How did the Tiananmen Square massacre affect China and its people? The Tiananmen Square massacre or the June Fourth Incident was a series of protests and demonstrations in China. These student-led demonstrations reflected the anxieties that young people had about the country’s future‚ regarding the issues of rapid economic and social change. These protestors would do things like going on hunger strikes‚ sit-in or occupy public spaces. They did all of this so they could achieve their goals of “A Communist
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Bullying has been a growing problem among society for years. Bullying was never quite seen as a real or serious issue until April 20‚ 1999 when the Columbine High School Massacre happened in Little Rock‚ Colorado. The incident was when two boys‚ Eric Harris‚ 17‚ and Dylan Klebold‚ 18‚ who had been bullied and harassed for years for being different whether it was how they looked or their homosexuality‚ intruded onto school grounds bearing arms and explosives. According to a report on History‚ “The
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Teanna Palmer april 26‚ 2011 Mrs. Levertte I John Adams is here today to address the jury of the innocence of the men that were involved in the killing of 5 civilians. On March 5‚ 1770 a riot broke out on the streets of Boston causing mayhem; British soldiers arrived on the scene to find the civilians out of control‚ and in order
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are willing too to do just that.Too many feel like the asking price is too much‚ but it will be something that will change your life forever. AND that is what sacrifice should be. It was the 5th of June in 1989‚ one day after the Tiananmen square massacres. One man stood in front of an army of tanks ready to go to Tiananmen. The lead tank maneuvered to the left. He shifted his body to the
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Saint Valentines Day Massacre Being headed by Al Capone‚ The Saint Valentine’s Day Massacre has been named “the most notorious gangster killing of the Prohibition era.” (Rosenberg) This event involved two rival gangs‚ South Side Italian gang and the North Side Irish gang‚ in which the intended target was Bugs Moran -- the leader of the North Side Irish gang. On the morning of February 14‚ 1929‚ seven people decided to perform a set up. When the gunmen – two disguised as cops – entered the garage
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Kaepernick and Eric Reid of the San Francisco 49ers chose to take a knee during the national anthem‚ which would contribute to the controversial debate over American ideals and police brutality that still persists today. With much backlash‚ Reid establishes a dismayed tone in order to express his disappointment with the misunderstanding of his motives. In his New York Times article‚ "Eric Reid: Why Colin Kaepernick and I Decided to Take a Knee‚" Eric Reid seeks to justify his and his teammate’s actions on
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Eventually‚ these tensions erupted with the riot on King Street in March of 1770‚ where five colonists died. Military presence in Boston was the British government’s first reaction to the colonies’ rebellion that did not involve passage of a new piece of legislation‚ which showed that they thought they needed physical force to remind the colonies of who was in charge. The colonists’ reaction to the British government’s first use of military force in the colonies showed how protective colonists had
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Even though the Nazi party was strong they still had trouble. There was a violent group called the Edelweiss Pirates. They were a group that consisted of young adults. They believed that the Nazi’s should not be in power. They were very open with their views and committed acts of violence. They beat up members of the police force and even killed an important person. Their actions showed that the Nazis weren’t as strong as everyone thought they were. There were also ‘swing groups’ which consisted
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After reading and analyzing Mark Danner’s account of The Massacre at El Mozote‚ it can be quite apparent that the United States had full involvement in the events leading up to the massacre‚ but they are not fully to blame. In the U.S. effort to stomp out communism‚ the origin of their efforts had to begin in one place‚ Latin America. The Reagan Administration had full knowledge that they were about to fund and train an army whose job it was to prevent the spread of communism and “communistic” ideals
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‘He was afraid that whites would harm them‚’ Forse said. Joseph might also have realized that sending witnesses would accomplish nothing. The next day‚ Forse sent a corporal to escort the Nez Perce witnesses. He also sent a letter to Brainard‚ ‘requesting him to see that they were taken care of.’ Less than a week later‚ however‚ Brainard dismissed the charges against Findley. The two Nez Perce witnesses had refused to testify. Perhaps they feared reprisal or felt their cause was doomed anyway. Either
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