AUSTRALIAN/ NEW ZELAND TIME LINE

 SIMILARITIES
Australians:
  Reading through the time line of Australia i find that there are many similarities between U.S and Australian history. like the U.S , Australia starts in colonies and ends with the colonies combining and creating one country. also like the U.S when the Europeans came and took over they discriminated agents the natives but later were accepted and given rights. like Australians " as a result" of the wrongs committed to the natives " bigotry and racial discrimination still exist".
New Zealand:
 Captain James cook is like the explorers Lewis and Clark in that they both were sent to explore the new land that had been found. there was also a war between  Brittan and the native Americans identical to the war between the Maori and the British settlers.we both gained Independence from Britain.

DIFFERENCE
Australia:
 The main differences between Australia/New Zealand and the U.S is the dates of when things happened. for example things that had accomplished we didn't accomplish until years later and vise verse. in Australia gold was discovered in 1850's that was years after gold was discovered in America in 1799.

New Zealand:
 While America gained its independence from great Britain in 1776, New Zealand didn't gain there Independence until 1974. " the treaty of Waitangi remains central to New Zealand law and society. it is considered by many to be the country's founding document".

creation story questions

1.  its in human nature to question and find answers to things and when there is no logical answer people think up stories and myths.Thea's stories  aren't just made up tho, they connect to things we see around us. things like family the earth animals death etc. And because we question like this, eventually the question becomes "how did we get here?"  or where did i come from?". you could trace your existence back to the womb but then what about before that? the myths go on and are still in the world today. they operate mainly through religion, though they are different ultimately they all tell you what you are where you came from and where you go after you die.

2. in looking at both the Maori and the Australian aborigine,  its evident that they have totally different outlooks on values of life. from the Maori stories they talk about the earth as there mother and they respect it they also seem to believe that humans are superior and have a darker view on life. the Australian aborigine believe that  they are more apart of nature rather than above it. they value family and are enviornmentaly concuss.

3.  Differences:
Aborigine- respect nature, kids separate parents, one with the earth, and enviornmantaly concuss.
Maori- about family, humans are superior, dark, death, and parents separate kids.

      Similarities:
both view earth as there mother, both include gods, and both have a mother and father.

4. the part that people still question today is where it all began. the humans have struggled with the question of where people came from and why because so far there is no definite answer. we all want a purpose or a reason that we are here but this question is one that will never ba answered.

5. i believe in evolution and that people are just  another animal. this way of thinking makes me believe that humans are not superior and makes me love animals allot more.  it helps because it lets me know that i am apart of nature like everything else and makes me feel more one with the world. in my life  have grew up with animals and view them as family as as my equal.