Part of their inquiry into the question "How can we make and keep peace" looked to the history of South Africa with a specific focus on the truth and reconciliation commission convened to transition the country out of its apartheid era.
What amazed me about this is that there are so many talented young people there are. Such as the voting machine and the light to save the lions and live stock. If SA young people are given opportunities, they can go very far and help the future of South Africa. The lesson I learned here is that we are very fortunate to live in a peaceful (no wars) country, where everyday we can go to school safely unlike some of the unprivileged kids in SA. Some had to walk barefooted to school no matter the weather. we need to remember to appreciate and be grateful of what we have. Nicholas
What has amazed me about this miracle that south Africa (SA) is experiencing. Is how much one country can change, with the help of a few (Nelson Mandela). As well how forgiving the “low class citizens” can forgive the whites, even dough the whites have been harassing them; after having been discriminated, beaten up and other human cruelties. The coloured, the blacks (in a nice way) and other races, have given immunity to the whites that hosted human terrors, just for them to tell them the truth of their “devil personality”. Oriol
The lesson I've learned here is that there has been a lot of injustice happening in south Africa and that in order to grow out of this injustice and into a "whole" nation a lot of forgiveness and understanding has to be brought up by the people who have been deeply hurt and treated unfairly during the apartheid regime. It is amazing how through forgiveness time can slowly heal the wounds which have been so deeply cut into the souls of the nations citizens. Its amazing how much will the south Africans have to make a change and improve there life. They do so many amazing things to bring the balance back into their life which shows their strength and will to over come the past. Chiara
The change that South Africa is going through is the perfect example of restorative justice in a community that was separated by apartheid. I found it amazing that even though they had been discriminated for so long and held so much hate and resentment towards the white people, they were still able to forgive them for the sake of the future generations and the peace of their country. Ignacio
South Africa is undergoing a change from a society divided by racial restorative justice is a perfect example of. I find it amazing that they long so much discrimination and hatred and anger towards whites was held, even with the benefit of future generations, they still own them for the peace of the country was able to find forgiveness. Tae Jun
I find it incredible that South Africa was able to manage to agree with and use restorative justice. The apartheid was very strong and segregation was such a huge factor of life, so it is amazing that the way of peaceful forgiveness was chosen over a bitter grudge. Andrew
It is amazing how South Africa developed in a few decades. Their progress is unlike any ever recorded in human history; in fact history demonstrates that the events tend to worsen. What is uniquely spectacular is that nobody (of any ethinicity and country) could picture in their minds a future where the crimes are brought to light and forgiven and everyone starts a new chapter of their history. Jose
Reflecting on JUSTICE
Grade 10 students at Western International School of Shanghai studied a unit on "Peace and Conflict" as a part of their final year in MYP Humanities.
Part of their inquiry into the question "How can we make and keep peace" looked to the history of South Africa with a specific focus on the truth and reconciliation commission convened to transition the country out of its apartheid era.
As a final reflective exercise, students visited
http://www.bepartofthemiracle.com/ and recorded their thoughts:
What amazed me about this is that there are so many talented young people there are. Such as the voting machine and the light to save the lions and live stock. If SA young people are given opportunities, they can go very far and help the future of South Africa.
The lesson I learned here is that we are very fortunate to live in a peaceful (no wars) country, where everyday we can go to school safely unlike some of the unprivileged kids in SA. Some had to walk barefooted to school no matter the weather. we need to remember to appreciate and be grateful of what we have. Nicholas
What has amazed me about this miracle that south Africa (SA) is experiencing. Is how much one country can change, with the help of a few (Nelson Mandela). As well how forgiving the “low class citizens” can forgive the whites, even dough the whites have been harassing them; after having been discriminated, beaten up and other human cruelties. The coloured, the blacks (in a nice way) and other races, have given immunity to the whites that hosted human terrors, just for them to tell them the truth of their “devil personality”. Oriol
The lesson I've learned here is that there has been a lot of injustice happening in south Africa and that in order to grow out of this injustice and into a "whole" nation a lot of forgiveness and understanding has to be brought up by the people who have been deeply hurt and treated unfairly during the apartheid regime. It is amazing how through forgiveness time can slowly heal the wounds which have been so deeply cut into the souls of the nations citizens. Its amazing how much will the south Africans have to make a change and improve there life. They do so many amazing things to bring the balance back into their life which shows their strength and will to over come the past. Chiara
The change that South Africa is going through is the perfect example of restorative justice in a community that was separated by apartheid. I found it amazing that even though they had been discriminated for so long and held so much hate and resentment towards the white people, they were still able to forgive them for the sake of the future generations and the peace of their country. Ignacio
South Africa is undergoing a change from a society divided by racial restorative justice is a perfect example of. I find it amazing that they long so much discrimination and hatred and anger towards whites was held, even with the benefit of future generations, they still own them for the peace of the country was able to find forgiveness. Tae Jun
I find it incredible that South Africa was able to manage to agree with and use restorative justice. The apartheid was very strong and segregation was such a huge factor of life, so it is amazing that the way of peaceful forgiveness was chosen over a bitter grudge. Andrew
It is amazing how South Africa developed in a few decades. Their progress is unlike any ever recorded in human history; in fact history demonstrates that the events tend to worsen. What is uniquely spectacular is that nobody (of any ethinicity and country) could picture in their minds a future where the crimes are brought to light and forgiven and everyone starts a new chapter of their history. Jose