The Rwandan Genocide

It is the year 1994 and President Habyarimana's plane was shot down by by the RPF (Rwandan Patriotic Front.) The plane being shot down was fuel for the genocide.

The Rwandan genocide can't just be blamed on one group of people. Several groups should be blamed for being the main cause of the genocide. The Belgians should be blamed because they were the ones that classified the Hutus and the Tutsis. When the Belgians left Rwanda, they put a specific group in power. If the Belgians stayed in Rwanda, then both the Tutsis and Hutus would be under the same ruler.

The Hutus and Tutsis wouldn't have too fight a battle to see who can be in power. The blame should go on the RPF because if they didn't shoot down the plane, than the genocide could have ended. The Rwandan Government and the RPF signed a treaty that could have ended the genocide. The RPF didn't give the treaty any of time to take effect. The RPF should have waited.

The blame should go on the Interahamwe because they did most of the killings of the people in Rwanda. Even though the MRND Party forced them to kill people, they could have refused. If you have gotten killed for refusing to kill those who opposed you, you would be killed for doing the right thing. If you are a member of the Interhamwe and you killed people, the experience of killing will haunt you for the rest of your life. If you get killed you won't have to deal with the experience of killing.

The blame should go on the United Nations because they were the ones who encouraged the Belgians to make political and social changes. If they hadn't encouraged the Belgians, than the Tutsis probably try to keep Hutus out of power.

The blame should go on Paul Kagame because he is the current President of Rwanda. Kagame should have better efforts to end the Rwandan genocide. It is unfair that Kagame is against his own country. He should make the Hutus and Tutsis two different political parties to try to make Rwanda a better country.

The blame could probably be put on the first president of Rwanda. Kayibanda should have done a better job to run the country. Habyarimana overthrowing his own leader tells me something. Kayibanda is not a good leader. He should have had a better military.




On November 19th 2009, there was a debate to put the blame on certain groups for there actions leading up to the genocide. I am in Global Ed, so part of the curriculum is to learn about world issues like the genocide. I really liked the debate because I actually felt like I was in the middle of a MAMUN or SIMUN debate. I liked the fact that we would try to defend our groups and blame other groups for the genocide. The debate should be more of trying to defend ourselves. Trying to defend ourselves will put more excitement in the debate. I didn't like the fact that my group had to wait a long time to speak. A group should be limited to only saying a few words and then they should pick another group.

I would like to participate in another debate like the one my class had on November 19th someday. I like defending myself and putting the blame on other groups. I want to solve the Rwandan genocide.

The American Scholar

Emerson’s argument in “The American Scholar” still holds true today.


Emerson’s argument still holds true today because the planter fails to look beyond the bushel of his cart. Emerson means that the farmer only sees the value of farming and nothing else. Today lawyers are too focused on reading law books and looking at evidence. The lawyer overlooks the machine that makes toys and everything else. Today there are so many different occupations, you have to specialize in one type of occupation. If you want to become an engineer, you can become a mechanical or electrical engineer. Everybody asks me what I want to be when I get older. I am under so much pressure from society I don't know what to say I want to be. That is the point Emerson is making.


Emerson’s argument still holds true today because if you are math teacher, you are too focused on math. Since you are focused on math, you overlook science and social studies. Emerson’s argument holds true today because man can be all things and not just one. You can become anybody you want to be. Society just gets in your way and that is why society is bad. Society just encourages you to be something you aren’t or what you want to be. If you want to become a pro football player, you probably could if you try hard enough. Society gets in your way by saying that the chances are slim and you have too much schoolwork to do. Emerson’s argument still holds true today.