Tiananmen Square protests of 1989

As time passes, there is a tendency to discard what we accept as knowledge in certain areas to reach a new understanding based on newfound experiences or information. However, it is true that in other areas what we consider as accepted knowledge remains identical or very similar to what we initially think, withstanding the altering effects of experiences and information. This development of accepted knowledge through time applies to both the individual and humanity. Personally, I have…

Felix Tran Ms. Adams Language, Grade 8 May 13th, 2016 Communism For thousands of years has mankind been ruled by mankind but not all systems of government has stood the test of time. A form of government may look good on paper but its prior history shows its true performance. Communism can and will never work for many reasons, from the poor treatment of its people to the limitations and flaws of the manifesto that founded communism itself. In the Western regions people have been living under a…

glimpse into Deng’s mind. He believed in capitalism but it was hard to institute America’s capitalism into China. In the early 1990s, China was in a precarious situation. The public was still bitter about the government’s response to the Tiananmen Square Protests in June 1989, the Soviet Union had collapsed, and the future was very uncertain for Deng’s Communist Party. Although many Party members were alarmed by the international world and wanted to remain isolated,…

of liberty, have been invoked time and time again for the cause of human freedom. They were professed in Tiananmen square China, by the students who were slaughtered for standing up to communist tyrants. They were so often recited by the Polish during their fight for liberation from the Soviet Union that one author wrote, “In every Pole, there is Jefferson more than anyone else.” (Schwartz, 1989) Even in the wake of the USSR collapsing, Russian official Andrei Kozyrev admitted that he and the…

People fled their region or nation then become refugees or "displaced persons" due to wars, natural disasters, religious conflicts or other forms of oppression. The refugee influx has been a major concern in Australia and the immigration policies have caused a number of debates and controversy since World War II. In 1930s to 1940s, Australia has been involved in the refugee crisis since the Nazi Holocaust. The arrival of Jewish refugees resulted a number of debates and arguments in the Australia…

Mao Zedong is revered by many as the ‘founding father of modern China’, with his legacy being not only physically but metaphorically embalmed. However, many, particularly in the West, question this reverence in so far as he halted economic and political progress in China via tumultuous campaigns such as the Great Leap Forward. In order to consider if Mao's importance in Chinese history has been exaggerated, his significance needs to be assessed. Looking at Mao's the impact of his policies at the…

The majority being the predominantly protestant Unionists, who wish for Northern Ireland to remain a part of the UK, and the Catholic Nationalists, who wish for Northern and Southern Ireland united. In this example, the state being contested was (between 1921 and 1972) the Unionist controlled Northern Irish government, and from 1972 to 1998, the British government, who directly governed NI during this period. The presence of the British Army during this period was representative of the British…

resistance to oppression and human rights violations throughout history (Sullivan, 2011). Countries like China, where English is not widely spoken, Marley’s “Get up Stand up” was played as marching song when Chinese students protested at Tiananmen Square in 1989 (Schmetzer, 1989). Recent example of Occupy Wall Street movement, Marley’s song “Get up stand up” gave inspiration to the protester as they challenge social and economic inequality as well as corporate greed and its influence upon…