Macduff Chapter 1 Summary

For that reason, Dalton (2009) believes that the changing norms of citizenship are the most relevant answer to this debating issue. Therefore, the theory on duty-based citizenship and engaged citizenship will be the center framework to examine the following three levels of political

Civic involvement and citizenship are common terms used interchangeably in order to describe individual responsibility in society. However, upon further evaluation, both words address different aspects of society itself. Citizenship can be understood as certain obligations, liberties, and privileges embodied by an individual; and civic involvement is the activities associated with those responsibilities. The following definition summarizes the broader scope of citizenship and civic involvement assumed in A Short History of Progress by Ronald Wright. In this book, Wright describes the progress of citizenship, and the perception that mankind gradually improves over time.

Stan Grant’s speech ‘Racism and the Australian Dream’ (2015) effectively reminds the Australian population of the racism and harsh inequalities indigenous Australians have faced in the past and still face today. In reminding us of this reality, Grant engages us to discover issues of civic participation in Aboriginal people and in doing so perpetuates a need for social change. More?

Since the time of federation the Aboriginal people have been fighting for their rights through protests, strikes and the notorious ‘day of mourning’. However, over the last century the Australian federal government has generated policies which manage and restrained that of the Aboriginal people’s rights, citizenships and general protection. The Australian government policy that has had the most significant impact on indigenous Australians is the assimilation policy. The reasons behind this include the influences that the stolen generation has had on the indigenous Australians, their relegated rights and their entitlement to vote and the impact that the policy has had on the indigenous people of Australia.

In Australia and around the world, social justice, civil rights and freedom have constantly been a point of debate and struggle. With government and higher powers attempting to make everything work with each other and get rid of discord, they subsequently affect another person’s freedom. Advocates for rights and freedom vouch for many different things, from racial equality to homosexual civil rights, every case brings with it political opposition. Over many years of trial and tribulation the modern activist has almost overcome the struggles of previous generations. That is not to say there is no longer any struggle at all.

How were these leaders able to make a difference and how the methods they used were successful in obtaining civil rights for their people to get the attention of the Australian public and government the indigenous leaders had to find methodologies on how they could achieve civil rights. Firstly the use of protests during the 1950s’ made a large contribution to capturing the Australian governments attention by using the mass of a crowd to show the views of many agree with an idea. Secondly labour strikes were used as a passive aggressive way of conveying the Indigenous Australians perspective, this was shown in 1940s’ where the workers withdrew their services in an act to persuade. In order to find the most efficient method of persuasion, the Indigenous leaders had to use different ways to win the attention of the powerful leaders, however, these methods weren’t all equally efficient which meant that ultimately some were the best, this turned out that ----- was the most effective and was used for civil rights movements around the world. This demonstrates how the Aboriginal leaders were able to achieve what they had dreamt to become a reality, showing how critical they were to the civil rights

Civics and citizenship education is a vital part of the Australian curriculum, as it prepares students to become active and informed citizens in the community (ACARA, 2012). The term “civics and citizenship” covers a range of topics that relate to both the geography and history syllabuses. This includes government and democracy, citizenship, diversity and identity and laws and citizens. For students to be able to develop the necessary skills, attitudes and values to become active and informed citizens, civics and citizenship must be incorporated throughout the curriculum (ACARA, 2012). To understand the importance of civics and citizenship in primary education, both terms need to be understood and comprehended

The implications for citizenship are clear; Angela discovers that a meaningful personal identity depends upon connecting to a sympathetic community”. For me, I felt like the notion of connecting to one’s community was a great point. Not being able to differentiate between the element of freedom and liberty does help prove my point but from a new perspective. Pfieffer peels back a layer by stressing the importance the milieu of the book is not built on realism or naturalism but is

In essence, this means that the government still has power to prohibit entire races from voting in elections. In an interview of Marcia Langdon, widely accredited Aboriginal Historian, conducted by the Sydney Morning Herald, Marcia stated that in order for our nation to move forward, section 25, a 19th century document, should be deleted as " because it looks racist and could well be racist - and put in a provision that guarantees no racial discrimination by the Parliament or by governments." (*interview). Even though rights for Indigenous People have changed, a similar treatment is happening to asylum seekers coming to Australia in search of security. Their movements, actions, freedom, etc. Is all being controlled by governments while they are not allowed out of specialised Detention Centres. This treatment of refugees and the treatment of Aboriginal people put Australia as one of the top countries of human rights violators (Healey, 2000). The 1967 referendum did indeed mark to the Aboriginal people that times were changing, but Australia still has a long way to go in terms of fixing

