Sunday, April 20, 2008

Media

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/ghosts/etc/cron.html
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Hotel Rwanda, the movie, was horrible. I couldn't understand what Hutu organization was doing. It was nonsense. Same human or life killing human. The Rwanda genocide was the fastest rate of mass killings in the twentieth century according to the site. It was conflict between Tutsi and Hutu. According to the timeline at the April 7 the Hutu killed politicans and leaders in Rwanda and announced to U.S they will kill everyone (genocide). U.S. quickly evacuates all whites. Next more people died and the whites (European) was rescued or evacuated by the armies.
The reality was sad that U.N. and other powerful countries wasn't doing anything for Rwanda. They are same people, but not same skin color, but that doesn't mean that they are different and it is okay for them to die by Hutu. As there were more victims finally the U.S tend to talk with the genocide leaders, but there were too much victims. The history of humankind was too violent. People have to know this genocide and realize how racism is severe. Racism has cause many innocence people die. Even though the genocide was over, many people just watched news and say, "oh... that is so horrible." And next moment you forgot what was horrible. It is a shame that U.N. and other organization or countries was not helping.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/ghosts/etc/protect.html
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/ghosts/interviews/keane.html
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/ghosts/interviews/doyle.html
http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200109/power-genocide

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/ghosts/interviews/keane.html
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The interview was quiet interesting. People tend to be realizing the situation was serious when they saw at front of them not through the screen. In my opinion media does not affect various of people. They think that government is in control, because nation doesn't have any power, the government has it.

Through this genocide people have to learn that it is benefit to help others even though they are not your skin color.

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