Research Questions, questions.

1054 Start of the East-West Schism, which divides the Christian church for centuries

Research Question:

Was it the East or the West that divided the Christian churches?

1. Does the question deal with a topic or issue that interests me enough to spark my own thoughts and opinions?

Yes it does because in some ways I can relate to it, and make opinions.

2. Is the question easily and fully researchable?

If the question is understandable and there's an outline of the topic in some way, then yes it will be researchable.

3. What type of information do I need to answer the research question? E.g., The research question, "What impact has deregulation had on commercial airline safety?," will obviously require certain types of information:

- Reasons why the East and West divided
- Did the people in the church have different beliefs then others, so they split?
- How serious did people take the split of the churches?

4. Is the scope of this information reasonable (e.g., can I really research 30 online writing programs developed over a span of 10 years?)

I think I will be able to find some information, but I don't know how much I will find. I think I can find a reasonable amount of information.

5. Given the type and scope of the information that I need, is my question too broad, too narrow, or okay?

My question is okay.

6. What sources will have the type of information that I need to answer the research question (journals, books, Internet resources, government documents, people)?

Books, people, and Internet resources.

7. Can I access these sources?

I can access the internet and books, but it might be a little hard to access people that know about this in that time frame.

8. Given my answers to the above questions, do I have a good quality research question that I actually will be able to answer by doing research?

I think so.

Genocide Law

• Genocide Law: By Lea, Jessica, and Brookelyn
• All members of the united nations, without fault, regarding the future prospect of genocide, will act in accordance to the new law, which was brought forth in light of the Rwandan genocide, where there was a atrocious lack of interference from the UN. It will be counted as genocide when a hundred people (at the minimum) of the same ethnic, racial, religious, or national group are targeted and killed based on the factors described above. The head count will be preformed by a neutral party (Example being the Red Cross) for a fair and un-partial number. When it reaches a hundred, each member of the nations must contribute to the protection and aid of the victims of the situation, to stop the killing. The bare minimum each country can produce are as follows: A few hundred armed military personal (If the country had an active military), medical aid for the sick and dying, money to help the cause (amount can depend on richness of country, accompanied with nation debt), and national support  and recognition of the problem at hand.
• Another responsibility of the UN members will be to keep an eye open for any of the possible warning signs of genocide, and reporting it, so that when it does reach a hundred, we as a world are ready to act.

Hutus and Tutsi

1) The Belgians created a rigid system of racial classification because they wanted to divide Rwanda's population into three groups, Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa.

2) The Belgians thought the Tutsi was a superior group because they were more "white" looking.

3) The Hutu's declared an independent republic in 1959.

4) The Hutu president was Greg wa Kayabanda.

5) No, the Hutu leadership didn't end the system of racial classification.

The International Community's Response

1. The UN officials received warnings about the genocide three months before the genocide

2. Other warning signs of the genocide was things that people said on the radio, hate propaganda was spread through newspapers and schools, and people made "death lists" that had names and addresses of Tutsi's that were to be killed.

3. The state-sponsored propaganda presented the Tutsi group as evil and manipulative people, they were cockroaches, and snakes.

4. What prevented the international community from calling the violence in Rwanda "genocide" was because they would of been legally bound to do something about it. If they would have then they would of intervened and probably stopped the genocide.

5. When the international community withdrew its troops, the militia decided to intensify the genocide and target officials who opposed the genocide.

6. President Clinton says that the whole international community needs to share repsonsibility for the genocide. We all need to come together and take responsibility.

Post-Genocide Rwanda

1. Ways that genocide impacted the development of this "developing" country is that there was not really a government until 2000. Also, families lost so much and they didn't have places to live, money, or food. So this impacted it because the country has to like take a step backwards and start over. With the country developing, there has also been impacts such as people not helping to stop the genocide and people having to cope with things.

2. The rebuilding of a country that's shattered by genocide I think, starts with the people. They need a government so that genocide will never happen again, but the government needs to listen to everybody. The people can help each other out with food and such. Those who don't have things need people that are willing to help them out, and if everyone is helpful then things will go smoother. The government can help rebuild the country by building the buildings that people need, like hospitals, houses, etc. This would make jobs for those who don't have jobs. The international community could help them by supporting them with materials such as food, water, building materials, etc. The international community could also help with helping them build the right government.

