Armenians

Armenians to Palestinians - Humanitarian practices and Efforts towards Refugees The treatment of Ottoman Armenian during the 1915-1922 set the precedent for establishing human rights and humanitarian processes as a way to rectify the damage and prevent further inhumanities from happening. Through the formation of rescue homes and other programs put in place to reverse the destruction made by the Turks, a new process of human rights thinking was produced focusing towards groups that had been…

Opposing Perspectives on the country of Turkey and Genocide Recently, at the University of California of Los Angeles, the Armenian Students Association presented “A Resolution to Divest from the Republic of Turkey to End the Perpetuation of the Armenian Genocide,” and held a meeting with the Turkish Cultural Club to discuss the resolution. The resolution originally called for the University of California, Los Angeles to divest its holdings from the Republic of Turkey. This led the Turkish…

destruction done to innocent civilians in the twentieth century. The Holocaust and the Armenian Genocide were two major atrocities in our world’s history. They both share a common purpose, a mission to wipe out a culture or ethnicity existence. There were little contrasts between the Holocaust and the Armenian Genocide. The quantity of the individuals who died were bigger against the Holocaust. Contrasted with the Armenian Genocide a bigger population and a bigger geographic zone the occasions…

The great Armenian migration to America happened in three waves beginning in the 1890s. During the troubled final years of the Ottoman Empire, its prosperous Christian minorities becoming the targets of violent Turkish nationalism. A second wave of migration came after World War 1 , and the third wave began after World War 2. The first wave of Armenians in America flooded into the greater Boston and New York, where nearly 90% of the immigrants joined the handful of relatives or friends who had…

get as far away from the turkish controlled area as possible. With adding on wounded and weak refugees on the trek how is the group going to survive? Soon Darwinism will begin to take place and you’ll be left with a large group of more innocent armenians murdered. Throughout chapters fifteen and twenty three, the group experiences multiple scenes in which they have a choice to reach out and help, every case they choose to. They meet multiple characters…

spiritual core of the Armenian people and the soul of their culture. Due to the efforts of the church, Armenian culture was formed and acquired its distinguishing features. The invention of the alphabet by Mesrop Mashtots was primarily dictated by the missionary objectives and the desire to bring the word of God to the heart of each Armenian. In addition, it gave a powerful drive to the birth of national literature. Church applied a strong influence on the development of Armenian architecture,…

When we hear the word “genocide” we at once remember the Armenian Genocide and the Holocaust. About 6 million of people became victims of the Holocaust, 1.5 million of Armenians were killed in the Armenian Genocide, these huge numbers will always remain in our minds. A lot of people lost their families, homes and the ability to live in peace. These actions, by no means, left imprint on our ancestors whose peaceful life was disrupted. The problem of genocide is currently central problem of our…

hate that was in this was sickening. Even though it wasn’t as bad as the Holocaust was years later, it still is comparable to others. Yes, the Armenian Genocide was this tragic time in history that Armenians and Turks were killed…

happening again in the future. For example, there have been lots of genocides throughout history, such as in Africa the Rwandan genocide where 500,000 people were killed in the civil war between the government and the Rwandan Patriotic Front. Also, the Armenian genocide lead by Ottoman authorities killed a total number of people estimated to be between 800,000 and 1.5 million. Finally, nowadays in Syria, Syrians are being attacked by the government and people are forced to leave their country.…

At a young age, my mother placed me in an Armenian scouting organization listen under Boy Scouts of America. I dreaded wasting my Sundays to be lectured about Armenian history and making crafts. I opened my eyes to the actuality that this was a potential opportunity for me. No one knew my story; nothing was expected of me. Overtime, I formed friendships and bonds with my fellow brothers and sisters which helped me grow into the person I am today. It was up to me to make better use of my time…