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Dreams can become Reality Oprah Winfrey
Dreams can become Reality: Oprah Winfrey
Great expectations make frustrated men. Our parents, being realists, teach us from the outset not to yearn for big things which we never achieve. When you stretch up to reach higher things, they say, you drop what you already have under your arms. Being content with what life offers does us justice. However, the community still produce ambitious people who see opportunity where it does not exist and Oprah Winfrey is no exception. She had a dream, a dream not to let die but propel her miles. Winfrey is a success story most of us should refer to. Her achievements came as a result of hard work and determination.
Born in Mississippi, Oprah lived with her grandmother and then later moved to Milwaukie to her mother. Sexual abused at age nine and molested several times both by the people he had once called friends and close relatives, Oprah held on. Her being rebellious nearly landed her to juvenile-detention centre which she slightly escaped. When fourteen years old, she moved to live with her father, Vernon Winfrey, and this was the turning point in her life, she says.
Majority of the business die before flourishing but Oprah’s was an exception. In September 1986, Oprah emerged as business woman and stared producing her own talk-shows. Her passion in acting and desire to better the entertainment projects pushed her to produce her own show, HARPO Production, Inc. is 1986. Oprah is notable for her independence. She is a woman of her own mind, charts her own course and keeps her hand confidently on her corporation. At forty-one years, Oprah owns her own show and production facility and runs her company as a CEO. Surprisingly, she manages a workforce of eighty-six people (full time workers) operating from her home in Chicago.
Oprah Winfrey is a woman to learn from. She has tremendously contributed to business industry and changed many people’s lives. I feel business world needs people like Oprah, she gives back to the community, what she is offered by the community. Oprah’s story encourages us not to lose hope regardless of the situation. Life has a chance for all of us regardless of the dirty background, poverty or any other conditions that life has to offer. She still saw something in her, and never referred to her past and this is the direction majority of us ought to take.
DRC Why Should We Care
DRC: Why Should We Care?
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TOC o “1-3” h z u HYPERLINK l “_Toc377538824” A. Tell the story of the human toll or the potential for future atrocities refugees? IDPs? Death toll? genocide? sexual violence. PAGEREF _Toc377538824 h 1
HYPERLINK l “_Toc377538825” B) Review the findings of the genocide prevention task force and explain why the situation should be considered a matter of national interests. PAGEREF _Toc377538825 h 2
HYPERLINK l “_Toc377538826” C) Explain the origin and relevance of the R2P concept. PAGEREF _Toc377538826 h 3
A. Tell the story of the human toll or the potential for future atrocities refugees? IDPs? Death toll? genocide? sexual violence.The world’s attention has been drawn by the humanitarian situation in only a few selected places thus leaving some stones unturned in the campaign to provide sustained human rights across the globe. While much has debate has persisted in the airwaves concerning the willingness of the international community to contain the deplorable condition of human rights status in some countries, the United States has a massive duty to carry out a thorough campaign that will leave no stone unturned. In view of the neglected areas, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is of a special concern due to the centrality of the factors fueling the humanitarian condition in the Central African country. According to ICRtoP (1), the little talked-about situation in the DRC reveals that the crisis in the country has been going on for a long time than many would judge. The Coalition reports that over four million lives have been claimed in the conflict that seems to be manifested in a variety of atrocities not common in many other conflict prone areas. The range of atrocious activities that go on in the DRC has perhaps made the condition to evolve and get to difficult stage that has given a real headache for authorities there to control over the years. Some of the atrocities include sexual slavery, sexual violence and rape, multiple murders, forceful training of children as soldiers and massive displacements of people which have the state of the humanitarian condition wanting than in many other regions (Tearfund, 1).
Several thousands of internally displaced persons (IDPs) with little humanitarian aid have always fallen in the hands of a more brutal treatment by the roaming insurgents in the country. With little international highlights regarding the country, it has come to a dangerous stage where more serious crimes against humanity are being reported from the country. Abductions and sexual violence have evolved to become very dangerous mechanisms for the propagation of the ills perpetrated by the insurgency. Circulation of firearms and illegal mineral business has fueled a challenged to the authorities not only in the country but also in the neighboring regions which can be considered to be safer (Amnesty International, 1). ICRtoP reports the aggravated situation of the crisis which continually applies serious human rights violations as weapons of war, such as rape.
