Final Paper
by mp074879 ~ December 6th, 2010. Filed under: Uncategorized.My paper will be discussing the first genocide of the 20th century. In 1915, at the outbreak of World War II, more than 1.5 million Armenians were massacred by Turks and many more chased away from what is today the modern Turkey. Novel named Forgotten Fire by Adam Bagdasarian will be at the base of the paper along several other sources. The novel is recounting tragic and often overlooked human catastrophe through the eyes of a young, twelve year-old, boy and is based on the experience of Adam Bagdasarian’s great uncle. While quite many countries in the world have recognized and acknowledged the Armenian Genocide, more than a century old battle to pressure Turks to accept this fact is still ongoing. While the paper will mostly focus on the text itself, it will also be stressing the importance of these events.
December 7th, 2010 at 11:24 am
I think you are writing about a very interesting topic. I personally don’t possess much knowledge regarding the Armenian genocide. I believe Dr. Sorin or Sabrina mentioned in class that it is a “shame” this topic is not as well-known as it should be. As the first genocide of the 20th century, I believe you’re doing the tragic event justice by looking into the subject. The novel sounds interesting and I think your paper should mainly focus on that. The account of a 12 year old boy through this experience is definitely something I want to hear more about.
I also believe it should be World War I, not WWII. Sorry if I’m wrong.
Good luck on the paper!