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Positive points about my presentation and areas of improvement.

I think our (mine and Bave´s) presentation went well. The positive aspect about the presentation was that all the points were included besides a ‘’snappy headline’’.  The presentation wasn’t too long and we kept to the time limit. I think I was quite prepared and I didn´t check on the paper with my supporting words on. I also think that our PowerPoint were structured and easy to follow for the audience.

Of course there are always things to improve. Next time I should practice more with my group mate to be more in sync. In our presentation there was a little problem with who was supposed to talk when, and when we were supposed to change the pictures on the PowerPoint. I also think that I looked at the paper more than I really needed to. My next goal is to do a presentation without a paper.  Next time I think we should have a more appropriate headline to the topic.

p. 133

1. Why is the native Murrinh-partha language important to the Wadeye community?
The reason to why it’s that important is because it’s a way of keeping their culture. That because they want everyone of the Wadeye community to feel united.

2. What differences are there between the white suburbs of the big cities of Australia, and this part of the Northern Territory?
There is a very big difference between the people of the Northern territory and the white suburbs. The people of the Northern territory are living a very poor life while the people in the white suburbs live the opposite, a very good and wealthy life. Big parts of the poor people are unemployed. The children can’t go to school and it lives to many people in houses because there aint money enough.  There are also cultural differences between the people in the Wadeye community.

3. What causes are there of endemic health problems, according to the article?

One cause is that they don’t have any medical care for the people and the other is that they live too many people in one house!

P.134 A:

Wadeye has a population of 2 700, comprising 24 clans and seven tribes. The ethnic mix is a reminder of the thirties when missionaries persuaded indigenous groups to live together. Visitors arrived by air. The flight is over a wild and exceptionally beautiful country. On arrival, they encounter a settlement resembles a shantytown. Unquestionably, there is high unemployment. In addition, residents suffer overcrowding and poor hygiene. Through lack of minimally nutritional food, some children are visibly malnourished. Considering the inadequate health care center, it is little wonder that doctors and nurses can do very little to help. It’s clear that this entire situation is the result of decades of neglect and hence unsurprising that pressure groups are urging politicians to improve living conditions for Australia’s native population.

P.132-133

Questions
1. What role do Algernon and Minnie play for the development of the plot?
2. Comment on the fact that Algernon does not need food for motivation anymore.

1. Algernon is just like Charlie one of the main characters. Even if Algernon can´t speak etc. he has still done the same operation as Charlie, the big difference is just that Charlie is an animal and Charlie is a human. Algernon is important for the plot because the operation could have the same effect at Charlie as it had on Algernon and because Algernon did the operation earlier they might know how the development and final results of Charlie´s operation will be. Somehow it seems like Algernon feels comfortable with Charlie and the other way round. Minnie is the female mouse and I think Fay (the girl who owns Minnie) brought her because she thought that Algernon would have some company and another mouse to play with, but I also think that fay had a secret motive too (that if Algernon got a friend maybe Charlie would pay more attention to Fay). Algernon is used to be alone and with another Mouse around it could cause problems in his developments, for example he bit Fay and Minnie.

2. I think that Algernon wants to be smart and just as good without food.  Before he had to solve test to get his food and every time he learn something new, but later he didn´t care about the food the thought he could do it without it and still make it. Before he challenged to get his food, now the challenged to over win it with the fact that he was a genius. He could make the test just with his own brain.