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Assuming the position of the other. 

Question  How are we indifferent to the suffering of the 'other' in Kuwait? Imagine your self in the position of an oppressed "other" in Kuwait and consider what treatment this group would give to your actual social class or category if power differentials should change. Explain why, and indicate the steps to improve that relationship. 

Genocide and Civilization 

Question  Is Genocide a product of modernity and civilization or something rooted in ancient hatreds and human nature? Compare and contrast Zygmunt Bauman and Michael Freeman on the relationship between genocide and the impulses of the modern nation-state. Be sure to discuss what Bauman means when he describes genocide as an act of creation rather than destruction.