Essays on Armenian Genocide

The book My Name is Aram is a semi-fictional autobiography of William Saroyan. This creative book presents recollections of his character from his early days in Fresno, California. Being a first generation Armenian, Aram presents his adventures from his youth, all in good humor, while at the same time addresses serious topics such as the challenges of immigrants in new environments, discrimination, amongst others, in a subtle sense. In order to understand the themes that emerge from this text, it is important to consider the background from which Aram’s character originated from as well as the prevailing issues ...

Introduction

The Armenian Genocide, which is otherwise known as Armenian Holocaust was the methodical annihilation of members of the Armenian minority within the borders of their native land which is now the Republic of Turkey. Historically, the Armenians are descendants of the ancient people even before the first century of the current era, and were the first nation to deeply adopt Christian culture, which makes them different from other people in the neighboring regions. Most of the genocide committed against the Armenians was carried out in 1915, and the rounding up and killing about 600,000 to 800,000 people ...

Genocide, which can be defined as the action intended to eliminate certain national, ethnic, religious, or racial group, is regarded to be one of the cruelest and most inhumane acts performed by people. Among most known instances of the genocide are the Holocaust, the Rwandan genocide, the Bosnian genocide, the Armenian genocide, and the Cambodian genocide. Apparently, events that take place during genocides have incredibly painful effects on human beings and bring about variety types of suffering. It is particularly significant for the people to remember about horrible acts of genocide. The social institution which is capable to help ...

Introduction

The Armenian Genocide, which is otherwise known as Armenian Holocaust was the methodical annihilation of members of the Armenian minority within the borders of their native land which is now the Republic of Turkey. Reports revealed that the victims reached over a million Armenians who were rounded up by the Ottoman authorities. Historically, the Armenians are descendants of the ancient people even before the first century of the current era. Moreover, the Armenians were the first nation to adopt deeply adopt Christianity in their culture, which makes them different from other people in the neighboring regions. Accordingly, there are ...

Social institutions help retain memory, for instance, about a genocide. Events that happen during genocides have a painful effect in humans, bringing about a lot of suffering. Destruction of property, losing the loved ones, rape and other painful things happen during the genocide. Such events and memories are recorded by a number of social institutions, and can often be retrieved in future for the purpose of making reference. The family institution, government, education, media and religion are some of the social institutions that retain memory about significant events that happen. The capacity of these institutions to retain such memory ...