Yonge-Dundas Square

Justin Sze Mr. Morgan/Mr. Coleman Period ½ 26 April 2016 Deng Xiaoping’s Reform Deng Xiaoping’s reform is prominent for one of China’s significant advancement by greatly improving China’s economy and improving individual’s lives. His reform was irreplaceable because of Deng’s previous ruler, Mao Zedong nullified China’s successful by starting the cultural revolution. The cultural revolution was made to overturn old customs and to persecute educated people. Despite all the consequence Deng…

An example of an area where American privileges are not allowed is in 1989. In the 1989 the Tiananmen square protests in Beijing, China protesters seeking a democratic government were peacefully protesting in Beijing when soldiers opened fire on crowds, killing an unknown number of protestors. Many of whom were students. The death toll is estimated from…

Censorship In China Censorship occurs in many parts of the world, for instance, China, Turkey, India, Hong Kong and multiple more. However, the fundamental question that is inquired is, what is censorship? Censorship can be considered as the ability to prohibit any website, television shows, books, films etc. due to political deception and a threat to security. In an online poll of censorship the question most likely asked is, is censorship efficient or not. Overall, 36% agreed that it was…

The Tiananmen Square massacre is an important time in history for a giant protest against a communist government. The Tiananmen Square massacre may be barred from the web pages in China, but the event that happened in June 4th 1989 is widely known across the world. The Tiananmen Square massacre was a result of a prodemocracy movement by the Chinese citizens that wanted more freedom than what they currently were given by China’s policies. Many students of the country and civil workers wanted…

The leaderships’ response to the spring 1989 popular demonstrations before and after the night of June 4 was completely unnecessary and extreme. There is no justification for the slaughter of unarmed civilian protestors. The students and other protestors play a key role in the lead up to the events that unfolded, but the slaughter of hundreds if not thousands was completely uncalled for. But, no compromises were willing to be completely agreed on, multiple times, because there was always a small…

reducing the State’s intervention and by using the international side of things, along with scenarios in order to benefit itself. This would be done with no use of military conflicts, nor security issues. The entire event that took place at Tiananmen Square exposed China to a strong sense of international censorship along with many punishments. Deng Xiaoping had to step up and put forward the guiding principle of the 24 characters, in order to settle and stand up for both the Chinese position…

exponentially as the students were joined by middle-class workers and peasants. By June, Tiananmen Square was flooded with millions of people; doctors, journalist, farmers, even soldiers were there. The only group not present were the political elites. The peaceful protest had continued uncontested for several months. It was not until June when martial law was declared and tanks rolled into the square and surrounding neighborhoods with only two orders. The first was to avoid bloodshed but the…

Chinese military had suppressed Tiananmen Square protests. When the tanks were rolling down the road, the man appeared fearless as he stepped out to temporarily stop the movement of tanks. This is most commonly seen as an act of defiance or mockery, but people are still not sure who exactly the man was, why he did this, and what happened later. A lot of things are unknown about this photo. In his article “5 Things You Should Know About the Tiananmen Square Massacre,” Noah mentions that…

The central hub of downtown Toronto, Yonge-Dundas is a public square situated at the south-east corner of the intersection of Yonge Street and Dundas Street East across from the Toronto Eaton Centre. The site is bordered on the north by Dundas Street, on the east by Victoria Street, on the west by Yonge Street, and on the south by a former street named Dundas Square. In 1998, as part of the Yonge Street Regeneration Project, Toronto City Council approved the expropriation and demolition of the…

2015 at 1:00 PM. The main intersection of this dynamic community is located on Dundas Street West and Spadina Avenue. Toronto’s best-known ethnic neighbourhood is Chinatown. There are actually seven Chinatowns in greater Toronto, but the most exciting and vibrant one is by University, Spadina, Queen and College. During the day, fresh and exotic vegatables line the sidewalks around the intersection of Spadina and Dundas, the area’s core while at night, the bright yellow and red lights are…