... barriers, just rivers, lakes and mountains. The Aboriginals lived in large close-knit families. Everybody had his or her own responsibilities. Elders passed down knowledge about their culture, beliefs, and sacred sites to the younger generation through talking, song, dance, art, and storytelling. There were no horses or carriages, large farms or sheep and there were no travellers from the other ... the Aboriginals was not peaceful. The white people had brought with them sheep, horses and other animals. This caused disturbance for the Aboriginals as it caused widespread damage to their s...

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... ideas between the Africans and the British. One major conflict in cultures was the great difference in religion. The British thought the gods of the Africans were just pieces of stone and wood and there was only one true god and he was . . .the Creator of all the world and all the men and women (Achebe, pg. 125). In this quote ... let the gods make the punishment but also to ban the Christian converts from the life and privileges of the village. At one point someone said, If a man kills the sacred python in the secrecy of his hut, the matter lies between him and the god (Achebe, pg.139)...

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... fisted tyranny and unbearable oppression. The cultural significance of this wall is more aptly illustrated in it's destruction. The crumbled stone of this wall was the foundation for a cultural and social revolution for those trapped behind it. For me however the most sacred walls are those that serve the function of remembrance. In Spain I saw a wall where Picasso painted his famous masterpiece ... ...

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