1.
In your opinion, why were people hesitant to accepted genocide as a punishable crime?
2.
In the context of the text, what can we learn from tragedy? How did Raphael Lemkin's
personal tragedies compel him to act? How did tragedy compel the rest of the world to
accept genocide as a crime for which individuals needed to be held accountable? Cite
evidence from this text, your own experience, and other literature, art, or history in your
answer.
3.
In the context of the text how do people create change? How did Raphael Lemkin work to
ensure that genocide would become a crime for which individuals could be punished? Why
was the creation of the word itself an important part of creating change? Cite evidence from
this text your own experience, and other literature, art or history in your answer.
4.In the context of the text, how are we changed by war? How was Raphael Lemkin changed
by the wars he witnessed? Cite evidence from this text your own experience, and other
Interature, art or history in your answer.