Behara+Vaishnavi

 **I am Vaishnavi. I know four languages Hindi,Telugu, French and English. I have travelled many countries Sweden, India, France, Australia, Fiji,Norway,and Finland. My dad is an IT consultant which is why we have moved so many countries. I came to Australia when I was 11. I was brought up by my grandma and grandpa until I was three and a half and lived with my parents since then. I lived in Delhi (India) where I attended school until grade 3 and I used to visit my grandparents in the summer holidays. I moved to Sweden when I completed grade three and did grade four and five there. I love reading and enjoy swimming.I love cycling but get quite embarassed when riding to school. My brother Hari is six and likes sport. He is very athletic. My Mum and Dad love computers and are both IT consultants. Dad is presently in India so I miss his presence at home. I love chocolate and French Fries. I love all my friends: Jade, Courtney,Olivia, Pratima ,Phoebe,Casey, Michelle,and Cindy. My ambition is to become a lawyer and attend Melbourne University to study Law. ** =My Timeline! =

=First Australians=
 * ==1995:I was born in Jodhpur,India. ==
 * ==1996: I was sent to live with my grandmother and grandfather. ==
 * ==1998:My mum brought me back from my grandparents and we lived in Delhi. ==
 * ==1999:I went to Kinder and Playschool in Delhi,India. ==
 * ==2000: I started school and studied in Sumermal Jain Public School. ==
 * ==2002: My brother Hari was born. ==
 * ==2003: Graduation for completing Year 4. 2004: I and the rest of my family went to Sweden and lived there for one and a half years. 2004 was also a country when I visited many countries in Europe: Finland, Sweden, Norway,And France. ==
 * ==2005: Our Family travelled back to Bangalore,India. I started school there again! ==
 * ==2006: I Arrived in Australia. I started Grade six in Our lady's mid-way through. After my completion of Primary school I had a graduation. ==
 * ==2007: I started Year seven in Ringwood Secondary College! I started Violin. ==
 * ==2008: I was a teenager as I turned 13. 2009: I quit Violin and I am in Year 9 with laptops! ==

After watching this episode how it has helped you gain knowledge and understanding of and empathy with the people of this period?
===  The episode used many resources like paintings and interviews from historians to make it all seem a reality. It is about the history of the first fleet. Over 200 years ago settlers arrived here disturbing them. Aborignals thought devil was coming when they saw the ships arrive. They yelled from canoes to tell to go away. They were swept with confusion. WITHIN A WEEK 1100 settlers reached this place. The settlers were cruel and violent. Rocking up with giant boats and bossing people who had discovered this land 70,000 years ago. Within a span of a few days the 'red topped people' were something to avoid. THey had killed many Aborigines. The settlers brought alcohol and addicted people like Bennelong. When they were dizzy they were beaten by the Whites. This episode has raised a lot more awareness about aborignals and makes me feel more sympathetic towards them. They were ridiculed for their beliefs. There is a point in changing 'Australia Day' to 'Invasion Day'. ===

Imagine that a television guide has asked you to summarize the story of ‘They Have Come to Stay’ in a few sentences. How will you describe it?
=== The ﬁrst Australians and the British, the most powerful Empire in history, come face to face in Sydney on 26 January 1788. Their are different but apprehension quickly turns to curiosity. Friendships form, some between powerful men such as Governor Arthur Phillip and the Aboriginal Bennelong. But by the time this pair leave for London three years later, relations between the two races have soured.The bloodshed worsens as settlers spread out across the land. ===

=== The television guide ﬁnally wants you to explain the message of the episode in a few sentences. What do you think is the message in this film about settlement/ invasionof Australia and the impacts on the First Australians? === === The message in the film is that friendships could form between two different cultures, nationalities, if an understanding occurs. The invaders had set an authority that ruined friendship and understanding. Exceptions occur like Governer Arthur Philllip and the Aborignal Bennelong. Also William Dorse and his tender relationship with Perragang. This occured with the level of understanding, compassion for each other ,respect and equality. ===

The television guide also wants you to write a short comment or evaluation of the episode. Write your assessment piece.
=== After watching this episode it changed my views about Australian history. This is my first time learning it and by far it is the most realistically presented documentary. With pictures, and interviews form historians it has emphasised its key points. These Aborignes are proud and honorable people who arrogant settlers have treated with cruelty and authority for what they had no right. Aborignes didn't like the settlers to invade their country and set up laws on them. Cut their heads, shoot them or capture them. Why??? A haunting biography of the First Australians. === = __Part 2__ =

