Presentation

[Jade]

Hello friends I am back again! As the time draws near to the grand finale ; (aka GRADUATION) my mind is completely occupied by universities...Yet, school work isn't done yet and as part of my TOK (Theory of Knowledge - compulsory for IB diploma students) overall grade I must do a presentation; and when I suggested to my teacher that I do mine on the Armenian Genocide he was almost more enthusiastic about it than I! Needless to say it is a very sore subject for the Turks and here I will be tomorrow in front of a class of European South Asian and American people trying to present to them the two sides of the coin. (Because as a TOK presentation it must delve into the "ways of knowing" and present arguments which means I will have to present the two sides the so called "Turkish" side and the "Armenian" side) I will not give a personal opinion and will try to be as objective as possible (but given my training of 8 years towards being an International citizen I can say that I can be much more objective than most other Turks) I feel like I took a hard (yet ultimately rewarding) task and feel it my duty to both the Armenians and (and but to the Turks) alike...When I was thinking of how I might construct my presentation I was thinking of all my friends here...If there is anything any sites; any information etc that you might think I should add to my presentation, please tell me and I will try to do my best... As Armenians I believe you can tell your story and your side of the events much better than I...
Its good to be back!

[Gavur]

Well good luck !
The German/Austrian sources are I believe most crucial.

[Jade]

ok thanks for the help! wish me luck for tomorrow!!! )

[1.5 million]

Good luck and very interested in how it turns out.

You really should have given us more then 1 day of notice however - if you really wanted any input - and time for you to obtain access to, read and digest information.

So here is my suggestion - get a copy of Akcam's book - "A Shameful Act" and stay up all night reading it....

[bell-the-cat]

Needless to say it is a very sore subject for the Turks and here I will be tomorrow in front of a class of European South Asian and American people trying to present to them the two sides of the coin. (Because as a TOK presentation it must delve into the "ways of knowing" and present arguments which means I will have to present the two sides the so called "Turkish" side and the "Armenian" side)

There are not two sides, Jade. The coinage is worthless - a plastic fake designed to deceive the unwary. "Ways of knowing" should be the acquiring of the knowledge skills to distinguish this fake currency that pretends to be the genuine thing. I'm not just referring to the Armenian genocide-denial issue here, but to all the deceits, frauds, and lies, big and small, that are daily presented to us as the truth - and to those who propagate them for their self-interest.

[Gavur]

There would only be 2 sides in this way, how the Armenian genocide affect's survivors and beneficiary's of the criminals .