3. Justice can be found in post-genocide Rwanda because the government has punished those who should be punished, they made trials for those people also. Even though the trials take a long time, there's still justice and the government tries to deal with things.

4. Community courts can bring justice to the people of Rwanda more effectively because it will be focusing more on the people in that country. It won't be involving other countries, this will help the country with justice and building it's own country. People in Rwanda might not want other countries involved, they might just want to fix things as a country itself.

Valentina's Story

1. If I was Valentina and I was confronted by Bagaruka after the genocide, I probably wouldn’t say anything. Words couldn’t describe how terrified and hurt she was. I would probably look at him in disgust and walk away, hoping that something like this will never happen again.

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2. Putting myself in Denis Bagaruka shoes, I don’t see how he could of killed innocent people. The only way I could of killed innocent people is if I didn’t have a family, I was lonely. But I don’t know if I could even do that, I would live with guilt for the rest of my life. We are all capable of killing someone, but I would have to be pretty angry and miserable to kill someone. 

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3. I think Bagaruka should be hit in the head like the Tutsi’s were, or half of his hand should be cut off so he knows what it feels like. Or, some of his children should be killed so he know’s what it feels like to loose a child. 

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4. The genocide still impacts my daily life because you live in fear, you are always wondering if gangs are gonna come out of nowhere again and start shooting. Also not having your whole hand, you have to look at it every day and those painful memories come back. The genocide took my hand and my family away, so it will never go away. Also, I have to learn to work with my hand and deal with it. Plus, the constant sound of screaming and shooting will never leave my head nor my dreams. I always wake up crying feeling like I’m still in the genocide.

U.S. Relations with China is a Necessary Evil

Brookelyn Kjenstad
12/1/11
Adv. World Studies

    U.S. relations with China I think isn’t a necessary evil. I think that the United States and China have a relationship because they depend on each other for exports and imports. China has a different type of government than the U.S. and China has their way of doing things. I don’t agree with going against your people and killing them, I think that’s totally wrong, but that’s China. I don’t really know the mood with the relationship between China and the U.S. but I do know that president Bush tried to get involved with the massacre, and we don’t know if it was in a negative or positive way, but the person in power at the time ignored his call. So it makes me wonder if China has anger towards the U.S. and I think they shouldn’t, they should have anger towards themselves.
    With the whole Tiannanmen Square thing threatening the relationship between China and the U.S., that is something to worry about because the Tiannanmen Square is a symbolic importance to many people and countries such as Washington D.C. China would of lost the exports to the U.S. and the U.S. would of lost imports from China. Both countries would of been hurting, but I think China could of handled the protest in a better way instead of saying, “rich is good” or something like that.
    China has a Communist government and students wanted a Democracy government. The students didn’t know what democracy was, all they knew was they wanted freedom, they wanted to have some type of control, and I don’t blame them. Even though they have stopped the protesting, there is still going to be tension in China.  Things didn’t get resolved in a good manor and those students were so determined, that they will strike again.
    Yes China is evil for what they have done in the past, but the U.S. isn’t innocent either. We have done some bad things also. The U.S. probably has evil towards China because what they have done and for not letting the U.S. in on the massacre. I don’t know whether it was good that we didn’t get involved or not. But I think that there shouldn’t be evil in the relationship because it’s important to keep the relationship, we need China. We need China’s imports for our economy, and China needs our exports for their economy too. Both countries need to make money so we rely on each other for that.
    For many years China has refused to accept Western ways, they thought what they were doing was right and they didn’t want to change their ways. This is a cause for the Tiannannmen protest and massacre. China has suffered a lot, but I think it’s because of the way they handle things, or the way they do things.
    Mao Zedong had led China right into the ground, people didn’t like him but people didn’t like Deng Xiaoping either. He was the one who sided with one person that was in power, and the massacre started. Deng Xiaoping was very open and stuff to his people, he sounded like a decent guy until he declared the massacre against his own people. I find it really sad that people are killed just because they are sick of the way they are living and they just want to be heard. Some have said they at least they died with their dignity of protesting and saying what they feel, I agree with this, but I still find it awful.