Comparison Of Freedom: The Hunger Games And The Ukrainian Revolution

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Freedom and safety are two luxuries humans value immensely. Of the two, Freedom is more important than safety. Tiananmen Square, “The Hunger games” and The Ukrainian Revolution validate why is it better to be free than safe. Tiananmen Square was an event that happened June of 1989 in Beijing, China. Students gathered at Tiananmen Square to mourn the death of Hu Yaobang and to protest an array of problems such as political corruption and the lack of civil liberties. Because the people of China don't have the right to protest, the Chinese government sent troops to disband it. Many protesters, mainly students, went missing, outright got shot or ran over by tanks. To add insult to injury, the event is still being covered up by the Chinese government

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