Indifference is unnatural; Indifference is a blurred line between light and dark; Indifference is seductive; Indifference is the end of man. Holocaust survivor‚ Elie Wiesel‚ in his speech‚ “The Perils of Indifference‚” argues that indifference is more dangerous than anger and hatred. He supports his claim by first illustrating the “failures that have cast a dark shadow over humanity” and talks about dreadful characteristics of indifference and what it does to us; then he talks about how indifference
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1979‚ however with a fewer amount of deaths of 2‚000‚000. Due to many events in Cambodia that led to economic and military destabilization‚ citizens began to support the dominant leader Pol Pot. He took advantage of this situation by marching his Khmer
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the With Americans gone‚ however‚ Vietnam’s military problems were not over. In neighboring Kampuchea (previously named Cambodia)‚ Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge began a reign of terror in hopes of creating a pre-industrial utopia‚ murdering around 2 million people in so-called "killing fields." In 1978‚ the SRV invaded Kampuchea to stop the Khmer Rouge‚ in what became known as "Vietnam’s Vietnam." While the invasion put an end to the "killing fields‚" China became upset by the SRV’s extension of influence
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threat to Cambodia’s environment. In the 1960s and 1970s Cambodian forests and wetlands were harmed by bombings and defoliants used in the Vietnam War. In the 1970s and 1980s the damage continued with the disastrous agricultural policies of the Khmer Rouge regime and civil war. In the relatively peaceful 1990s‚ timber became an important export for Cambodia. More than 800‚000
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the day when I come back and kill them. * P 159 – We are all different now... I am sad and many days I wish I am dead. * P 143 – My hate empowers and scares me... Rage makes me want to survive. * P 251 – Holding on to my hate for the Khmer Rouge soldiers also allows me to go on living the mundane details of life. * P 168 – I need the new memories that make me angry to replace the old ones that make me sad. My rage makes me want to live just to come back and take my revenge. * P
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404-727- 4639); Sue H. Mialon‚ Department of Economics‚ University of North Dakota‚ Grand Forks‚ ND 58202 (E-mail: sue.mialon@und.edu‚ Phone: 701-777-3349‚ Fax: 701-777-3365). 1 “Let Bygones Be Bygones.” Khieu Samphan‚ former head of state of the Khmer Rouge government‚ asking Cambodians to forget the more than one million people who died under his government’s rule. I. Introduction Sunk costs are costs that have already been incurred and cannot be recovered. Sunk costs do not change regardless
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After the Khmer Rouge takes over the city of Phnom Penh in 1975‚ the Ung family struggles to stay together. Days go by without food and rest‚ making it hard to stay strong while traveling. Over the course of several years‚ the family becomes separated and several members die‚ leaving Loung Ung to question the concept of her family. From Loung’s perspective in her memoir‚ “First They Killed My Father”‚ her family is vital although they are forced to separate and start new lives. However‚ after all
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Thet Sambath lost both of his parents‚ as well as his brother‚ during the genocide to the Khmer Rouge soldiers; yet he chose to go back to those places and learn about the atrocity with an open mind‚ thereby proving that with his documentary‚ he was providing a purposive narrative. He went back‚ finding reason behind what happened‚ as unfair and
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History Assessment My name is Pol Pot‚ but I wasn’t always born with this name. I was born as Saloth Sar‚ I was the notorious leader of the Khmer Rouge (also known as the Red Cambodians). I was responsible for the deaths of over 25% of Cambodia’s population between 1975-1979. In just four years I killed over 3 million innocent people thanks to starvation or more often than not‚ torture or simply
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PEOPLE WHO ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD Thurday 12/03/09 1. I’m Bob Doughty. 2. And I’m Barbara Klein with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we tell about five individuals around the world who are making a difference. They are making the world a better place by helping people in special ways. 1. Our first individual who is making a difference is a refugee from Burma. Thousands of people flee Burma each year to escape poverty‚ oppression and civil war. Many of
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