Blog post 3 Reid

http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/story/2012-02-27/yemen-saleh/53266902/1

The audience of this article is the world because it is world news , but most importantly the people of  the United States of America  because it is the USA Today. The purpose is to inform, because it does not talk about the opinions of the writer but just tells you what is happening.  “A diplomat in Sanaa confirmed that arrangements had been made for Saleh's arrival”. In this Article the former president of Yemen, Ali Abdullah Saleh is being exiled along with his immediate family. Saleh has finally decided to step down after a year of violent protests by the people. Thousands still demand his execution.

This article connects with the book because it reminds me of the last chapters of Forgotten Fire when the leaders of the Genocide are being tried for their crimes of killing well over a million Armenians .  “Hundreds of street protesters died in crackdowns by the security forces and other violence during a year of political turmoil” This quote is a connects between the book and the article because all of the people killed here are just a small representation of the Armenian Genocide and all of its victims.

Letter

1234 School Dr.                                                                                                                                                                                      Dayton, OH 123456

Dear Selim Bey,

Your actions throughout the book so far have been cruel and mean, but you still hide them from Vahan.  Why do you try to protect Vahan from these horrible things almost like a son, yet you keep him in a stable like a slave.

                The issue that I want to talk about is when you brought the young Armenian girl to the stable. Vahan thought that you were giving him company in his long hours in the stable. However this was not the case, for you brought the girl to the stable for the sole purpose of having a source of pleasure for the guards. This hurt Vahan in a way that you could not understand, he began to lose interest in everything he did, all because this girl who he thought would be his friend was too humiliated to even talk because the guards were raping her. When Vahan brought this issue to you all you did was say “what do you care what happens to a little girl you do not know, who is nothing to you. “ You talk about others’ lives as if they were nothing.

                I hope that some day you will learn that all live should be valued and not thrown away like trash.   Until then think about what you have done.

Sincerely,

Caleb

Polarization, Mrs. Reid

Forgotten Fire displays polarization because the Gendarmes or Turks try to separate the males from the females. This makes for a lot of confusion in the book, The oldest man or men of the family(usually the father) are taken away by gendarmes saying they have been requested by someone, but they never return. Many of their wives believe they will return any day, “We don’t know he’s dead, do we? Have we seen a body? Has anyone told us he’s dead?” (Bagdasarian,2002, pg. 79). Another Example they separate the older males by killing them in front of their family. These are forms of polarization because they separate the males from the females by killing them.

Child Soldiers International

I think Child Soldiers international should be the recipient of our money because it helps those most in need children.most of these children have had no say in becoming a child soldier and they are so drugged up they don’t know right from wrong.There are an estimated 300,000 children soldiers today, they deserve a better life than this.Child soldiers are a growing problem in countries with conflict, this a good choice for the aid agency because we have a chance to help those children.These kids have grown up with almost nothing but pain, they usually are captured after a armed force attacks their village usually killing their parents.From a young age these new child soldiers are shown extremely gory situations and are drugged up so that they are not themselves.Children don’t deserve this life and we have a chance to help them.What if it were you in this situation, wouldn't you want help?

Who is to blame

I think the Hutus are to blame for the genocide. I think this because they are the ones who carried out the genocide and killed millions. The Tutsis are the ones who killed the Hutus first president and coaxed this genocide into existence by discriminating against the Hutus, but they are not to blame. The Tutsis are not the ones who wielded clubs and machetes and struck down innocent men, women and children. Although the Tutsis may have done wrong and discriminated the Hutus, but two wrongs don’t make a right and killing innocent people with clubs and machetes is certainly not the answer.

Defiance Final

I think the the Civilians should have helped the Jews more because all they did was sit by and watch as their friends and neighbors were killed. The proper response of the U.S to the Holocaust should have been to open up immigration fully for refugees, and let it be known and do something about the extermination.I think if Genocide happens today then we should stop it immediately and capture and try whoever is responsible and if found guilty will be executed.

Defiance #3

I would go with B. The group starts to beat him, and then stops itself before it is too late. I chose this option because it shows the anger pent up by everyone at the camp. That they have lost someone to the germans and want revenge but it also shows the kindness of them. That they are still human on the inside and the war has driven them to their breaking point.