Afrikaans Essays

Ever had a bad wardrobe malfunction? Once students arrive in middle school, their appearance is one of the top priorities, and many are made fun of because of the clothes they wear, turning a good day bad. In "The Jacket", by Gary Soto, the main character has to deal with these events. After reading this story, it is evident that the universal truth, one’s clothes can affect how they feel, is the overarching theme for this short story. This is the theme of the text because it is supported by the

helps out Ndalmini by speaking to the judge in Afrikaans and telling him lies to get him to judge nicer. One example of how Mark used Afrikaans to lie to the judge is “The truth was: black students without exception hated the language. But to please him I said… [We like it better than English, sir]” showing that Mark is able to use his knowledge of languages to get power in Apartheid (251). Mark knowing that the judge would like it if he spoke in Afrikaans to

white schools had electricity and running water while the black schools had 30% no electricity, 25% no running water and no plumbing. Children in black schools had no tables and chairs to work on during school hours. Children were forced to learn Afrikaans during the last

Introduction Apartheid was an official barrier which separated the different races in South Africa, namely the black South Africans and the white Afrikaans South Africans. Although Apartheid ended 20 years ago when Nelson Mandela was elected president, Apartheid still plays a large role in South African History. Apartheid began long before it was officially named Apartheid in 1948 by the leading political party, National Party. The separation between the black and white people of South Africa began

INTRODUCTION: Interculturalism is when two different cultures come together and this allows them to combine their traditions temporarily (holledge and Thompkins pg 7). In this essay interculturalism will be explored when the play Antigone (djjd) is adapted into modern South Africa. The themes concerning the individual as opposed to the state, determination and pride will be examined. The language, characters and aesthetic components will be discussed as well as the notions of violence. ORIGINAL

All education systems are shaped by world views and values. Education is not neutral within a society. People have different aims for education and agenda’s. Worldviews are formed by people having different opinions, from experience, geographic conditions, political views, religion, and this influence’s the outcomes and decision’s made to educate and shape the countries youth (Christy, 1986). History is important not that it tells about our past but why we are here so that we can understand better

The United States, and other Western powers, felt that although the South African apartheid was idiosyncratic, they valued the economic relationship they had with the Afrikaans. At the height of the Cold War and the Cuban Missile Crisis, some of Africa was being influenced by Communism. South Africa was the key for Western powers to maintain capitalistic ideals on the African continent; likewise, the thriving capitalistic

they think i will mean due to my RBF. But what I went through was nothing my friend ilana had to go through. Ilana was a 15 year old girl who moved from Dubai, United Arab Emirates to Cedar Park, Texas as a new incoming Freshman. Her ethnicity is Afrikaans, which is a White South

Colonial authority was based on the notion that Europeans in the colonies were a biological and social superior entity in comparison to the indigenous people. Types of British identities were engraved in the diverse colonial settings, just as the metropolitan British identities were being forced in relation to “others” (people of dissimilarity) in the 18th and 19th century. Legal and social classifications designated who could or who could not obtain membership to the elite group, and who could become

ruling National Education became a component of apartheid ideology. The consequences which the CNE Policy of 1948 brought about is argued by Enslin (1984) to have been far-reaching for the education of South African learners and not just for white Afrikaans speaking learners. According to the CNE policy the following features were set out for black education : it should be instructed in their mother tongue; blacks should not be prepared for equal participation in the social and economic life; funding

Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerberg, Elon musk, these are only a few of the great names of technology. These men are great examples of innovation, creativity and ambition. For those of you that don’t know most of these names, this is quite a significant problem. The world is heading in the one direction that all of these men dreamt of whether it be socially, for convenience or conservation of natural resources as well as breaking new ground. They all dreamt of a world lead by technology. That

The Sandman – The Dollhouse starts off being told by the third person narrative. It’s a casual conversation between a group of serial killers before proceeding begin. The writer makes use of metaphors and uses lyrics from a song “these boots are made for walking” to make the tone of the text casual. The text is based on conversations between different groups at the convention therefore making it an incoherent text which is hard to understand as it doesn’t follow one conversation. The writer make

where he and his mom were once “in a shop” and “the shopkeeper” directed his security guard to “follow” them “in case they” stole “something.” But his mom was able to change the shopkeeper’s perception of them by talking in “fluent Afrikaans.” By talking “fluent Afrikaans,” Noah’s mom was able to change the way the shopkeeper felt about them even though they were still black. This anecdote helps demonstrate the power that language has in shaping perceptions and defining one's identity. Noah goes on

implementation of Apartheid in South Africa. However there were other factors like the Groot Trek and “poor white problem” along with Afrikaans the language itself which had become a powerful symbol of Afrikaner nationalism. Another factor which can be seen as a cause of the implementation of apartheid is the loyalty black Africans had towards the British. Translated from the Afrikaans meaning 'apartness ', apartheid was the ideology supported by the National Party government. The system was first introduced

Comparative Essay: The Power of Language in 1984, Born a Crime, and Julius Caesar Language is a profound and influential tool that shapes perceptions and controls thought in many literary works. It can influence emotions, dictate actions, and consolidate power. In George Orwell's 1984, Trevor Noah's Born a Crime, and William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, language is a powerful tool that authorities and people of greater power use to control thoughts, manipulate perceptions, and influence behaviour

I chose to research Desmond Tutu as my figure of social justice because he believed in all three components of social justice which are equal economic, political and social rights for everyone. Desmond Tutu was a high school teacher in Johannesburg, South Africa but left to become a preacher after a law was passed that cut funding for education. Desmond Tutu was famous for his role in the apartheid that occurred in Africa during the 1970s and 80s. Mr. Tutu was appointed general secretary of the South

Code-switching is often misunderstood by educators and is generally frowned upon in classrooms. “Moreover, bilingualism itself is very poorly understood by most educators, and, for that reason, much of the literature available to the classroom teacher misrepresents language _ processes that are normal for bilingual speakers of every linguistic community” (Valdes-Fallis, Guadalupe, 1978). Code switching can be defined as “the juxtaposition within the same speech exchange of passages of speech belonging

shopkeeper, right in front of us, turned to his security guard and said, in Afrikaans, “Follow those blacks in case they steal something.”...“Oh, I’m so sorry,” he said. “I thought you were like the other blacks. You know how they love to steal.” (Noah 60). The security guard assumed that Trevor and his mother were going to steal because they were black. However, the security guard did not know that they understood him speaking in Afrikaan. The stereotypes that Starr and Trevor witnessed were based on their

with the greatest severity in South Africa. In fact, South Africa has world’s most complete system of racial segregation. South Africans use a specific term for racial segregation- ‘apartheid’. This term has, probably, originated in 1940s from Afrikaans language, one of the official languages of South Africa. It developed in 17th century, around the period when Dutch invaders settled in South Africa. The Dutch word ‘apart’ means ‘separate’, and ‘heid’ is equivalent of hood (as in neighbourhood)

In the modern world we are not only surrounded by the culture of our own people but also that of those who live amongst us be they from a different region of our own country or from a foreign shore. Culture surrounds us constantly and through its diversity makes life interesting. Cultural appropriation is where by one borrows something from another culture and places them into a different setting and by adding new elements to it gives it a new meaning. Many artists use cultural appropriation to convey