After you watch the video, answer the following questions:
1. What did Damas Gisimba, Carl Wilkens, and Simon Weil Lipman value, and what risks did they take by holding onto their values?
2. What values did the children of the orphanage demonstrate?
3. As events unfolded, what were Damas Gisimba's concerns?
4. What does it mean - as both Simone Weil Lipman and Damas Gisimba state - to "see the other as yourself?"
Think back to the incidents that took place during the Rwandan genocide:
What role did the international community play during the genocide?
Does the international community have the responsibility of assisting countries threatened by genocide?
How can students get involved and make their voices heard against genocide?
Think about challenges you face in your everday life:
Have you ever witnessed an incident by which a bystander took the responsibility of offering assistance to someone in need of help? What happened?
When someone needs help, do bystanders have the responsibility to offer assistance? What do bystanders risk when they intervene and when they do not get involved?
At the end of the film, Damas Gisimba stated that hatred must be "banished" to make the world a peaceful place. Reflect on that and answer the following:
What is "hatred?" When is it dangerous?
What are examples of different forms of hatred in the global community?
Can hatred be banished?
What would it take to banish hatred?
Whose responsibility is it to work to end hatred or to respond when hatred provokes violence?
1st Group
ReplyDelete2. They demonstrated a lot of courage and humbleness, and of will of living.
2nd Group
1. They were supposed to take care and control that, but as Damas said they weren't useful in the moment.
2. Of course that is for what they are for.
3. Entering the page of the org. or just putting the example in every situation similar to this in our regular lifes.
3rd Group
1. No I haven't, but it would be interesting.
2. Well, they should do it even if it is not a responsability, and well it depend on the situation because is a risk on both sides.
4th Group
1. Its a bad feeling of hostality toward someone or something, when it overpass from citizen to citizen to nation to nation or race to race.
1. What did Damas Gisimba, Carl Wilkens, and Simon Weil Lipman value, and what risks did they take by holding onto their values?
ReplyDeleteThey valued the rights of life of every of the persons threatened by the genocide, and by holding to their values, they could have been killed also.
Think back to the incidents that took place during the Rwandan genocide:
What role did the international community play during the genocide?
They didn't do anything even when there work was to defend people in situations like that ones.
Does the international community have the responsibility of assisting countries threatened by genocide?
Yes, because they form the UN, and there they promote world peace, and not because the country has problems with another country of in their own government the people living there has to suffer for them, because no matter how they are they are still persons and have the human rights everybody has.
How can students get involved and make their voices heard against genocide?
Expressing how they feel and think about it on pages on internet where they talk about it, sticking to their belifs if someone is being mistreated.
Think about challenges you face in your everday life:
Have you ever witnessed an incident by which a bystander took the responsibility of offering assistance to someone in need of help? What happened?
One time at Jr. High School, some kids were bulling another kid, throwing his things and stuff, and a friend of the bullied kid went to help his friends, and they started fighting with him also.
When someone needs help, do bystanders have the responsibility to offer assistance? What do bystanders risk when they intervene and when they do not get involved?
I think that the bystanders don’t have the obligation to help, but it is something that you should do, because nobody deserves to be harmed in any way. When a bystander intervenes, I think that she or he gets in risk that they would harm them also, and when they don’t intervene, maybe they don’t have that risk but they can have the guilt that they saw something unfair, and they didn’t do anything to stop it.
2. What would it take to banish hatred?
To banish hatred, I think it would have to begin with the education many parents give to their children, like expressing dislike to a type of persons, makes the kid think that what the parent say to them is right, and as he grows up he hates that people. For example if a parent is always expressing dislike to homosexuals, very probably the kid will do so and hate them as he grows up.
BY: STEPHANIE CELIS
*1st set
ReplyDelete4) To think of the other one, have empathy, as we usually say "be on the others places" or as we may say in spanish "ponerse en los zapatos del otro". And not treat or judge him/her without thinking and analizyng his/her situation.
*2nd set
1) Their duty was to take control and make it work, thought there wasn't a "mood" to do it, it would be hard for them and a useless job then.
2)Well they should help theis countries, though sometimes their help is just useless, since it's hard for them to fight society against what they believe, it is hard. Though someone has to try, right?
3)You can access the organization's webpage and there you can express yourself, or experiences that you have been through and learn from others, this way you may understand better how there are other people living this way. Even they are little actions, but they are on their way to this situation.
*3rd set
1)No, I may tell fortunately I have not presenced that kind of situation, but if I ever get through that, I really don't know what would I do, but I would try to help. It makes me furious when there is someone treating whoever it is, but mistreating him/her. I can't stand it.
2)They should offer help, everybody should, but well yeah, they can run risks that I can't even imagine, I guess they can be attack to, deadly.
*4rd set
5) I believe we all should work to stop this, but I think that goverment and organizations should start, to begin moving people, to make a change, though I know that every single person can make the difference, switch it!
BY: ILTZE FELIX
I agree with you Jorge, it may be interesting to live that experience but don't you think it can be really scary? May be we could freak out, or not 8-) I guess we should not be searching for it, but just help when we can. =)
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I also agree with you Jorge, on the part that if we see something like that on our life, we have to help the person or persons that are in need, but I think that even if you get in a risk you have to help.
ReplyDeleteAnd about what Iltze said, that the governments and organizations should start, I think that the ones who have to start with that are all the persons, expressing their point of view, and making the gonvernment and organizations hear what they think about that and what they have to say.
