Rwandan Genocide General Purpose: To Inform Specific Purpose: To share with the class that the Rwandan Genocide was a brutal genocide that most people know little about. Thesis: The Rwandan Genocide is one of the lesser known‚ quickest‚ and most inhumane genocides this world has ever seen‚ and it is still affecting the people of Rwanda till this day. Organizational Pattern: Topical Introduction I. Attention Getter: What some people do not know is that Rwanda was home to the
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Introduction Imagine an African country‚ riddled with mass genocide‚ divided by the deep seeded Hutu hatred of the Tutsi tribe built up over many years of perceived injustice. Now picture a hard-working man stuck in this conflicting scenario trying to protect his family and subsequently many others along the way. Hotel Rwanda is a heart-wrenching unfolding of a man’s journey to free his family from the turmoil around them and what he accomplishes as a result of his moral values and skill in adaptation
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obesity. In David Zinczenko’s‚ article “Don’t Blame the Eater” he blames the fast food industry for the increase of health and obesity related problems. I completely disagree with Zinczenko that the fast-food industries are to blame. I think the reason for our obese nation is the lack of personal responsibility. The absence of personal responsibility is why Americans are obese and are at unhealthy weight levels. Some may argue that McDonalds is to blame for making them fat and there are limited options
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similarities and differences between the genocide committed in Rwanda and Yugoslavia in the 1990s. The Rwandan and Bosnian Genocides were more similar than different due to the fact that both were supported by the governing force at the time‚ and both were ignited due to past tensions between two separate ethnicities. The Rwandan and Bosnian Genocides were similar in the fact that both were supported by the ruling force at the time. The Rwandan Genocide‚ was organized by the newly created Hutu
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In many disastrous situations in life‚ people direct blame away from themselves‚ saying that their problems were caused by others. This happens in one of William Shakespeare’s plays‚ Macbeth; there is a great deal of debate over whether the witches‚ Lady Macbeth‚ or Macbeth was most to blame for the chaos that took place throughout the play. There are many things that influence Macbeth and his actions‚ but he himself is most to blame for the calamities that take place throughout the story because
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Rummel argues that democracies and genocide are not connected to each other‚ and that democracies in fact don’t commit what he calls democide. Mann on the other hand argues that democracy and genocide are related‚ and that genocide was a fundamental part of the creation of modern day democracies. Both Rummel and Mann provided the readers with evidence to support their claim. When looking at two arguments‚ a person should try to compare the two sides and look for similarities and differences before
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Genocide of the Jewish People In 1939‚ WWⅡbegins when Adolf Hitler invaded Poland‚ causing six million Jewish people to fear for their lives. This fear began when all citizens had to complete a Census about their race‚ religion‚and ancestry. Second‚ all people had to carry ID cards‚ and the Jewish people had to wear the Star of David. Third‚ Germany passed the Nuremberg Race laws‚ which took away all Jewish rights‚ even to the point where they were sent to ghettos. Fourth‚ the Jewish people were
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Don’t Blame The Media We’ve all seen the violence in today’s media‚ but can we really blame the video games or television shows for the violence in our society? Did the cavemen of 20‚000 B.C. need Call of Duty to fight each other into extinction? No. The media is not to blame for the violence we see everyday. Society today has become almost comfortable with the violence we see everyday. Fights break out at schools all the time. Kidnappings happen‚ and Americans live everyday with the
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Genocide‚ the deliberate and systematic extermination of a national‚ racial‚ political‚ or cultural group (Dictionary). This is a topic that is discussed many times in class as it was often the main goal settlers of North America were trying to accomplish. There were many methods of genocide white settlers committed‚ one in particular was boarding schools. Richard Henry Pratt viewed the Natives as people‚ and had good intentions for them. Although he may have had good intentions they weren’t always
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How was an atrocity like the Holocaust able to occur? This is a question many historians grapple with. In Doris Bergen’s book‚ “War and Genocide‚” she explains how the Holocaust happened in terms of how a house burns down. “Three things are required‚” she writes; kindling‚ a spark to start the fire‚ and complying weather. In terms of the Holocaust‚ these three factors are the deeply seeded antisemitism‚ Hitler and Nazism‚ and a public of compliant bystanders and collaborators. Most historians agree
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