GENOCIDE IN THE MODERN WORLD

By Ryan F, MacGregor H, Maurice S.

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GENOCIDE

Modern genocide can be shown through Elie Wiesel’s holocaust memoir Night, as it shows the horrors of genocide as the are echoed through circumstances today.

What is the holocaust?What is genocide?What are some examples of modern genocide?

GENOCIDE

“The deliberate and systematic destruction of a racial, political, or cultural group”(Merriam Webster Dictionary).

THE HOLOCAUST

“The Holocaust perpetrated by Adolf Hitler and the Nazis during World War II. The Nazis primarily targeted Jews due to their ethnicity, religion, and beliefs. Killing almost six million Jews in a 12-year period, the Nazi’s genocidal policy significantly altered the demographics of Europe”(Holocaust).

By the middle of 1942, however, specially built gas chambers and crematorium were in use, enabling the Germans to gas and then incinerate several thousand people per day”(Aushwitz).

MODERN GENOCIDE

“The planning for the genocide began in January 1994. The United Nations Assistance Mission to Rwanda (UNAMIR) Lieutenant-General Roméo Dallaire was informed of the plans in mid-January” (Rwandan Genocide).

http://history1900s.about.com/od/holocaust/tp/holocaust.htm

THE HOLOCAUST-LIVING CONDITIONS

GENOCIDE IN RWANDA

http://malct32.blogspot.com/2010/09/rwanda-genocide-1994.html

“This live-action PBS documentary tells about the people who risked their lives to rescue European Jews during the Holocaust. Narrated by Nobel Prize winner Elie Wiesel. Nominated for an Academy Award as Best Documentary Short Subject, 1986. Winner of the National Emmy for Directing, 1987.”

THE COURAGE TO CARE

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NIGHT

“All three men were about to be hung…”(Wiesel 26).

“The weak ones were sent to the crematory”(Wiesel 34).

NIGHT

“In front of us flames. In the air that smell of burning flesh”(Wiesel 18).

NIGHT

“Work is liberty!” (Weisel 26).

CONCLUSION

Genocide is still going on today in many countries such as Rwanda, Balkans, and Darfur.

The Holocaust is the biggest example of genocide

It is important to remember the horrors of the past to prevent it from happening again.

WORK CITED

"Holocaust." Issues: Understanding Controversy and Society. ABC-CLIO, 2012. Web. 17 Apr. 2012.

Krome, Fred. "Auschwitz." Issues: Understanding Controversy and Society. ABC-CLIO, 2012. Web. 18 Apr. 2012.

"Rwandan Genocide." Issues: Understanding Controversy and Society. ABC-CLIO, 2012.

Web. 18 Apr. 2012. Wiesel, Elie. “Night.” New York City, Glencoe

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