How does ethnocentricity cause conflict?

The ethnocentric British viewed th First Australians as barbarous animals, which utterly caused the clash between the two cultures. For the British part, the culture of Aboriginals seemed quite savage and sanguinary. The British, living more developed and advanced society at that time, treated Aboriginals inhumanly and insulted their cultures indiscriminately. Some of the British colonists had haoped to assimilate the Aboriginal peoples into the British culture and make them work in the new colony. At first, the Aboriginal people tried to avoid the British settlers since they felt threatened. As the number of settlers increased, however, more lands were being taken and contacts between the two became unavoidable. The problem was that the Aboriginals had no knowledge of British customs, behavior patterns, and values. The Aboriginals did not understand the British idea of proprietary rights. In doing so, the Aboriginals were annoyed the attitude of British people and the way they were treated so they paid back to them. This resulted caused conflicts between the two cultures. Both cultures regarded one another through their own twisted perceptions

Julius Caesar: Solo/Duet Performance Assessment

The scene opens in Caesar's house. It is a stormy night and Calphurnia has dreamed of Caesar's murder. She tries to persuade him not to leave the house that day. Caesar will not be persuaded, so she recounts some of the strange things that have been seen by the night watch. But Caesar still insists he will not change his plans.

This scene further reveals Caesar's character. He thinks of himself as courageous and fearless. However, he is also aware of the power of public opinion, since the one thing that persuades him to go to the Capitol is not that the senators expect him to, but because if he does not go, he may be thought of as fearful.

Act 2 Scene 2 Lines 8-37
Duet with Yoodam Son

Calphurnia:
What mean you, Caesar? Think you to walk forth?
You shall not stir out of your house today.

Caesar:
Caesar shall forth. The things that threatened me
Ne'er looked but on my back. When they shall see
The face of Caesae, they are vanished.

Calphurnia:
Caesar, I never stood on ceremonies,
Yet now they fright me. There is one within
Besides the things that we have heard and seen,
Recounts most horrid sights seen by the watch.
A lioness hath whelped in the streets,
And graves have yawned and yielded up their dead.
Fierce, fiery warriors fought in the clouds in the usual formations of war-ranks and
squadrons-until the clouds drizzled blood onto
the Capitol. The noise of battle filled the air, and horses neighed, and dying men groaned, and
ghosts shrieked and squealed in the streets.
Oh, Caesar! These things are beyond all use,
And I do fear them.

Caesar:
What can be avoided
Whose end is purpos'd by the mighty gods?
Yet Caesar shall go forth; for these predictions
Are to the world in general as to Caesar.

Calpurnia:
When beggars die, there are no comets seen;
The heavens themselves blaze forth the death of princes.

Caesar:
Cowards die many times before their deaths;
The valiant never taste of death but once.
Of all the wonders that I yet have heard,
It seems to me most strang that men should fear,
Seeing that death, a necessary end,
Will come when it will come.

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I am a gestalt leaner and I can process internally, quietly and move without disturbing other leaners. I am balanced of art, music, movement and interpersonal skills combined with cognitive endeavors in linguistics and mathematics will be highly beneficial. Lazy 8's and Thinking Caps from Brain Gym, blinking while tracking with the eyes, megaphones, integrated cross-lateral hand and foot play like knitting,writing and drawing with the non-dominant hand,walking, conscious, dancing and soccer will help me to improve my learning skills.