"Ai Weiwei: Without Fear or Favor." My artistic talent, in comparison to past classmates and relatives, has always been overshadowed so subsequently I had little desire to develop whatever talents I did possess. Notwithstanding, I’ve always wanted to be able to sculpt, paint, and draw with the same ease and beauty those past friends and teachers had shown. Moreover, I’ve always enjoyed museums and art galleries or anything that enhances my overall knowledge in various cultures and their histories. Furthermore, I love to travel and I feel that an environmental submersion into a culture’s art and history can provide an increased appreciation for their diversity altogether. Although I have traveled abroad, I have not been fortunate enough to visit any country within the continent of Asia. Regarding the aforementioned, I
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I am well aware of the terroristic regime that Chairman Mao Zedong dictated from 1949 to 1972 and how he is responsible for the deaths of an estimated 49 to 78 million people. Likewise, Mao Zedong is responsible for the largest death toll and genocide in history and those who spoke against his reign suffered the most brutal of consequences. I recall the 100 flowers movement in which Mao Zedong encouraged others to share thoughts on how he should govern china, only to persecute some 500,000 for coming forward and speaking their opinions. It comes as no surprise to me that the Chinese government is willing to violate basic human rights to keep the world from remembering their tyrannous past. Comparably, the United States nearly faltered in the past by allowing similar injustices to divide and eradicate its people. Though the genocide of the Native Americans can never be forgotten or forgiven, alongside African-American enslavement and degradation, time and democracy have allowed the achievable prospect of positive change in our
I am well aware of the terroristic regime that Chairman Mao Zedong dictated from 1949 to 1972 and how he is responsible for the deaths of an estimated 49 to 78 million people. Likewise, Mao Zedong is responsible for the largest death toll and genocide in history and those who spoke against his reign suffered the most brutal of consequences. I recall the 100 flowers movement in which Mao Zedong encouraged others to share thoughts on how he should govern china, only to persecute some 500,000 for coming forward and speaking their opinions. It comes as no surprise to me that the Chinese government is willing to violate basic human rights to keep the world from remembering their tyrannous past. Comparably, the United States nearly faltered in the past by allowing similar injustices to divide and eradicate its people. Though the genocide of the Native Americans can never be forgotten or forgiven, alongside African-American enslavement and degradation, time and democracy have allowed the achievable prospect of positive change in our