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The Holocaust and the Cambodian and Rwandan Genocides, 2006.
A comparison of the Holocaust in Europe in the 1930s and 40s with the genocides in Cambodia and Rwanda.
2,927 words (approx. 11.7 pages), 20 sources, APA, $ 86.95
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This essay compares the Cambodian and Rwandan genocides to the Holocaust in Europe in the 1930s and 40s. The paper examines who the victims were in each instance as well as whom the perpetrators were that committed these heinous acts. The paper then looks look at the methods and mechanisms used to kill the victims and their degree of efficiency and how they differed in each instance compared to the Holocaust. The paper discusses the time frame and geographic locations, in order to understand the killings better. The paper also tries to explain why these genocides occurred. In conclusion, this paper shows that through methods such as fear and death, all three genocides accomplished the murder of the innocent for the ultimate goal of power none more then the Nazi Holocaust in Europe.
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"Throughout the twentieth century, many atrocities have been committed against various ethnic groups throughout the world. Some have been on a large mass scale, with extreme precision and efficiency, others were more primitive. These various scales can be looked at by means of the total number of people killed, the time span it took to kill and dispose of the bodies and the number of people removed forcibly from their homes and taken to other counties to be exterminated. The Holocaust in Europe was the most unique genocide in history. There have not been any other genocides that have been the same since the 1930/40s' massacres on the level of scale or precedence. The killing efficiency that was experienced in the Nazi death camps throughout Europe that claimed the lives of countless victims has not been seen since."
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Critical Analysis of Two Texts on the Rwandan Genocide, 2005.
An analysis of the Rwandan genocide from the perspective of two mass media representations.
2,700 words (approx. 10.8 pages), 7 sources, $ 106.95
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This paper reviews the Rwandan genocide of 1994, one of the most profoundly disturbing and controversial events of recent global political history. Indeed, it may even be termed a "non-event" for the extraordinary refusal of the world's dominant political powers - the United Nations, the European Union, the United States and Japan - to intervene to attempt to stop, or at least mitigate, a genocide that resulted in the deaths of approximately 1 million Rwandans between April and July 1994. This essay explores the Rwandan genocide with particular reference to two mass media representations of the event.
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The Rwandan Genocide, 2002.
Explores the shared national and international responsibility for the Rwandan genocide.
2,150 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 6 sources, $ 80.95
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This essay will explore the Rwandan genocide and argue that the initial, political nature of the motives and logic behind the conflict were exacerbated and perpetuated by ethnic divisions. In this context, this essay will discuss the events of the situations, the parties involved, and the tragic lack of foreign involvement which all contributed to unthinkable conditions of mass murder, which we are only now just beginning to understand.
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Colonialism and the 1994 Rwandan Genocide, 2007.
A look at the link between the 18th century 'scramble for Africa' and the 1994 genocide in Rwanda.
11,473 words (approx. 45.9 pages), 14 sources, APA, $ 224.95
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This paper examines the legacy of 18th century racist colonial ideology, and how this evolved into a justification for genocide two centuries later. It looks at the origins of this ideology, and the way it was used, first by Europeans and then by Rwandans themselves, and how it finally created the basis for segregation, racism and the murder of 100,000 Tutsi's. Central to the work is the argument that this racist ideology was imposed upon the citizens of Rwanda by the colonial powers, and in turn this ideology was used as justification for the atrocities committed in 1994.
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Introduction
Chapter One : Creating Political Identities From Hutu and Tutsi
Chapter 2: The Impact of the Structure of Colonial Administration
Chapter Three: The Legacy of Colonial Rule up to and After Independence
Conclusions
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"The Tutsi-led RPF (Rwandan Patriotic Front) invaded Rwanda from Uganda in 1990, demanding the right of return for Tutsi exiles, as well as the end to President Habyarimana's single party regime. This forced the international community, who had for long ignored the plight of Rwanda, to commit to a programme of democratisation within the country. The powerful elite, frightened for their political and material position, settled on a genocide to solve the 'problem' of democracy. The extremists used a propaganda campaign to incite the population to murder, and when the President's plane was shot down on 9th April 1994, the massacres followed immediately."
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The Rwandan Genocide: A Book Critique, 2004.
A critique of "We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed With Our Families: Stories from Rwanda" (1998) by Phillip Gourevitch.
917 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 32.95
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The chilling title of Phillip Gourevitch?s book, "We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed With Our Families" (1998), is a reference to a group letter from members of the Tutsi clergy to an Adventist church leader, Elizaphan Ntakirutimana, pleading for his protection from the Hutu majority in Rwanda. Gourevitch?s book concerns the genocide that took place in Rwanda in 1994 in which the Hutu majority systematically massacred the minority Tutsi population. As a result of this effort at ethnic cleansing, an estimated 800,000 Tutsi were killed over the course of a 100-day period from April to July 1994. In fact, during the height of the massacre, Gourevitch reports that members of the Tutsi tribe were being massacred three times as fast as the Jews had been during the Nazi Holocaust. To better understand the events that contributed to this horrific slaughter in modern times, this paper provides a critical review of Gourevitch?s book, including a discussion of how the religious, national, racial, and ethnic groupings in Rwanda were used as tools for the genocide. A discussion of how European colonialism, Rwandan politics, and the role of different aid organizations also contributed to the genocide is followed by a summary of the research in the conclusion.
