The Process
"In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends."
-- Martin Luther King, Jr
Each person in your group will study an instance of genocide from 100 Years of Genocide.
"In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends."
-- Martin Luther King, Jr
Each person in your group will study an instance of genocide from 100 Years of Genocide.
Your assignment:
Should we (the US) get involved in a genocide only when our national economic or security interests are at stake?
OR
Should we also get involved for humanitarian purposes?
Newspapers will be evaluated according to the evaluation rubric found here.
- Each member of the group will write an article that chronicles one genocide from 100 Years of Genocide.
- The article must contain a description of the events surrounding the genocide.
- Each article must clearly articulate the eight stages of genocide and how it applies to the genocide being reported.
- The article must evaluate whether or not the events constitute a genocide.
- The article must contain a recommendation of further involvement or non-involvement. If this was a past event, should the US or other powers become involved? Why did you come to this conclusion?
- If the event is currently over, then what could have been done to stop the killing? Was the feasible at the time?
- Every newspaper must contain an editorial article in which the editorial board (your group) responds to the following questions:
Should we (the US) get involved in a genocide only when our national economic or security interests are at stake?
OR
Should we also get involved for humanitarian purposes?
Newspapers will be evaluated according to the evaluation rubric found here.