“The genocide occurred swiftly and massively. In the 100 days between 6 April and 16 July 1994‚ an estimated 800‚000 men‚ women and children were brutally killed” (Bonikowsky‚ Romeo Dallaire). In spite of this‚ “Dallaire saved over 200‚000 Tutsis and Hutu moderates
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personal beliefs or prejudices. This means that when a larger group of people or more powerful group of people feels a certain way about a different weaker group of people then is usually results in violence. For example in Darfur the majority people‚ the Hutu‚ killed the minority people‚ the Tutsi‚ just because they were a smaller group and were not as strong. Also‚ before WWII started the leader of Germany‚ Adolf Hitler‚ made all of his people believe that the Jews were the cause of their problems and
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Bi-racial or multi-racial family is a family where the parents are members of different racial identity groups. An example of this is the family of Paul Rusesabagina‚ in the movie‚ Hotel Rwanda; his family is composed of two different races‚ Paul who is a Hutu‚ and his wife‚ Tatiana‚ who is a Tutsi. Single parent family is a family that can be either a father or a mother who is singly responsible for the raising of a child. They may be a single parent by choice or by life circumstances. An example of this
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Interest Group An issue that matters to me is the stopping of gun violence. Some facts I found is that people can buy guns at gun shows without background checks in 33 states. The gun lobby‚ led by the NRA‚ has given over $21 million to Congress since 1990 through the sales of firearms. An important one is that every 20 minutes‚ a person dies from gun violence in America. If guns weren’t so easy to access it would be a lot harder for these incidents to happen. I found an interest group that believes
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contaminates the water‚ which could lead to fertilization of the ground. Theme 2 is Development and Interaction of Cultures. Theme 2 means the development of religions‚ belief systems and arts. In the movie‚ there is a shift of beliefs. At the beginning‚ the Hutu Power Radio was calling the Tutsis “cockroaches”. But once the revolt was initiated by the Tutsis rebels‚ they were the ones calling the Hutus “cockroaches” and murdering any Hutus they found. Theme 3 is State-Building‚ Expansion and Conflict. This
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When a person first reads the famous quote “We must always take side. Neutrality helps the oppressor‚ never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor‚ never the tormented.” Spoken by the notable Elie Wiesel while accepting the Nobel Peace Prize of 1986‚ it could cause a reaction; in this case any reaction could occur depending on a person’s morals‚ ethics and even values. But‚ what does this quote really mean? Does it define the horrific situations that Rwanda‚ the Nazi’s‚ or Syria went through
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Unfortunately‚ they are solely limited to their respective websites and are only occasionally referenced by national media source like CNN. Nearly everyone in America can remember at least one human rights violation in their time: Tiananmen Square‚ the Hutu/Tutsi massacres‚ or even Slobodan Milosevic’s ethnic cleansing in the Former Republic of Yugoslavia. It seems that the whole array of human rights issues is universally overlooked‚ but especially by American television broadcasting companies. I feel
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World Views on Takastand “Let every nation know‚ whether it wishes us well or ill‚ that we shall pay any price‚ bear any burden‚ meet any hardship‚ support any friend‚ oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty.” -John F. Kennedy These words spoken by John F. Kennedy during his inaugural address on January 20‚ 1961 are the personification of the agenda towards foreign relations for the United States of America and her Western allies. As champions of peace and servants of
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Midterm Study Main Character List * Purple Hibiscus * Kambili : love and respect Papa; always hope Papa proud of her. Against her Papa at the end but still love him very much. Healing from trauma and can easily laugh‚ run‚ and looking for the future. Love equal pain to kambaili. (zip of love‚ tongue burn) * JaJa: Listen to his Papa but first against him; help sister Kambili and Mama all the time and sacrifices himself for the family. * Papa Eugene: (The representative
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In July 2002‚ in Durban South Africa‚ leaders and representatives from 53 African nations launched the African union‚ a continental organization to replace the organization of African union. This new organization calls for major changes to pan African approaches to peace and security. The Constitutive Act of the African union and its protocol relating to the establishment of the Peace and Security Council place renew emphasis on building a continental security regime capable of preventing‚ managing
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