Queensland (1897), Western Australia (1905) and South Australia (1911). The Northern Territory Aboriginals Ordinance makes the Chief Protector the legal guardian of every Aboriginal and ‘half-caste’ person under 18. Boards are progressively empowered to remove children from their families. The stolen generations has had a massive impact on Aboriginals throughout Australia. The Aboriginal people of the stolen generations’ lives have been changed and generations of families devastated from this. Children lost their parents and siblings when taken away. They also lost...
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...* Stolen generation –with kay getting taken away by the government. * 1967 referendum- counted in the census so there should be equality but theres not still as seen in the bar at the talent show. Them not winning, people leaving when there singing. Taxi. Maybe the tappware party * Vietnam- the aboriginals and the black solider in the helicoopperter. Sapphires essay Rights were a massive issue in the 1968. There were major event all around the world to do with rights but many people over look Australia. In Australia people were still furious over the stolen generation and the effects, and even though the 1967 referendum allowed aboriginals to be counted in the national census, there was still great disprove of aboriginals. The sapphires does accurately reflect the social and political issues of the time. Through the stolen generation, 1967 referendum and the war in Vietnam you see that laws are one thing but acceptance is another. The sapphires shows that there was many social and political issues at that time. One major political and social issue is the treatment of the aboriginals by the white people. Even with the 1967 referendum which allowed aboriginals be counted in the national census, you would think that aboriginals would be treated better. But they didn’t and you see this when the three girls go to the talent show. When they first enter everyone stares at them, looking at them like there from another planet. Then again when they start singing and...
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...government needed to reconcile is because it should uphold a harmonious and stable development in the society. Though the Australian government has recognised their mistakes and has said sorry to the Aboriginal Australian people in an attempt to reconcile, it is still not enough for the Aboriginal people. The Aboriginal people still need to deal with the agonising memories that the white government has caused. Rather than apologising verbally, they should improve the economic, education and living conditions for Aboriginal people. In this essay will be discussed the government did wrong in the past. Next, a discussion the process of reconciliation, the way they have improved the relationship with Aboriginal Australian people. Finally will talk about why the apology is not enough for Aboriginal people. In order to discuss what the government did wrong thing in the past, we need to understand what the stolen generation is. The stolen generation describe the event where the Aboriginal children were forcibly removed from their families by the government and assimilated into white society (Korff, 2015). In the past the white government did make many mistakes. According the movie ‘Rabbit Proof Fence’ (2000), there was a scene where the Aboriginal children’s mother who saw the government car driven by the white policemen coming. The Aboriginal mother takes her children away and runs quickly, but the Aboriginal children still get taken by the policemen. It shows that the white government...
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...Comparative Essay Examine the ways in which at least two texts, one of which must be Rabbit Proof Fence, depict the suffering endured by Indigenous Australians. Introduction The removal of Aboriginal children from their families and homes resulted in the abuse of innocent children, as they struggled for identity, and the beginning of the ‘Stolen Generation’. The consequences of these acts are clearly captured within Philip Noyce’s ‘Rabbit-Proof Fence’, and Archie Roach’s ‘Took the Children Away’. In Rabbit Proof Fence, the viewer clearly captures mistreatment of Aboriginal girls through the settlement at Moore River and Mavis the maid. In the song, ‘Took the Children Away’, many of the lyrics illustrate the suffering placed on the children....
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...The Stolen Generation in Australia The Aboriginal people lived long on their land without any contact from the Europeans. They are believed to first arrive in Australia between 42,000 and 48,000 years ago (Beck). They managed to live in often inhospitable conditions unbearable for the inhabitants of the “old continent”. The Aborigines did not differ only in their living conditions, but also in their way of living in general, their culture. The aboriginal culture was based on several principles which did not come to understanding when the Europeans first arrived. Perhaps the most essential aspect of the Aboriginal culture is the “kinship obligation”, when everyone in the tribe is expected to perform certain tasks without being asked to (Encyclopædia Britannica 4). The white society, in contrast with the Australian indigenous people, was based (and still is) on the concept of private membership, something absolutely unknown in Australia prior to the European settlements. The irreconcilable differences led, in consequence, to clashes and misunderstandings between the two cultures. The Europeans, however, regarded themselves superior. Lloyd describes the situation in Australia after the arrival of the European settlers as being based on “the idea of Aborigines as an inferior ‘doomed race,’ superseded by more highly developed, more enlightened Europeans” (Lloyd). No matter whether this claim was legitimate or not, it had damaging consequences. James Cook landed in Botany Bay in...
