in the culture of the Armenian people. What holds our families together is knowing Jesus Christ is in the center at all times. My dad comes from an Armenian family while my mother from a Belorussian descent. Both are rich in culture and history; however, Armenia draws me near and feels close to heart. We moved to
groups, it is surprising the lack of aid that comes from the world. In an article published in 1920 that states “Armenia is a victim both of the war and the peace, persecuted by her enemies and now almost deserted by her friends.” 9 While the Armenians had the sympathy of the world, “the fear of opening the vexing Eastern question... has held back the administration of justice.” 10 Armenia looked to Germany, Russia, Britain, and America but did not find relief. To the Armenians, “no government or nation
My Country Armenia Everybody loves to go to different places.On weekends people enjoy going out of town.I like to visit my country Armenia. You and your freinds are going to take a trip to Armenia. Armenia is a small European country that was part of the Soviet Union. However, you will have to make some preparations and do some research so as to make the best of use of your time and money.So, my country Armenia has a lot of interesting and attractive places to visit for tourist. Now I want to
Armenia is a mountainous, landlocked country, on the southeastern edge of Europe and at the gateway to the Middle East and Asia.Armenia shares land borders with four countries: Turkey, Iran, Azerbaijan, and Georgia.The capital is Yerevan and is home to 2.977 million people. The nation symbol of Armenia is Mountain Ararat. Armenia is an ancient cultural heritage and is also home to the world’s oldest national church. Armenia was the first country to have adopted Christianity as its state religion
comprehend how a nation became a democracy requires one to understand what the nation was experiencing, how they were suppressed, and how the authoritarian regimes were overthrown for the greater good of the people. Armenia, considered a “representative democracy” is anything but a democracy. Armenia is currently
Conflict between the states of Armenia and Azerbaijan over the region of Nagorno-Karabakh (NK) has not stopped since the ceasefire between them in May of 1994. The history of the conflict can date back even further to the end of WWI, or culturally even further than that with the history between cultures in the context of the Russian Czarist Empire (Crisis Group, 2007). For Armenia, the issue is one of self-determination for the ethnic majority Armenians living in the region. For Azerbaijan, it is
the Young Turks. By the time the Ottoman Empire had fallen in 1923, nearly seventy five percent of Armenians had been killed or forcibly relocated. The result was the near extermination of a race of people with a history extending back nearly 3,000 years. Overview of Armenian History Historical tradition holds that the Ottoman Empire was founded in 1299 CE, the year that aligns with the years 699-700 in the Islamic calendar. The first sultan, Osman, was being housed by a holy man named Edebali
An Essay Analysis of Cilician Armenian History (1125)Essay I: The emergence of Cilician Armenian kingdom was generated by the continual clashes between the Seljuk Turks and the Byzantine Empire during the middle of the 11th century. During this time, the continual struggle by the Byzantines to regain Greater Armenia defined the territorial development of Cilicia as a stronghold for Armenians during the late 11th century. The Rubenid Dynasty represents the founding of the Cilician Armenian kingdom
for belief has become a second nature, and my goal, rather my verse, is to support and provide aid to my homeland, which is bound to me both spiritually and physically, Armenia. My verse is to provide voices and to give all Armenians, both rich and poor, a say in all matters and to mend the corrupt government, which has plagued Armenia for decades. Being a young boy who took interest in news and politics, every April twenty-fourth after the annual march, my eyes would read “Armenian Genocide March”
Genocides have happened multiple times in history, ranging from small genocides to astonishing violent genocides that changed history. The Armenian Genocide was an extreme devastation of the Armenians in 1915 that was an unbelievable part of history. The Armenian Genocide happened in the Ottoman Empire and all started with the Turks hatred for the Armenians who they didn’t even want to have a say in the government. After the Turks seized power from the weak Ottoman Empire sultan, they changed the
