Arnhem

Although those conscripted into forced labor had to endure many hardships, those who beared the brunt of the trauma were the persecuted. Those who were monotonously hunted by the Nazis faced the most arduous challenges of any group during the war. For them, the occupation was not a slight alteration to daily life, it was a complete transformation of their very existence. The ultimate goal of nazification of the Netherlands couldn’t be completed without the total extermination of the gypsies,…

The Yolngu culture, which means, “person”, is among the oldest living cultures on earth. Some researchers claim it is 400,000 years from two different lineages. Forty four thousand years ago the mixing of genes was reported before Australia separated from Papua New Guinea. Researched have stated that humanity could have started in Australia. The Aboriginal people were considered the first Australian. [1] The majority of Yolngu, who number approximately 5000, live in communities of between 500…

Beaked Echidna in 2008 and classes it as Critically Endangered (IUCN,2016). This species is found in the Vogelkop Peninsula of Papua Province, Indonesia. It had been thought to have been Australia at one point due to the aboriginal artwork located on Arnhem Land as well as Pleistocene fossil remains. However, is now considered to be extinct (Helegen & Flannery, 2016). The diet of the Zaglossus bruijni consists mainly of earthworms, however, insect larvae and ants, they use the spikes on their…

“The way forward for Australia as a nation is to embrace the essence of indigenous cultural renaissance.” Renaissance as described by Dictionary.com is “revival or rebirth especially of culture and learning” (Dictionary.com, 2015). In my paper I will examine indigenous culture and its revival or rebirth by looking at what Indigenous Culture is, its origins, what it means to Aboriginal people and how it is being revived today in the current Australian society. I will start with a quote from…

of Germany’s industrial area. One of the major issues for the Allies during this attack was that they were moving too fast and their supplies were not able to make it to them in time. Also some of the landings by the British were too far from the Arnhem bridges. This helped the Germans prepare for the attacks. The total number of British troops that were a part of the operation was around 10,000 and out of that 1,400 were killed. The shocking number is the 6,000 or more who were taken prisoner .…

Legal systems can be dated back to the ancient peoples. There are many different legal systems that have evolved in other parts of the world. There are two types of legal system, the secular and religious legal system. It is argued that the Australian legal system is radically different to other legal systems. This, however, is not the case through findings and comparison with the Madayin legal system and Talmudic Jewish legal system. There are many similarities found such as the outcome that…

Escher was a civil engineer. Sarah was George’s second wife and the daughter of a government minister. Maurits was the youngest of the five children and was known as Mauk to his family (O’Conner, Robertson). While in primary and secondary school in Arnhem, Escher struggled in all of his classes. The only class he excelled in was art, which he had for only two hours a week (Ernst 7). Although he never successfully completed high school, he was able to go on to study at Haarlem’s School for…

The purpose of this essay is to analyse areas of miscommunication in the education system, and to discuss the many issues it causes for Aboriginal peoples. Communication is an exchange of ideas, information or feelings through a number of different mediums. Failure to communicate can impact the relationship between Aboriginal students and their non-Indigenous students and teachers. Language is an area of communication that can be easily misconceived and causes many issues in a multi-language…

Canada's Contribution to the Allied Effort Canadian Military Contributions were essential to win WWII. Ortona, D-Day-Juno Beach, and The Liberation of the Netherlands are three critical conflicts that Canadian Army and Navy conquered to deliver victory to the Allied effort. Through the hard work, courage, and great sacrifices of Canadian soldiers and the Allied forces, German forces surrendered on May 7th, 1945, and on May 8th, 1945 Victory in Europe (V-E) Day was declared. Canada proved a…

the liberation began, the Canadian soldiers were able to hold the Dutch front lines for three months, while the First Canadian Army cleared the Nazis and captured many canals and farmlands (www.veterans.gc.ca). They successfully captured the town of Arnhem in two days, and captured Apeldoorn just a few days later (www.veterans.gc.ca). Eventually, in May, the Germans surrendered, ending the war in Europe once and for all. It was made clear that the Netherlands truly was thankful of the Canadian…