Apologies shouldn't be a word which could be thrown out simply just to me make the others feel better about a negative action that you took to harm them. On the other hand, it should be a word that should be brought out with your true feelings and don't just think that it will be okay because you used a word 'apologise', this is because once you did something wrong, there is no ways that you can go back and try to fix it. Which is showing that the word should be a kind of word that must be sencere have to show true feelings.
The apologies by the Austaralian prime minister, Kevin Rudd in febulary 13 2008 was a significant and is important event since the aboriginals have suffered from 'Aboriginal Protection Act' which have occured in 1900's. The apologies by the prime minister gave us a glimpes of how sencerely they were sorry about this issue by looking at his facial expression and his word choice... Which gave me an impression that this could be the starting point forthe aboriginals to start forgiving the Australians about the unforgetable history that they had in the past. If this is carried out effectively, it might lead to greater relationship between the two kinds. To be closer and could be a chance to understand one another more. More specifically, for the aboriginals, they will be able to feel less painful about the past; such as Roach who said that "I still feel the pain, every day. Sometimes it threatens to engulf me. But I'm not going to let it destroy me.". Rather, they would try to and would be challenged to act and feel stronger so they would not be depresses and would not fall in to a wrong path. On the other hand it will be a lesson for the colonizers since it will be a chance for them to learn more about the terrible past in the nation's(Australia's) history. How the natives have suffered throughout the years when Australia was conlonized by the British. Such as about 100,000 aboriginal children being sent away from home who were, physically and sexually abused, sold in market places, and were influenced to alcohol... To sum up, I believe that this act by the prime minister is an important, effective and could lead to great improvement of the Australian history.
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I would have liked to have read more about what you thought of his facial expression and word choice. You made some interesting points but they were rather broad. Try to be specific, Daniel. Write your blog entry in Word first in order to catch some of the errors before publishing.
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