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Nelson Mandela once said, “If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner” (Mandela). This quote signifies everything wrong with the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. The Israelis and Palestinians have barely worked with each other, so they have not been able to make peace and they choose to remain enemies. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict had been on and off for 100 years. After World War II, six million Jews were killed, and the remaining…

Biography My Grandpa Harmen Vriend was born on June 30th 1941 in Holland. At the age of 5 he was forced to move to Canada with his family because the Germans were looking for his father Peter Vriend. That was a big problem because often when the Germans captured the Dutch they would put them to work and died oe were near death because of i . As a child my Grandpa was told that "Canada was the land of milk and honey ".Which means that there was an abundance of supplies like food, housing and…

The NORAD was well known because of the Cold War history, also; in 1950s Soviet posted a dangerous threat which was countered by the construction of radar series networks all over northern Canada. Then again, Line Pinetree, Line Mid-Canada, and Distant Early Warning radar line were included; but it was updated later in the year 1980s as a single Northern line-the North Warning System. Furthermore, not minding the political pressures and historical among the Canadian and American governments;…

Shane Koyczan is a Canadian writer and poet that has made many amazing spoken word poems. He was born on May 22nd, 1976 in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories; and is currently a member of the spoken word poem group, Tons of Fun University. After high school Koyczan attended college at Okanagan University, Canada, where he studied creative writing. But, following the suggestion of his writing professor, he began to study poetry instead. Now 41, Shane Koyczan has become an amazing poet, author…

broadly be discussed as well. Closing the gap is a strategy that aims at reducing the indigenous disadvantage with respect to life expectancy, child mortality, access to early childhood educational achievement, employment outcomes. Endorsed by the Australian Government in March 2008. Closing the gap is a formal commitment developed in response to the call of the Social Justice Report 2005 to achieve indigenous health equality within 25 years. A commission known as the…

divergence in educational outcomes in the Northern Territory primary and high school between Indigenous and non-Indigenous students has seen the highest illiteracy rates and low performing academia Australia, condensed widely in remote communities. According to the 2016 census, this area had the lowest school completion rate for Indigenous students, with 22%, compared to the Australian Capital Territory and Queensland, which have 57% and 42% (Australian Bureau of Statistics 2016). Many teachers…

with a 228 chapter story including the First Fleet’s arrival, the World Wars, The Federation, Hurricane Katrina, The Great Depression and the election of Tony Abbott. For such a young country so much has been achieved. The political status of the Australian Government is falling into shambles. Though voters have personally voted in who they wanted as Prime Minister, Tony Abbott’s approval ratings only reach as high as 37% in August 2015, a gain from February’s 29%.…

Aboriginal people from Sydney travelled to Canberra and erected a beach umbrella, increased support soon followed as more Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians arrived with tents to lend their support. This essay will detail the effect of the Tent Embassy establishment in Canberra in 1972 and what impact this has on the Indigenous Australian people. An analysis will be completed of this event and what impact it had at the time it occurred and what impact it continues to have today. A further…

artistic, musical, and spiritual heritage. The traditions set forth by Australians are some of the oldest and strongest traditions known in history. In the late 1700’s the Australian population experienced a growth, as did their economy with the colonization of Europeans. Many Indigenous Australians were greatly affected by introduction of diseases and conflict, conflict that steamed from Europeans taking the Indigenous Australians land. As time passes so did the conflict the gold rush, and…

attacking them hoping that would drive them away. The British couldn't negotiate with tribes because all had different styles of living and spoke different dialects. The aboriginals started fighting for what was theirs but since they never marked their territories with signs of some sort the British thought they were attacking for no civil reason. War broke out between indigenous tribes and the British, as well as the indigenous tribes also. Even though the Aborigines were behind in technology…