Grading Period Two Importance

In the second grading period I found almost all of the information given to us to be valuable, however, the most valuable would be the discussion of the Rwanda Genocide. I chose this because it proves how Americans stay unaware of things that are going on in other countries. Also, once the UN was able to step in Americans believed that the Genocide was over, but it is not.

I watched the movie that showed Rwandans being slaughtered and I realized that I had never even heard of this before this class. 800,000 people were killed and I never even heard of Rwanda, let alone the Genocide. This just went to show me how much Americans are shielded to the outside world. We stay inside our bubbles and believe that every country is like ours and at peace with citizens, but Rwanda proves this wrong.

Then once it said that the United Nations was finally able to step in because the Genocide had crossed over to the Congo, I thought that this was over. I believed that this Genocide was stopped, but then Mr. Campbell came into class with a newsletter that said it was still continuing. I was in shock; I was again proven how Americans went off in their bubble and said, "Oh the UN stepped in so it's all behind us now." That thinking is wrong.

This class has shown me how to use my resources and find what is happening in the world. How to compare and contrast to find the truth. To question all answers; some lie to gain others. This class has taught me to go outside the bubble that I've lived in for seventeen years.