Question 10 (Letter to Editor Style)
HOW WE WOULD FEEL IF OUR CULTURAL/ETHNIC GROUP WAS BEING TREATED IN THE SAME WAY...
DEAR EDITOR,
If my Ethnic group was treated the way people in South Africa were treated during the period of apartheid, I would not feel very happy about. The unfairness would be frustrating and I would feel unhappy about the way other members of my ethnicity were treated. I would feel that it is unfair that my ethnicity does not have equal rights to things and that rights are restricted just because of the ethnicity and cultural group I was born into.
I would aim to take action by rallying other members of my ethnicity to protest and explain the unfairness of the situation to others. With increased awareness of the situation, people may write letters to authorities asking for change and to give equal rights to everyone. I would also write a letter to authorities explaining the effect of this discriminatory law (apartheid) and how member of the community are being abused, taken advantage of and severely discriminated against due to the atmosphere apartheid has created and the separation instead of unity among different cultures. If the government itself was the corrupt aspect of society I would hold rallies and peaceful protests to pressure the government and hopefully bring about a change. I would follow a similar strategy to that of Nelson Mandela’s I would pressure other large groups of people by taking away the community’s support from them. This would in turn make them ‘fight’ for our cause and put more pressure on the government. Slowly the government would be put into a place where they have to decide whether they want to continue the futile struggle or give the people what they want.
In this modern society technology holds an important role in many aspects of life. Therefore, we would use this as a way to raise awareness and attempt to pressure the body which is discriminating. Coming back to the aspect of law in many countries these situations of large scale discrimination against a race are prohibited by Human Rights Laws. This would usually deter many, however for those who are not deterred, we would try to get the UN to assist us and get us at least basic needs and rights. However, we would then get the international community to see how bad the conditions really are so that a real change could be made.
Yours Sincerely,
Justin Case
69 Raymond Ave, Campsie
NSW 2194
HOW WE WOULD FEEL IF OUR CULTURAL/ETHNIC GROUP WAS BEING TREATED IN THE SAME WAY...
DEAR EDITOR,
If my Ethnic group was treated the way people in South Africa were treated during the period of apartheid, I would not feel very happy about. The unfairness would be frustrating and I would feel unhappy about the way other members of my ethnicity were treated. I would feel that it is unfair that my ethnicity does not have equal rights to things and that rights are restricted just because of the ethnicity and cultural group I was born into.
I would aim to take action by rallying other members of my ethnicity to protest and explain the unfairness of the situation to others. With increased awareness of the situation, people may write letters to authorities asking for change and to give equal rights to everyone. I would also write a letter to authorities explaining the effect of this discriminatory law (apartheid) and how member of the community are being abused, taken advantage of and severely discriminated against due to the atmosphere apartheid has created and the separation instead of unity among different cultures. If the government itself was the corrupt aspect of society I would hold rallies and peaceful protests to pressure the government and hopefully bring about a change. I would follow a similar strategy to that of Nelson Mandela’s I would pressure other large groups of people by taking away the community’s support from them. This would in turn make them ‘fight’ for our cause and put more pressure on the government. Slowly the government would be put into a place where they have to decide whether they want to continue the futile struggle or give the people what they want.
In this modern society technology holds an important role in many aspects of life. Therefore, we would use this as a way to raise awareness and attempt to pressure the body which is discriminating. Coming back to the aspect of law in many countries these situations of large scale discrimination against a race are prohibited by Human Rights Laws. This would usually deter many, however for those who are not deterred, we would try to get the UN to assist us and get us at least basic needs and rights. However, we would then get the international community to see how bad the conditions really are so that a real change could be made.
Yours Sincerely,
Justin Case
69 Raymond Ave, Campsie
NSW 2194