United Nations Colonialism And Its Essay

PAGES
2
WORDS
672
Cite

Still, the British's treatment of its subjects and the colonies still impacts the United States today. In fact, the entire constitution is based around ideas of democracy that were inspired by English tyranny. In another example, the Australian people were victimized by the perpetrators of the Lost Generation, members of the colonizing nation who took native children in order to make them civilized. This human rights abuse was drastic, in that children were taken from their parents, doing harm to both child and family members. In addition, the native culture was ridiculed as less than civilized. These attitudes and the pain over this action still affect Australia, recently enticing the government to institute National Sorry Day. As these examples suggest, actions during colonial periods deeply affect nations, even to this day. Peacekeeping units must be properly educated in the history of these actions in order to deal with these sensitivities.

Second, peacekeeping units must learn to...

...

That is, while peacekeeping units must remain sensitive to the abuses, they must not characterize the country in terms of these abuses. This will alienate natives today, in that they will believe colonialism is all that defines them. Thus, peacekeeping units must go into the situation understand the effects of colonialism, while continuing to view the nation as an independent entity. Mr. Secretary General, I am of the utmost confidence that if your peacekeeping mission enters the former French colony with this mixture of both regard and disregard for the past, you will successfully cater to a people who long to have sympathy and independence.
Works Cited

Landow, George P. Why I use the term "Postcolonial;" or some words from your webmaster. 13 February 2008. Political Discourse -- Theories of Colonialism and Postcolonialism. 15 November 2008. National University of Singapore. http://www.usp.nus.edu.sg/post/poldiscourse/themes/gplpoco.html

Sources Used in Documents:

Works Cited

Landow, George P. Why I use the term "Postcolonial;" or some words from your webmaster. 13 February 2008. Political Discourse -- Theories of Colonialism and Postcolonialism. 15 November 2008. National University of Singapore. http://www.usp.nus.edu.sg/post/poldiscourse/themes/gplpoco.html


Cite this Document:

"United Nations Colonialism And Its" (2008, November 15) Retrieved April 26, 2024, from
https://www.paperdue.com/essay/united-nations-colonialism-and-its-26760

"United Nations Colonialism And Its" 15 November 2008. Web.26 April. 2024. <
https://www.paperdue.com/essay/united-nations-colonialism-and-its-26760>

"United Nations Colonialism And Its", 15 November 2008, Accessed.26 April. 2024,
https://www.paperdue.com/essay/united-nations-colonialism-and-its-26760

Related Documents

" (Gellately; Kieman, 2003, p. 325) This was the real thing: more than a half-million Tutsi murdered- three-quarters of the population -- and the attempt by the Rwandan state and the Hutu majority to exterminate every last Tutsi." (Gellately; Kieman, 2003, p. 325) The question is if this can be compared to the general holocaust and the Armenian genocide, which the world watched helplessly, could the massacre have been prevented? The

Communication In "UN Summit to push for corporate green plans," Clark (2012) mentions a summit in Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil. In addition to the cultures represented by the host country, Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Denmark, and India are also mentioned in the article. Clark's (2012) article, which is published in The Financial Times, illustrates some of the challenges with cross-cultural communications and business. In "UN Summit to Push

Mahatma Gandhi Qualities I admire the UN has even set and international peace day to celebrate him. Some of the qualities admire in this great man includes his great belief in himself. Mahatma Gandhi did not have a peculiar physique; he was a poor orator, lived a simple life, and did everything to avoid publicity. However, populations across the world still regard him as a great personality because he always believes in

S. effort must follow certain guidelines in any such efforts, like for example, it must perforce be for the innate purpose of changing, or propping up the regime. It must also deploy large numbers of U.S. ground troops, and it must also involve these troops, as well as large numbers of civilians in the basic political administration of the country. (U.S. Involvement in Nation Building before Iraq) If all three

During the civil war, this was a continuation of this pattern as the various Angolan militias would fight with each other; for control of select mineral rich areas. At the same time, they would fight foreign-based forces such as: the communists and anti-communists. In this case, the various communist / anti-communist forces were replacing the Portuguese. While the different militias, would be a continuation of the hostilities that would

Moreover, some, like the former Italian Somaliland, are written off as failed states where terrorism flourishes (Johnson pp). Uganda and Kenya, that were once considered paradises are now increasingly poor and dangerous (Johnson pp). Black majority rule has failed virtually everywhere, and rapid population growth, indebtedness, and diseases such as AIDS, have brought additional misery, however, the main failure has been political (Johnson pp). Many of these countries, such as