Racism is Alive and well in New Zealand Today
“Racism is Alive and Well in New Zealand Today…” Some people agree, others disagree. In this essay I will explore racism being alive and well in New Zealand today and other points that back this up like how New Zealand’s diversity brings discrimination and racism, how serious racism really is in New Zealand and what it could become, immigrants who cause New Zealand’s society to have difference, what New Zealand classifies as being racist and how aware people are of racism in New Zealand.
Since the signing of the treaty of Waitangi in 1840, New Zealand today has become a very diverse nation. European, Asian, Pacific Islander and Maori are the main ethnic groups that make up New Zealand. With diversity comes discrimination and racism. Discrimination is in our everyday lives even though we may not realise it. People are discriminated against because of little things like their shape, size, hair colour, likes, dislikes, gender, disabilities, habits etc. Then people also get discriminated against because of more serious things like, nationality, beliefs, religion and skin colour. This brings us to racism. Although we don’t want to admit it, racism is alive in our society today and something needs to be done about it.
We are all born equal. We have equal rights and freedoms. Most importantly, we are all human. Why is there racism in our society? Why does the colour of our skin or nationality matter so much? It might seem like New Zealand accepts the immigrants that come over here, most New Zealanders do, but in my opinion racism is alive and well in New Zealand today but my question is why?
Some people think of themselves as better, more superior or more dominant towards other people because of their skin colour, nationality and race. They therefore think that people of other races deserve to be made fun of or harmed. It often depends on how a person is brought up. Often, people who are born into upper class families who think they are the best and show racism towards other cultures, end up becoming racist just like their families.
Although some people take racism as a joke, it is actually really serious. Studies show that even though people won’t always admit it, 95% of people find racist jokes or comments targeted towards their nationality offensive.
New Zealand’s racism issues are nothing compared to those in America. Over there, gangs like the KKK have become illegal because of serious actions towards black people.
My hope is that racism in New Zealand will never get that serious. People are trying to stop the racism that goes on at the moment; most of which is behind closed doors.
New Zealand is becoming more and more diverse because of over sea immigrants and with diversity, unintentionally come racism. Some New Zealanders are beginning to discriminate against other cultures that are being introduced into New Zealand. For example, of the people surveyed, most agree that Asians need to find ways to fit into the community. But in my opinion, our society is so diverse, what exactly is defined as fitting in?
Racism is also becoming more alive because people from other countries claim that Maoris get specific benefits which they don’t, because of their race.
So with the natives, and the new immigrants diversity is among us, which brings racism.
I think that this is very unnecessary. We should all be able to live together in a diverse and mixed culture society in peace with out people discriminating against skin colour and race. Its only a colour, it’s the inside that really counts.
Do people know and realise that racism is alive and well in New Zealand today? Studies have shown that the majority of people surveyed in Auckland in Christchurch agree that there is racism in our society.
Although it is not all over the news or in major headlines, there are also people out there who are protesting against racism an trying to stop it.
How do you classify a racist? If a person were to occasionally make racist comments or jokes, would they be classified as a racist? Or what if a person constantly made racist comments and jokes? Would they then be classified or described as a racist?
There are separate levels of which racism is expressed. There are the people who think about racist remarks, then there are the people who occasionally share racist jokes, then come the people who are constantly repeating and creating racist comments and joke and then there are the people who act on these racist thoughts by harming people of another race or colour.
Are all these people described as racists? Its up to you how seriously you take racism and how you define those types of people.
In conclusion, my overall opinion on wether or not racism is alive and well in New Zealand today is yes, it is definitely part of our society. This essay has explained about how diversity and discrimination are the two words which are associated with racism and how they really shouldn‘t be. I hope this essay has made you think twice and opened your eyes to racism in New Zealand and how it really is part of our everyday lives.
- By Natasha Rishworth
Thursday, October 16, 2008
My Food Tech Meal.
