conflict of concience
Conflict can have powerful implications for how we relate to others. This is seen with prejudice eventually developing towards a group of people or a culture. Prejudice has been seen aimed towards Aboriginals with names such as ‘petrol-sniffers’ and ‘doll-bludgers’.
Today I will be presenting how the ways in which conflict is dealt with impacts upon how we relate to others. Conflict is an implication between two or more parties where opposing ideas and/or opinions are clashed. By dealing with conflicts, people are not only able to move forward by accepting mistakes of the past, but the manner in which the conflict has been dealt with has implications on how people relate to others.
Kate Greenville’s novel, The Secret River, displays the conflict between the English settlers and the Aboriginals. This conflict is the actions of the settlers, believing they could do what they want without contemplating the Aboriginals. The conflict shown in The Secret River was never dealt with. The settlers believed that because they were smarter and more powerful than the Aboriginals, all settlers deserved better than any Aboriginal. Not one English settler was noted for attempting to resolve the amassing conflict with any Aboriginal at the time. Without any conflicts being dealt with at this stage in our bloodshed history, depleted relations with the Aboriginal people continue. However why should our ancestor’s actions and words reflect how Australian’s of today’s society feel and act towards Aboriginals. It is the people of yesteryears and their actions that continue to torment and emotionally scar our Aboriginal people. If we are to completely move forward from this horrifying ordeal, we must act upon this conflict.
On February 13th, 2008, Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s apology on behalf of the nation to all Aboriginals affected by the settlers during the Stolen Generation was a turning point in our proud nation’s history. Rather than run and attempt to ignore
Today I will be presenting how the ways in which conflict is dealt with impacts upon how we relate to others. Conflict is an implication between two or more parties where opposing ideas and/or opinions are clashed. By dealing with conflicts, people are not only able to move forward by accepting mistakes of the past, but the manner in which the conflict has been dealt with has implications on how people relate to others.
Kate Greenville’s novel, The Secret River, displays the conflict between the English settlers and the Aboriginals. This conflict is the actions of the settlers, believing they could do what they want without contemplating the Aboriginals. The conflict shown in The Secret River was never dealt with. The settlers believed that because they were smarter and more powerful than the Aboriginals, all settlers deserved better than any Aboriginal. Not one English settler was noted for attempting to resolve the amassing conflict with any Aboriginal at the time. Without any conflicts being dealt with at this stage in our bloodshed history, depleted relations with the Aboriginal people continue. However why should our ancestor’s actions and words reflect how Australian’s of today’s society feel and act towards Aboriginals. It is the people of yesteryears and their actions that continue to torment and emotionally scar our Aboriginal people. If we are to completely move forward from this horrifying ordeal, we must act upon this conflict.
On February 13th, 2008, Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s apology on behalf of the nation to all Aboriginals affected by the settlers during the Stolen Generation was a turning point in our proud nation’s history. Rather than run and attempt to ignore