Letter to Bill Clinton President of the United States in 1994
54 points
You are going to write a letter to Bill Clinton urging the United States to intervene in the Rwandan genocide.
Paragraph 1: Describe the situation. Explain what genocide is, and why the one in Rwanda is occurring.
Include the following in your paragraph: (15 points, 3 for each term)
Genocide Hutus Tutsis United Nations Interhamwe
Paragraph 2: Explain that you have been personally contacted by a hotel guest pleading for assistance.
Describe their situation. Include the following in your paragraph: (18 points, 3 for each term)
Hotel Milles Collines
Orphans Bribery
Paul Rusesabagina Hutu Power Radio Colonel Oliver
Paragraph 3: Explain what will happen if the United States does not intervene. Include bullet points addressing the following: (12 points, 3 for each bullet addressed)
What will happen to the guests at the hotel?
How will American inaction affect other tyrants around the world?
How might American lack of involvement impact neighboring African nations?
How will inaction affect America’s image around the world?
Paragraph 4: Write at least three sentences addressing the following issues:
What exactly you want the United States to do.
Describe the benefits of such action.
Indicate how America’s image around the world will benefit.
(9 points, 3 for each sentence)