Afrikaner

As a result, America succeeded into its first modern election, in the four years since the election in 1824, new voters were added to the electoral roles as property ownership was no longer a requirement to vote. In 1828 Jackson won the presidential race. Historian, George M. Frederickson, in his essay Expansionism on the American and South African Frontiers, compares the mandatory elimination of Native Americans to the trans- Mississippi West with the coinciding Great Trek of South…

never complains about his living conditions or how he’s treated. He kept “a smile on his face” and talked with passion and excitement when he smoke with Peekay because he knew that one day Peekay was going to change the way some people treated the Afrikaners. The only reason Geel Piet takes the beating from the guards is because he wants to keep his tribe safe. That is why think Geel Piet has acted heroically. As a long-time prisoner in the Barberton prison, Geel Piet is also stubborn because he…

The 2 films ‘Invictus’ and ‘remember the Titans’ are based on real life events, the main similarities between the films are racism and sport. The films are based in different eras but the issues are similar the theme of establishing respect and trust through citizenship are portrayed in many ways. When both the black and white teams are brought together the tension arise, the players are forced to play together on the same team. Slowly the tensions eased during the two week training during camp…

Can Justice and Forgiveness go Hand in Hand? Justice and forgiveness can go hand in hand. Forgiveness can mean many things, but true forgiveness is releasing the feelings of vengeance and resentment towards a person. Justice can also have multiple meanings, but true justice means when an offender repents on their wrongdoings and reconciles with their victims. When an immoral person receives retributive justice, it causes them to reflect on their wrongdoings, letting them become a…

were eventually defeated by Britain. In 1910, under British colonial rule, the Union of South Africa was formed and segregation made its way into the constitution. Subsequently, the Nasionale Party [National Party] comes into power, made up out of Afrikaners feeling superior to black…

Roger Federer, the greatest tennis player ever, was born on August 8 of 1981 in the city of Basel, Switzerland. Federer grew up in the municipalities of Birsfelden, Riehen, and Münchenstein which all are close to the French and german border. He is an authentic, modest, and loyal man as he describes himself. Many describe him as a class act man and he is also very humble. Not many know the impact he has outside tennis but he believes in the potential of everyone. Federer is married since 2009…

“Tactics favor the regular army while strategy favors the enemy … therefore the object is to fight, not to maneuver.” – Colonel C.E. Callwell, in Small Wars; Their Principles and Practice. Asymmetric warfare is typically a war between a standing, professional army and an insurgency or resistance movement. It is warfare between opposing forces that differ greatly in military power resulting in the use of unconventional weapons and tactics (tactics usually associated with guerilla warfare.) The…

Racial Disparity in Cry, the Beloved Country Discrimination has plagued this earth for centuries. One finds it difficult to identify a time where ostracism among a nation’s people didn’t exist. Surprisingly enough, such a heinous act hasn’t died off either. South Africa began the segregation of its non-white citizens in 1795 with the arrival of the Dutch. Later, in 1948, legislature introduced Apartheid, which led to the relocation of over 3.5 million nonwhite South African citizens to separate…

himself the leader of the school harasses and punish Peekay. The Judge wears a swastika tattoo on his arm. Convincing little innocent Peekay that Hitler superior and will lead all Englishmen to the depths of the sea thus restoring glory to the Afrikaners. Peekay yearns to return home with his nanny however there is a change in plans as his grandpa awaits him in the Eastern Transvaal town of Barberton. He is placed then placed in the care of a german musician named Professor von Vollensteen but…

It’s segregation period lasted from 1843 to 1964 when the Civil Rights Act was passed, cancelling the Jim Crow Law. Opposed the America however, South Africa was segregated much later when the Afrikaners were in a conflict with the British in 1948. Both South Africa and America upheld the white race as the superior above all others along with each nation receiving its own racial slurs to further belittle blacks. Although segregation was similar…