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...Abstract Information technology is all around in life, at work, home, school, university even sports grounds. The following essay will examine what effects the proliferation of information technology has had on our view of privacy. Some say that our perception of privacy have not changed, however there are others that our do not agree and believe our perception has changed dramatically due to the saturation levels in our society Introduction “Modern technology is facilitating the steady disappearance of individual privacy – even under normal circumstances. Add a real or hyped threat to the common good and the erosion of individual privacy is further accelerated” (Caloyannides, M 2003, Privacy vs. Information Technology, p. 100). Privacy concerns are not only a recent issue however with the ever increasing amount of information technology in our lives the topic has exploded and mutated into an ongoing debate between governments, social networking giants, corporations and privates individuals. With a slowdown of Information technology not looking likely in the foreseeable future will it be a case of “in 20 years’ time, will there be any privacy to protect?” (The surveillance society 1999, p.21). This essay will argue the point that while information technology in our society has created a more productive and social one, it has certainly altered our perception of privacy. I have focused on three areas (Social Network and online communities, E-Commerce and Video surveillance...
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...Living with the Dead in the Middle Ages According to the introduction of Living with the Dead in the Middle Ages, Patrick J. Geary sets out to examine the similarities between how the people of the Middle Ages dealt with the dying and death and how our modern-day society manages the same. Geary somehow mostly misses this assessment, and instead through a collection of essays provides an in-depth appraisal of the reverence of the lives of saints, their burials, and the subsequent respect of the relics of saints. Geary’s essays are divided into the following sections: Reading, Representing, Negotiating, and Living. These chapters highlight the challenges that have been faced by early medieval specialists in terms of the sources available to them. Reading the sources is perhaps the most challenging as seen by Geary. Geary advocates for a triple process of evaluation: a traditional interpretation of written sources, examination of how...
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...Asad Mehmood APHuG Mrs. Young 11-3-11 Rabbit Proof Fence Essay Particularly in Australia, rabbits are a huge problem. Since their introduction in the 19th century Rabbits are suspected of being the most significant known factor in species loss in Australia. Rabbits often kill young trees in orchards, forests and on properties by ringbarking them. Rabbits are also responsible for serious erosion problems as they eat native plants, leaving the topsoil exposed and vulnerable to sheet, gully and wind erosion. The removal of this topsoil is devastating to the land as it takes many hundreds of years to regenerate. With mild winters, rabbits were able to breed the entire year. With widespread farming, areas that may have been scrub or woodlands were instead turned into vast areas with low vegetation, creating ideal habitat for rabbits. Thus, rabbit proof fences were created with the purpose of keeping rabbits out of agricultural, pastoral land in Western Australia. There are three fences in Western Australia. The fences took six years to build. The fences were constructed with different materials due to the local climate, and wood. Folk and Pop culture are represented in this film as being two distinguished worlds that the Indigenous Australian girls go through. The girls of course live in the folk culture aspect of society, where there is very little interaction from outside influences and they live life peacefully and traditionally. However, that all changes when they...
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...In this essay, I will describe the life of the Aboriginals in Australia, a characterisation of the character Jack McPhee and some comments of his experiences in the novel “Wanamurraganya”, an analysis of “Mary’s Song Cycle”, and finally I will talk about the movie “Rabbit Proof Fence” First, I will like to start talking about who and what the Aboriginals are, they were the original residentes of Australia and they have been there since around 45.000 years ago, however the Aboriginals claim they trace their creation back to the “Dreamtime”, an era where the earth were created. Before the first settlers came to Australia in 1788, the Aboriginal people lived throughout Australia, although the most of the population lived along the coast. Today more than half of all Aboriginals live in cities, often in cruel conditions with bad educations, and some with the habit of drug, alcohol and smoking addictions. The novel starts with that Jack McPhee is born in 1905, and that he is an illegitimate son of an Aboriginal woman and white station owner. Mary’s Song Cycle is made Ruby Langford Ginibi, she is born Jan 26 1934 and she died Oct 1 2011, she a Bundjalung author, historian and lecturer on Aboriginal history, culture and politics. The poem is narrative, because it a tells a story, the story is about the “stolen generation” and how the Australian government treated the Aboriginals, the poem ask the reader where it’s people, children, traditions and warriors are, but right in the...
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...Prior to colonisation, the Australian Aboriginal people is believed to have enjoyed better health in 1788 than most of the people living in Europe. However, the effects of colonisation have been disadvantageous to the physical, social and psychological wellbeing of indigenous people. This essay will describe how colonisation has determined the health of the indigenous. This social disadvantage is directly related to dispossession and characterised by poverty and inability to thrive, are revealed in processes of education, employment, and income. Aboriginal health can be measured through three key health indicators; life expectancy, low birth rate and morbidity (rates of disease). Lifespan between indigenous and non- indigenous Australians in...
