Gender‚ Health and Development o Dowry- o Money or property given by a bride’s family to a groom and his family for marrying a daughter o Banned by law under 1961 Dowry Prohibition Act (never seriously enforced) o In India average dowry paid to groom/family is 1.2 million • Dowry Death Dowry Death- A groom and his family kill a bride because of a dowry dispute o In 2010 there were 8‚391 official cases of dowry death in India • Bride Price- A groom’s family pays a bride’s family for
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Satesh Seonarain April 18‚ 2013 SubSahara Africa Essay Analyze the changes and continuities in subSahara Africa from 1900 to present. From 1900 to the present‚ subSahara Africa has been through many changes‚ despite being a slow developing place. It has also backtracked in several ways. Changes that have happened include the nations of this region uniting as well as getting rid of troublesome dictators and ending apartheid. Despite having these many changes‚ some aspects of SubSaharan Africa stayed behind
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Genocide is defined as deliberate killing of a large group of people‚ especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation. One genocide that is documented in history is the genocide of the Tutsis in Rwanda. The genocidal campaign was led by Hutu extremists in 1994. By examining the timeline‚ number of deaths‚ and the weapons used‚ it is clear that the Rwandan Genocide was one of the worst in history. There were two sides in the genocide. The Hutus‚ who were the perpetrators; and the Tutsis‚
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The Belgians chose the ones with thinner noses and lighter skin and used them to run the country. When the Belgians left the country‚ they leaved the power to the Hutus and they revenged from the Tutsis for the years of repression. 6. What was the Hutu signal to start killing Tutsis? ‘’Cut the tall trees’’. 7. What excuse does Paul give the soldier as to why he cannot leave his family? Why do you think this is? He said that wasn’t safe because could have Tutsi spies everywhere. He said this because
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their proclamation of what defines a genocide‚ and would not react against the apparent human-right violations‚ as well as the mass killings caused by Pol Pot’s Khmer Rouge. Furthermore‚ the UN would not intervene with the Rwandan genocide‚ in which Hutu extremists brutally slaughtered the majority of the Tutsi population; the UN decided to “[not] reinforce the small and lightly armed UN blue helmets already in Rwanda…”(Doc 7). The withdrawal of funds and supportive equipment for the Rwandan UN soldiers
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SCHOOL OF DEVELOPMENT AND STRATEGIC STUDIES DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND DIPLOMACY COURSE: NORTH-SOUTH RELATIONS CODE: DIR 413 QUESTION: ANALYZE THE IMPACT OF EUROPEAN COLONIZATION ON AFRICA’S SOCIAL‚ ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL SYSTEM INTRODUCTION During the colonization of Africa‚ which was at it’s peak in the 18th and 19th century‚ the European powers of the time indulged in activities that changed and still continues to have multiple effects on the continent
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They knew how to run things ad take control‚ they knew how to be a leader and to earn respect. Unfortunately Okonkwo was not able to keep this respect throughout the whole book‚ he lost it . Paul was able to keep the respect of others by keeping many Hutu and Tutsi refugees safe throughout the genocide. This brings out the weakness in Okonkwo. He was too focused on being a powerful man that he lost grasp of his people. One of Okonkwo’s biggest weaknesses was not being able to control the situation he
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actions is an absolute minimum in striving for forgiveness. Ricoeur’s question becomes especially relevant when discussing the Rwandan Genocide of 1994‚ in which the Hutu perpetrators‚ who killed hundreds of thousands of Tutsi‚ are now seeking forgiveness for their actions. In Machete Season by Jean Hatzfeld‚ a close-knit gang of such Hutu genocide perpetrators was interviewed concerning their role in the genocide as well as their views concerning regret and forgiveness. While a majority of those interviewed
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death · They were killed everywhere like in Germany‚ Poland‚ Austria Other hand the Rwanda Genocide · Tutsis were killed by Hutu militia · Tutsis were killed because they were in charge of everything and not being nice about it · They were killed in 1994 · Like 800‚000 Tutsis were killed · Tutsis were killed by Hutu militia using clubs and machetes · Tutsis were killed in Rwanda 2.Which do you felll is wrose the death of the body or the death of
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_______________________________________________________________________________________ Body Paragraph #2 Topic Sentence: Colonizing South America could make America make different groups Supporting Evidence #1:)Under Belgium rule rwanda was made into two different groups the tutsi and the hutu. The hutu was made as a work force and the tutsi were used as extended belgium rule.McCormack‚ Pete. (2006) Explanation: The making of these two groups caused many deaths and started violence between the groups just because one was treated better and
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