By: Stephanie Celis
I agree with Iltze and Stephanie bystanders should offer asisstance, not only them EVERYONE because we are all sons of the same God. We should care of everyone. I think its good that when we see something unfair we don't like it or is in our conscience because that way we are being in some way people who will someday offer the assistance or help the defendless.
ReplyDeleteAs events unfolded, what were Damas Gisimba's concerns?
ReplyDeleteThey were concerned about the killings of the genocide, and they asked for the needs that the people of Rwanda wanted because they need them to survival, like water, food and shelter.
Think back to the incidents that took place during the Rwandan genocide:
What role did the international community play during the genocide?
They can play the role of helping the country, giving things that they have to the people that need it the most.
Does the international community have the responsibility of assisting countries threatened by genocide?
No, they didn’t but is their decision if they want to help a country that is in danger, and need the help of other countries to be fine.
How can students get involved and make their voices heard against genocide?
They can do it by campaigns, of recollecting things that can help the country, like food and clothe, or doing like TV announcements to make this stop, because sometimes little kids are more heard than anyone.
Think about challenges you face in your everday life:
Have you ever witnessed an incident by which a bystander took the responsibility of offering assistance to someone in need of help? What happened?
Yes, I wasn’t a witness, I was the victim in a crash, the people that witnessed the incident, help everyone that was involved in it, and the case was solved because of the declarations they gave.
When someone needs help, do bystanders have the responsibility to offer assistance? What do bystanders risk when they intervene and when they do not get involved?
They don’t have the responsibility; they can help if they want, but the risk of not doing anything can cause psychological damage to them, because they will think why they didn’t help. But if you don’t get involved sometimes is good because it is not of your business.
BY: FELIX LIZARRAGA
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ReplyDeleteWhat role did the international community play during the genocide? They were suppose to help them and take care of them.
Does the international community have the responsibility of assisting countries threatened by genocide? Well I have not well difined if it is a responsability but they Can Do It, obiously.
How can students get involved and make their voices heard against genocide? Join our community of conscience, Find out more about places at risk of genocide or related crimes against humanity, Communicate with decision makers about the need to provide humanitarian assistance, protect civilians, stop the violence, and promote solutions to the crises and Get engaged in your community.
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Have you ever witnessed an incident by which a bystander took the responsibility of offering assistance to someone in need of help? What happened? No not really, sincerly.
When someone needs help, do bystanders have the responsibility to offer assistance? What do bystanders risk when they intervene and when they do not get involved? Well is not really a responsability because they are offering it. Well in that case they may be risking thier lifes, thats why.
1 set - 4 - Jorge E.
ReplyDeleteI think that "be on others place" is one of the things that we people is forgetting a lot and that is fundamental for people respect each other, as respecting life.
Felix - Bystanders
ReplyDeleteI agree with you that is not really a responsability but well is they are bystanders I think they have to asume thier possition and help.
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ReplyDeletejorge eduardo's work: i completely agree, its not a responsibility to help, but as a member of the comunity you should help
ReplyDeletei cant imagine the pressure Damas Gisimba felt, because all those little inocent kids where depending on him and he was doing as best as he could, risking his own life to save others, that is a real hero.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Jorge Eduardo, they don't have the resopinsibility to help, but if theh want they can do it, and is the best thing a "human" can do.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you Jorge Luis, if a bystander is a witness, they have to help the persons that are there, is not their responsibility but is the less they can do.
ReplyDeleteThink back to the incidents that took place during the Rwandan genocide:
ReplyDeleteWhat role did the international community play during the genocide?
It helped the people affected in the genocide, trying to assist them in their principal needs.
Does the international community have the responsibility of assisting countries threatened by genocide?
No, it’s not a responsibility, but they do it for the good of the people, nobody asked them to do it.
How can students get involved and make their voices heard against genocide?
First of all, students should get more well informed about present situation, because sincerely, youth in these days really don’t care, I personally do care but what can I do to get involved?, I personally don’t know, the youth’s voice is never heard. What I can do is keep my studies in school and when I grow up get involved.
Think about challenges you face in your everyday life:
Have you ever witnessed an incident by which a bystander took the responsibility of offering assistance to someone in need of help? What happened?
This one time in the street a lady, not to old, had a car crash by blvd. morelos and I saw a lot of people trying to help her to get out of the car, she was a little bit hurt, but the point is that stranger people where the ones helping her and the ambulance nor the cops had arrived yet.
When someone needs help, do bystanders have the responsibility to offer assistance? What do bystanders risk when they intervene and when they do not get involved?
Bystanders DO have the responsibility as part of the society and morally speaking, but actually they don’t have it, if they don’t do it, its not wrong, but if they do help, you are doing a good action and it does feel really good making good things for strangers.
Sometimes people risk their lifes for rescuing strangers, like when a guy saves a life of a woman that is drowning, or when a fireman saves the life of a child, or when Damas Gisimba risked his own life protecting all the kids in the orphanage.
At the end of the film, Damas Gisimba stated that hatred must be "banished" to make the world a peaceful place. Reflect on that and answer the following:
What are examples of different forms of hatred in the global community? The Rwandan genocide, the nazi holocaust, but, the best example is the one we see every day, in tv, in the news, in the streets, in our own houses.
Can hatred be banished?
No it cant, maybe it could be controlled, but never banished, it’s a human feeling, like love, like happiness, if there’s no hatred then there is no love, think about it.
BY: RICARDO SALAZAR
I agree with you I think that hatred can not be banished, for real! I believe that it can be controlled and that people can be educated and informed to stop that though, not erase it. There will always be someone who believes, feels and live that way.
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