Rwandan Patriotic Front

In 1994, in a small country in middle Africa, called Rwanda, an unethical, cruel genocide was lasting for a hundred days with 20% nation population declined. Belgium as the last country that colonized Rwanda also got their problem. Since post WW1, the conflict between Walloon and Flemish people rose to a top. Racism in two different places will be comparing these by three stages: Background, the beginning, and the conflict. At the 1830s, Belgium is constructed by two ethnic groups: Flanders and…

The memoir by Consolee Nishimwe is a historical account of the Genocide events that took place in Rwanda in the year 1994. The war was propagated by the crisis between the Tutsi and the Hutu people. The Hutu ethnic community rose against their counterparts, the Tutsis, and blamed them for the increasing social, economic and political pressures in the nation. Due to the incitement from the Hutu political elites in leadership, the Hutu community, the majority, began to exterminate the Tutsis, the…

your character, then you know you have succeeded. This is generally achieved through flawed characters that pursue a noble cause, or at least in their own mind. In Deogratias: A Tale of Rwanda, Jean-Philipe Stassen takes us into the heart of the Rwandan conflict that focuses on Deogratias, who is initially presented as a madman, which belies the fact that he is capable of committing atrocities. As a reader, sympathizing with Deogratias proved to…

Hotel Rwanda is a historical film drama based upon the Rwandan Genocide during April 1994. An ethic group by the name of "Hutu" began to murder another ethnic group by the name of "Tutsi", causing the country Rwanda to go into turmoil. This movie stars Golden Globe winner Don Cheadle, in which this film earned him an Academy nomination for Best Actor. Don Cheadle plays Paul Rusesabagina, an employee of Hotel des Mille Collines located in Rwanda, and unfortunately his boss leaves during the mist…

citizens and it will ease fighting racism. The targeted audience for this objective is the Rwandan army. Key Goal three: Taking advantage of minorities The objective of this goal is using the minorities Muslims groups, to merge into the community. Muslims has not participated in this war and their experiment could be taught to other Rwanda people (Aljazeera, n.d.). Thus, we will merge the peace in the Rwandan society. The targeted audience is the Muslim society I Rwanda. Goal four: Create a…

In the years leading up to the genocide, there were many underlying issues waiting to bubble over into full-blown conflict. Part of the conflict in Rwanda was the ethnic division between the Hutu and Tutsi people, as well as the assassination of Rwandan President…

In her novel, Immaculeé Ilibagiza shares her experiences of the Rwandan genocide. She wrote the novel to increase the awareness of the genocide and does so successfully by providing a detailed description of what she, as well as many others experienced during this horrific event. Immaculeé feels like God spared her life during the genocide, so she could pass on her story to the rest of the world, informing people of the truth behind the genocide. She wants to show others that by having faith,…

The dead lay motionless in Nyarubuye – their bodies bent in “uninterpretable” forms (Gourevitch 449). One would be horrified by the sight and most would probably cringe and look away. But Phillip Gourevitch called this scene “beautiful” (Gourevitch 449), marveling at the “randomness of the fallen forms”, noting the “strange tranquility of their rude exposure” (Gourevitch 449). He did not flinch like many of us would after seeing this image at first sight. Instead, he looked closely and carefully…

of Julius Caesar and foretell the chaos to come. Soothsayers warn Caesar not to go to the Senate on the Ides of March. Those who are closest to him convey this message to Caesar: his wife, Calpurnia, his friend, Artemidorus, and the Soothsayer. In Rwandan, 1994, there were warnings from another soothsayer, General in charge of the UN Peacekeeping forces, Romeo Dallaire. He wrote a letter to Kofi Annan warning him of the terrible crimes that were about to be…

It is said that with great power comes great responsibility. The United States is the world superpower, a role model for the rest of the free world. Our democratic form of government is a goal many countries strive to emulate and model their governments after. Because of our position as the sole world superpower, weaker countries depend on us. Therefore, it is beneficial that the United States maintains our global military presence. Doing so will create positive political, economic, and moral…