Category: Genocide

  • The Persistence of Genocide by David Rieff

    What are some of the defects of the task forces report on genocide? The task force report on genocide has failed to offer survivors appropriate solutions that can help them cope with their trauma. Several genocide reports have always used the phrase; Never Again, since the Holocaust. However, genocide and mass murder crimes have continued…

  • Genocide in the Twentieth Century: Rwandan Case

    Table of Contents Introduction Main text Conclusion Works Cited Introduction The genocide in Rwanda officially called the genocide against Tutsi, is the massacre of Rwandan Tutsis by local Hutus in 1994, carried out by order of the Hutu government. Pre-colonial Rwanda was not a caste society; there were no rigid social categories. However, over time,…

  • Human Rights and the Rwandan Genocide

    In the first half of 1994, Rwanda lost approximately 800,000 citizens due to tribal clashes that led to what is referred to now as the Rwandan Genocide. I can apply several concepts that I have learned about human rights on this incident after reading an article by Helen C Epstein on The Guardian, and watching…

  • Indian Boarding Schools and Native Americans Genocide

    Table of Contents Introduction Cause of Humiliation Childrens Lives in Indian Boarding Schools Closing of Indian Boarding Schools Long-Term Consequences Conclusion Works Cited Introduction Indian boarding school experience was one of the most horrifying examples of harmful cultural assimilation. Despite the fact that the primary aim of the schools was to provide ample educational opportunities…

  • Genocide and Mass Killing in Becoming Evil by Waller

    Table of Contents Introduction Essay Body Conclusion Reference Introduction Wallers work in Becoming Evil is a reminder of the numerous accounts of genocides that have occurred in the past century. Waller unmasks the ordinary excuses for psychopathology, and genocide-group think, unusual cultures and puts up a comprehensive perception of humans capability to participate in transgression.…

  • Terrorism and Genocide: Traumatic Impacts

    One of the major barriers to addressing the needs of military officers is the passiveness of the DOD and VA. This leaves no option for the military officer but to look for an alternative since the employer is never willing to cater to his or her psychological needs. Mental health experts rarely attend to the…

  • Terrorism and Genocide: Impact on Populations

    People experience trauma after an act of terrorism because of the dangers associated with terrorism. Terrorism is an act that is known to destroy life and property. After a terrorist attack, victims would probably develop psychological complications knowing that they might have fallen prey to terrorist acts. However, it should be noted that terrorist actions…

  • Literature: Darfur: The Ambiguous Genocide by Gerard Prunier

    Summary of the Case The article Darfur: The Ambiguous Genocide by Gerard Prunier gives a critical view of the war that has been taking place in Darfur. According to this article, this war has continued for a long time, and it would be right to consider it genocide. Many innocent lives have been lost, and…

  • Satire of Exclusion and Genocide

    Introduction The author of A Modest Proposal and Gullivers Travels was Jonathan Swift, who wrote these books when England was losing its power and influence in the world. Swift wanted to show his readers that England could regain its status without becoming too dependent on other countries (Oakleaf 65). He did this by showing how…

  • Satire of Exclusion and Genocide

    Introduction The author of A Modest Proposal and Gullivers Travels was Jonathan Swift, who wrote these books when England was losing its power and influence in the world. Swift wanted to show his readers that England could regain its status without becoming too dependent on other countries (Oakleaf 65). He did this by showing how…