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One time I knew something was wrong and I did not tell was when someone, not going to name names, was playing a computer game during class. I felt that this was not a crime that someone should be punished for so I did not turn them in. In addition, because I am also guilty of this at times so by turning them in, they might possible turn me in at some other point. Also, by playing the game in class they are only hurting their own understanding of the material that we are learning. If the teacher where to have catch wind that we were playing the games in class, I felt that the punishment would not be serious. So by turning this person in I do not gain anything, but instead could possibly loss a friendship. This event has happened various times during different classes. Although this moment is not of great significance it can relate to many reasons that someone would not tell on a person even if they knew something was wrong. They might risk losing a friendship or because they commit the act themselves would get punished as well.

Nazi Germany Pictures

German men and women smiling and laughing only a few blocks outside of Auschwitz
On a bridge near a forest possibly
Dressed in uniform
Music playing

German men and women taking a lunch break, after a long morning killing Jews. They have decided to bring some music along to make the event more eventful. They have discussed the morning activities and have begun to make plans for the afternoon's experiments on Jews. In addition, because they know of the impending doom as the allies powers approached they decided to take one last fun photo before returning to their experiments.

Why are they on the bridge in the middle of the day?
Why are they playing music and having a fun time when 'evil' experiments are going on just a few blocks away?
How could they behaving such a good time while inhuman acts were going on?
What did the Germans find so funny, was it the killing that they had just committed or did someone tell a really good joke?

Class Events

I have had a change of heart after reading this article. I had always believed that in these sweatshops that people were forced to work long hours with little pay and in harsh conditions. However, I never realized that for these people these sweatshops proved a way to live. It provides them with money to live and buy food for their families. I found that it was very interesting that the people wanted more hours of work and be requires to work more days because they wanted to earn as much money as possible. In the US we tend to not work as hard because more things in this country are given to us. However, in these countries that have sweatshops the people work harder and for longer periods of time, all in an effort to make more money for their families.

Would sweatshops help end unemployment in the US?
Do sweatshops violate article 23?

Congo News Article

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/04/world/africa/04congo.html?pagewanted=2&_r=1&ref=congothedemocraticrepublicof

Recently, the women of the Congo have faced the constant threat of being raped. People are blaming the UN for these constant threats. For example, a women was raped in her home, while there was a UN camp just a couple of blocks away. Examples like this have happened all over the Congo and the UN has yet to show that they have any way of stopping it. The threats have caused the UN to take some action, but at the inconvenience of the Congolese. They have offered protection for travel. This protection is available for large groups and moves very slowly. This helps prevent the rebels from attack the group while they are traveling through jungle areas. While this event is not directly cause by King Leopold, it however shows how some of the soldiers might have treated the Congolese during Leopold's reign.

Why is the UN not doing more to try to help these women?
What prevents the UN from having the resources to make the rapes stop?