Tiananmen Square protests of 1989

not reached nor affected China; indeed, there is strong resistance to correcting human rights abuses. In the summer of 1989, Chinese students protested in Tiananmen Square, Beijing, facing off against government troops and tanks. From this event came an iconic image, of a man holding his shopping bags, facing off against a line of dozens of tanks and barring the way to the square and the protestors (Phelan). A lone man stood fearlessly in front of a tank, determined to stop their progress, and…

through collectivization of different industries. Unfortunately, it did not work as expected since its implementation just shrank the economy at an alarming rate. China’s historical policies also draw from realism as demonstrated on the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989. According to realists, states are unitary actors that tend to pursue their self-interests. These self-interests and…

On June 4 in 1989, Chinese troops and security police officers decided to storm in through Tiananmen Square, and start firing indiscriminately into the crowds of protesters and citizens. Chaos developed, as thousands of the students tried to escape the riot that the Chinese forces were unleashing upon them. Other…

of it ending. The battle of civil rights affects everyone, everywhere. There is no escape. A modern example of the struggle in civil rights is presented by Liu Xiaobo. From an impeccable writer winning the Nobel Prize, he was imprisoned because of protests in a civil rally, or in other words because of his freedom of speech. Breaking the first amendment in the United States Constitution and violating Xiaobo’s unalienable rights. Although from a foreign country, he deserves his basic rights,…

are going to explore deeper into events of censorship in the history of our world. In May 1989, hundreds of thousands of Chinese citizens gathered into central Beijing to protest in hopes that communist party leaders would resign and a greater democracy would develop. Protests were held for three weeks, with marches and chants held every day. On June 4, 1989, chinese troops were ordered to clear the square…

Holocaust survivor, Elie Wiesel, observed the actions of his fellow sufferers and in his publication, Night, stated, “We should show God that even here, in this enclosed hell, we were capable of singing his praises”(). As demonstrated in this passage by Wiesel that despite the injustices that prove to continuously leave the victims battered and broken, they are able to carry themselves upon the backs of one another to support their beliefs, and keep their dignity in tact. It is through instances…

The future is conquered by mysterious unknowns. In a world that lives in the present, the future's outcome holds the scariest time for change that will shape society either for better or for worse. George Orwell's novel, 1984, portrays a dystopian society managed by a totalitarian government that forces their ideologies on their people in a (mainly) psychological demeanor. Essentially, it is a novel that hints at a pessimistic future that will unravel, given contemporary of society's reliance…

to many deaths and other immoral acts against minorities. The Tiananmen Square Protests of 1989 can be connected to Bradbury’s lesson because the protests and massacres involved were censored by the Chinese government for the same reason: political disturbance in the country. The media that portrayed the student protesters in a favorable light had to shut down their businesses because of government pressure. Mentioning the protest and disagreements had huge consequences, therefore the Chinese…

oppression is the Tiananmen Square Protests of 1989. These protests were peaceful and were led by college students. The protesters wanted government accountability, freedom of the press, freedom of speech, and the restoration of workers’ control over industry. China’s communist government did not agree with what the students were fighting for, so they decided to make sure that no one else in China started to think that way. So on June 4th the Chinese government stormed Tiananmen Square, where…

“Contemporaries have to modify and adjust history so it serves modern agendas.” So states scholar Xiao Ming in his book, The Cultural Economy of Falun Gong in China: A Rhetorical Perspective. The use of language to construct tone and mood remains not only important in the field of English and literature, but affects other fields such as history as well. The specific word choice of various pieces in both news media as well as the academic field aid the reader in passing judgement or constructing…