Outline for Final Paper #2

Nepal 2001: A Tragedy that Changed a Country -- Outline

1) Introduction: While the United States was in shock from the terrorist attack on September 11th, 2001, a national tragedy had already shattered Nepal.

a) Abstract of the tragedy in Nepal

b) Introduce the two political standpoints on the tragedy

c) Introduce the concept of Nepal being permanently changed by the tragedy

2) The story by the Media.

a) Brief history on prince Dipendra

i) Childhood

ii) Interest in Guns

iii) Public relations

b) Events leading up to the massacre

i) Dipendra's mistress

ii) The Queen's disagreement

c) What happened according to the official story.

i) Dipendra's rampage

ii) Alcohol

iii) Eyewitness accounts

d) Introduce controversy

3) The conspiracy theory

a) Public opinion on Media's story

b) Brief history on Gyanendra's relations to King Bahendra

c) The lack of evidence for Media's story

d) What might have actually happened according to the conspiracy theories.

4) The political results of the tragedy

a) Gyanendra's rise to power

b) Disestablishment of the parliament

c) Maoist rebellion receives public support

d) Reestablishment of Democracy and dissolving of ancient monarchy in 2008

5) Conclusion: Restate thesis about tragedy in Nepal.

a) Hypothesis on Nepal's state if the tragedy had not happened

b) Restate point on how Nepal has been forever changed by this tragedy

c) Put conspiracy and official story head to head

d) State the known facts and conclude.