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Instinct often dictates action, overriding any forethought or humanity. One of the most primitive, yet profound instincts is the survival instinct. Self preservation is deeply ingrained into nearly every aspect of life, including the lives of present day people. Thus, diverging from this most innate way of life in favor of saving the life of another is an extremely noteworthy action. The Holocaust is an example of a time in history where preservation often took priority because of its vicious nature. History was repeated in 1994, when decades after the Holocaust, terror, disaster and ugliness surrounded the people of the Rwandan genocide after Hutu forces began the mass killings of the Tutsi people. The predicted response to an ugly time is simply to survive. Given that one’s own survival is often prioritized over the needs of others under these circumstances, the actions of one individual, Captain Mbaye Diagne, were shocking. Amid the horror of the Rwandan genocide, Captain Mbaye Diagne demonstrated exceptional action in sacrificing, despite the barriers, to save the lives of countless others. Diagne’s actions took place, during the brutal and cruel Rwandan genocide. During the Rwandan genocide, Tutsis faced horrendous violent acts at the hands of the Hutus who spoke the same language, lived in the same place and shared many of the same customs. However, during the Belgian occupation of the area, the Belgians had favored the Tusti, believing them to be ethically superior to the Hutus. This favoritism created hatred between the two closely related groups (Koestler-Grack). The genocide was a result of a bursting of tensions between Hutus and Tustis in Rwanda, after the Hutu president’s plane was shot down. In mere hours from the t... ... middle of paper ... ... 2004. Web. 21 Apr. 2014. Barker, Greg. "The Man Everyone Remembers." PBS. PBS, n.d. Web. 30 Mar. 2014. "Culture Changes the Form of Violence in Genocide." Center on Law and Globalization. University of California Press, 2014. Web. 25 Mar. 2014. De Waal, Alex, and Rakiya Omaar. "The Genocide in Rwanda and the International Response." Current History Apr. 1995: 156-61. Web. 21 Apr. 2014. Doyle, Mark. "A Good Man in Rwanda." BBC News. BBC, 3 Apr. 2014. Web. 21 Apr. 2014. Koestler-Grack, Rachel, A. "The Trouble with Peackeeping." Facts on File. Chelsea House Publishing, 2007. Web. 30 Mar. 2014. Resource Information Center. "Rwanda: Information on the Role of the Interhamwe [also Interahamwe] Militia and the Use of Roadblocks during the 1994 Rwandan Genocide." Refworld. United States Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services, 14 Aug. 2001. Web. 06 Apr. 2014.
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The physical and mental intent to destroy another being often unveils the darkest side of human nature. In the memoir, “An Ordinary Man: An Autobiography” dedicated to the Rwandan genocide, war hero Paul Rusesabagina states: “A sad truth of human nature is that it is hard to care for people when they are abstractions, hard to care when it is not you or somebody close to you. Unless the world community can stop finding ways to dither in the face of this monstrous threat to humanity those words never again will persist in being one of the most abused phrases in the English language and one of the greatest lies of our time.” The United Nations promised never again would they allow genocide to occur after the Second World War. Unfortunately, less
Greenfield, Daniel M. "Crime of Complicity in Genocide: How the International Criminal Tribunals for Rwanda and Yugoslavia Got It Wrong, and Why It Matters." The Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology 98.3 (2008): 921-24. HeinOnline. Web. 18 Apr. 2011.
Glover, Jonathan D. "Genocide, Human Rights, and the Politics of Memorialization: "Hotel Rwanda" and Africa's World War." South Atlantic Review. no. 02 (2010): 95-111.
Africa has been an interesting location of conflicts. From the conflict between Ethiopia and Eritrea to the revolutionary conflict in Libya and Egypt, one of the greatest conflicts is the Rwandan Genocide. The Rwandan Genocide included two tribes in Rwanda: Tutsis and Hutus. Upon revenge, the Hutus massacred many Tutsis and other Hutus that supported the Tutsis. This gruesome war lasted for a 100 days. Up to this date, there have been many devastating effects on Rwanda and the global community. In addition, many people have not had many acknowledgements for the genocide but from this genocide many lessons have been learned around the world.
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As the news reported that Islamic State committed genocide against Christians and other minorities had suffered serious defeats from recent battles against the allied forces, the images of piles of dead bodies shown to the world in Rwanda about a couple decades ago emerge once again and triggers an interesting puzzle: why did the Rwandan Genocide happen in one of the smallest nations in the African Continent? The documentary film, Rwanda-Do Scars Ever Fade?, upon which this film analysis is based provides an answer to the puzzle.
"Rwanda Genocide 20 Years On: 'We Live with Those Who Killed Our Families. We Are Told They're Sorry, but Are They?'" The Guardian. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Nov. 2013.
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In 1994, Rwanda plunged into war and genocide, with over 800,000 people killed in a mere number of 100 days. Mark Doyle, a BBC journalist recorded and described these events, where he talks about Captain Mbaye Diagne; a UN peacekeeper in Rwanda. In his writing Doyle is claiming that Captain Diagne is a hero. Doyle supports his claim by providing many rhetorical appeals in his writing to convince the readers how Captain Diagne may in fact have been a hero.
The Order of Genocide: Race, Power, and War in Rwanda. Cornell University Press, Ithaca, London. 2006. The 'Standard' of the 'Standard'. Rusesabagina, Paul.
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The Rwandan genocide occurred due to the extreme divide between two main groups that were prevalent in Rwanda, the Hutu and the Tutsi. When Rwanda was first settled, the term Tutsi was used to describe those people who owned the most livestock. After the Germans lost control over their colonies after World War I, the Belgians took over and the terms Hutu and Tutsi took on a racial role (Desforges). It soon became mandatory to have an identification card that specified whether or not an individual was a Hutu, Tutsi, or Twa (a minority group in Rwanda). The Tutsi soon gained power through the grant of leadership positions by the Belgians. Later on when Rwanda was tying to gain indepe...
Middleton, John. "Rwanda." Africa: an Encyclopedia for Students. Vol. 3. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 2002. Print.