452 words April 1, 2004 The road to democracy can be very difficult. In the late 1980's China's communist government started cracking down on individual freedoms. This and along with capitalism seeping through into the east from Europe, was the reason students and other people started protesting to get a say in the government. As the Chinese government was limiting personal freedoms, a pro-democracy leader died. His death was the cause of huge gatherings of people mourning his …showed first 75 words of 451 total…

…showed last 75 words of 451 total…the dark with no medical treatment at all. People can make a difference in the way their life is going. The students made a prime example of that. The students new what they wanted and the pros and cons to it. Then they took steps to obtaining it. It shows how important it is to get involved with ones government and political policies. It is a long, important process to reach a state of democracy.