Read excerpts of Will Okun's essay which was selected as one of the winners in the 2007 contest "Win a Trip with Nick". Winning contestants were invited to join journalist Nicholas Kristof on a trip to central Africa in the summer of 2007.
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Before your students explore the case study, you may want to try one or more of the following short suggested activities that introduce key themes and help develop a common language for discussions about bullying and ostracism.
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Genocide & Mass Violence
Reading 10: What Can We Do to Help?
Medical student Leana Wen outlines steps for those who wish to get involved in causes they care about.
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Reading 1: “Save the Darfur Puppy”
Read an editorial by New York Times columnist Nick Kristof.
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Reading 2: Psychic Numbing and Genocide
Read excerpts from a research paper by Dr. Paul Slovic, a University of Oregon professor who performs research in human psychology and decision-making.
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Reading 3: “A Student, a Teacher and a Glimpse of War”
New York Times columnist Nick Kristof describes his 2007 trip to Africa and work with essay contest winners Leana Wen (a medical student) and Will Okun (a teacher).
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Reading 4: On the Media
Read and listen to interview excerpts from WNYC's Brooke Gladstone and Nicholas Kristof.
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Reading 5: “Dinner with a Warlord”
Columnist Nicholas Kristof describes his meeting with guerrilla leaders in the Eastern Congo. Originally published in the New York Times in 2007.
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Reading 6: Killing in the Name of God
Medical student Leana Wen reflects on the meeting with General Laurent Nkunda, a guerrilla leader in the eastern Congo. This post was originally published on June 21, 2007 in the New York Times blog Two for the Road: In Africa with Nick Kristof.
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Genocide & Mass Violence
Reading 7: Fear
High school teacher Will Okun describes the difficulties and violence many encounter living in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This post was originally published in the New York Times blog Two for the Road: In Africa with Nick Kristof.
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Reading 8: “3-Way Battles Again Jolt Eastern Congo”
Reporter Jeffrey Gettleman details the battles between local militias and villagers in the Eastern Congo.
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What Happened Next: A Federal Court Order
On Friday, September 10th, U.S. District Judge Ronald N. Davies ruled that the state could not continue to block integration. Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus responded to the court order by withdrawing the Arkansas National Guard.
The following Monday, about 100 Little Rock police officers placed wooden barricades around Central High as over a thousand angry white men and women from Arkansas and surrounding states gathered in front of the building. To avoid the mob, the African American students entered the school through a side door. After learning the students were in the building, the crowd went on a rampage.
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