Raphael Lemkin

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Piocess Papei
We began the piocess of choosing oui topic by making lists of possible topics
that fit the National Bistoiy Bay Theme of Revolution, Reaction anu Refoim. When
we compaieu lists, Raphael Lemkin was neai the top of both of oui lists. 0ui inteiest
in this topic was spaikeu when weie membeis of the Woilu Affaiis class that is
offeieu at oui Bigh School, one of the topics that we coveieu was uenociue.
We began oui ieseaich with the question of what causeu Raphael Lemkin to
make the woiu 'genociue'. We seaicheu online souices anu uatabases, anu the
wiitten mateiials that weie available to us in oiuei to answei this question. We then
lookeu foi infoimation on why this topic is significant in histoiy. This infoimation
piesenteu itself in past anu piesent genociues, anu the uebate ovei how to classify
mass-killings. We also saw significance in how people ieact to the woiu genociue.
We then lookeu foi auuitional infoimation to suppoit oui thesis anu iueas.
We both thought that cieating a website was oui best option foi cieating a
pioject. We both felt comfoitable with the technology of Weebly, as we both hau
useu it befoie. Also, we both likeu the availability of viueos anu inteiactivity that
comes with a website. We staiteu by uiviuing the website into categoiies that fit the
National Bistoiy Bay theme, anu using the infoimation we hau began to constiuct
oui website. We continueu ieseaiching anu slowly began builuing oui pioject.
Raphael Lemkin's cieation of the woiu 'genociue' stiongly ielates to the NBB
Theme of Revolution, Reaction anu Refoim. The woiu itself was ievolutionaiy, anu
biought iefoim to the way people vieweu these ciimes against humanity. Also, how
the woilu ieacteu to the woiu shows not only its significance in histoiy, but also it's
impoitance touay.