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...ASSIGNMENT COVER SHEET Electronic or manual submission UNIT CODE: SWK2111 TITLE: Aboriginal Histories of the Present | NAME OF STUDENT FAMILY NAME: SMITH FIRST NAME: MARY | STUDENT ID NO.10355079 | NAME OF LECTURER Dr. Gus Henderson | DUE DATE11/3/2016 | Topic of assignment Presentation-personal stories | Group or tutorial (if applicable) GRoup 11 | Course Bachelor of Social Work | CAMPUSOFF | I certify that the attached assignment is my own work and that any material drawn from other sources has been acknowledged. This work has not previously been submitted for assessment in any other unit or course.Copyright in assignments remains my property. I grant permission to the University to make copies of assignments for assessment, review and/or record keeping purposes. I note that the University reserves the right to check my assignment for plagiarism. Should the reproduction of all or part of an assignment be required by the University for any purpose other than those mentioned above, appropriate authorisation will be sought from me on the relevant form. | OFFICE USE ONLY | If handing in an assignment in a paper or other physical form, sign here to indicate that you have read this form, filled it in completely and that you certify as above. Signature Date | | OR, if submitting this paper electronically...
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...Society’s Existence and Exposure in Today’s Technology Technology has made such an impact on society’s culture today that some situations created still leave some humans in the dark. The global opportunities that are associated with the world wide web has made global business very profitable. The advancement has opened many doors for new trends and connections. The world is now exposed to very positive aspects and then we share a negative side with this new innovation. Technology affects someone’s life everywhere, with new trends and connections. The comparison of differences lay between safe internet use and the deceitful barriers that novice users are unaware of, appropriate choices are the key when using the web. In addition, the positive aspects that come into play using the internet consists of many potential business opportunities. You can create businesses online and work from home. When looking for a new position, you can apply to various job sites from major institutions such as indeed.com or monster.com, etc. Blogs can be created to give personal opinions on various subjects. Online shopping purchases are made daily, some enrollment may be required. Major educational institutions such as Stanford, Harvard, Oxford, Berkley, Yale and MIT for example offer free college courses. The courses available include liberal arts and sciences. Although, they are not credit courses, you can educate yourself at your own pace. Free video conferencing is...
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...Essay on Load Shedding in Pakistan While countries in the west move towards enlightenment, Pakistan is moving towards darkness. The country suffering at the hands of corrupt politicians and terrorism has much graver problems and one of them is load shedding. It is the 21st century and there is no electricity in Pakistan! People are crying their hearts out in front of the government to provide them with the basic necessity of electricity but the government seems to have no clue about how to solve this problem. Energy shortage is the result of the power demand and supply gap. So what causes this gap to exist is the main question. There are various reasons because of which Pakistan could not create more electricity which include the rising fuel prices, rising burden of circular debts, lack of availability of inexpensive fuel, no new power projects being started, poor electricity production and distribution methods, power theft and nonpayment of electricity bills. The issue of circular debts is not something new when it comes to energy crisis. When the circular debts reach their peak the government intercepts by increasing the subsidy given to the power companies. However this does not provide a permanent solution to the problem because the subsidies given are not sufficient to pull the power supply companies out of difficulty. At present only Rs3/kilowatt subsidy is given where as 20-30% of electricity is being stolen and the electricity bills of government offices remain...
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...Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have rich and diverse cultures, societies and histories that have been historically overlooked and degraded by other Australians. In 2008 Kevin Rudd made an official apology to Indigenous peoples across Australia for the suffering they had endured. The apology significantly impacted the lives of Indigenous Australians as this recognition acted as a fresh start to Indigenous and non-Indigenous relations. Furthermore, this historical event has been key to transforming educational practices, as Indigenous cultural and historical knowledge becomes more relevant to 21st Century teaching and learning in Australia. This essay will discuss the National Apology, its affects on Indigenous peoples and the...
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...Information We are told that we live in an Information Age in which communication networks and media and information services drive the larger economy. However, this age, as it has developed looks increasingly menacing. Corporations around the world have identified the value of information, and are now seeking to control its production, transmission and consumption. The commodification of information has become one of the most valuable resources in the business world and data harvesting has become big business. Some would argue that the commodification of information has led to a lack of security of personal information and others would argue that the commodification of information is necessary for us to continue growing as a society. This essay will discuss the meaning of information commodification and try to make sense from a utilitarian viewpoint as to whether this is a positive move in the right direction or if this move will cause more adverse effects in the long run. A commodity is a marketable item that is produced to satisfy wants or needs and specifically describes a class of goods that is supplied without qualitative differentiation across a market. Commodification is the transformation of goods and services as well as ideas or entities that normally may not be considered goods, into a commodity. Information refers to answers to questions from which knowledge and data can be derived and information requires a cognitive observer (Wikipedia). So information as a commodity...
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