Khmer Rouge

In times of conflict, society has often turned to the arts in order to cope with and make sense of the world’s shifting socioeconomic and political matters. In addition to that, music and art have often been used as a type of call to action. Especially before the twentieth century, music in war has been used in the form of drum cadences for marching into combat, as well as summoning servicemen into battle (Dobney). The rise of American jazz music in the 1920s challenged traditional values by…

“The Embassy of Cambodia,” written by Zadie Smith, tells the story of Fatou, a young woman from Ivory Coast working in London, from the point of view of those living around her. Through her journey, Smith sheds light on the plight of thousands of immigrants and oppressed people, and the west’s indifference to their suffering. The culture driven need for success and accomplishment has caused Western culture to become more self centered than ever before. Consumerism drives people’s desire for…

drawback in juvenile involvement includes severe emotional trauma. According to Dr. Czyz, there was one case where a "... 15-year old boy who spent four gruesome years serving in the Khmer Rouge army of Cambodia...began hearing two voices that were quarrelling inside his head. The first voice was that of a Khmer Rouge leader, who was angry with the boy for having left the army. The second was that of a Buddhist priest who said the boy would be punished for his actions when he dies,"…

The plot of Pleasantville is expressed through the very essence of radical change and revolution. This “coming of age” is explicitly demonstrated throughout the duration of both stories through four particular individuals seeking change for everybody including themselves. The figures of cause and effect, change, and self-expression are very important in shaping the plot of revolution. David‘s fascination with Pleasantville is rooted in the simplicity and happiness that he longs for in real…

With storied leaders such as Chinggis and Khubilai Khan, Mongolian history flows with rich details about excellence in battle and life. Though a few consider them barbaric beings sharing a metaphorical prison cell with the Nazis, Soviets, and Khmer Rouge, the Mongols are much more sophisticated…

1955 through April 30th 1975. This was a very costly war that involved the United States, northern and southern Vietnam, China, Viet Cong, South Korea, Thailand, Australia, North Korea, Soviet Union, Philippines, New Zealand’s, Taiwan, Khmer Rouge, Pathet Lao, Khmer Republic, and kingdom of Laos. This war initially was just North Vietnam government fighting with Viet Cong to reunify Vietnam under communist rule. At first they just viewed the conflict as colonial war, fought initially by France…

With banh mi and pho becoming internationally recognized dishes today, it's amazing how quickly Vietnamese culture has taken root within only 40 years since the end of the Vietnam war. Today, the Vietnamese diaspora has become the largest refugee resettlement in American History with an estimated 1.2 million Vietnamese abroad who have brought their culture and lifestyle along with them (Phu). However, with so much influence, this leads to the question of “how did the Vietnam war impact the world…

Rick Perlstein Nixonland takes us back to the 1960’s and 1970’s in America, during the time of Richard Nixon. Through times of riots happening in Los Angeles which were the Watts riots to America being divided within. Richard Nixon did not have an easy life with family hardships, and the death of two brothers it was not easy for Nixon. At school Nixon was a very good at debating which he became the Debate Team president, and the only way to his father’s attention which Perlstein wrote “the…

Imagine being on the run for fourteen days, no food, no water and no stopping. Your running until the point where your legs become numb, and you cannot take the flaming taste of a dry mouth and burning bleeding lips. This is exactly what happened to a young man who was forced to flee a genocide in Myanmar, just last year. Good morning 8A and Ms. Cosman. Today, I am here to talk about the significance of the two words never forget. It is crucial that we never forget the Holocaust so that we can…

Many countries around the world have experienced turmoil and hardships. Whether it be terrorism, disease, or government. Cambodia and Europe experienced what is called a “genocide.” Many of their people were killed and tortured for religion, way of life, and/or ethnicity. Although the Holocaust and the Cambodian genocide bear pronounced similarities, the differences are just as striking. Genocide is defined as “the deliberate killing of people who belong to a particular racial, political,…