Margaret Thatcher Margaret Thatcher was Britain's first female Prime Minister. She had served three consecutive terms in office May 4, 1979—28, November 1990. Margaret Thatcher’s economic and social policies have evolved into a political philosophy and is called Thatcherism. Worldwide she is known as an “Iron Lady”-- nickname that she proudly claimed. From 1979—1990, Margaret Thatcher had cut social welfare programs, reduced trade union power and privatized certain industries. Margaret Hilda
Armenian Americans Introduction The United States is made up of a multitude of different ethnic backgrounds and cultures. We have always been called “the Land of the Free”, which has aided in making the United States more appealing to those who have had to seek refuge from their homelands during war and other hostile situations. Unfortunately, those who have had to seek refuge here have not always been welcome with open arms. We as a nation and I hate to admit it, are just racist. In the 1600’s
Massacre in 1804, where Jean-Jacques Dessalines led a massacre resulting in the deaths of up to 5,000 French Creoles of all ages and genders, trying to remove all Caucasians from Haiti, are all examples of genocides and attempted genocides but the Armenia was brought about in 600 BC and its base at the time was Mount Ararat. It also became the first nation in the world to make Christianity its official religion. A time of peace followed which saw the invention of a distinct alphabet, a growing amount
that fought oppression for many years. The Republic of Azerbaijan is a mountainous region. Sixty percent (Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan.az) of the country is complex terrain. Azerbaijan borders the Caspian Sea in the east. Iran borders to the south. Armenia and Georgia border to the west. Russia borders to the north (State). The region also has a lot flat plains. Azerbaijan has many beaches on the coast. Azerbaijan is a small eastern European country. It measures about the size of Maine. The cities
Discriminating is one of the most gruesome acts one can perform. Elie Wiesel agrees with this as he once said “Indifference, to me, is the epitome of evil” (Brainy Quotes). Wiesel being a survivor of arguably the worst genocide in history, knows first hand what its like to be discriminated against, and so do the victims of the Armenian genocide. The Armenian genocide brought pain and suffering to a group of people for the same reason it did to Elie Wiesel and the Jews; Discrimination. The Armenians
has succeeded tremendously. In fact, more often than not, instances of which religion and politics have instigated violence, soccer has been one of the most used avenues to bring the people back together. More so, there isn’t a single instance in history that soccer instigated bloody wars and violence in a certain state. As a means and mechanism of avoidance of eruptions of political divisions with the potential of erupting to become full-blown civil wars, international bodies such as the United Nations
to eliminate the enemies forever. Between the years of 1915 and 1923, the Armenian population went from nearly two million down to one million people. The Turks were located between two bodies of water, the Mediterranean and the Black Sea, while Armenia was located directly to the east. Next to the Armenians were the Russians. In addition, some of the battles that occurred throughout World War I took place in Armenian territory. Many ethnic Armenians were brutally relocated into deserts and other
On 4th century AD, Armenia became the first nation in the world to make Christianity as their official religion. Because of that Armenia known as an independent entity. During 15 centuries, Armenia was under Ottoman Empire control. Ottoman Empire was the leader of two different religion groups, Muslims and Christianity. Ottoman Empire treated the Armenians differently. They had to pay higher taxes than the Muslim people. They had very little political and legal rights. Beside their obstacles, they
peace and order in the empire. Rome tried to expand more during The Pax Romana, sometimes they were successful and sometimes they were not. For a while the province Armenia changed loyalties between Parthia and Rome, and Augustus’s grandsons’ were battling for control over it. They all died in the fight which left control of Armenia to Tiberius. From 30 BC to 25 BC representatives from Rome tried to acquire more of Egypt, but failed because Egypt fought back angrily. So they kept the original border
In order for us to find the foundation of our human nature, we must look beyond into our early years where human nature is dug deep into the roots of our history and involvements. About 97 years ago the horrific Genocide of the Armenians took place. Turkey has shown a classic example of the evil that can result by human beings. Millions of Armenians were slaughtered and murdered in front of their family members. The destruction that constantly plays out throughout the world is cuased by human beings