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"In this book, Gourevitch paints a grim picture about the events that led to the 1994 genocide in which hundreds of thousands of Tutsis were massacred to the point where the Hutus almost succeeded in completely eliminating the Tutsi segment of the Rwandan population, as well as countless members of the Hutus themselves who opposed the slaughter in the first place. The systematic and institutionalized method by which this slaughter took place was not unique to Rwanda, of course, but Gourevitch suggests that a combination of a cultural acceptance of violence, the nefarious roles played by NGOs, Rwandan governmental agencies and the nation?s churches, all contributed to the genocide that took place during those terrible months of 1994."
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Rwandan Genocide, 2003.
Discusses the ethnic cleansing campaign of 1994.
2,925 words (approx. 11.7 pages), 13 sources, $ 103.95
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Discusses the attempt by ethnic Hutu to exterminate Rwanda's ethnic Tutsi population. The resulting slaughter of half a million people, destruction of the country's infrastructure, and population dislocation are examined.
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" In early April of 1994, groups of ethnic Hutu, armed mostly with machetes, began a campaign of terror that embroiled the Central African country of Rwanda. For about 100 days, the Hutu militias ..."
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The Cambodian Holocaust, 2005.
This paper discusses the reign of Pol Pot, the leader of the Khmer Rouge terror, from 1975 to 1979, in Cambodia, which resulted in one of the saddest effects of the Vietnam War, the Cambodian holocaust.
955 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 33.95
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This paper explains that Pol Pot's campaign against his own people resulted in the deaths of between 700,000 and 1 million people, either as a result of execution or illness, from hunger and overwork. The author points out four main reasons why Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge came into power: (1) As a response to French colonialism at the end of World War II, (2) rivalry between Vietnamese and Chinese Communists within the party, (3) Prince Norodom Sihanouk's brutal repression and (4) U.S. economic and military destabilization of Cambodia. The paper stresses the U.S. involvement in each of these reasons.
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"As the bombings only increased after the end of U.S. involvement in Vietnam, over 150,000 Cambodian civilians perished. Ultimately, the Cambodian civilians feared U.S. air attacks more than they feared Pol Pot and his severe tactics. Not surprisingly then, Pol Pot came into power. By April 1975, the CPK had taken over the two largest cities in Cambodia, Phnom Penh and Battambang, and defeated Lon Nol. The terror Cambodians received from the U.S. was now over, but they were entering into the holocaust that Pol Pot would bring about."
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The Holocaust, Propaganda and Genocide, 2002.
A discussion of the importance of studying the holocaust in order to identify trends to stop another form of genocide from happening in the future.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 44.95
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This paper addresses the question of why it is necessary to study the Holocaust. This paper takes the perception that it is necessary to study the Holocaust on the grounds that the study of history reveals trends, and that the indication of trends similar to those in the era preceding the Holocaust might help in the prevention of another form of genocide from emerging.
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The Cambodian Genocide, 2002.
Looks at the American perspective of the massacre of the Cambodian nation by the Khmer Rouge.
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This paper examines the Khmer Rouge and its genocide of the Cambodian people and the reactions of the American public to the survivors of these atrocities. It also looks at the feelings of the United States government and people regarding genocide as a whole and explores the reasons the United States has failed to act to stop modern genocides from happening.
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Pre-Holocaust and Post-Holocaust Jewish Literature, 2004.
Looks at how the Holocaust has affected Jewish literature by comparing short stories about similar subjects.
2,053 words (approx. 8.2 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 64.95
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This paper compares the content and tone of two short stories, "If Not Higher" by I.L. Peretz and "?The Kozshenitser Rebe? by Binyamin Orenshtayn, in an effort to determine if the authors were affected by the Holocaust and the great wars that took place between the time the two stories were written. The paper concludes that the authors were indeed affected by these events, as was Jewish literature in general, and, by comparing the literature, we can see a shift from a religious and faith centered approach to life to a socially motivated and political approach to life.