=== Could it be possible that the different words have different meaning and applicability at different periods? For example, if we look upon the newcomers as ‘invaders’, might they have seen themselves as ‘settlers’ in their own day? Discuss this idea. === === I think different words have different meaning and applicability at different periods. The newcomers would have considered themselves as 'settlers' because they don't think it is bad to settle in the country. Why would they bother about the disturbance caused to the Aborignes? They would call themselves settlers because of their arrogance and superiority. Whereas the Aborignes called them 'invaders' because they ruled them; invaded their land and treated them with cruelty! ===

Australians: Someone who attains an Australian Ciyizenship and is a inhabitant of Australia.
==== **I think we should call the existing inhabitants Indegenious Inhabitants so that this gives them respect and credit. They were the first to settle and were orignal Australians. They are the earliest historic connection to Australia** ====

What is Keating saying about non- Aboriginal Australian’s past actions and about this period?
=== Keating says that we have never given respect to aborignal culture. Aborignal Culture being the oldest civilization and yet we have said it to be worthless. The land that had belonged to the Aborignes we have claimed it ours and said it was never theirs. We have degraded ourselves by bringing disasters to life. We practiced discrimination, exclusion, took the traditional lands, murders. We commited crimes but yet we blame them. He adds that what we did to the Aborignes degraded our self dignity. During his speech he tells us to imagine those misdeeds we commited as if it happened to us. ===

How do you respond to these claims?
=== I agree with Paul Keating. The settlers wouldn't have liked to be treated the way they treated the Aborignes. After watching 'The First Australians' and reading the booklet what he said is definitely true! I am a migrant to Australia ( I came only 2 years ago) so I don't really know Australian History. But now after watching the episode, reading the reconciliation and attending Boori Pryor Incursion I am left with the opinion that the settlers are at fault not the Aborigines. They brought tough life; discrimination, death, loss and sadness. Aborignes are strong, traditional people who have kept their traditions and culture alive. We should acknowledge their plight and respect them. By blaming them for what we are responsible has degraded our self respect. === ===Discuss the different view represented in these two quotations: should we express guilt about our past and do the best we can in the future, or should we accept the past as it was and do the best we can in the future? <span style="font: 12px Helvetica; color: rgb(255,0,208);"> === <span style="color: rgb(255,0,187);"> ===<span style="color: rgb(255,0,208);">Paul Keating reminds us our faults and John Hirst questions us what is a wise decision, express our guilt or accept the past and do our best in the future. Paul Keating speaks in favor for the Aborigines. They both agree that it was our fault and we had blamed them. Paul Keating goes into detail by refreshing the past clearly so we can judge where fault lies. I think we should accept the past as it is and move on with life. One change we could make is show Aborigines respect. We should not commit those mistakes what we have committed. We should accept those facts that we have previously rejected. We should not discard their presence in history books. We should value their culture. We as matured and civilized citizens should not ridicule their beliefs. We should not blame them for something which we are responsible for. As a community we should analyze our past and acknowledge our faults. ===

I have answered the textbook questions in my workbook.

=**__<span style="display: block; font-size: 140%; color: #49ff00; background-color: #0014ff; text-align: center;">Early Discoveries of Australia __**=

====|| Date || Who came ? || Why Came? || || 50,000 Years Ago || Aborigines || The Aborigines had Migrated to Australia. Why they had come to Australia is frankly unknown. It is often believed they have migrated from south-east Asia. || || 100 A.D. || Malay and Indian Traders. || Malay and Indian traders had come to trade. || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||==== =<span style="display: block; font-size: 130%; color: #ba00ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; background-color: #ffffff; text-align: center;">__William Dampier__ = ===<span style="display: block; color: #00ff30; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; background-color: #ffffff; text-align: center;">The first Englishman to write about Australia was a pirate called William Dampier. Dampier became a sailor in his teenage years and in 1688 joined Captain Swan's pirate ship the Cygnet. For months together the pirate ship sailed around the Pacific Ocean. When the Cygnet needed repairs Dampier took it to remote beach in New Holland (Australia). Dampier was also a keen adventurer. He later wrote a book called A New Voyage in which he described his travels and adventures. When 'A New Voyage' was Published it became a best seller. The King of England was so interested in what Dampier had to say about Australia that he was ordered to revisit the continent. On Dampier's second visit to New Holland he was not a pirate.Instead he was incharge of the navy ship Roebuck,and its crew.The ship was old and unstable. It was falling into pieces,and crew disliked Dampier. But remarkably Dampier successfully managed to reach Australia. He explored the north-west coast and Papua New Guinae. By this time the Roebuck was leaking badly and the crew became rebellious.Dampier at this stage decided to return England. Roebuck unfortunately sank before arriving to England and most of the crew dwoned but Dampier was one of the few who survived. ===