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    Have you ever wondered what the Stolen Generations are and why they were taken from their families? Between 1910-1970, many Indigenous children were forcibly removed from their families because of many government policies. The generations of children removed under these policies became known as the Stolen Generations. These policies left a heritage of trauma and loss that continues to affect Indigenous communities, families, and individuals to this current day. The violent removal of Indigenous

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    What Is Stolen Valor

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    Stolen valor can be many things, a civilian putting on a military uniform claiming to have served, an individual who failed to complete boot camp calling themselves a veteran, even an active duty service member fraudulently claiming to have earned medals, awards, or insignia. When you hear news reports of stolen valor it often times it will involve fraudulent claims of earning the Congressional Medal of Honor. The Congressional Medal of Honor is the nation’s highest award for valor in actions against

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    The Stolen Generations: A Dreadful Time in Australia Why would a government remove over 100,000 children just because of their race and heritage? During 1910 to 1971, the government of Australia did this now known as, The Stolen Generations of Australia which led to rough times for many families across the whole continent (McArthy 1). There was no certain right for them to make the entire country suffer in pain for many years. The government removed the kids from their homes, and they wouldn’t

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    Stolen Generation Essay

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    The stolen generation has impacted the lives of countless Indigenous Australians. The common perceptions of the Aboriginal people are negative. We think they should get jobs and work as hard as most white Australians do today. We don’t consider the emotions and effects the stolen generation has had on our indigenous Australian’s. We understand the past events were bad but we can’t fathom why they don’t just move on, forget it and leave the past behind? By looking through sources, recounts and information

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    cultures who now live and existing in Australia, a mistrust of the systems in place. After European colonisation and the impact of the Stolen Generations, asking the original land owners of Australia to trust the policies and procedures in place in today’s society is a big ask, considering it was the policies and procedures of our government that resulted in the Stolen Generation in the first place. It is also difficult for many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to prosper in mainstream

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    and non-Indigenous people in Australia under the issue of the Stolen Generation over the last decade. The Stolen Generation of the early 20th century was the result of extreme mistrust and cultural disputes between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. While some historians claim that the Stolen Generation was attempted genocide and others contradict it by arguing that it was about protectionism, one cannot refute that the Stolen Generation has ultimately hindered reconciliation and will continue

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    Stolen Party Quotes

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    In The Stolen Party some friendships can be deceiving and it’s disrespectful to discriminate the rich and the poor. Describing the rich and the poor because people use Rosaura and they called her names like a pet. Also that a little girl with bow told Rosaura that she wasn’t Luciana’s friend because she never told her about Rosaura. That’s how friendships can be deceiving and not to discriminate the rich and the poor. The Stolen Party by Liliana Heker shows how some friendships can be deceiving

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    The National Apology to the “Stolen Generations”. At first arrival to Australia, my knowledge about history of Indigenous Australians and in particular about “Stolen Generations” was limited. After research, I have leant about history of Australia’s First Peoples and the struggles they have faced. In February 2008 Prime Minister Kevin Rudd delivered an apology to the “Stolen Generations” that was addressed to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians who had been forcibly removed from

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    What are the various individual experiences the TWO plays explored within Australian society? Neighbourhood watch explores the individual experiences: Isolation- all the characters carry an element of loneliness. Catherine is isolated through the memory of Martin (previous boyfriend). Ken is isolated, in his own ‘World of Warcraft’. Ana’s angry temper leads her to live in isolation, stating ‘Ana no trust anyvon’ War- the flashbacks into Ana’s past through a non-linear structure project Ana’s past

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    In both texts, “Thank You Ma’am”, and “The Stolen Party”, we learn that some things in life don’t always go as planned, but that can sometimes be a good thing or a bad thing. In these two short stories, they show how life can change in a heartbeat, how it can be a good or bad thing, it also shows some different uses of author’s craft. In both texts, there are some examples of how life doesn’t always go as planned. In “The Stolen Party”, it states; “And You? Who are you?” “I’m a friend of Luciana”

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