...Harrison Bergeron and The Tiananmen Square "Tank Man" are two characters with very strong personalities. If the characters do not succeed in overthrowing the government, no one can. Unlike others, the two characters make a change in the society and as a result they a face a major consequence. Harrison Bergeron and The Tiananmen Square "Tank Man" are two characters who stand up for those, live in a society where change needs to be made, and will stop at nothing to make a difference in the world they live in. At age fourteen, Harrison is seven feet tall, strong, and very handsome. The government does everything in its power to oppress Harrison, forcing him to wear huge earphones to block out his thinking, glasses to damage his sight and give...
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... In Tiananmen Square, these students stood up to not only the government, but the military. Though the immediate outcome was negative, the long term effects have continued to reverberate in China and around the world. The protest started due to the Chinese leader passing away. His name was Hu Yaobang. He was the democratic leader in China before he died. That's when the new leader, Deng Xiaoping, came in. He was turning the government into a Communist goverment, instead of democratic. This affected everyone in China. The political leaders were changing the government to be ruled...
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...the home front. Or do we? Quite often through the peaceful resistance that is so common here, violence is the product of men and women’s strife: during the Boston Tea Party, the March From Selma in Alabama, the resistance in China’s Tiananmen Square, during the first spark of the Women’s Movement in the U.S. and abroad during the First World War, more recently the Black Lives Matter protests in Dallas, or anti-Trump protests in America’s big cities. Regardless of intentions, a great many public resistances turn violent. Therefore, it can be reasonably claimed that peaceful resistance is a false term. Resistance in any form has a negative impact on a free society due to the chaos it ensues, yet it is necessary considering the change it inspires to overcome oppressors. There is no such thing as peaceful resistance. In a direct resistance, like the ones we have seen in the past, such as the...
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...Tiananmen Square Protest of 1989 The photograph known as “Tank Man” was taken by Jeff Widener but also four other known photographers took a photo of the same man that all encompass one thing, rebellion, against oppression and against the will to succumb. The photo portrays a man blocking the path of tanks as they try to leave Tiananmen Square. The Tiananmen Square protest of 1989 was a series of protests that started out with students in China mourning the loss of communist leader Hu Yaobang in and near Tiananmen Square in Beijing. Students began to congregate in and outside of Tiananmen Square in mid April on the day of Hu Yaobang’s death. Over a period of nearly two months the people protested for political reform, conducted hunger strikes and made monuments in spirit of overthrowing the government but they were defeated on June 4th when The People’s Liberation Army stepped in to take control of the square. They were told by China’s leaders to clear out the square which escalated into a ruthless massacre of China's citizens. The Tiananmen Square Protest of 1989 was a cultural backlash that sought to better the state of China but instead led to a slaughter of its citizens in which the voice of its people was ignored. The death of one man, who had many great ideals and hopes for his country, created one of the largest acts of military brutality against civilians seen in the last two decades. That man was Hu Yaobang. Hu Yaobang was General Secretary of the State for the communist...
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...Johnson Dec. 9, 2013 Nonviolent Movements, Effective Results Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Letter From Birmingham Jail” is a response to criticism from American clergymen about demonstrations in Birmingham. It is among the world’s canon of the most influential writings. He successfully informs his fellow clergymen of the importance of African Americans gaining rights through nonviolent methods. He also speaks eloquently of the difference between just and unjust laws, which lies in the equality of rights. The 1960s were trying times for African Americans due to intense segregation. Despite these difficulties, Dr. King was able to respond with nonviolent methods. These methods are considered very praiseworthy as such a nonviolent response, particularly with such profound effects, is very rare in human society. Dr. King’s nonviolent approach for achieving equal rights, not only helps society make considerable progress on achieving equality, but also enlightens future societies to go for equality in a peaceful manner. According to Dr. King, the difference between just and unjust laws is whether or not everybody has equal rights; similarly, whether or not the law in question uplifts the human spirit. As Dr. King claims: “Any law that uplifts human personality is just. Any law that degrades human personality is unjust” (King 3). African Americans were forced to face intense segregation and had to witness their friends and family members be subjected to abuse and humiliation...
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...“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not to fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also duffer a defeat...” (Giles, 1910) Ancient Chinese military general, Sun Tzu made this well-known statement. In relation to foreign policy analysis, it is important to consider about the best of one’s strengths and weaknesses. After all, we’re humans and it is in our nature and interest to want the best for ourselves. Humans are greedy and self absorbed. National leaders want to try to maximise national welfare or develop eventual benefits in a system where there are a growing number of states that want to increase control on an international scale, as well as to uphold their own interests. So that when it comes to decision-making, lawmakers are able to take advantage of this knowledge in order to make more effective policy decisions. The aim of the text is to establish the idea that decision making made by national bureaucracies, leaders and individual members of the government body has the capability to influence and impact decision making upon other international decision making systems. Sometimes, decisions are made for the best although it does cause misunderstandings and inconveniences. It is important to understand and accept the cultural and historical reasons of another state as to why they decide to make particular decisions. These decisions can draw meanings and can be used to make sense of other...