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"The Yiddish short story ?If Not Higher? by I.L. Peretz was published in Warsaw in 1900, decades before the holocaust. Fifty years later, the short supposedly true story of ?The Kozshenitser Rebe? was published in Yiddish by Orenshtayn in a book of memorials to Jewish leaders. Both stories tell of the behavior of a specific (assumably Hassidic) rebe on an important Jewish holiday. However, apart from this basic similarity, these two stories are radically different. This may be partly a function of having different authors and of coming from different historical areas. However, if the differences between style and content with these two works is indicative not of the personal styles of the authors, then one is left with another option: namely that the striking differences between these two works is a result of the holocaust and the slaughter of the Jewry of Eastern European. If these two works are representative of the short story genre before and after the holocaust, then it appears that this traumatic event may have drastically changed the way that Eastern European Jews view themselves and their culture."
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A Preventable Genocide, 2005.
Questions why the international community failed to take any action that would have ended the Rwandan genocide in 1994.
2,140 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 11 sources, MLA, $ 66.95
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This paper claims that the international community failed to act or even uphold international law as a genocide was occurring because Rwanda is a poor African nation, which has very little significance within international relations. The paper examines the issue of hypocrisy within international relations when it comes to upholding and applying international law. The paper claims that international law is applied, or not, depending on the status of a country. It attempts to prove this through an examination of the reaction of the international community to the events that occurred in Rwanda, starting in April of 1994. The paper analyzes the issue of the Rwandan genocide to illustrate that, within international relations, a country receives the protection of the international community, like Kuwait did, not because of any utopian ideals, but because of realistic calculations regarding the importance and significance of this country.
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"In the second place, and as Philip Gorevitch writes, the Tutsi sent several appeals to the international community to save them and sent detailed reports of what was happening to governments, media and to representatives of Western governments (98-99). In the third place, foreign governments found the reports of the genocide believable enough to order the evacuation of all their citizens from the country. The French government sent its military to evacuate French nationals and witnessed the genocide for themselves (142-144). Consequently, the explanation for lack of action as being lack of knowledge of the genocide is not acceptable by any standards."
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A Preventable Genocide, 2001.
A critical look at the UN's response to the Rwandan genocide.
990 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 35.95
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The writer of this paper claims that the 1994 Rwandan genocide of 800 000 people was preventable. The paper shows how during the affair, the UN appeared disorganized and lacked any initiative and the author recounts chains of events and also the results of the UN's actions (or inaction).
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"In 1994, from April 6 until June 14, one of worse and deadliest massacres of the 20th century occurred in Rwanda. These bloody two months, triggered by the mysterious assassination of Rwandan President Habyarimana, resulted in the murders of 800,000 people (approximately 6 people per minute). Despite these outrageous figures, the international community reacted in an extremely slow manner. The huge death toll of this genocide could have been prevented if various countries and international organizations had not allowed personal politics hold them back."
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Two Holocausts, 2002.
Examines the genocidal Nazi Holocaust against the Jews and the Armenian genocide of 1915.
1,650 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 9 sources, $ 62.95
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This paper argues that the two holocausts - the WWII holocaust against the Jews and the 1915 holocaust against the Armenians - were similar attempts at genocide involving expropriation and concentration. However, the Nazi policy of overt genocide and its industrial organization, mark it apart from the Armenian genocide.
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Pol Pot and Genocide, 2003.
An analysis of ideologies of Pol Pot that led to the Cambodian genocide.
2,300 words (approx. 9.2 pages), 11 sources, MLA, $ 79.95
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This paper analyzes the social and political ideologies of Pol Pot that led to the genocide of nearly 2 million Cambodians between 1975-1978. It looks at Pol Pot's idealized vision of self and the Khmer Rouge aggressive behavior as a product of a multidimensional set of interacting factors.
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Holocaust Denial, 2006.
Argues that society should vehemently condemn those who deny the Holocaust.
1,577 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 11 sources, MLA, $ 51.95
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This paper argues that Holocaust denial is just as morally corrupt as genocide, and for one to state that the Holocaust never occurred, is the same as to declare that genocide is morally permissible. A premise consisting of two parts is used in this paper to affirm that society should condemn those who deny the Holocaust. It shows, first, that one must establish the definition of genocide while using the method of comparison, then it can be confirmed that both contexts, ancient and contemporary, are in fact similar. Second, due to generic definition, a link between Holocaust denial and genocide can be illustrated; the paper shows that Holocaust denial perpetuates the same level of immorality as genocide. Therefore, through an analysis of the ethical issues of genocide and Holocaust denial, the controversial nature of ethics is reinforced in this paper.
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"One of the first and most well-known publications denying the Holocaust was a 32-page pseudo-academic booklet originally printed in 1974 in England; it was called "Did Six Million Really Die". The booklet states that the concentration camps were contributions to a sort of "mythology" and it discards the Diary of Anne Frank as a "hoax" and claims Jews were not exterminated but instead emigrated from Nazi Germany by a "benevolent government". (Berg, BBC news) The booklet is an example of Holocaust denial and its publication should not be morally permissible. Many may argue that this booklet is an expression of free speech and to prevent its publishing is morally wrong. However, one must realize that there is a line between free speech and hate speech."
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