I'm a boss at History :D (nah not really)

[Sanae]

I can't remember the name of the movie, but I have a hunch it was Supernatural (tv series). At least I think it was

[Travis]

In November, I start studying the highest 1st level of history in Victoria Schools~

[Travis]

Little bit of my most recent essay:

Post 1788, as Europeans moved further inland and to northern and southern regions of Australia’s Eastern Coast; conflict arose, a conflict which is considered one of the greatest tragedies in Australian History; some consider it unavoidable, a stance of which holds a great deal of merit. This conflict was (and still is very much today) between the native blacks (Aboriginals) and the foreign whites (Europeans). Today, we typically wonder whether conflict was unavoidable, or indeed just a necessity. Far from being a pacifist, I strongly believe that conflict is a unavoidable and a necessity, at times; the conflict between the Aboriginal People and European Settlers was not only unavoidable, but a necessity.
As the Europeans considered the land, ‘Terra Nullius’, they were in the position to claim the land for the King, at that point in time, King George the Third. The King reigned for a period of 59 Years; which saw the development of the United Kingdom and the British Empire. This was through the costly (yet extremely beneficial) period of industrialisation. The King lost control of America in the 1770s; this led to the colonisation of Australia (or as it was then, New Holland). The King passed away on the 29th of January, 1820. He had suffered from Prophyria for several decades; he passed away blind, deaf and completely insane. Thoughts are he may have recovered had his physicians had a better understanding of his illness; the fact is the 18th Century Medical Technologies were very primitive, and in-fact, his treatment worsened his condition. In today’s society, we still regularly mis-diagnose Prophyria as a mental illness.
By no means did the European Settlers disregard the presence of the Aboriginal People, in-fact, they recognised the presence of the Aboriginals; however they were considered ‘lesser beings’, or as they were commonly referred to as ‘noble savages’. The foremost reason the Europeans were able to cease the land according to ‘Terra Nullius’ was that, the European Settlers did not consider the land to be farmed; of course the Aboriginal People lived off the land… It was indeed farmed, just not in the European manner. According to the Australian National Film and Sound Archive, ‘Terra Nullius’ translates from Latin as, ‘Land that belongs to no-one’.
Upon landing on what is now known as Sydney Cove, there was an immediate and rather obvious tension between the Native Aboriginal People and the European Settlers; that said, few could’ve imagined the shear slaughter of Aboriginal Men, Women and Children which would follow in the coming centuries… Arthur Philip was the First Governor of New South Wales and made a not insignificant effort to maintain satisfactory relations between the Aboriginal People and the settlers of which he commanded. On the 22nd of January, 1788, Arthur stated ‘conciliate their affections… maintain friendly relations with the natives if possible’.
Whilst the initial landing of white settlers, convicts and guards was of relative success; what would follow was ultimately successful, but at a great, if not unimaginable cost. Despite the exact number of Aboriginals killed at the hands of European Settlers, be it by gunfire or be it by disease, an acceptable estimate of Aboriginal People killed by the Europeans is in excess of 800,000 lives; roughly 80% of the entire population of Aboriginals in Australia.
The situation which played out over a period of several decades is quite often thought of as being avoidable; in fact, nothing could be further from the truth. Admittedly, the overall death toll could have been significantly lower, but conflict was inevitable. The most predominant issue was not the manner in which the European Settlers conducted themselves in; it was simply human-nature. The Aboriginal Australians were black, the European Settlers were white; not only would that be a rather frightening experience for the Aboriginal People, it would be one of great worry. If a foreign aircraft was to enter Australian Airspace, it would be ordered to turn back. If it were to fail to comply with the orders of the Air Traffic Control Officer, Royal Australian Air Force Aircraft would be scrambled to intercept the incoming aircraft (providing it posed a genuine risk to the integrity of the nation). This is what occurred with the European Settlers venturing further inland and indeed around the coast. The Aboriginal People felt threatened (to a relative degree) by the Europeans and in-turn, they attempted to defend the land of which they were custodians of; as they saw appropriate.
It is human nature to defend one’s land; as it is to defend a loved one. Without doubt, few people would be lacking in judgement to completely disregard the safety, or general wellbeing of an associate; whether they be close or rather distant. This becomes significantly more predominant when we are faced with a loved one, be it family or not, in significant or even a danger less so. With that said, we, whites, view our land as being saleable and in reality, of little importance; if we are to heavily the white man’s view on ownership of land.
Aboriginal views are similar to the white man’s views, to a relative degree. Both parties are heavily inclined to defend others, predominately if they are of same blood. For the land, the Aboriginals had an extremely strong spiritual connection to it; far from owning, they were merely custodians of the land… It was considered the mother of all life which flourished upon it. Not only did the Aboriginal People defend the land of which they were custodians of, they defended it with great valour… When their associates, friends and family were put in-danger, they would also do their upmost to defend them accordingly.
There is absolutely no doubt that land played a key part in the massacre of Aboriginal People, and indeed the deaths of white European settlers.

[Mandalor]

Dang Spec you made my essay look like a 5th graders essay (elementary school. Not sure what that would be in Australia. Let's just say a 10 year old boy's paper ). That essay had a lot of good vocabulary and sentence structure. Not to mention it was fascinating and I never realized there was so much tensions between aboriginals and europeans. Well done
-Mandalor

[Travis]

lol. There still is. People don't know that a lot of Australians are racist. I'm not, I hate racism.

[A§H»Xoth]

Nice job on the essay Spec. It's very informative thanks for sharing :thunbsup