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Research Question

I am trying to learn about sex trafficking because I want to find how sex trafficking violates article 1 in the universal human rights, in order to help inform my reader of the violations against woman rights of their own bodies.

How are womens rights violated because of article 1?
How do we evaluate the will of womens rights over their bodies when many willing chose this life style?

Human Rights

-Woman trafficking
http://www.uri.edu/artsci/wms/hughes/sex_traff_us.pdf
http://www.womensfundingnetwork.org/resource/past-articles/enslaved-in-america-sex-trafficking-in-the-united-states
-Gay rights
http://gayrights.change.org/blog/category/international_gay_rights
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2010/01/18/100118fa_fact_talbot
-Child labor laws
http://thenextweb.com/apple/2010/02/27/apple-child-labor-china-history-sketchy-manufacturing/
http://ihscslnews.org/view_article.php?id=324

The Congo Today

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5ieSsX2hcLLL9asTpBtP98xy6ZYjQ?docId=CNG.a011390503465583bd2b96a866cc2135.d31

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hSgKZlt43A4R5gDWfjsWJRnFTwhg?docId=CNG.89f46d62f9444e248bf7ea1f2e20d4b8.8e1

The issues that are discussed in the article I found are about a huge rebel group accused of rapping hundreds of innocent civilians in July and August of this year. They have been arrested for these accusations. They have had a hard time proving these rapes but have some what of 500 men, women and children victims. People think that this is just another event that adds to the deteriorating Congo. I agree in a sense because it seems like one after another another terrible event or injustice occurs that just tears the Congo down.   

With so many possible victims how is there a question whether or not these rapes happened? Is this a result of a corrupt government system?

Class Discussion

1. A question that is still lingering after the discussion is, was Leopolds incentive in not giving Africans the right in money transactions to keep them from gaining power or simply because he thought they could not handle the power?

2. Our group worked well together, however, sometimes the conversation felt dominated. Although there were opportunities to talk it felt un-valuable. Most discussion questions did lead to meaningful conversations.

Chapter 1: King Leopold's Ghost

"Underlying much of Europe's excitement was the hope that Africa would be a source of raw materials to feed the Industrial Revolution, just as the search for raw materials, slaves, for the colonial plantation economy had driven most of Europe's earlier dealings with Africa" (Hochschild 27). 

This quote supports what we have been discussing in class. It shows how the Europeans used Africa to expand their resources and to benefit Europe and the Industrial Revolution. They wanted an imperialistic power over Africa primarily to gain power and resources.

Also, it shows how the Europeans viewed imperialism. "But Europeans liked to think of themselves as having higher motives. The British, in particular, fervently believed in bringing 'civilization' and Christianity  to the natives" (Hochschild 27). They liked to believe that their motives would benefit the Africans and the Europeans.

• What is Stanley's significance and relation to King Leopold? 

• Why does Stanley like to make up events in his past that never happened? And does he engrave them into his history in which he believes they are true?

What I learned in class Sep. 2, 2010

In class today I learned a lot of information about imperialism that I did not know about before. I was not aware of all of the colonizing countries, colonized countries, countries exercising imperial power, and countries affected by imperial power. I also became very informed about Europe from 1871-1914. About how they colonized many countries in Africa and what their motives were.