Macduff’s Magic Spell Reverse the seeds that grow Have love come back Make the winds change their blow Travel to before the attack Representative the future Birth many generations, we will Stop the butcher And save them from the kill Cease all death We will leave Fife Convince Malcolm of evil Macbeth And be happy the rest of our life Please I implore you to aid And save the need to be afraid

Since the time of federation the Aboriginal people have been fighting for their rights through protests, strikes and the notorious ‘day of mourning’. However, over the last century the Australian federal government has generated policies which manage and restrained that of the Aboriginal people’s rights, citizenships and general protection. The Australian government policy that has had the most significant impact on indigenous Australians is the assimilation policy. The reasons behind this include the influences that the stolen generation has had on the indigenous Australians, their relegated rights and their entitlement to vote and the impact that the policy has had on the indigenous people of Australia.

Ernest Hemingway’s short story, “The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber,” chronicles a rich American couple’s safari hunting trip. Francis Macomber, a seemingly perfect man- handsome, wealthy, and athletic- and his wife, Margot Macomber travel to Africa for a hunting trip. The story opens on an afternoon cocktail hour, after a morning of hunting. Quickly, Margot’s frustration towards her husband emerges. She is embarrassed of his cowardness, and torments him. Richard Wilson, their safari guide, listens to the argument. Wilson is brave and athletic, essentially the qualities Macomber lacks. Earlier that morning, Macomber ran away from a lion, leaving Wilson to mercy kill it. Later, in an effort to win back Margot’s admiration, Macomber successfully gunned down three buffalo. However, an injured one charges, leaving Margot to shoot the buffalo, and Macomber. Hemingway’s use of literary elements enhance and deepen the reader’s understanding of the characters. He develops their actions and motivations through a code hero, symbolism, and allusion.

The disease I pick for this disease project is Scabies. Scabies is a skin disease that is cause by the itch mite called Sarcoptes scabiei. The mite is able to live in the epidermis or upper level of the human skin and there the mite is able to lay its eggs. Then it can work its way up to your skin and when they mature they can also spread to other parts of your body. This mites can only live 24-36 hours outside of the human body. If they stay out that long they normally just died. Scabies is highly contagious and it enters the body by coming in contact with it. Some symptoms are itching specially at night time, small blisters or bumps in the skin. The itch is cause because of the body being allergic to the mites and their waste. Also if you

I know now. A citizen has the courage to make the safety of the human race their personal responsibility. Dizzy was my friend. She was a soldier. But most important, she was a citizen of the Federation.” No matter the extent of involvement that engaged citizenship requires for each individual the common ground is that they learn to put the group above their selves. And so this is, in my opinion, the relationship of engaged citizenship and the citizen—to be engaged as a single citizen and make choices that will help the majority as opposed to helping only yourself. An example we have come across in class is this: recently in The New York Times we have been bombarded with pictures and articles of the 99% Movement. They claim that the government of the United States has been making decisions for the 1%, or themselves. They claim to be the 99% of Americans affected by the decisions made by the Federal Government. They are engaged for the whole in protests and rallies. Whether or not this is something you follow or believe in, this is an example of people using their engagement in government for more than just themselves. This leads us into the next portion of the relationship that affects the citizens of democratic society—democratic decision-making.

Marshall points out three parts of citizenship.These parts or elements are respectively called civil,political and social.He believes that these three parts of citizenship are an evolutionary sequence.What should we understand by civil citizenship?Civil citizenship came first and consolidated the rule of law and equality before the law which they were called individual freedom,liberty of the person, freedom of thought, speech and faith, the right to own property and to conclude valid contracts and the right to justice.Political citizenship meaning is right to participate political decision-making process as an elector or as a candidate.On the other hand, social citizenship encompasses a “whole range” of rights,.from “a modicum of welfare and security to the right to share to the full in the social heritage and live the life of a civilized being according to the standards prevailing in