IDEAS: Stolen generation (Australia), Slavery (USA), Zimbabwe conflict, NZ land wars, Treaty of Waitangi settlements, Berlin wall destruction, Apaertheid (South Africa), Freedom of Nelson Mandela…and many more.
Include facts and references and your own personal points of view – eg An “I think statement…”
This will help you with Rich Task in the coming weeks.
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South Africa is a country blessed with an abundance of natural resources including fertile farmlands and unique mineral resources. South African mines are world leaders in the production of diamonds and gold as well as strategic metals such as platinum. The climate is mild, reportedly resembling the San Francisco bay area weather more than anywhere in the world.
South Africa was colonized by the English and Dutch in the seventeenth century. English domination of the Dutch descendents (known as Boers or Afrikaners) resulted in the Dutch establishing the new colonies of Orange Free State and Transvaal. The discovery of diamonds in these lands around 1900 resulted in an English invasion which sparked the Boer War. Following independence from England, an uneasy power-sharing between the two groups held sway until the 1940's, when the Afrikaner National Party was able to gain a strong majority. Strategists in the National Party invented apartheid as a means to cement their control over the economic and social system. Initially, aim of the apartheid was to maintain white domination while extending racial separation. Starting in the 60's, a plan of ``Grand Apartheid'' was executed, emphasizing territorial separation and police repression.
REF:http://www-cs-students.stanford.edu/~cale/cs201/apartheid.hist.html
BY:JASNIL
Hi! Alicia here!
ADOLF HITLER
He goes by the name, of Adolf Hitler, born on the 20th of April 1889 and died on the 30th of April 1945.
Born and raised, in Braunau am Inn, Austria, Hitler was a German politician and the leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party.
Once he was released from prison, Hitler decided to seize power constitutionally rather than by force of arms. Using demagogic oratory, Hitler spoke to scores of mass audiences, calling for the German people to resist the yoke of Jews and Communists, and to create a new empire which would rule the world for 1,000 years.
Hitler had such a mind. Despite outward appearance of strength, he was a sick, paranoid man, full of delusions. He believed that he was the greatest German who ever lived, the greatest master builder, the greatest military leader, the greatest philosopher, a liberator of humanity. His paranoia, delusions, detachment from reality, brutality, lack of moral scruples were signs of general paresis, a sickness that is caused by the dilapidating disease of syphilis.
It can be proven, that Hitler was infected with syphilis in 1908, and thirty years later, the dormant illness entered the tertiary stage, causing inflammation of the brain, called general paresis. The fact that Hitler was in his youth infected with syphilis, is mentioned in the memoirs of many Nazi dignitaries. Speer for example, mentions that Hitler was treated by Dr. Morell, a specialist in skin and venereal diseases. Earnst Hanfstaengel talks of Hitler congenital diseases, due to syphilis infection.
Hitler ordered the killing, because he believed that the Jews were his powerful enemies, bent on destroying him. For Hitler the Jews were like windmills to Don Quixote. The best proof of Hitler's sickness is his behavior at the end of the war.
Hitler considered the creation of a new religion, where he would play the role of a Redeemer of mankind, and all future generation of Germans would pray to him.
It has been said, that Hitler suicided, because his army was defeated in a war.
He expressed his intent to kill himself and later asked physician Werner Haase to recommend a reliable method of suicide. Haase suggested combining a dose of cyanide with a gunshot to the head.
MY RESPONSE:
In my point of view, I think that Hitler deserved to die, even though he suicided, because he was a very cruel and a bad person, with a cold heart.
He had absolutely no sympathy towards man.
I also don't see any point in Hitler hating the Jews, when the Jews did absolutely nothing to him.
I chose to research about Rosa Parks. She is very well known for her bravery that changed America dramatically. I think that all the African-Americans owe her a lot.
ROSA PARKS BIOGRAPHY-
The beginning of the modern civil rights movement in the United States was dated on December 1, 1955. That was the day when an unknown seamstress in Montgomery, Alabama refused to give up her bus seat to a white passenger. This brave woman, Rosa Parks, was arrested and fined for violating a city ordinance, but her lonely act of defiance began a movement that ended legal segregation in America, and made her an inspiration to freedom-loving people everywhere.
Rosa Parks (Rosa Louise McCauley) was born in Tuskegee, Alabama to James McCauley, a carpenter, and Leona McCauley, a teacher. At the age of two she moved to her grandparents' farm in Pine Level, Alabama with her mother and younger brother, Sylvester. At the age of 11 Rosa enrolled in the Montgomery Industrial School for Girls, a private school founded by liberal-minded women from the northern United States. The school's philosophy of self-worth was consistent with Leona McCauley's advice to "take advantage of the opportunities, no matter how few they were."
