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of Waitangi a Māori Magna Carta or Mega-Fraud. The Manga Carta 1215 (1297) The phrase Māori Magna Carta or Mega-Fraud is an interesting phrase. The Magna Carta is a fundamental constitutional document not only to the United Kingdom but also to New Zealand and many other countries that…

Pakeha 1769-1840 is highly significant to New Zealand because as Michael King states, ‘All these early encounters between Maori and European... contained seeds for future patterns of racial and cultural relations in New Zealand. In this way King is saying that this period of Early Contact essentially defined the relationship between Maori and Pakeha, and instructs our relationship as New Zealanders today. The cultural and racial landscape of New Zealand both in the latter 19th and 20th centuries…

and to escape violence. Many people perceive the United States as the greatest country on Earth because of the many job opportunities and great schools housed there. Because people are migrating to new lands or countries, I believed that it must be hard for immigrant youths to excel or adapt to a new culture. I believed this because I previously worked at an elementary school where there were immigrant youths who could not speak or understand English, which would make it hard for those children…

and exporting goods are two separate factors that can also determine how successful that country will be in earning revenue. New Zealand is an island located in the Pacific Ocean off of the eastern coast of Australia. Being an island, they have to rely on a well-functioning logistics system in order to help them move products to and from the island profitably. New Zealand…

The power of emotion: compassion In Marina Keegan’s essay, Why We Care About Whales, Marina claims on how humans value the life of humans and the life of non-human animals. The essay starts with a social occurrence of emerging beached whales. A natural force that is created by the movement of both the moon and the Earth push whales to the beach. While giving a detailed, vivid explanation of how beached whales die, Marina maximizes the sadness and lamentation of whales’ deaths. Furthermore, she…

I have always found my own cultural identity difficult to discuss. Bell’s discussion of a lack of a sense of cultural identity, the idea of no identity was a familiar feeling, at least initially (Bell, 147). This idea bothered me, in order to decipher my identity I looked to those of my ancestors. Cultural Identity exists, at least to me as an individual and a collective, in the present and the past. I was born in Australia, my father’s side has Scottish roots. Some statements from Bell’s…

year old female, born and raised in New Zealand, daughter and student. These threads…

Captain James Cook was the first navigator that tried to explore the whole Polynesia Triangle. In 1771, when James Cook returned to Tahiti from his first Voyage, he introduced the word “tattoo”. Tattoo he explained was a way the Polynesians delivered information of its owner. It’s also a traditional method to draw spiritual power, protection and strength. The Polynesians use tattoos as a sign of one’s character, their position and the levels in a hierarchy. They also believe that a person’s…

in New Zealand. “I drive in a car that is falling apart. There is a bog in the body. There is rust in the doors.” Refers to the stereotype that Maoris are poor and therefore can not afford expensive new cars. “I took one lesson in kung fu. My parents made me do my homework.” refers to the stereotype that Asians know martial arts and study more than other races. Although the poem has a light hearted feel to it, it does bring up a serious issue of racial stereotypes and prejudice in New Zealand.…

Within New Zealand, this can be seen through attitudes and perceptions of New Zealanders towards immigrants. The most negative views are most often held by New Zealanders who are not indigenous to this country, and who would have to embrace the most change in the current status quo. They are the most comfortable and therefore have the…