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Discovery - College Paper

Discovery

Discoveries reveal things that we often would prefer to keep hidden.
Discuss the concept of �� and the effects it has on those who are involved. You must refer to your set text and supplementary material which you have studied in relation to this topic.
The topic involves the reviling of past things that were previously unknown. These truths can range from physical objects to self-awareness, from new knowledge to hidden memory. However, can be such a powerful thing that some things may be better left hidden. An example of someone discovering the past is in the set text, Sally Morgan�s �My Place�. The supplementary material that will be �Paperbark-tree� by Oodgeroo Noonuccal and Sarah�s ...

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because they both felt like misfits. Both her mother and grandmother know that Sally doesn�t know much about their Aboriginal heritage, and so therefore tell her that she is Indian.
�Come on, Mum, what are we?
What do the kids at school say?
Anything. Italian, Greek, Indian.
Tell them you�re Indian.�
Eventually Sally find�s out that she is Aboriginal and by finding this out, starts her on a quest for knowledge.

This feeling of having not much idea of who you are may make you want to go and find out the truth. A big example of this is Aborigine�s who were taken from their parents as children and sent away to work as slaves. In Sarah�s story she explains how as a child, just like Sally, she was told that she was not aboriginal. She was white skinned living with her white skinned father and had to be taken away because people believed that white skins should not mix with natives. �We were discouraged from any contact with Aboriginal People.�

The second issue that is faced ...

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Added: 11/24/2008 01:25:23 PM
Category: Science & Nature
Type: Premium Paper
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