Bosnian Genocide

One scene does not symbolize the actions that I believe are to be criticized; rather the continuous action of the group as a whole in multiple scenes. In a survival aspect, it’s hard not to look at the situation in an apocalyptic sense, Walking Dead manner per se. The group’s goal is to 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…

Rwandan genocide written by Immaculee’, whom survived the horrors of the genocide through the strength of her faith. In left to tell, Immaculee’s portrays the theme of forgiveness through her strong communication with god. She prays for forgiveness from God and realizes that “the people who’d hurt my family had hurt themselves even more, and they deserved my pity” The perspective of left to tell is created to tie in the correlation of faith and it tells us that despite the horrors of the…

Leopold and belgians colonized congo in 1885, due to the industrial revolution which made raw goods, money, and resources more desirable. Because this new found governmental power construct, western empire’s greed for control, as well as influence over neighboring rivals increased. Alongside this greed for power, came the thought process that Africans were inferior, and needed the help of European countries to make them more civilized, further motivating Western societies to take over, or at…

that were taught to them. Through the grievance of history these groups were driven to the breaking point, which ultimately ended with the annihilation of millions of people during and after the Rwandan genocide. The ethnic conflicts between these groups began long before the Rwandan genocide in 1994. The…

hiding them someplace safe. “Today, the Turkish Government dismisses all charges of genocide and denies that the relocation of Armenians was actually a plan to exterminate the whole of the Armenian population.” (from the article of “The Armenian Genocide”) The Turks have gotten what they deserve, but personally I do not agree with the Genocide being forgotten. I do agree with Chris Bohjalian’s statement of, “the genocide matters today. It matters morally and it matters politically. It matters…

Who is Boko Haram? Boko Haram is a progressive Islamic sect. The violent Nigerian Movement, led by Abubakar Shekau, is estimated to have fighters in the numbers of hundreds to low thousands (Blanchard 143-147). More importantly than who Boko Haram is, who is affected by this dangerous extremist group? “More than 4,000 people have been killed in Boko Haram-related violence. U.N. and Nigerian officials report that more than six million Nigerians have been affected and more than 300,000 have been…

The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s official independence movement lasted only one year. Even though there had been a lot of resistance by the Congo people to Belgian rule since the 1800’s, the people did not seriously consider gaining independence until the 1950’s. The independence movement officially started in January 1959. This period in history was a perfect time for the people of the Congo to stand up to Belgium. This is because after World War Two Belgium was not in a good condition…

The 2005 film, Sometimes in April, depicts the 1994 Rwandan Genocide through two Hutus brothers, Honoré and Augustin. The film is set in two time periods, April 1994 and 2004, to show the acts that occurred during the genocide and the aftermath of the systematic slaughter of the Tutsis. Honoré, who one of the voices that helped expose Hutu propaganda on Radio RTLM, awaits trial for inciting the genocide while his brother, Augustin, has flashbacks of the horrific event that resulted in the death…

Colonial impacts over Rwanda The first to colonize Rwanda and attempt to use and encourage the resources for tea and coffee for further economic development of the country, was Germany around 1900. Also to experience occupancy was the case of Burundi, the neighbor of Rwanda. Upon the Germans coming to the African lands, they attempted to make use of short treaties with the rule authorities (mwami), which were bound to grant protection. Upon the German’s arrival, they noticed that the various…

In the film Hotel Rwanda, Paul rusesabagina is a hotel manager of the Mille Collines in Rwanda. On April 1994, the country of Rwanda fell victim to genocide and over 800,000 Rwandans were killed for over one hundred days. During the genocide, Paul took his family to the Mille Colline alongside hotel guests, other refugees and employees for their protection from the events occuring outside the hotel gates. It was Pauls job to keep everyone safe and calm during difficult times and to keep the…