Barbeque Marinated Chicken Kebabs
What do I need?
3 tbsp tomato ketchup
3 tbsp soy sauce
2 tbsp balsamic or sherry vinegar
2 tbsp runny honey
500g skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1cm strips
How do I make it?
1. Mix together the ketchup, soy sauce, vinegar and honey in a shallow dish to make the barbecue sauce.
2. Add the chicken and turn until it is coated in the sauce. Set aside for 10 minutes, or longer if you have time, to marinate the chicken.
3. Meanwhile, preheat the grill to medium-high and line the grill pan with foil.
Thread the chicken onto 12 metal skewers and place on the grill rack. Spoon over the barbecue sauce and grill for 8–10 minutes, turning once, until cooked through. Discard any leftover marinade.
Serves 4.
Evaluation...
My Meal . . .
Today I made my final meal. I think all parts of it went really well, the taste, presentation, timing and client satisfaction were all really good.
I not only enjoyed my meal, but my client did as well. The kebabs were perfectly marinated and cooked for just the right amount of time which resulted in them tasting and looking really good. With the rice, this time Mrs Davies bought pre-cooked rice which just needed heating up. It had instructions on the back which meant I put it in for the right amount of time and didn’t burn it. I also remembered to put the sticks in the chicken before I cooked it so that they were actually kebabs not just strips of chicken. Those were all the things that needed improving from my trial and I think I did everything right the way I intended to do it in the first place.
As for time, once again I stuck to my time plan really well in my opinion which meant there was plenty of time to garnish, serve, photograph and eat my meal, and then wash up! I am glad that I finished on time because time is in my opinion really important. If I ran out of time I might not have been able to cook my meal properly, present it the way I wanted to, cook everything I needed on the plate or finish washing the dishes. I also would not have completed the task in the brief which was make a meal in 50minutes.
Two things I think went really well were the taste and the presentation. Firstly, both me and my client thought that my meal was really nice. Although I have not read her evaluation for it, I could tell by her expression when she ate the meal that she really liked it. The flavour of the BBQ marinate was really nice and tasty.
The second thing that went really well was my presentation. Both me and Mrs Davies thought that mine looked really appetising on the plate. I think this was because I had the 6 little kebabs lined up on rice next to a square little dipping bowl of BBQ sauce, then a colourful salad on the side all presented on a square white plate. Because my salad had bright red capsicum in it, I placed my plate containing my meal on a red apron to create a red background so that it would look good for photographing.
Something I think I could improve if I ever made them again would just be soaking the kebab sticks in water for a bit longer to prevent them from going so burnt and black.
Overall I think that everything in my meal went really well. I am definitely going to make this meal again at home some time because it tasted really good and I think my family would enjoy it too :D.
What do I need?
3 tbsp tomato ketchup
3 tbsp soy sauce
2 tbsp balsamic or sherry vinegar
2 tbsp runny honey
500g skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1cm strips
How do I make it?
1. Mix together the ketchup, soy sauce, vinegar and honey in a shallow dish to make the barbecue sauce.
2. Add the chicken and turn until it is coated in the sauce. Set aside for 10 minutes, or longer if you have time, to marinate the chicken.
3. Meanwhile, preheat the grill to medium-high and line the grill pan with foil.
Thread the chicken onto 12 metal skewers and place on the grill rack. Spoon over the barbecue sauce and grill for 8–10 minutes, turning once, until cooked through. Discard any leftover marinade.
Serves 4.
Evaluation...
My Meal . . .
Today I made my final meal. I think all parts of it went really well, the taste, presentation, timing and client satisfaction were all really good.
I not only enjoyed my meal, but my client did as well. The kebabs were perfectly marinated and cooked for just the right amount of time which resulted in them tasting and looking really good. With the rice, this time Mrs Davies bought pre-cooked rice which just needed heating up. It had instructions on the back which meant I put it in for the right amount of time and didn’t burn it. I also remembered to put the sticks in the chicken before I cooked it so that they were actually kebabs not just strips of chicken. Those were all the things that needed improving from my trial and I think I did everything right the way I intended to do it in the first place.
