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    Hutu The mention of the word “Hutu” immediately conjures up images of mass murder from the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. The recent film Hotel Rwanda brought the horrible atrocities of that genocide to the public eye. However‚ it is not only in Rwanda that the Hutu have been involved in ethnic war. The country of Burundi‚ a neighbor to Rwanda‚ was the site of the first violence between the Hutu and the Tutsi. The Hutu people of Burundi have a rich culture and history that has been largely

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    Hotel Rwanda opens with a voiceover by George Rutaganda‚ an Interhamwe leader‚ on the radio that says: “When people ask me‚ good listeners‚ why do I hate the Tutsi‚ I say‚ read out history…They are cockroaches. They are murderers. Rwanda is our Hutu land” (George 2004). This detestation of the Tutsi people manifests itself in the genocide. In Shake Hands With the Devil

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    our opinions via protests‚ social media‚ and through our political representatives. If people had not taken a stand in times of conflict and fought for their beliefs the world’s worst tragedies would even more horrific. Paul Rusesabagina from Hotel Rwanda‚ felt strongly that Tutsi people were no lesser than the rest of the Rwandans. Throughout the movie Paul witnesses horrible acts and makes a decision about his stance not based on the people around him but what he believed was right. Although he

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    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 is nothing short of heroic. Please join me as I illustrate the role of family dynamics and impact of ethical servitude in this powerful movie. Description of Movie Family The primary family in this film consists of a family of five. Paul Rusesabagina‚ the revered house manager of the Sabena Hotel des Mille

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    The movie Hotel Rwanda This is a true story about the life in Rwanda during the spring of 1994. It is about Paul Rusesabagina who saved a lot of lives. He was the hotel manager of Hôtel des Mille Collines where he housed over a thousand Tutsi refugees when the Hutus killed all the Tutsis on their way. Hutu extremists within Rwanda’s political elite blamed the entire Tutsi minority population for the country’s economic and political problems. The Tutsis were called cockroaches on the radio by the

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    Hollywood‚ the effects of the interconnectedness of the world are felt on deep and personal levels by many people. Through the movies Contagion and Hotel Rwanda‚ as well as the public events of the Sheffield Scuffle and a rally

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    genocides will occur is a way to shelter the thought of ever being victim to these mass killings. By watching the film Hotel Rwanda‚ I have come to agree with Hobbes’s theory of people naturally being evil. Everybody truly only cares about themselves. While the Hutu’s were literally slaughtering the Tutsi’s by the masses‚ the world didn’t care. That to me is true iniquity. Hotel Rwanda captivates the Rwandan genocide between the two rivaling peoples‚ the Hutu which account for the majority of the

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    William Goldings “Lord of the Flies” and the movie “Hotel Rwanda” directed by Terry George both Ralph and Paul Rusesabaginas courage proved that an ordinary person can act against great evil. Both the book and the movie have a similar setting‚ theme‚ character‚ tone‚ and mood. The setting in “Lord of the Flies” and “Hotel Rwanda “is very similar. In “Lord of the Flies” the boys are stuck on a deserted island with no help and in “Hotel Rwanda” no one wants to help them so they are also deserted

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    Hotel Rwanda Movie Questions    1. What city is the movie taking place in?   The city the movie takes place is in​  Kigali (which is a city in Rwanda)     2. What country supplied the Hutus with machetes and how much did they cost?  The country that supplied the Hutus with machetes was China and each one cost 10  cents.    3. Describe the guests at Paul’s hotel.  The guests a Paul’s hotel were rich people from other countries.    4. What does Paul tell his wife when she asks why the soldiers would have arrested 

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    Final Essay In both “Hotel Rwanda” and “Schindler’s List”. Paul Ruesesabagina and Oskar Schindler are both men of style who help their own individual countries through many different ways. Paul and Oskar show different ways of helping out the people in their own countries by using their exquisive styles. In “Hotel Rwanda” Paul Ruesesabagina is a hotel manger in Rwanda during the Rwandan genocide. The genocide is going on because the Hutus believe that the Tutsis killed their president and that

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