The Future Eaters

T.L Mitchell in a Journal of Expedition outlines the impacts of the introduced animals “by thus treading the water into mud, or by drinking it up, they literally destroy the whole country for the Aborigines, and thereby also banish from it the kangaroos, emus, and other animals on which they live… that our ‘clove foot’ should appear everywhere.”. However Aboriginals fought for their land and adopted many of the European tactics like letters and protests. British settlement led to a reduction of access to land and water sources for the Indigenous people which reduced their

Australia is often presented as a heroic and extraordinary tale of triumph that changed this nation, but many refuse or are ignorant of the horrific slaughter and massacres of the Aboriginal people. This exhibition depicts the bloody and gruesome side of Australian History that many Australians are unaware of. The start of European settlement during 1788 to the start of the Australian nation being born in 1901, led a trail of massacres, inhumane treatment, enslavement and racism started by the first settlers and passed onto generations of white Australians. The First Settlers refused to understand the Aboriginal way of life as they were believed to be racially inferior and unfit to adapt towards the European lifestyle led to the Europeans

The article, Warming Bleaches Two-Thirds of Great Barrier Reef , talks about how Coral reef ecosystems around the world are threatened by human and climate change. The waters of the ocean are raising due to global warming, in turn

The European colonisation of Australia was a long and violent process, in which the “White Settlers” took property from the Indigenous Aboriginals and forcibly dispossessed them of their land. Initially, Governor Phillip had made attempts to live amongst the Indigenous Australians, as Britain had recognised the rights of the Aborigines around the world for many years before settlement in 1788.

The Great Barrier Reef in Australia is experiencing bleaching. According to France-Presse, bleaching of a reef is “coral...that has been stressed by the heat” (France-Presse). When a coral has been “stressed by heat,” (France-Presse) the coral discards the algae that lives within itself which causes the coral to be more susceptible to disease. It can take up to several decades for a coral to recover from bleaching. Because of that fact that most coral does not have enough time to recover, it dies.

The Great Barrier Reef is bleaching at a significantly alarming rate. As scientists figured out it is contributed by three main perpetrators. The main culprit of the bleaching of the bleaching of the reefs is record warming water. This has been linked to El Niño and global warming. Next, acidification of the ocean from mainly human causes. Finally, fishing impacts have hurt the barrier a great deal. The northern part of Australia is bleaching much more rapidly than the south. The reef brings in a lot of tourism and money for Australia and losing it would also mean losing a lot of jobs for people as well. Scientists have noticed through the bleaching some coral species have survived and

Over the past year, 12 percent of the oceans reefs have become bleached due to ocean acidification. Ocean acidification and in turn coral bleaching, is due to carbon pollution causing global warming, this makes the oceans warmer, thus making them more acidic. Coral reefs and shellfish cannot survive these levels of acid in the water. In particular the Great Barrier Reef, one of the seven natural wonders of the world, is suffering from this bleaching. The Great Barrier Reef has been declining in recent years due to this acidification, however, as of recently it has come knocking on death 's door. Carbon levels started rising about 200 years ago during the industrial revolution, because the machines invented started pumping carbon dioxide

Coral reefs around the world are in danger. One of the causes is global warming, which has been increasing the temperature of the ocean water resulting in coral bleaching. This essay will focus on damage occurring to the Great Barrier Reef.

As global warming continues, corals will not be able to keep up with increasing ocean temperatures. Coral bleaching has led to increase of un-healthy reefs. The raising of sea temperatures slows down coral growth and loss of coral. Coral bleaching is expected to occur more often and worse in the future, making it difficult for corals to recover. Some coral types, such as staghorn corals, are really sensitive to bleaching, and these will be the most affected. Corals that deal with the sea temperatures better will dominate the Great Barrier Reef. Some reefs rely on the animals to help control coral bleaching; climate change has effect some marine animals such as some of the fish of the Great Barrier Reef. The preferred temperature range leads them to find a new habitat. Climate change will also affect the population and sea turtle's e habitat. Storms and creatures that eat through limestone which wear down reefs. The Great Barrier Reef has adapted to cope with the impacts of cyclones and severe storms. However, many scientists predict that intense cyclones (such as cyclone Hamish and cyclone Yasi) will occur more often due to climate change. Reef recovery from severe storms is slow, because fewer corals survive to help affected

In Australia before the late eighteenth century, the native Aboriginal people’s unique culture flourished, fostering a great sense of pride within its inhabitants. The Aborigines were able to familiarize themselves with their geographical surroundings, which in turn helped them to obtain food, while simultaneously upholding their many traditional spiritual and ancestral beliefs. Many native songs, dances, and collections of art were referenced by the Aborigines in their “Dreamtime”, a collection of cultural stories that connected the spiritual world to their modern world and its creation. These stories conveyed the importance of treating nature with respect, a view that starkly contrasted with European philosophy. The Aboriginal people thrived in the terrain of Australia for nearly 40,000 years before British colonization in 1788. Many distinct tribes lived throughout Australia, and the Aboriginal population peaked at 500,000 people in the 1780’s during the pre-colonization era. During the early stages of their colonization of Australia, European forces did not intend to harm the Aboriginals, but due to Europe’s unrelenting racism and Social Darwinism, the Aboriginal culture was eventually obliterated.

Another huge impact climate change is having on our planet is the effect it’s having on the Great Barrier Reef. It is 2,300 kilometers long and stretches along the Queensland coast in Australia. I read an article in which they stated this quote "This year is the third time in 18 years that the Great Barrier Reef has experienced mass bleaching due to global warming, and the current event is much more extreme than we've measured before," said Hughes. (Plumer,

The story of colonized people has a similar tone in many parts of the world, but the situation with the colonization of Australia is very similar to the story of the colonization of North America by the Europeans. Both of these cases share similar issues and outcomes. First off, both groups are typically generalized as one group - in this case, the Aborigines and the Native Americans. However, these groups are made up of many smaller clans or tribes that each had a unique language and culture. Additionally, they both lived in a variety of different areas throughout their respective continents, and thus it is hard to generalize them. Both the Aborigines and the Native American were very negatively impacted by European

Those that are uneducated of the reef tend to accidentally break fragile, branched corals or cause wounds to larger corals. Snorkelling, diving and boating can also cause direct physical damage to reefs. Pontoons, anchoring and diving are more big impacts of tourism damage to the GBR.

European settlement in Australia would have been a struggle, they had come from a developed country with buildings, roads shops and hospitals. Not only were the Europeans confronted with strange plants and animals, the soil were poor, causing farming to be very difficult. Despite the fact that the early settlers knew of the Indigenous, they were too selfish to worry about them. Instead, many indigenous colonies were wiped out and traditional cultures were lost in order for the Europeans to colonise. Settlement was harsh. In this essay I will be comparing the differences between Judith Wrights Bora Ring, a 4 stanza poem written about the loss of Australian indigenous culture and traditions, as well as We Are Going by Oodgeroo Noonuccal, again about the loss of Australian indigenous culture but more about how the Indigenous had to give up their own way of

Aborigines and Europeans have been in coexistence since the first British arrival. The new "Australians" developed policies that set the rules on what to do with the Aborigines and how they were to be treated. Over time, these governmental policies have changed as Australian attitudes, values, and desires have