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...Communist China * Browse essays using search option * Access free essay links resource page * Need help with paper writing services? * Bookmark our site for future reference Communism in an Economically Developing China The future of communism in China is unknown, as the world economy becomes more international. Communism has been in China since 1949 and is still present in the country’s activities. Presently China is undergoing incredible economic growth and promises to be a dominant power early in the next century. China’s social tradition has come under heavy pressure from forces of modernization generated in a large part by the sustained contact with the West that began in the middle of the nineteenth century. The Western incursion, not only refined China militarily but brought in its course new ideas- nationalism, science and technology, and innovations in politics, philosophy, and art. Chinese leaders have sought to preserve the nation’s cultural uniqueness by promoting specifically Chinese blends of tradition and modernity. China has undergone several major political transformations from a feudal-like system in early historical times, to a centralized bureaucratic empire that lasted through many unpredictable changes till 1911, to a republic with a communist form of government in the mainland since 1949. Economic geography and population pressure help account for the traditionally controlling role of the state in China. The constant indispensability...
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...New Left • The Movement • Hippies • Beliefs: anti-war, rights for everyone, university reforms • Often young radicals • Was not the majority of Americans • Loosely organized Student for a Democratic Society • was one of the most active anti-war groups. • They were also against racial discrimination and strict college rules. • Rich mans war but a poor mans fight Free Speech Movement • Berkeley students disputed over rights of students • students challenged campus police and striked in large mass • nearly decade of campus turmoil • moved along to Columbia and other colleges Weathermen • 1969 • small groups of militants that cultivated popular imgae of student radicalism= cahos + disorder • responsible for arson, bombing= destroy campus buildings + lives • tried to drive out training programs + bar military recruiters from college campuses Antiwar rallies • in protest of Vietnam war, many individuals gathered to advocate against the political minds and US presence in Vietnam • 1960s (late '60s) • organized some of the largest political demonstrations in American history Anti-draft movement • Protests against the military draft. • 1960s and 70s • only voluntary participation. Many left the country Counterculture • culture with values and beliefs different then the mainstream • 1970s Woodstock • A music festival held in New York in 1969 • the beatles, jimmy hendrix Termination • Reducing size of bureaucracy by cutting programs/agencies - reduce budget ...
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...best known as the: a. | organizer of the Freedom Rides. | b. | black person who refused to give up his seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama. | c. | first black student admitted into the University of Mississippi. | d. | first black congressman elected since Reconstruction. | e. | organizer of the Poor People’s Campaign. | ____ 2. Who was the recipient of Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail”? a. | President Kennedy. | d. | Other civil rights leaders. | b. | Local clergymen. | e. | Newspaper men. | c. | Local white businessmen. | ____ 3. When Birmingham police chief Bull Connor used nightsticks, high-pressure hoses, and attack dogs on young civil rights protesters: a. | there was little public response. | b. | there was a public outcry only in the North. | c. | there was a wave of revulsion globally. | d. | President Kennedy abandoned his support for the civil rights movement. | e. | U.S. attorney general Robert Kennedy asked Martin Luther King Jr. to stop the protests. | ____ 4. To combat communism, one of John Kennedy’s first acts was to: a. | call for a summit meeting between the two superpowers. | b. | increase military spending on ballistic missiles. | c. | suggest a ban on nuclear weapons. | d. | deploy combat troops to Vietnam. | e. | establish the Peace Corps. | ____ 5. During the Bay of Pigs invasion: a. | the CIA failed in its mission. | b. | Eisenhower suspended trade with Cuba. | c. | the...
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...who hold opposite view. They think that students ought to be well versed in politics because they are the future leaders of the country. There has been much discussion whether students should join politics or not. Some persons say that they should join and some say that they should not. We should first discuss the subject very reasonably. Then we can decide whether students should join politics or not: Before southern parts of Asia had been free from the bondage of the British rule, some politicians said that school students also should join the struggle for freedom. During the days of Non-co-operation movement, students were advised to give up studies and join the fight for freedom. Their argument was—"Everything is useless without freedom. Education can wait but freedom cannot. Everything will be set right as soon as we get freedom. If school students join the political movement, it will gain additional strength. Now, we have no longer to fight against the British Government or any other external forces, But many political parties even now try to make use of students in politics. They say that we have not yet got real freedom. When the common people will have no want, then only we can say that we have got true freedom. For this purpose, our countrymen have to bring pressure upon the Government. They say that this Government is led by the capitalists...
