Afrikaans Essay

The short story of Richard Rive explains a problematic relationship in a neighbourhood called district six. It also describes the different backgrounds of each culture, example the Jew, the Muslim, the coloureds and Afrikaans. In the beginning of the story when the main character is introduced she calls the shop owner baas as stated in the story, “Please, baas!” (Rive, 1986, p.88). The text speaks on and says “Solly didn’t mind. But this caught him unaware. Please, baas. This felt good.” (Rive,…

Slavery at the Cape The Cape as we know it today would not be as it is if it weren’t for our past, if it weren’t for slavery. Slavery played a significantly important role in the history of the Cape as many of its inhabitants today have ancestry dating back to when slaves were first brought here. This makes the Cape a particularly interesting place to have come from, but we are looking at the very origins of slavery and how it has impacted the people of the Cape in today’s society. When Dutch…

Being black is not a matter of pigmentation – being black is a reflection of mental attitude is a quote from Steve Biko, a man who was significant in world history as well as in Apartheid history. In the movie, Cry Freedom, directed by Richard Attenborough, Steve Biko is portrayed in the movie with his associates and what he went through to achieve his goal of Black Consciousness. This movie is historically significant because it shows the atrocities that a white minority committed against the…

The two movies provided an interesting backdrop of the life of two people who encountered and overcame adversity through the span of their lifetime. Their actions defined the significance of the outcome, influencing and molding the existence of the people in their environment. First, the movie, “Temple Grandin”, revealed a woman 's name Temple Grandin, unfortunately who suffers from a case of autism. The start of her childhood, she deals with constant harassment from her peers due to her…

In “The Power of One”, written by Bryce Courtenay, Geel Piet is a Cape Colored man who was born in District Six and worked in the Barberton prison. He was a dangerous criminal, a rascal, who has been in and out of jail for forty-five years just because of his race. In the novel, Geel Piet is one of Peekay’s best friends who were described as "the grand master in the art of camouflage" and “a conniver, a generous friend, and a stellar boxing coach”(SparkNotes). Throughout the novel, actually,…

HIV/AIDS volunteering in South Africa is an uplifting and rewarding program for both volunteers and patients. Volunteers need to be recognizing that there are various levels of patients need special care, involving babies, children, and those people have lost their parents. As a volunteer, he or she also should take care of ill patients, provide relevant support, and motivate them to be alive. Apart from that, volunteer should also attend community education and offer counselling for those…

between Peekay and his chicken Granpa Chook sets the basis for Peekay’s boxing career, thus enabling him to defeat both mental and physical opponents. The brutal murder of Granpa Chook represents Peekay’s first encounter with emotional pain. At his Afrikaans boarding school, Peekay’s only source of security from the routine torments of the Judge was Granpa Chook, “the toughest damn chicken in the whole world” (29). Being “the toughest damn chicken”, Granpa Chook serves as a role model and…

The Afrikaans word “apartheid” has become the universally employed organisation for legalized and enforced racial and ethnic discrimination, notable in the fields of residential segregation, job opportunities and political rights (Christopher 2001). Visser (2007)…

• Sing a greeting song. This is epic! You can enter the room and sing a song to wake the person up! Whether you hit the tone or not, the important thing is your thought of having a nice wake up surprise and good morning greeting for the person. You can even make your own song and play with the lyrics by using the words that are really inside your heart. • Joint exercise. If you are one of those health buff persons, the best way to say good morning to a certain person is probably to have an…

The South African co-production, Takalani Sesame created Kami to raise awareness in South Africa about AIDS, it was quickly met with controversy in the United States. Takalani Sesame incorporates South Africa’s 11 national languages, which are Afrikaans, English, Zulu, Xhosa, Swazi, Ndebele, Sesotho, Northern Sotho, Tsonga, Tswana and Venda. Although Takalani Sesame focuses on serious concepts such as AIDS and HIV, they also focus on concepts similar to American Sesame Street such as basic…