Topic and Thesis Statement
In April 1989, people from all over China gathered in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square to mourn the death of the Communist Party Leader Hu Yaobang. The gathering grew larger each day and more and more people expressed their dissatisfaction with the party. People could not see the results of the reforms that they had been promised and students, in particular, were agitated due to the rising corruption in the party. They were wary of the fact that the same problems against which the previous generations had fought were forming their roots in China once again. The gathering soon turned into protests which spread across all of China, but what started as peaceful …show more content…
Learning that was very useful and I began using databases for my other classes as well and will continue using them in future. I also learned how to properly cite items and use Zotero for the same, which is definitely a huge time saver. My TA was very helpful and every time I would go to him during his office hours I would come out with a new perspective for my future work and a thorough knowledge of my mistakes in my previous one. He taught me how to write a strong thesis statement and I am sure it will help me in the other classes that I take in …show more content…
Due to this Indians view China as a country with barbarians and tyrants who always want to stir up trouble and are unfamiliar with the idea of peace. While I have not been rid of these views completely, the study of China did help me to look at the country and its people with a different perspective. The Chinese faced a lot of the same issues that were faced by Indians in regards to filial piety, class struggle, patriarchy and the inferior status of women, and also various issues surrounding marriage. The methods they used to overcome this in the past and the current situation of China in these matters is also very different than it is in