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...parties and mass organizations to mobilize people around the goals of the regime. Authoritarianism emphasizes the rule of the few; it often includes election rigging, political decisions being made by a select group of officials behind closed doors, a bureaucracy that sometimes operates independently of rules, which does not properly supervise elected officials, and fails to serve the concerns of the constituencies they purportedly serve. Authoritarianism also tends to embrace the informal and unregulated exercise of political power, a leadership that is "self-appointed and even if elected cannot be displaced by citizens' free choice among competitors," the arbitrary deprivation of civil liberties, and little tolerance for meaningful opposition; A range of social controls also attempt to stifle civil society, while political stability is maintained by control over and support of the armed forces, a pervasive bureaucracy staffed by the regime, and creation of allegiance through various means of socialization and indoctrination. Authoritarian political systems may be weakened through "inadequate performance to demands of the people." Vestal writes that the tendency to respond to challenges to authoritarianism through tighter control instead of adaptation is a significant weakness, and that this overly rigid approach fails to "adapt to changes or to accommodate growing demands on the part...
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...I. Introduction What is Police brutality? Police brutality is the use of “excessive and/or unnecessary force” by police when dealing with civilians. Police brutality can be present in number of ways. The most obvious form of police brutality is a physical form. Police officers can use nerve gas, batons, pepper spray, and guns in order to physically intimidate or even intentionally hurt civilians. Police brutality can also take the form of false arrests, verbal abuse, psychological intimidation, sexual abuse, police corruption, racial profiling, political repression and the improper use of Tasers. Nowadays, many countries have laws which address police brutality. Under these laws, police brutality is seen as a very serious offense and investigated by a commission of district attorneys. Unfortunately, even with the law covering police brutality, many complaints made by civilians about excessive use of force are not investigated. Researchers suggest that it happens because the police have the authority to use force when necessary, and, often, it is difficult to prove that police brutality has taken place. More police officers now constantly record all interactions with civilians. Later on the recorded conversations can be reviewed in the case of an investigation. Even though racial profiling still exists, anyone regardless of race, gender or age can become a victim of police brutality. If a person experienced police misconduct, he or she needs to write down the names of all witnesses...
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...notion of human rights is relatively a new concept in human history. Article 1 of Declaration of Human Rights ''All beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights’’ states a universal request for fundamental human rights of individuals to be upheld by state and non-state actors in any circumstances. Owing it to the history of war and violence, particularly to the atrocities caused by Second World War, the concept and understanding of human rights have eventually become embodied in universal consciousness, actively promoted and theoretically guaranteed by numerous international documents and international human rights law. Still, the undoubtable commitment and responsibility to implement human rights standards is the one of the state...
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...------------------------------------------------- Generations of Chinese leadership From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia People's Republic of China | | This article is part of the series: Politics and government of China | Ideology[show] | Constitution[show] | Communist Party[show] | Legislature[show] | Executive[show] | United Front[show] | Military[show] | Judiciary[show] | Propaganda[show] | Law[show] | Other issues[show] | * Other countries * Atlas Politics portal | * v * t * e | | This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (March 2013) | Generations of Chinese leadership | Simplified Chinese | 中国共产党领导集体 | Traditional Chinese | 中國共産黨領導集體 | Literal meaning | Leadership collectives of the Communist Party of China | [show]Transcriptions | | Because both the Communist Party of China and the People's Liberation Army promote according to seniority, it is possible to discern distinctgenerations of Chinese leadership.[1] In official discourse, each group of leadership is identified with a distinct extension of the ideology of the party. Historians have studied various periods in the development of the government of the People's Republic of China by reference to these "generations". Contents [hide] * 1 Terminology * 2 First generation * 3 Second generation ...
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...or the PRC, came into power we must first look at the “Century of Humiliation”. This was a period that started with the first Opium War and continued until the end of WWII. Over this period the Chinese suffered at the hands of other countries (Mislan 2012). The Chinese were exploited by the British looking for a way into Chinese trade they offered up a highly addictive Narcotic. When the Emperor finally banned the importation of Opium half the country was addicted (Brook 2000). The British with the help of corrupted Chinese government officials won the war even against a Chinese army with superior numbers. The next insult, and more foreign transgression, came in 1856 with the Second Opium War. Imperial Britain again felt it their right to have open trade with all ports in China, Legalization of Opium, and the abolishment of import taxes on British goods in China just to name a few demands (Brook 2000). In present day terms I believe this would...
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