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Not on Our Watch

Not on Our Watch is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Not on Our Watch rather than just read about it. In short: Not On Our Watch: The Mission to End Genocide in Darfur and Beyond is a non-fiction book co-authored by actor Don Cheadle and human rights activist and co-founder of the Enough Project, John Prendergast. Release and sales A New York Times bestseller, the book discusses the situation in Sudan's Darfur region and other cases of mass atrocities.

Key takeaways

Not on Our Watch belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Not on Our Watch to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Not on Our Watch from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Release and sales A New York Times bestseller, the book discusses the situation in Sudan's Darfur region and other cases of mass atrocities. The book outlines ways in which ordinary citizens can take action to end ongoing tragedies in Darfur, northern Uganda, the Democratic Republic of Congo and elsewhere. Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel contributed with a foreword, and then-Senator Barack Obama and Senator Sam Brownback wrote the book's introduction. A European/UK edition of the book was published by Maverick House Publishers in August 2007. A portion of the proceeds are being donated to the Enough Project, a joint initiative of the International Crisis Group and the Center for American Progress to abolish genocide and mass atrocities.

See also The Enough Moment: Fighting to End Africa's Worst Human Rights Crimes

References

External links Enough Project Not on Our Watch European/UK Edition NPR story on the book Not On Our Watch: George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Don Cheadle, Jerry Weintraub

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Not on Our Watch

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Not on Our Watch claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Not on Our Watch before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Not on Our Watch ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Not on Our Watch

In research: Not on Our Watch appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Not on Our Watch in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Not on Our Watch is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 2007 non-fiction books, African studies stubs, Books about Africa, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Not on Our Watch outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Not on Our Watch in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Not on Our Watch means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Not on Our Watch out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Not on Our Watch in simple terms?

Not On Our Watch: The Mission to End Genocide in Darfur and Beyond is a non-fiction book co-authored by actor Don Cheadle and human rights activist and co-founder of the Enough Project, John Prendergast. Release and sales A New York Times bestseller, the book discusses the situation in Sudan's Darf…

Why does Not on Our Watch matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Not on Our Watch?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Not on Our Watch.