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    Karnig Panian’s memoir is a touching story of the tragedies faced as a child‚ during the Great War (WWI). Recalling his path during the genocide of Armenian Christians. After a spiraling journey‚ Karnig overcame the obstacles he faced. Karnig’s continuous faith and survival help allowed him to keep his Arminian identity . Panian’s peaceful life as a five-year-old boy in the village of Gurin was interrupted drastically. Being forced to abandon his home and walk months through unknown lands. Only

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    Effects of War From the beginning of time‚ countless men and women have risked their lives to serve in war. War affects not only those directly fighting in the war but all of those around it. The movie Black Hawk Down takes place during the Rwandan Genocide and shows the horrific scene that soldiers have to witness that could later lead to mental disorders such as PTSD. American Sniper is a movie about Chris Kyle‚ an accomplished sniper shooter who served four terms in Iraq‚ it shows his experiences

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    are rightful; he argues that these are some of the practices that should never be regarded as an alternative. Goodman addresses these areas as: Genocide‚ politically induced famine‚ germ warfare‚ terrorism‚ hostage taking‚ child warriors‚ slavery‚ polygamy‚ incest‚ rape and female genital cutting (Goodman‚ 2010‚ pg.88). According to Goodman‚ “Genocide is uglier than murder because it targets individuals as members of a group”. It includes eliminating a certain group of people or a tribe. In some

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    Running head: War Crimes and the International Community War Crimes and the International Community Antilkumar Gandhi Professor Farber Winter 2013 Abstract What are war crimes? Inhuman acts have been committed in all wars throughout human history. It has only been in the last 2 centuries that certain acts that were committed during war were found to be so reprehensible that they were labeled war crimes. Even thought these acts were

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    (Strasser). The Holocaust was a huge genocide in Germany before and during World War II‚ led by a dictator named Adolf Hitler (“The Holocaust”). It was extermination by Nazis targeting several ethnicities but mainly Jewish people. As Nazis killed various different ethnicities‚ Hitler gained more power everyday. “Genocide” is defined as “the complete removal of a specific group of people” (Goldhagen). As stated in merriam-webster.com‚ the meaning of the word “genocide” is “the deliberate and systematic

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    Rwanda Genocide Genocide was and is a horrible thing‚ but sadly it still exists today. One of the worst genocides happened in 1994‚ in the African nation of Rwanda. There were several causes to the genocide in Rwanda‚ there were thousands of people involved‚ and the outcomes were horrific. There were several causes to the genocide in Rwanda. The Rwandan genocide started after World War I‚ when the country was taken over by the Belgians. When the Belgian colonists arrived in 1916‚ they produced identity

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    2013 Darfur Genocide Specific Purpose: I want to inform my audience on the genocide that occurred in Darfur that started in 2003 and the impact it has made on the United Nations policy of international aid. Introduction I. In high school I was given the opportunity to volunteer as a tour guide at the National Holocaust Museum. a. Part of a new exhibit that was opened at my time there was a “Never Again” exhibit that shines lights on current genocides. b. What is Genocide? Genocide is a term to

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    However before one can decipher the true root cause of genocides‚ one must first have an understanding about what genocide is. The number of African genocides that have happened and their severity depends on the definition of genocide. The most commonly recognized definition of genocide is that of the UN. This definition rose in popularity during the 1950’s in Germany. The term “genocide” was coined by Polish lawyer Raphael Lemkin just after the Holocaust during the Nuremberg

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    terrifying and devastating effects of genocide. She thoroughly explains occurrences of genocide throughout history in nations such as Cambodia‚ Iraq‚ Bosnia‚ Rwanda‚ Srebrenica‚ and Kosovo. The other subject of this book is related to the subtitle‚ “America and the Age of Genocide”. Power describes the invention of the word genocide due to Lemkin‚ and also the struggles of Lemkin‚ Proxmire‚ and other leaders to acquire U.S. involvement in foreign affairs dealing with Genocide. Power uses examples to criticize

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    by Onur Yenihayat The Roots of Genocide and Hate Crimes: Innate Evil Does evil exist in the world? Yes‚ it does. Malicious acts like genocide and hate crimes are proof of existence of evil in individuals. The United Nations Convention on Genocide defines genocide as "any of a number of acts committed with the intent to destroy‚ in whole or in part‚ a national‚ ethnic‚ racial or religious group‚" either by killing members of the group or imposing conditions that would ultimately lead to the group’s

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