I will pay for the following essay Non-fiction prose (my place by sally morgan) persauasive /reflective response. The essay is to be 2 pages with three to five sources, with in-text citations and a re

I will pay for the following essay Non-fiction prose (my place by sally morgan) persauasive /reflective response. The essay is to be 2 pages with three to five sources, with in-text citations and a reference page.

Aboriginal children from their parents and putting them in special schools, to indoctrinate the accepted norms of the time and subsequently eradicate the original Aboriginal culture. This led to the creation of a ‘Stolen Generation’, the children snatched away from parents to be “institutionalized.” This book could be said to be the predecessor for the inquiry and report on the Stolen Generation,

undertaken by the Government in later years.

Sally Morgan’s “My Place” could also be considered a tribute to her grandmother, who shields her own daughter and her grandchildren from the harsh truth. Sally Morgan’s mother was a half-caste, fathered by the white landowner. Sally Morgan questions her grandmother’s motives in keeping their origin a secret, not realizing that the over-protective grand-mother went to such lengths to keep the children from being taken away. The author discovers many of the secrets which her grandmother kept from them, but her death left them with a lot of unanswered questions, which would always regrettably, remain with them.

Sally Morgan makes each individual story special by narrating them as individual stories, which focuses on the trials and tribulations of the community. Elsie, one of the people whom Sally met in her search for information, could give her some wonderful insights into the past life of her grandmother. These stories helped Sally to fill in the blanks in her quest for the truth. Sally’s mother Gladys felt like a complete person when the truth about her roots is laid down in front of her. Sally’s journey in search of her roots was an epic journey for her family, because if Sally had not insisted upon knowing her past, the family would never have been able to reclaim their rightful place in the new Australian society.

Sally Morgan’s work can be seen as seminal in the quest for self-determination, and an Aboriginal woman’s unflinching need to boldly proclaim her identity and claim her place in