Opportunities were few indeed. "Back then," Mrs. Parks recalled in an interview, "we didn't have any civil rights. It was just a matter of survival, of existing from one day to the next. I remember going to sleep as a girl hearing the Klan ride at night and hearing a lynching and being afraid the house would burn down." In the same interview, she cited her lifelong acquaintance with fear as the reason for her relative fearlessness in deciding to appeal her conviction during the bus boycott. "I didn't have any special fear," she said. "It was more of a relief to know that I wasn't alone."
After attending Alabama State Teachers College, the young Rosa settled in Montgomery, with her husband, Raymond Parks. The couple joined the local chapter of the NAACP and worked quietly for many years to improve the lot of African-Americans in the segregated south.
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How would the Whites feel if they were treated the same way they had treated the Blacks? Is that enough to teach them a lesson not to be cruel to other fellow humans? If you ask me, I'll doubtlessly say yes. But hoe if there was some Whites that didn't want it to happen, but the Blacks took over them? Would that be fair? No, that is injustice of course.
What happened in America is similar to the Apartheid which was about the Whites soming to South Africa and ruling over three times the amount of people who came to South Africa. Robert Mugabi turned against the White government. He was sentenced to 10 years of jail. He won the respect and trust of the fellow Africans and was also the new Prime Minister of South Africa. His story was diferent to Rosa's, but both were unforgettable heros from the past.
COMMENTS:
JASNIL-
Jasnil, the info was cool, although I never learned anything new (because Andrew already discussed these with us). But, still nice efort buddy. *_* COOL!
ALICIA-
Awesome Alicia! You had really chunky paragraphs that were informative, well written and interesting. Nice work! !@_@!
BY: D@PHN€Y!!
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"I worked on numerous cases with the NAACP," Mrs. Parks recalled, "but we did not get the publicity. There were cases of flogging, peonage, murder, and rape. We didn't seem to have too many successes. It was more a matter of trying to challenge the powers that be, and to let it be known that we did not wish to continue being second-class citizens."
The bus incident led to the formation of the Montgomery Improvement Association, led by the young pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The association called for a boycott of the city-owned bus company. The boycott lasted 382 days and brought Mrs. Parks, Dr. King, and their cause to the attention of the world. A Supreme Court Decision struck down the Montgomery ordinance under which Mrs. Parks had been fined, and outlawed racial segregation on public transportation.
In 1957, Mrs. Parks and her husband moved to Detroit, Michigan where Mrs. Parks served on the staff of U.S. Representative John Conyers. The Southern Christian Leadership Council established an annual Rosa Parks Freedom Award in her honor.
After the death of her husband in 1977, Mrs. Parks founded the Rosa and Raymond Parks Institute for Self-Development. The Institute sponsors an annual summer program for teenagers called Pathways to Freedom. The young people tour the country in buses, under adult supervision, learning the history of their country and of the civil rights movement. President Clinton presented Rosa Parks with the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1996. She received a Congressional Gold Medal in 1999.
When asked if she was happy living in retirement, Rosa Parks replied, "I do the very best I can to look upon life with optimism and hope and looking forward to a better day, but I don't think there is any such thing as complete happiness. It pains me that there is still a lot of Klan activity and racism. I think when you say you're happy, you have everything that you need and everything that you want, and nothing more to wish for. I haven't reached that stage yet."
Mrs. Parks spent her last years living quietly in Detroit, where she died in 2005 at the age of 92. After her death, her casket was placed in the rotunda of the United States Capitol for two days, so the nation could pay its respects to the woman whose courage had changed the lives of so many. She was the first woman in American history to lie in state at the Capitol, an honor usually reserved for Presidents of the United States.
REFERENCE-
*http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/par0bio-1
RESPONSE-
The law was changed on December the first 1955. WOW! That's not long at all: 54 years. Rosa Parks is a very brave woman. She earned respect from the black and white citizens through her courage.
That's just sad and racist how they treated the blacks very poorly. It's just like what Andrew said about the scales of justice. It's unjust, not justice. The whites get all the good things. For example: Black's salaries: $350 per week, White's salaries: $1,000 per week; or the quality of Black schools: 5 out of 10, quality of White schools: 10 out of 10. That's totally unfair even if I did make it unfair in purpose.
Hi! Alicia here!
I think that both Daphney's and Jasnil did a good job in their research, and it was very well written.
And I also agree with your response Daphney!
See yah!!!
Alicia
South Africa's apartheid law came into power in 1948. The main laws are described below.
Forced physical separation between races by creating different residential areas for different races. Led to forced removals of people living in "wrong" areas.
Together with the 1956 amendment, this act led to the removal of Coluored from the common voters' roll.
