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When I Took The Children Away Persuasive Speech

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Eric Shu As Martin Luther King Jr once said, “We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love.” Regardless of whether this quote was meant for the United States, it applies to Australia too. It is necessary to forgive to achieve reconciliation. After all, reconciliation is about strengthening relationships between our First Nations people and non-indigenous people. To begin, we first must understand their perspective of things, their perspective which we were unable to see due to a wall, equivalent to the Berlin wall where neither side can cross and see each other. Indigenous music offers a firsthand experience of their rich heritage, experience, and support for reconciliation. …show more content…

Why has it been almost two hundred and fifty years since the arrival of the first fleet and no change in reconciliation is evident? Is this the country Aussies stand proud of? We must revise this hole in society, we can turn a new page in history and finally embrace our differences. We can remove this Berlin Wall. If we do this, then the woes of Australia’s first nations people will be no more. Take, Took the Children Away by Archie Roach; Took the Children Away was a big hit, winning two ARIA awards and winning gold in Australia. Its lyrics, storytelling and cultural awareness provide a pathway to finding indigenous perspectives. The song is a great way to understand indigenous perspectives as it tells Archie Roach’s personal experience as part of the Stolen Generation. The song states, “I would not lie to you, like the promises they did not keep”. This highlights the injustices, betrayal, and the authorities’ disregard for them during their struggle for reconciliation. This also shows the importance of acknowledging and understanding, the past wrongs, and the need to fight and work towards achieving meaningful

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