America the beautiful is truly a beautiful place. Along with beauty comes great leaders; men and women who want to do the best for our country, and great people are always here and welcomed to the country. But in some places, people aren't as lucky to have such a loving home. It is sad to think about but right now as a current event the country Ukraine is facing very difficult times with their president and their government. In this event, we see men and women protesting against their president,Viktor Yanukovych, and the government for doing something that the citizens did not like. Essentially, the President Yanukovtch broke a promise saying he would sign and agree with the EU (European Union) to allow better trade and create economic growth for the country. It opened new borders and allowed for more freedom in modernization with industries. The president suspended all talk with the EU, and once the people started protesting, he ran away and fled to Russia. But why did he abandon the EU at the last minute?
The president had his own reasons, some personal, and some that would effect a lot of different things. Russian Chiefs and leaders threatened Ukraine and said if they did not join the Moscow-Led Custom Union, than they would be struck with high gas taxes and trade sanctions. Another reason was a personal one that involved there were demands that he did not want to meet. Ukraine citizens were outraged and they drove out the president along with another high office Ukraine leader. This led to bloody fights among police officers in Ukraine.
Historical events and topics that occur like this can be classified on a number of things, one being corruption of government, which we have seen ever since the Protestant reformation. With government corruption, it can be tricky to change, because the government enforces and creates the laws. Anything you say can and will be used against you and with that said it takes a lot of confidence, courage, and strength to try and change it. During the Age of Absolutism, James II was appointed king of England. James was part of the long history of Stuart family, and he was not greatest king. He abolished parliament and in 16885 when he changed the country to Catholicism, he created many political parties against him. Lots of nonsense and rumors ran about in the country and fights would break out between religious groups constantly.
Just like in Ukraine, how men ran out the president, the same thing happened in England. A husband and wife, Mary and William, invaded and drove out James II. The only difference is that James II did not want any part of war. Now we can guess that neither does President Viktor, considering he fled. James II also fled only to France, and Mary and William took over England. We do not see protestors taking over Ukraine at this point, but we can see the connection that corruption of government is not a good thing, but could be solved with just a little cooperation.
Citations: CNN News Article. "20 Questions: What's Behind Ukraine's Political Crisis?"http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/18/world/europe/ukraine-protests-explainer/
"Unrest In Ukraine." CNN.http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/18/world/europe/ukraine-protests-explainer/
The title was extremely interesting but you may want to re word that first sentence. This topic makes a of off sense to compare to the protestant reformation. This writing was well done and interesting good job
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