The future of the war crisis victims in the DRC remains unclear with the memories of the Rwandan Genocide still fresh in the region. To protect the plight of the people caught up in the crisis will not only protect the region to further political instability but will also assist in evading a humanitarian crisis such as the genocide that occurred in the neighboring Rwanda. There is a high chance of factors of the Rwandese Genocide playing a vital role in fueling the crisis in the DRC, pointing at a serious risk of similar events taking place in the country. The US will need to review its commitment in quelling the crisis in the region just as in any other region since the strategic position of the crisis in the East and Central Africa could severely damage the stability of the region. In controlling and sealing off supply of illegal firearms channeled into the hands of illegal gangs perpetrating violence as well as civilians for defense purposes, terrorist activities will be contained in the region(Amnesty International, 1).
B) Review the findings of the genocide prevention task force and explain why the situation should be considered a matter of national interests.
Recommendations of the US Institute of Peace-mandated Genocide Prevention Task Force (Standsabina, 1), outline that political willingness and leadership could be just what the world needs to avert possible genocide in the world. From the general recommendations of Task Force, political leadership from both the president of the United States and the US Congress can work together to formulate policy and avail funding for all processes needed to seed out genocide and its related atrocities. Through both internal and international cooperation, the country is in a position to mobilize financial and human resource from across the best informed perspective to deal with such threats. Early warning detection should act as a fine indicator for the appropriate policy formulation from the relevant intelligence departments. All measures for early prevention of a genocide including sanctions and embargoes on arms and empowering the media to avert violence would act in quelling possible genocide. Diplomatic involvement of the warring sides in a possible standoff fuelling a possible genocide would also be explored before applying military response in aggravated situations. Rallying for international cooperation would also make the plight of the affected communities solved amicably and in an inclusive manner (USIP, 1). From all these suggestions on genocide prevention, there is a lot of opportunity for the US community to employ alternatives in the long existing standoff.
C) Explain the origin and relevance of the R2P concept.R2P, also variously known as Responsibility to Protect is a resolution of the United Nations (UN) that has intentions of an international community intervention in a crisis likely to end up in a genocide or serious humanitarian condition. It has its origin from the question raised by the UN Secretary General, Kofi Annan as to when a response from the UN in terms of intervention for a serious violation of human rights should be launched. As a response, the International Commission on Intervention and State Sovereignty (ICISS) was formed and it delivered its first of 2001 giving the basic idea on R2P. The Secretary General’s question raised to this effect was in line with the past witnessed casualties in violent torn regions despite there being a provision of the UN against genocide since 1948. Despite this provision enforceable under Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, there was controversy surrounding states’ individual sovereignty which needs to be respected and free of any foreign interference.
The relevance of the R2P is the new mandate of the UN to acknowledge the protection of human life against protracted violence of a genocide nature, with more emphasis as sovereignty of a state. If such a provision was in existence, the violence observed in Rwanda and Bosnia culminating in genocides could not have occurred as the international community watched (ICRtoP, 1). Perhaps, this will spur motivation for the DRC civilians to get an opportunity to be protected by the international community.
Works Cited
Amnesty International, “Crisis in DRC Fueled by Accesses to Weapons,” 15 December 2008. Web. HYPERLINK “http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/news/crisis-drc-caused-access-weapons-20081215” http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/news/crisis-drc-caused-access-weapons-20081215 (accessed 3 May 2011)
International Coalition for the Responsibility to Protect (ICRtoP), “AN Introduction to Responsibility to Protect,” 2011. Web HYPERLINK “http://www.responsibilitytoprotect.org/index.php/about-rtop/learn-about-rtop (3” http://www.responsibilitytoprotect.org/index.php/about-rtop/learn-about-rtop (3 May 2011)
Standsabina, “Genocide Prevention Task Force Report,” 12 December 2008. Web. HYPERLINK “http://www.standnow.org/blog/genocide-prevention-task-force-report” http://www.standnow.org/blog/genocide-prevention-task-force-report (accessed 3 May 2011)
Tearfund, “Unraveling the Causes of DRC’s Conflicts,” 2 April 2009. Web. HYPERLINK “http://www.tearfund.org/News/DR+Congo+appeal/Background+to+DRC+crisis.htm” http://www.tearfund.org/News/DR+Congo+appeal/Background+to+DRC+crisis.htm (accessed 3 May 2011)
United States Institute of Peace (USIP) “Genocide Prevention Task Force,” 2008. Web. HYPERLINK “http://www.usip.org/genocide_taskforce/index.html” http://www.usip.org/genocide_taskforce/index.html (accessed 3 May 2011)
Dramatic Action in The Gun Show
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Dramatic Action in ‘The Gun Show’
The Gun Show is a play written by EM Lewis. The little tale consists of five stories that are all related to guns. The play is about the personal life of Ms. Lewis and her personal life with firearms. Notably, the five stories in the play give the audience something separate to think about when it comes to the unique American debate. Some of these things include the things that shoot and which, target practice aside, are predestined to shoot incurably. For the analysis of the play, genre, dramatic action and styles will be used. In the play, Lewis makes sure that she does not sway the audience in any specific direction. Lewis is more interested in the experiences people had with guns more than she is about political attitude people show towards them.
