Phnom Penh

Some survivors decided to share stories of what occurred while they were there and what they had to deal through. A foreign journalist who was in Phnom Penh at the time, taken to the countryside while there many people were wounded or killed right in front of him (“peace pledge union”). The flow of the wounded going into the hospital was very cramped and tight. There were many people going in and out…

Chum Mey was a mechanic, who worked in the capital city of Cambodia. On October 28, 1978, he was sent to the Tuol Sleng prison. In fact, it was used more for torturing people rather than actually punishing someone for committing a crime. Chum was beaten and interrogated because they accused him of being a spy. Although he never was a spy, he still confessed just to make the torture stop. However, the only reason he survived after confessing was because of his skills as a mechanic. Furthermore,…

Literature Review Unemployment is a person who is actively looking for employment is unable to find work. Unemployment is often used as a measure of the health of the economy (Investopedia, 2017). The measuring of unemployment rate is the number of unemployment divide by the number of people in labor force (Investopedia, 2017). Unemployment rate is given by the formula: Unemployment rate= !"#$%&’($#") *’)+& -+.’/ 0’/1# As well as the definition of…

Genocide There are many reasons for genocide which caused execution and deaths, made by the methods of the leaders. Genocide is deliberately killing a large group of people, and it exist in all over the globe (Winckelmann 8-9). During the second World War, the Holocaust was in constant move. The Holocaust was of the biggest genocides ever. In fewer than five years, Hitler and the Germans had killed over half the Jews in Europe (Winckelmann 34). By the time Hitler died, over ten million Jews…

Genocide was committed too many times. The time in Cambodia was very gruesome. Approximately 2.3 million people were tortured and murdered. 2.3 million men, children, women, fathers, brothers, sons, daughters, sisters, and mothers all killed for no reason. The word genocide wasn't a word before 1944. The word genocide was then used after the holocaust. A Polish/Jewish lawyer named Raphael lemkin created this word to emphasize the Nazis killing Jewish people. The word genocide refers to…

One of the largest and most important stages of genocide is dehumanization, and many of the events and aspects of the Cambodian genocide align with the aspects of this stage. During dehumanization, one group begins to deny the humanity of another group. In turn, this allows the group to disparage the victims and progress towards the eventual extermination. Hate propaganda also begins to emerge. The Khmer Rouge believed that only “pure” people were qualified to build the revolution, and targeted…

bicycles and vehicles vying for a place on the streets. Markets are full by the early morning and groups of tourists drink beer sold at 50 cents on the river margins, while an elephant walks quietly through the streets. These are common sights in Phnom Penh, the most important economic and cultural center of Cambodia. This cosmopolitan city merges ancient heritage with modern culture and architecture in marvelous ways. Cruising through its streets and the Sisowath Quay by foot, motorcycle or tuk…

the Khmer Rouge defeated Lon Nol and took control of Cambodia’s capital, Phnom Penh, on April 17, 1975. This marked the beginning of the Khmer Rouge…

Memories tend to come and go when something in the present, such as sight or sound, triggers us to recall to the past. In the tragedy, Death of A Salesman by Arthur Miller, the protagonist Willy Loman retreats to memories of both happy and sad times. These flashbacks are related to the present in which the given background knowledge helps readers understand the present-day problems of the Loman family. His interaction with the past interferes with what is happening in the present. Willy mentally…

Chapter 5 - Discussion 5.1 Thailand and Lao PDR “We are stronger together than we are alone” ,Walter Payton. The famous quote about teammate and none-solitude relationship works well for Thailand and Lao PDR. For Thailand is a country of various transport facilitation but lack of connection with several trading countries. Whereas Lao PDR is a landlocked country, with no any seaport of its own, has direct route to powerful trading country, China and another country, which outside Thailand border…