Kevin Rudd’s sorry speech The speech was made to the aboriginals and to the stolen generations. There was forced a politic by the Australian government which is known for assimilation upon the aboriginals. Inhuman actions were inflicted on the aboriginals who involved that the Australian government had full rights to take away half-caste children without the parents accept. In this speech‚ Kevin Rudd‚ the Australian prime minister is giving a painstaking apology to the stolen generations and
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with hundred of parliamentarians and the representatives of the Indigenous community. The 26th Australian Prime Minister‚ Kevin Michael Rudd who is an English - Irish man‚ astonishing and surprising the whole of Australian citizens by delivering a speech entitled ‘Sorry’. He received a standing ovation as he entered the hall before he delivered his remarkable speech. His speech is an official apology on behalf of the Australian government to the Aboriginals‚ but in particular it is directed to the
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Kevin Rudd Sorry Speech analysis Kevin Rudd (Prime Minister at the time) made an apology to the “Stolen Generation” from the Parliament House‚ Canberra‚ 2008. The “Stolen Generation” were the children of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent who were removed from the Australian Federal and State government agencies and church missions‚ under the acts of their respective Parliaments. Kevin Rudd’s aim was to inform the Indigenous community of the Australian Governments ‘wrong doings’
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Personal Response to Kevin Rudd’s Apology Kevin Rudd delivered a formal apology on February 13th 2008‚ to Indigenous Australians‚ 17 years since the reconciliation process began. Past treatment of Indigenous people in Australia have caused much pain and suffering‚ especially those of the Stolen Generations who had to suffer mistreatment. The main points of the speech reflected on the mistreatment of the Indigenous Australians‚ more particularly‚ the Stolen Generations‚ the road to reconciliation
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Why we say sorry: Mr Rudd said sorry for the Stolen Generation in his apology speech‚ but why exactly are we sorry for this blemished chapter in our countries history? The Stolen Generation were children of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent that were forcibly removed from their families by the Australian Federal and State government because they had white blood. This in itself is bad‚ but yet‚ the government at that time didn’t acknowledge this and continued life without even thinking
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Introduction: Kevin Michael Rudd was Australia’s 26th Prime Minister who held office for two and a half years. Kevin Rudd became Prime Minister in 2007. He is the first former Prime Minister to return to the office since Robert Menzies in 1949‚ and only the second Labor Prime Minister to do so. Kevin Rudd is one of the most significant Australian Prime Ministers of his time. Kevin Rudd made many contributions to Australia’s post-war development after WWll some of the contributions include Environmental
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oppression‚ blacks and coloureds were no longer separated from whites and the country was starting to become united as one. Fourteen years after this celebrated address‚ new Labor Prime Minister of Australia after ten years of Liberal Party rule‚ Kevin Rudd’s speech was read at specifically 9am on 13th February 2008 in Canberra‚ Australia‚ and also it was televised and set up in big screens around the country. This momentous occasion was attended by Australian politicians and past Prime Ministers. This
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The speaker today is Kevin Garrett‚ a Christian Businessman and Entrepreneur and the President for the development of Cold Stone Creameries all around America. This lecture is about failure‚ and learning to succeed in the midst of failure. Mr. Garrett states that failure is required to achieve success‚ and I like that he talks about this‚ because there is a lot of failure that happens throughout life. All people fail‚ but only those who stand up courageously after failure can truly succeed in life
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Sorry this really isnt anything. this has to be longer? Geez i just need to read one of these essays. Sorry guys that this isnt anything for you guys. honestly i just need help on this one speech and i found some paper on here... but i need to sign up on this site to read it. for some reason im pretty sure this has happened to alot of you guys too. well not the people who read this. theyre probably not even reading this anymore anyways. i wouldnt blame them. i mean come on
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Analysis: Aspect One Kevin Rudd’s apology was to the Aboriginals; but in particular‚ to the Stolen Generations. From 1909-1969‚ the Australian Government forced a policy know as assimilation upon the Aboriginals. Assimilation is the forced integration of minority groups onto the dominant society. Inhumane acts were inflicted upon these proud people because of the ‘Aborigines Protection Board’ which entailed that the Australian Government had full rights to forcibly remove half-caste children from
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