English 10:30
October 7, 2014
The most important piece of
information that I believe should be remembered is on June 4, 1989 about 2 and
a half months of protest Chinese troops reach Tiananmen Square and open fire on
civilians. This should be remembered because hundreds of thousands of people
were killed for standing up to what they believed would better their country.
They wanted communism to come to an end and to be a more open politically. They
were wrongfully killed for believing that their country would be better for it.
To make this more influential you should also remember that a former journalist
was put away for 17 years for throwing paint at a portrait of Mao Zedong, which
is a chairman to the Chinese Communist party. How the Chinese handled this was
wrong and unfair.
Tiananmen Square pictures-
PEACE FOR ALL
This picture taken from the
1989 Tiananmen Square protest. Its emphasize peace and really
explains how terrible it was for the Chinese government to kill humans
un-rightfully. There was no harm being done but from the Chinese government alone.
This photo captivates the idea of a peaceful protest
and the idea of an open government. There wasn't violence from the protesters unless brought on by the Chinese military.
Hong Kong pictures-
We know how the Tiananmen Protest ended
This picture taken from
the 2014 Hong Kong protest. The picture is really powerful. It
shows a message that I believe relates to the 1989 Tiananmen Square protest. I
believe they are aware of what happened in that last protest and are sending a
message to their military and country. It inspires me that even though these people can be killed that they are still fighting for what they believe is right.
So the two sites that I used were
CNN and the nytimes. I reviewed articles of the Nurse from Spain contracting
Ebola on both CNN and nytimes. The article summarized is about a Nurse who is
unsure of how she contracted Ebola. The executive arm of the European Union
wanted answers as to how she was able to contract Ebola and why it hadn’t been
contained at the source. The nurse came into contact with 22 other sources that
have been quarantined. Health care workers said they have not received proper
equipment or training to handle an Ebola case. As I’m reading the article in
the nytimes I realize that they don’t give as much information as CNN. All
you’re getting from nytimes is the story of what happened, but it’s very vague
and there isn’t much detail in their writing method. While CNN reports the
story but then takes a step further into the details of the political side of
things and investigate why the staff may have not been prepared or had the
equipment for the Ebola virus. CNN goes further to give a greater explanation
so you can understand why this is happening. The use of images of both of these
articles were very dramatic, CNN had an image of medical staff wearing
protective suits while taking care of a patient who has Ebola while the nytimes
had a picture of a nurse gasping in front of the hospital while a bunch of
other nurses surround him. These images both play up the dramatization of the
article to play up its severity. I think the angle CNN wanted to take with this
article is to give the facts of the story but to also give you a deeper
knowledge as to why this is happening. I believe nytimes is less informative. I
would suggest that if people don’t want to have a deeper understanding of
issues then they should read the nytimes.
I really enjoyed reading your exploration. The second picture you chose was my favorite. It showed that indeed the final protest had been finished. This picture is so powerful because the banner says clearly "They Can Kill Us All". That right there speaks volumes and gives viewers a better understanding of how serious this situation was and how serious these protestors were as well. Overall very good and well written!
ReplyDeleteGreat work on your exploration, it was very detailed and I liked your opinion on the subject matters. I really liked your second picture "They Can't Kill Us" I really agree with you in the fact that even though these people could be killed, they are standing up for what the believe in.
ReplyDeleteI am in 100% agreement with you. I do feel what what in Tienanmen Square was just not right at all. Everybody should have a chance to voice their thoughts and opinions without fear of being shot at or run over by a tank enforced by the very government that was suppose to protect the people.
ReplyDeleteI also feel that the statement advertised in Hong Kong was very brave and bold statement that while they are aware of history could repeat itself, yet, they are standing together giving each other strength in numbers and should one person fall, another will rise up and take that person's place.
you did great how you explain Tienanmen square, Chinese troops were killing innocent civilian on the street. they were acting like ignorant people. if they killed all the civilian who they were controlling.
ReplyDeleteGreat exploration Caitlin. I also chose the second picture you chose and for the exact same reasons. It speaks volumes to the military because it shows them that the protesters know what they're capable of but are still willing to fight for what they believe in. I agree with your opinions in part 1 also, my exploration reads quite similar to yours. I enjoyed reading your post!
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