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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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    author of When Broken Glass Floats is Chanrithy Him. Him was born in Cambodia in 1965 so she is currently forty-seven years old. She has only written one book‚ which is her autobiography about her struggles as a young child living through the Khmer Rouge. Her book has won the 2001 Oregon Book Award in Literary Nonfiction. Her book has also inspired a film which is called “The Will to Live”. Ms. Him is currently a public speaker sharing her story to children. She has lost her parents‚ brothers‚ sisters

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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 unjust

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    scarcely more than his‚ even as a dog‚ keeping him down. “Shhh‚” she commanded. She remained as still as she could‚ and was relieved that at least for a few seconds the dog was immobile. For how long‚ she did not know. It was luck‚ a blessing that the Rouges and the Bellator engaged in battle‚ and several moments passed before she let out a breath. It wasn’t that she wanted to save the dog. He was flung in her path and she needed to be safe. She simply made the gamble that he would be either a real dog

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    School Freshman. They have just moved to Pasadena‚ California only four years ago and they are still getting used to the new city. They were originally from Baton Rouge‚ Louisiana but moved because of James’ job. Don’t get me wrong everyone was on board on the whole moving thing they were kind of tired of living down south in Baton Rouge. Everyone wanted to start fresh in a new city with new people and new experiences‚ but in just four years the family’s life would drastically change.

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    most dramatic event that has happened in Cambodia’s history was the Khmer Rouge genocide. It started when Khmer Rouge forces captured Phnom Penh and forced everyone out of the cities and towns at gun point. Even the hospital patients were evacuated; one could see patients being pushed down the road still in their hospital beds. There were a total of 2.5 million in the city all told to evacuate to the countryside by Khmer Rouge forces; a majority of these soldiers were boys and young teenagers. This

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    University of Phoenix Material Appendix D Part I Define the following terms: |Term |Definition | |Ethnic group |Ethnic groups are groups set apart from others because of their national origin or distinctive cultural| | |patterns. | |Anti-Semitism

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    perspectives. New Year Baby is told from a deeply personal viewpoint of Poeuv and her family‚ their experiences as survivors of the regime and how it’s affected them‚ while The Killing Fields focuses on the political and journalistic perspective of the Khmer Rouge regime. New Year Baby is a documentary and The Killing Fields is a film. Much of New Year Baby tells of the repercussions of the Cambodian diaspora and Cambodian people after the regime‚ such as when Poeuv and her parents visited old friends‚ where

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    his own political movement he called "Buddhist socialism".  It was not at all socialist and the idea was abandoned when Sinhanouk was dethroned and the civil war began. 7.     17 April‚ 1975-1979 – Khmer Rouge rule (communist) 8.     January 6‚ 1979 -- Civil war begins‚ pitting the Khmer Rouge‚ nationalists and royalists against each other. 9.     December 1979 -- Vietnamese troops and the forces of the United front for the National Salvation of Kampuchea fought their way into Cambodia. 10.    

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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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