As for time, once again I stuck to my time plan really well in my opinion which meant there was plenty of time to garnish, serve, photograph and eat my meal, and then wash up! I am glad that I finished on time because time is in my opinion really important. If I ran out of time I might not have been able to cook my meal properly, present it the way I wanted to, cook everything I needed on the plate or finish washing the dishes. I also would not have completed the task in the brief which was make a meal in 50minutes.
Two things I think went really well were the taste and the presentation. Firstly, both me and my client thought that my meal was really nice. Although I have not read her evaluation for it, I could tell by her expression when she ate the meal that she really liked it. The flavour of the BBQ marinate was really nice and tasty.
The second thing that went really well was my presentation. Both me and Mrs Davies thought that mine looked really appetising on the plate. I think this was because I had the 6 little kebabs lined up on rice next to a square little dipping bowl of BBQ sauce, then a colourful salad on the side all presented on a square white plate. Because my salad had bright red capsicum in it, I placed my plate containing my meal on a red apron to create a red background so that it would look good for photographing.
Something I think I could improve if I ever made them again would just be soaking the kebab sticks in water for a bit longer to prevent them from going so burnt and black.
Overall I think that everything in my meal went really well. I am definitely going to make this meal again at home some time because it tasted really good and I think my family would enjoy it too :D.
Human Rights Abuse in Kenya...
Human Rights Abuse in Kenya
Kenya is a presidential republic with a population of around 34million. Mwai Kibaki was elected president of Kenya in 2002 and he is head of State and head of Government.
The government claims to respect Human Rights but this was questions when certain incidents lead to the abuse of these rights.
-Unlawful killings by police
-Police beatings and torture of innocent people
-harsh and life-threatening prison conditions
-Use of excessive force
-Restrictions on freedom of speech
-Government corruption
-Abuse and discrimination against woman
-Child Labour
-Lack of enforcement of workers rights
Amnesty International is urging Kenya’s leader to protect the people of Kenya by respecting and living by The Declaration of Human Rights.
On the 27th of February, an event was held by the Amnesty International to allow people to express their views on the situation. Protests took place, including one that was done online through Face Book.
Along the streets of Kenya tagging is often seen regarding the abuse of human rights. This is the people’s way of getting out their anger and letting the government know what the people of Kenya think. They do it through tagging because then nobody can find out who wrote it and no one will be punished.
If something is not done soon, it is going to get even more severe than it already is and things will start to get out of hand. Amnesty International is trying it’s hardest to sort all this out but they are not sure if anything has been successful.
Kenya is a presidential republic with a population of around 34million. Mwai Kibaki was elected president of Kenya in 2002 and he is head of State and head of Government.
The government claims to respect Human Rights but this was questions when certain incidents lead to the abuse of these rights.
-Unlawful killings by police
-Police beatings and torture of innocent people
-harsh and life-threatening prison conditions
-Use of excessive force
-Restrictions on freedom of speech
-Government corruption
-Abuse and discrimination against woman
-Child Labour
-Lack of enforcement of workers rights
Amnesty International is urging Kenya’s leader to protect the people of Kenya by respecting and living by The Declaration of Human Rights.
On the 27th of February, an event was held by the Amnesty International to allow people to express their views on the situation. Protests took place, including one that was done online through Face Book.
Along the streets of Kenya tagging is often seen regarding the abuse of human rights. This is the people’s way of getting out their anger and letting the government know what the people of Kenya think. They do it through tagging because then nobody can find out who wrote it and no one will be punished.
If something is not done soon, it is going to get even more severe than it already is and things will start to get out of hand. Amnesty International is trying it’s hardest to sort all this out but they are not sure if anything has been successful.
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