Monday, March 28, 2011

Apologies, Please?

To all Australians who don't believe they need to apologize to the aboriginals;
How would you feel if a completely different culture and ethnic group came into your land and forced you to be like them? You would probably feel like the aboriginals. Now, this was a while ago and the damage is done, however, the best you can do to help them is say sorry and maybe even give them some money to help rebuild their own homes. Imagine what it was like for the mothers, having their children taken away to a foreign place where those people have killed your people. It would feel horrible and like something was torn away from you. For these mothers it would be the greatest gift in the world if they could reconnect with their children again, even just once. Many people believe they should let go of the past as it is too horrible to look at, and I believe that is untrue. When the children taken away tried to run away to be with someone, they would be punished brutally, can someone be that inhumane to do that? Remember, it is never too late to apologize.

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

A Hero-Molly

In 'The Rabbit Proof Fence' Molly is the protagonist who demonstrates a lot of courage. She is desperately trying to save herself, Gracie and Daisy from becoming 'British'. If you look at the definition of hero it says that a hero is someone who has courage and has a certain quality to them. When you look at Molly you can immediately tell that she is special and different from everyone else. Molly got was brave enough to leave the camp place as soon as possible and she is smart enough to fool the tracker momentarily. Usually in a movie, the hero is someone who possesses an ability that comes in handy, from the beginning you can see the Molly is a very good tracker. She finds the lizard before everyone else, and later when they are escaping, she uses Daisy's bag to try and sidetrack the tracker. With all of these qualities it is clear why Molly is a hero to her family, others and herself.