AQUINAS COLLEGE YEAR 10 HISTORY National Curriculum Program 2013 Semester 2‚ 2013 Assessment Instrument 3 AREA OF STUDY: THE MODERN WORLD (c.1920 – 2010CE). DEPTH STUDY 3: CIVIL RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS (1945 – PRESENT). Assessment Mode: Inquiry-based Research Assignment FOCUS OF INQUIRY: How did the iconic Civil Rights activists of the 1950’s & the 1960’s achieve social change for Torres Strait Islanders‚ Indigenous Australians and the African-American people? Name: ________________________
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universal concepts and values. Faith Bandler’s 1999 Faith‚ Hope and Reconciliation conveys overwhelming faith in humanity. The speech at the Talkin’ up Reconciliation Convention is set against the unhappy backdrop of the recent watering down of the Mabo land rights decision and corresponding public sentiment. Emotive‚ strongly articulated language‚ such as repetition of “terrible”‚ reveals the frustration Bandler feels‚ as a long-standing advocate of Indigenous rights. Similarly‚ the metaphor “reaching
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Equality and inequality is a characteristic of every society‚ mainly due to differences and the perpetuation of these differences in society‚ caused by various factors including social class‚ race‚ ethnicity and appearance. Equality of opportunity holds great significance in Australian society and faces many barriers that range from status‚ power‚ ethnicity and race. The existence of difference and discrimination in society‚ due to inadequate access to socially valued resources such as healthcare
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Contemporary Aboriginal Issues Assignment 3- Essay Topic 3: Discuss the political struggle for recognition of indigenous rights to land. In your answer‚ consider the benefits and limitations of the Native Title Act and recent United Nations criticisms of the current Act. For years we have witnessed the Indigenous population ’s political struggle for recognition of rights to Australian land. At times the effort appears to be endless and achieving recognition almost seems impossible. Native
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Mahatma Ghandi once said that "My Notion of Democracy is that under it‚ the weakest should have the same opportunity as the strongest ’ (The Free Dictionary‚ 2010‚ p2). Ghandi ’s struggle for freedom in India resulted in self-rule being granted to the people. We sing about freedom in our national anthem and we talk about it in everyday life. We fly our flag with pride and take advantage of the rights and freedoms that our country offers us. We must now walk proudly beside our fellow non indigenous
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In a short period of time‚ Australian film have stopped depicting Indigenous people through racist clichés like ‘savages’ and ‘useless without the help of white society’‚ and have started using Indigenous film and television to document their culture‚ and encourage social change. Ivan Sen’s Beneath Clouds represents the struggles of two young Indigenous adolescents searching to discover their place in a world filled with disadvantage as a result of their disconnection from mainstream society and
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June 1982 he was appointed to the High Court of Australia‚ replacing Sir Ninian Stephen on his appointment as Governor-General. He was knighted in August 1982.[1] On the court he formed part of the majority who recognised native title in the landmark Mabo case of 1992. In August 1995‚ the Labor Prime Minister‚ Paul Keating‚ announced that the Queen of Australia had agreed to the appointment of Deane as Governor-General to succeed Bill Hayden. He retired from the High Court in November and was sworn
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Q. “Comment on the ways in which understanding a texts context of production would help readers make meaning from it” A. Cloudstreet‚ written by Tim Winton in the 1980’s and published in 1991‚ is a novel born out of its historical context. It agrees and affirms many of the key ideas of the time; that national pride is crucial towards Australian national identity‚ and the evolving acceptance of the Indigenous having rights to their own land. However‚ the text rejects more notions of the time
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INCONSISTENCY AND REPUGNANCY OF LAWS 109. Inconsistency of laws When a law of a State is inconsistent with a law of the Commonwealth‚ the latter shall prevail‚ and the former shall‚ to the extent of the inconsistency‚ be invalid. • Confirms the legislative supremacy of the Federal P over State P: Engineers’ case. How is ‘law’ defined for the purposes of s 109? • Refers to State or Federal Acts: Engineers’ case. Also statutory rules/regulations made by State/Fed executives exercising delegated
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Question 1 “Australia’s legal system is based on the English legal system.” To what extent is this statement correct? Discuss. [10 marks] Word limit = 750 Answering Discuss: To range the extent‚ it is important to understand the source of law‚ the Australian legal system‚ the history of the Australia‚ the formation of the Australian legal system and the relationship between Australia and British law system. Back to history‚ source of law need refers to the historical development of a
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