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Cultural Bias in Picture Books: World Literature

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Informational Research Paper

Genocide, the killing of an areas political, ethnic, racial, or religious population has been has been used throughout history for people in power to gain control a certain area.  In this paper you will write a 3-4 page essay on the 1994 Rwanda Genocide.  Below are a few helpful suggestions to help your research this information.

Some Questions to Consider

  • Who are the Tutsis?
  • Who are the Hutus?
  • Who is Paul Rusesabagina, and why is he important?
  • Is the hotel important?
  • Why did the genocide occur (cause)?
  • What is the result of the genocide (effect)?
  • How are people making changes?
  • What is Rwanda like today?

 

Some Keywords to Search

 

  • Burundi
  • Rwandan Patritic Front (RFP)
  • Pasteur Bizimungu
  • Effects of Rwanda Genocide
  • Africa Genocide
  • South Africa Genocide

 

Search Strategies

 

Be specific-search Rwanda and Genocide to get articles with both topics in it

 

 

 

 

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