Commonly known as the Pass Laws, this ironically named act forced black people to carry identification with them at all times. A pass included a photograph, details of place of origin, employment record, tax payments, and encounters with the police. It was a criminal offence to be unable to produce a pass when required to do so by the police. No black person could leave a rural area for an urban one without a permit from the local authorities. On arrival in an urban area a permit to seek work had to be obtained within 72 hours.
Apartheid forced segregation in all public amenities, public buildings, and public transport with the aim of eliminating contact between whites and other races. "Europeans Only" and "Non-Europeans Only" signs were put up. The act stated that facilities provided for different races need not be equal.
There are also many more apartheid laws, and even without needing to know the rest I can guess that they were all unfair. The time when apartheid did exist it would have been very hard to do anything if you were coloured, apartheid was a time of racism which is completely injustice.
Comment:
Alicia. I think she is completely right saying that Adolf Hitler deserved to die after what he had done to those innocent Jews. She 100% convinced me! He was selfish and the Jews hadn’t done anything to him. Great information! I really did learn something.
Anneke
I think apartheid is an injustice because people shouldn't be judged by the colour of their skin
References:
http://africanhistory.about.com/library/bl/blsalaws.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa_under_apartheid
Anneke
injustice is the lack of or opposition to justice, either in reference to a particular event or act. The term generally refers to the misuse, abuse, neglect, or malfeasance of a justice system, with regard to a particular case or context.
Injustice was an American death metal band founded in Brooklyn, New York in 1988. Among its members were brothers William and Ron Braunstein who would, soon after the band's breakup, pursue hardcore hip hop careers as Ill Bill and Necro respectively, and drummer Mike Palmeri, who would later join alternative metal band Life of Agony, and later leave the group following its signing with Roadrunner Records. At the time of the band's formation, William was 16 years old while Ron was 12 years old.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Injustice
these are the past directors of Zimbabwe:
Past Directors
Mr C. Mhondoro 1981-1982
Ms Dorita Field 1983-1984
Mr C. Maveneka 1984-1986
Nicholas Ndebele 1986-1991
Mike Auret 1992-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_Commission_for_Justice_and_Peace_in_Zimbabwe#Past_Directors
By Zahra
Comments:
Anneke-
Your response to Alicia's work is really good, well written. Your information is clear and understanable too.
Riley King-
I agree with you, the Apartheid was a very big injustice for the native Africans. 75% of the people living in South Africa (Apatheid time) were Africans. How can 25% take over people x3 as much as them.
Yeah, they shouldn't judge the color of the person. It's like the saying 'don't judge a book by it's cover' (but I sometimes do). Just because their white doesn;t mean that they are the best humans int he world. No matter what color someone is, only their attitude, kindness and heart (like eg- a cold heart or a caring heart) matters. If you compare an Indian to a Chinese, the vary in color and culture, but they are still the same beings.
DAPHNEY *!@_@!*
As my namesake Martin Luther King said "a person should not be judged by the colour of his skin but on the content of his character". He belived everyone should be treated the same. I agree with him.
In south africa they used different
things like the white people got the better stuff like flash cars and good water and food . and the brown people got all the bad stuff until they got a new president.
by jacob
I've got a question for all of you:
If you were in child labour would
you steal food or water to survive?
You may think it is stealing but
kids in labour do it to survive.
Davis
The Stolen Generations
this information is from the website www.reconciliaction.org.au
“There can be no reconciliation without addressing the past”
Who?
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children most of whom had one Indigenous parent and one white parent
When?
Between 1909 and 1969
What?
These children were forcibly removed from their families without parental consent and without a court order and put into white Australian families or institutions
Why?
Because Aborigine people were seen by the Australian government and society as an inferior race. People believed that Aboriginal people lived poor and unrewarding lives, and that institutions would provide a positive environment in which Aboriginal people could better themselves. The dominant racist views in the society and government also means that people believed that Aboriginal people were bad parents and that Aboriginal woman did not look after their children.
Why was this unjust?
Because:
- children were taken away from their parents and brothers and sisters when no one had done anything wrong
- they were told to forget everything about their family, community and culture.
- they were treated badly. They were made to work as slaves and maids. some were physically and sexually abused. they were treated far worse than white children
- because it was an official Government rejection of an entire culture and race and way of life.
- Aboriginal peoples had lived in Australia for thousands of years and this policy showed a lack of respect for and understanding about them
What was the result for these children?
- depression, anxiety, isolation, high suicide rate, high percentage of deaths in custody
- not knowing who their families are until late in life.
- feel they don’t belong anywhere.
Is there any justice now?
A report called “Bringing them home” was published in 1997 after a government inquiry. John Howard, Australia’s PM during the 1990s refused to apologise . Kevin Rudd apologised as soon as he became PM in 2007.
poor South Africa some people and Countrys are so rascist
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