Wednesday, March 14, 2012
United Nations Law:
In the response to the Ignoring of the mass Genocide in Rwanda, the cutting and murdering of Tutsi people all over Rwanda, this law is being made so that there is no possible way that any of the members of the Untied Nations can not stay out of the involvement of in Genocide. Such as if 50 or more targeted people that are alike in some way are being killed then the United Nations are to take action early on to stop further mass Genocide from happening.
Friday, March 2, 2012
Questions:
Review Questions:
1.) In what ways did genocide impact the development if this developing country?
It impacted it by having no government to run hospitals, schools, shelters, food, or factories. Public utilities such as phones, electricity, and water not functioning. Most people that were in charge were either killed or they fled to nearby countries. Many list family members and villages were destroyed and children were either killed or left alone.
2.) Where does the rebuilding of a country shattered by genocide begin? What can people do? What can the government do? What can the international community do?
Rebuilding your country would have to begin with helping the many people who had been injured in this genocide that way you will have some population to this new place. People can start by clearing the place of all the burnt homes, and some people are going to have to move the dead bodies and burry them. The government can start over and try to establish something good that will not be so easily broken down if someone tries something again. International communities can help by sending over support, food, aid, and maybe hold up shelters for the refugee children.
3.) How can justice be found in post-genocide Rwanda?
They can try to establish trials for the people who were involved in these killings. Having witnesses from the attacks, this will however be very hard since they have yet to realize who are the victims and who are the killers.
4.) Which can bring justice to the people of Rwanda more effectively - international courts or community courts? explain.
I think that International courts would be better because there is more structure to this rather than having the community do this because there are many scared people who will not go up against the people who did this to them. Also there is not much of a community left in Rwanda after many people have died.
Discussion Questions:
1.) When did the UN first receive warnings about the genocide?
First they got them from international human rights groups. Then they ignored a warning from one of the planners three months prior to this genocide. They were also training the Rwanda militia, they were sending hate propaganda through the radio with the "death lists".
2.) Besides the warning given by one of the planners, what were other warning signs of the genocide?
There were people being put in jail fore their political views, also they killed members of opposition political parties.
3.) How did state-sponsored propaganda present the Tutsi group?
It presented them as evil people who were cockroaches and snakes and who's ultimate goal was to regain power and mistreat the Hutu. They also said you had to shorten people, which in other words is to kill them.
4.) What prevented the international community from calling the violence in Rwanda "genocide"? What would have happened if they had?
After the Nazi's had killed a lot of the Jews they made an agreement called the prevention and punishment of the crime against genocide. They thought that by doing this it would ensure that there would be no more genocides.
5.) Once the international community withdrew its troops, what did the militia decide to do?
The militia intensified the genocide, targeting resisters and officials who opposed to the genocide.
6.) Who does President Clinton say must share responsibility for the genocide?
The international community as well as nations in Africa have to share the responsibility.
1.) In what ways did genocide impact the development if this developing country?
It impacted it by having no government to run hospitals, schools, shelters, food, or factories. Public utilities such as phones, electricity, and water not functioning. Most people that were in charge were either killed or they fled to nearby countries. Many list family members and villages were destroyed and children were either killed or left alone.
2.) Where does the rebuilding of a country shattered by genocide begin? What can people do? What can the government do? What can the international community do?
Rebuilding your country would have to begin with helping the many people who had been injured in this genocide that way you will have some population to this new place. People can start by clearing the place of all the burnt homes, and some people are going to have to move the dead bodies and burry them. The government can start over and try to establish something good that will not be so easily broken down if someone tries something again. International communities can help by sending over support, food, aid, and maybe hold up shelters for the refugee children.
3.) How can justice be found in post-genocide Rwanda?
They can try to establish trials for the people who were involved in these killings. Having witnesses from the attacks, this will however be very hard since they have yet to realize who are the victims and who are the killers.
4.) Which can bring justice to the people of Rwanda more effectively - international courts or community courts? explain.
I think that International courts would be better because there is more structure to this rather than having the community do this because there are many scared people who will not go up against the people who did this to them. Also there is not much of a community left in Rwanda after many people have died.
Discussion Questions:
1.) When did the UN first receive warnings about the genocide?
First they got them from international human rights groups. Then they ignored a warning from one of the planners three months prior to this genocide. They were also training the Rwanda militia, they were sending hate propaganda through the radio with the "death lists".
2.) Besides the warning given by one of the planners, what were other warning signs of the genocide?
There were people being put in jail fore their political views, also they killed members of opposition political parties.
3.) How did state-sponsored propaganda present the Tutsi group?
It presented them as evil people who were cockroaches and snakes and who's ultimate goal was to regain power and mistreat the Hutu. They also said you had to shorten people, which in other words is to kill them.
4.) What prevented the international community from calling the violence in Rwanda "genocide"? What would have happened if they had?
After the Nazi's had killed a lot of the Jews they made an agreement called the prevention and punishment of the crime against genocide. They thought that by doing this it would ensure that there would be no more genocides.
