Genocide Awareness Interviews
Student Interview
1) Are you familiar with the Armenian Genocide?
No, I am not familiar with the Armenian Genocide.
2) Do you think genocides are addressed commonly in the media?
Genocides are addressed rarely in media, unless they are in a commonly known country.
3) What's your personal definition of genocide?
Genocides are the mass killing of a country's own people by a dictator or some sort of leader.
4) Do you believe that our society is blind to the effects of genocide?
Our society is blind to the effects of Genocide; I believe there are small genocides still taking place in South Eastern Asia and Africa, however I am not sure.
5) What do you think drives people to commit genocide?
Genocide is performed by power conceited dictators, and these people are unfit to rule and should be removed immediately.
1) Are you familiar with the Armenian Genocide?
No, I am not familiar with the Armenian Genocide.
2) Do you think genocides are addressed commonly in the media?
Genocides are addressed rarely in media, unless they are in a commonly known country.
3) What's your personal definition of genocide?
Genocides are the mass killing of a country's own people by a dictator or some sort of leader.
4) Do you believe that our society is blind to the effects of genocide?
Our society is blind to the effects of Genocide; I believe there are small genocides still taking place in South Eastern Asia and Africa, however I am not sure.
5) What do you think drives people to commit genocide?
Genocide is performed by power conceited dictators, and these people are unfit to rule and should be removed immediately.
Adult Interview
1) Are you familiar with the Armenian Genocide?
No
2) Do you think genocides are addressed commonly in the media?
I do not think they are addressed commonly in the media, in fact, they are rarely addressed.
3) What's your personal definition of genocide?
Genocide is the mass killing of a group of people based on their sexual orientation, religion, or race.
4) Do you believe that our society is blind to the effects of genocide?
I believe our society is blind to the effects of genocide; the majority of the population has no idea about what actually goes on.
5) What do you think drives people to commit genocide?
The need to feel superior to a group of people.
1) Are you familiar with the Armenian Genocide?
No
2) Do you think genocides are addressed commonly in the media?
I do not think they are addressed commonly in the media, in fact, they are rarely addressed.
3) What's your personal definition of genocide?
Genocide is the mass killing of a group of people based on their sexual orientation, religion, or race.
4) Do you believe that our society is blind to the effects of genocide?
I believe our society is blind to the effects of genocide; the majority of the population has no idea about what actually goes on.
5) What do you think drives people to commit genocide?
The need to feel superior to a group of people.
Genocide Awareness Survey
1) Are you familiar with the Armenian Genocide?
Yes (24%) \ No (76%)
2) Do you think genocides are addressed commonly in the media?
Yes (30%) \ No (70%)
3) What's your personal definition of genocide? (examples)
The extermination of a group of people based on a trait that singles them out.
The killing of a group of people because they're supposedly inferior.
The mass killing or oppression of a specific group of people.
4) Do you believe that our society is blind to the effects of genocide?
Yes (88%) \ No (12%)
5) What do you think drives people to commit genocide? (examples)
The desire for a 'perfect' community, so a leader feels like they need to get rid of people that don't fit their rubric'.
Aspirations to total power.
They see a certain group of people as pests or creatures and decide they must rid the world of them.
Yes (24%) \ No (76%)
2) Do you think genocides are addressed commonly in the media?
Yes (30%) \ No (70%)
3) What's your personal definition of genocide? (examples)
The extermination of a group of people based on a trait that singles them out.
The killing of a group of people because they're supposedly inferior.
The mass killing or oppression of a specific group of people.
4) Do you believe that our society is blind to the effects of genocide?
Yes (88%) \ No (12%)
5) What do you think drives people to commit genocide? (examples)
The desire for a 'perfect' community, so a leader feels like they need to get rid of people that don't fit their rubric'.
Aspirations to total power.
They see a certain group of people as pests or creatures and decide they must rid the world of them.
Personal Definitions of Genocide
Gabby: Genocide is when a dictator manipulates a group of people into killing their own kind.
Ryan: Genocide is the discrimination and killing of a group of people at the hands of corrupt positions of power.
Nicole: Where people kill people because they dont agree with who they are and what they stand for.
Ryan: Genocide is the discrimination and killing of a group of people at the hands of corrupt positions of power.
Nicole: Where people kill people because they dont agree with who they are and what they stand for.