Response #4

Mitt Romney did not have great answers to their questions as Barack Obama was more satisfying with his. The first question when   the college student asks what they could say to assure that he would be able to find work, Mitt Romney, rather then saying what he planed, he talked more about how difficult getting a job is and explain that he 'knew' what to do. He brought up that he had to work three different jobs and that college students aren't getting college level jobs. He did not answered the question and gave no evidence. Obama gave a more satisfying speech. He gave examples of what he planned.
He mentions investing in manufacturers and that it could help small businesses, creating more work opportunities. The second question about oil prices, Obama brought up how the prices should be decreasing because of the use of clean energy sources. He mentions that America should build new energy sources and compete with the world to produce clean energy. Mitt Romney brings up that he wants America to be 'energy independent' in other words he wants America to make more energy sources and increase drilling and agree to the pipeline to Canada relying on even more energy. Both candidates gave very little examples on this topic but explained a lot. Obama stayed on topic and did not side track much at all, while Mitt Romney side tracked a lot and explained little about his plans.
Debates like this don't happen in countries we've been studying. A good handful of nations do get to debate like this but it is less likely to happen in nations in distress and war torn. In those countries the people would find quick answers and if they don't get it their way they'll get it by force if they have to. Usually for control of the land they can't debate who runs the land, they have to take it.

In Class 10/23

No I do not think the U.S government is corrupt. To me the the countries we are studying are not more corrupt then our own neither. It is the people within them. Slavery and genocide are based of the path the people within their society take. Government has little say in those choices once it's started there's no stopping. Take Cambodia for example, if Pol Pot commanded the genocide to stop all the people wouldn't stop, some would keep going because of their own belief and perspective of a better Cambodia. The idea of government is to maintain order for their land.

Response #3

Fofo Kpee's poverty prevented him from paying off his scar's treatment. To his own vanity, he cared more about himself to get money and treat his scar more then his own niece and nephew. He tricked the two and convinced them that they would do great afterwards. He told them that their godparents were NGO and that NGO were good people.  He also rehearsed lines and quotes from the bible for the two to be more respectful and obedient. Fofo taught them to call the godparents 'papa' and 'mama.' They had no idea that these godparents were actually slavers.

His pangs of conscience do not redeem him to me. He cared enough to get the children used to working conditions secretly by not allowing them out or keeping them inside when it is hot. He did care about the children knowing they are related to him but right or wrong his selfishness got him to sell his own family. 

Quiz 10/16

1. They were living with Fofo because they were about to be sold

2. To the preacher poverty is a gift from God

3. He wants a better education

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In Class 10/16

The Nanfang symbolizes something that meant a lot to Kotchikpa. He uses it to learn how to drive and refuel the motorcycle. He would also play soccer with others that have one using their own Nanfangs. It also never needed repairs. It was something he loved and held onto.

Group Discussion Part 2

The words and images in the movie were portrayed differently based on the point of view of everyone who were involved in the survival and murders of the genocide. The radio stations would broadcast messages about how the Tutsi were threats to the Hutu. The images seen about the Tutsi being attacked showed what the Hutu were doing and how serious it became.

The response from the hotel staff was careless about their jobs. They would hang by the radio and listen rather then working to keep the hotel running. The people across Rwanda depending on what side they were on either ran and hid in fear or patriotically roamed the roads cheering for their pride. The UN would try to avoid conflict between the Hutu and the Tutsi.

The rest of the world could had been busy with their own issues and what went on around them. Not everyone knew what was happening and some may had not think of it as a big deal to them.

The ones accountable for the media were the foreign press. They hold the power to let anything they wanted in or out in their news.

What we expect from the media are news about current and new events. We could hold them accountable by keeping up with current times.

The public responsibility towards issues brought up by the media are very low. A handful of people try to help but they get very little done.