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Armenian Genocide Lesson Five: American Responses to the Armenian Genocide

elisabeth — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 12:52:48 -0500

Armenian Genocide Lesson Three: Analyzing Historical Evidence

elisabeth — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 11:01:33 -0500

Bush: US Should Have Bombed Auschwitz

cathy — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 09:12:32 -0500

(Associated Press, January 11, 2008) After visiting Israel's Holocaust Memorial, President Bush remarked that the US should have taken more aggressive action during WWII to destroy Nazi death camps. His thoughts are explained in the article, "Bush: US Should Have Bombed Auschwitz.

Can Journalism Kill? The Case of Rwandan Hate Radio

admin — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 17:05:39 -0600

Confronting September 11: Religion and Violence

admin — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 09:58:43 -0600

In the introduction to these readings, Professor Marc Gopin writes about the complexity of identity and religion and its ability to shape human behavior. He writes, "It turns out that since the beginning of time great spiritual minds and courageous people of vision in all cultures, in all corners of the globe, have evolved a rich tapestry of oral and written literature, stories, rituals, and symbols, which express the most exalted ethical values.

Crimes Against Humanity and Civilization: The Genocide of the Armenians

elisabeth — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 10:49:57 -0500

Crimes Against Humanity and Civilization: The Genocide of the Armenians

rachel — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 12:26:15 -0500

Crimes Against Humanity and Civilization: The Genocide of the Armenians combines the latest scholarship on the Armenian Genocide with an interdisciplinary approach to history, enabling students and teachers to make the essential connections between history and their own lives.

Engaging the Future: Call Me by My Real Name

admin — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 10:48:37 -0600

According to the BBC World Service there are 300,000 child soldiers fighting in conflicts around the world. Many of those children were recruited to fight when they were as young as ten years old.

Engaging the Future: Learning From Hate

admin — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 10:46:44 -0600

Before 1975, Beirut, the capital of Lebanon was a thriving cosmopolitan city known to many as the "Riviera of the Middle East." The government, created after gaining independence from France in 1943, managed a delicate balance between its diverse population of Christians, Muslims, and a dwindling number of Jews.

Holocaust and Human Behavior

rachel — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 12:23:08 -0500

Our core work, Facing History and Ourselves: Holocaust and Human Behavior provides an interdisciplinary approach to citizenship education. Students move from thought to judgment to participation as they confront the moral questions inherent in a study of violence, racism, antisemitism and bigotry.