The set is moderate just a work area, a light, and a seat enhance the stage. A couple of picture casings are taken out of a cardboard box every now and then, and an upstage entryway is marginally aired out, giving a fragment of light. That ever-so-slight light from the entryway is unpleasant and feels typical of discovering light toward the end of a dull passage. Maybe that is the proposition: to infer trust for Lewis that she may inevitably be free from her individual story of enthusiasm and melancholy. On the other hand maybe it holds a more noteworthy centrality: to recommend that despite the fact that the voices of those on the far left and far right of weapon control laws are the voices that are frequently noted, the individuals who are in the middle of the lion’s share may can some way or another be heard and arrangements can be found. Villa unmistakably presents Lewis’ words, “We have a problem with guns in America.” The issue is we ridiculously like them.” Like them, abhor them, or feel some place in the middle of, weapon control is an issue that has more than one side. With a second demonstration that permits the gathering of people to impart their musings and stories, this show is encouraging a quite required dialog.
During the climax of the play, Lewis does reveal how it is a fascinating and frequently excruciating adventure through gun culture — an anodyne expression that covers the numerous shades of subtlety in how Americans feel about firearms. The vicinity of Lewis herself and our dawning acknowledgment of exactly how difficult some of these stories will be, joined with Villa’s pliable (yet frequently funny) persona as the course for one lady’s existence with weapons includes a passionate measurement that I think wouldn’t be there without both of them in the room.
There are five stories, one of which may have all the more bearing on how the audience sees the story than another. Indeed, each audience will discover better places to grasp on to as we see exactly how “Guns” have an effect on our lives. Is it accurate to say that we are more secure because we possess a weapon? Will a legitimate individual get to be somebody other than who they are because they have a weapon? Will somebody who is vexed and “down” utilize a weapon to take his or her own particular life? Will somebody carry out a wrongdoing with less dread of what may happen, because they have this weapon? This is an important take a gander at a circumstance that exists today. One that is extremely frightening as we see school circumstances where somebody snaps and takes numerous “Innocents” with them.
The effect of the play ‘The Gun Show’ is quite effective. The play may not change an individual’s mind concerning the second amendment rights or attempt to smooth the division among the detractors and defenders of gun ownership, but the play does present an argument for each stance clearly. Additionally, the play is constantly thought provoking, predominantly as each story in the play adds a new color to the discussion about guns. In the play, Lewis prefers use of directness over the use of irony and coyness in telling the stories. Notably, all of the stories she tells have been derived from different incidences in her life.
The theatricality effect in the play develops from the simplicity of the different experiences related and the intrinsic drama in two of them, a suicide committed by Ellen’s husband, and a robbery that occurs when Ellen is behind the counter of a book store. Additionally, Lewis does use a canny device that instantaneously engages and distances the audience. She has assigned the part played by Ellen, who is her biographical representative in the play to a male actor. While the audience is listening to a tale from gun familiarity and hunting to marriage and maturing, standing inform of them is a man. This effect is never jarring. However, the effect makes the audience listen more.
From the play, the audience finds a lot about Lewis. Lewis grew up on a farm located in the rural areas of Oregon. Being so remote, as the play points out, guns were a natural fixture of Lewis’s household. Notably, guns were viewed as a teapot. Lewis talks about hunting and having guns for protection in a place where volunteer fire company was convenient that the police. Towards the final moment of the play, Lewis does reveal that guns and the things that they permit us to accomplish for and to one another and ourselves are so prepared in the bread of American everyday life that it is desensitizing to consider the master plan. Maybe the main way we can see it is through the most customized of lenses.
In conclusion, Lewis’ stories about her spouse are particularly telling. As a veteran and an Oregonian, he is additionally acclimated to firearms. His recognition might not have attempted to his support. Lewis likewise makes you think about the wrong side of a weapon while depicting a robbery.