Final Exam Group A
Defend or refute this statement: The late Iris Chang hoped that her work The Rape of Nanking would lead to an official Japanese apology for the atrocities Japanese troops committed in Nanking in 1937. Chang's well-intentioned attempt to secure a Japanese apology for the Nanking atrocities is meaningless because many of the perpetrators and victims are now dead. Thus, a Japanese apology would be an empty gesture that has no meaning. (Remember, answering "yes" or "no" is insufficient. Write a three to five page essay that supports your arguments.)
How can one measure the meaning of another person's life? How can one measure the devastation that is a genocide, mass murder or rape of an entire city? Author Iris Chang calls for the apology from Japan in her book, "The Rape of Nanking." Many may think that asking for an apology is futile, after all many of the victims and perpetrators are now dead. However I believe that Chang's intention for securing an......
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