5.) Once the international community withdrew its troops, what did the militia decide to do?
The militia intensified the genocide, targeting resisters and officials who opposed to the genocide.
6.) Who does President Clinton say must share responsibility for the genocide?
The international community as well as nations in Africa have to share the responsibility.
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Review Questions:
1.) Why did Belgians create a rigid system of racial classification?
They did this to strengthen their control.
2.) Which group of people did the Belgians think were a superior group? Why did they think they were a superior group?
Tutsi because they were more white looking and acting.
3.) Which group declared an independent republic in 1959?
Hutu's
4.) What is the name of the first Hutu president?
Greg Wa Kayabanda
5.) Did the Hutu leadership end the system of racial classification?
No they just reversed it.
They did this to strengthen their control.
2.) Which group of people did the Belgians think were a superior group? Why did they think they were a superior group?
Tutsi because they were more white looking and acting.
3.) Which group declared an independent republic in 1959?
Hutu's
4.) What is the name of the first Hutu president?
Greg Wa Kayabanda
5.) Did the Hutu leadership end the system of racial classification?
No they just reversed it.
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
What sources of tension, new or old in the middle east are revealed by the film?
What sources of tension, new or old in the middle east are revealed by the film?
Arab spring which is a revolt or protesting against their dictator Many people have been killed and tortured sexually harassed and hung.If the us likes the dictator then we will not get involved if we don’t like the dictator then they will fight with themPeople are afraid of speaking out because they do not want to get hurt but some people are still willing to speak out.The two biggest factions of Islam are Sunni and Shia People are trying to video tape what kinds of destruction that has been done without getting caught. They have hidden cameras and things to stay a secret.Many people are sad because the cops are taking peoples families away and no one knows what to do to find people. There is no way to get family back because then they themselves will disappear. People from our country are scared and are answering wrongly so that they wont disappear like the many people before them. Our ship is going across the sea to supply us, It goes right in between Saudi Arabia who supports us and Iran who is our enemy. Officers would open fire on crowds protesting. Obama made his speech to people who’s members have been arrested. These people want the fighting to end and the united states should be helping and they are not.
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Sources of tension In the middle east!
Ok so this all started with Quadaffi and Libya starting to fight. We get involved by going on the rebels side (Libya) which made everything worse. Libya is training people who have never even held a gun let alone fought with one to fight against these people. They are using weapons that are very old and/or ones that they stole. They are teaching people how to fix weapons but the teachers themselves didn't know they just looked it up on the internet. These young men who are 18 years of age mostly are devoting their lives to fight for what they think is right. The Libyan soldiers think that as long as Quadaffi has the same weapons as them then they can beat them. The rebels are illegally selling oil and they are taking it from secret supply trucks who are supporting them this could be another reason of tension. The government does not like the fact that they are doing these such things.
Monday, October 3, 2011
Monday, September 19, 2011
Why do they hate us? Reading 3
1. What questions do you have about the reading? How might they be answered?
I have no questions about this reading.
2. What U.S. policies do most Muslims hate and why? If you need more information, how might you find it? The policies they hate about our country are that we are a very strong willed country. They dont like our freedom either. You could find it on the internet.
3. Why might acknowledging that U.S. policies have anything to do with jihadist attacks be seen as "politically incorrect" and "blaming the victim"? They feel like we are wrong about the way we live. Our christianity is wrong. Just the fact that we are us makes them mad. Our way of governing makes them angry. They blame us because we are in the "wrong".
4. Despite a year of effort by Obama's special envoy George Mitchell to move the Israelis and Palestinians toward a negotiated two-state solution, there's been no visible progress. Why not? If you need more information, how might you find it? I think there has been no progress because no one wants to mess with the situation and have many more lives lost over it. If you needed more information you could look on the internet.
5. How and why are the people of Gaza suffering? If you need more information, how might you find it?
The people of Gaza are suffering because they are being attacked and held hostage and being tortured all because no one will work on the two-state situation.
I have no questions about this reading.
2. What U.S. policies do most Muslims hate and why? If you need more information, how might you find it? The policies they hate about our country are that we are a very strong willed country. They dont like our freedom either. You could find it on the internet.
3. Why might acknowledging that U.S. policies have anything to do with jihadist attacks be seen as "politically incorrect" and "blaming the victim"? They feel like we are wrong about the way we live. Our christianity is wrong. Just the fact that we are us makes them mad. Our way of governing makes them angry. They blame us because we are in the "wrong".
4. Despite a year of effort by Obama's special envoy George Mitchell to move the Israelis and Palestinians toward a negotiated two-state solution, there's been no visible progress. Why not? If you need more information, how might you find it? I think there has been no progress because no one wants to mess with the situation and have many more lives lost over it. If you needed more information you could look on the internet.
5. How and why are the people of Gaza suffering? If you need more information, how might you find it?
The people of Gaza are suffering because they are being attacked and held hostage and being tortured all because no one will work on the two-state situation.
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