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Within these two groups existed a patron-client relationship, designed to strengthen the bond between the population and the king. Payment was mostly in cattle. This bond could be used to bind the powerful to the nonpowerful people. This relationship although meant to protect both parties, usually benefited the individual in power. The rulers of Rwanda were Tutsi, while the subjects were the Hutu. For instance, one man might give another a cow to symbolize their bond. There were other types of…

Hotel Rwanda is a film directed by Terry George, released 2004, that is based on the true story of Paul Rusesabagina; the manager of Mille Collines who during the Rwandan genocide, used his establishment to hide 1,268 Hutu and Tutsi refugees. The film follows Paul, played by Don Cheadle, as his world is flipped upside overnight when Hutu militias started their mass genocide on the Tutsi Rwandans. He is able to protect his family, neighbors, and hundreds of other refugees and help them make it to…

Around eight hundred thousand people were killed during the Rwandan genocide in 1942. Paul Rusesabagina, author of An Ordinary Man, sheltered and saved the lives of over twelve hundred would-have-been victims. The following quotes are important pertaining to the plot of the story and the challenges that the author faced. “We are a nation that loves to take people into our homes. I suppose our values are very much like the Bedouin of the Middle East, for whom sheltering and defending strangers is…

Personal identity emphasizes on personal range of situations, roles, and relationships in which individuals find themselves. Social identity is collective experiences and ideology in a range of groups, where personal identities would be interconnected. Personal and social identity impacts an individual's perception and behavior and it may lead to discriminative and conflict traits. Korostelina states that, "social identity is connected not only with the perception of similarities with an…

iDebate Rwanda Reflection Paper I had heard and written about the events of the Rwandan Genocide prior to when iDebate Rwanda came to our class, and thus was well aware of the struggles during and after the genocide. Knowing about this massacre, it is amazing to see that the younger generation is finding a way to heal and grow through debate. The genocide itself was truly horrific, and around 800,000 people were killed in the short span of 100 days, mostly being Tutsi and Tutsi sympathizers who…

Today’s Genocide But For How Long? Imagine your life being changed forever. Six million people lives have been changed over the past decade and a half in Sudan. The Darfur genocide is murdering of men,women, and children. There is war and a genocide going on in the 21st century and not enough people know about who's doing, it what's being done to those people, and how long it's been going on. In spite of,years of war going on in Sudan, conflicts are only getting worse. In 1973 and again in 1983…

In 1994, a genocide happened in Rwanda between two population, Hutu and Tutsi. The Hutus started killing over one million Tutsis within three month due to the limited resources and food. This conflict was very similar to the World War II, and was the biggest genocide after World War II. Most Hutus were being punished with lifetime in prison, community service, fine and other special reparations are possible. The kild under the age 14 were sent to training camps. Teens at the age of 14-18…

There were many factors that led to the genocide that occurred in Rwanda. On page 91 there is a chart that accounts those factors and how they ultimately produced the mass killing of Tutsis. At the top of the chart there are two factors that are the beginning to the chaos; the assassination of the president and the multipartyism war. In the chart, only the assassination of the president is written, the reality is that there were other political leaders that were assassinated as well. Straus also…

An airplane of TWA Flight 847 from Athens to Rome is hijacked by terrorists. The terrorists which was armed with grenades and pistol, has forced the plane to land in Lebanon. Once on the ground, the hijackers called for passengers with Israeli passports, but none of the passengers were. Upon landing, the terrorists killed a Navy diver, whose body was later dumped on the runway. The act of an employee of the hijacked flight was successful in protecting the few Jewish passengers aboard by refusing…

The readings this week, “Twas the Night before Christmas: A Visit from St. Nicholas” by Clement Clarke Moore, “Cajun Night Before Christmas” by Howard Jacobs, and “Yes Virginia, there is a Santa Claus” by Francis Pharcellus Church are all based upon the belief of Santa Claus. I can recall the days when I was younger and had the same beliefs mentioned in the three readings. I also remember the time when I was questioning my belief just like Virginia. I like the way the poems bring me back to a…