If you were to develop a Mt. Rushmore representing the 20th century, whose faces would you select and why?

In the twentieth century has been the most 'busy' in the history of our world. If I was to build a Mt. Rushmore of the the twentieth century, on the very left there would me Martin Luther King Jr.. He fought for equality in America, and for someone to cause such a big uprising in that time was something that no body before him ever dreamed of doing. He influenced so many people in his country and all over the world. Now days even white people are thankful that he stopped such harsh, and cruel behavior. If he had not done what he did, then only god can imagine what our world would be like today. The person that would fill one of the centre spots is Mahatma Gandhi. Mahatma Gandhi made the difference in the Indian revolution, and he was not there, then I believe that India would still be ruled by the British. He united a country with over 750 million people and got them to hate a common enemy, which at the time was the biggest piece of the jigsaw missing. The more fascinating part is that Indians followed all different religions, yet they united under one figure, Gandhi. His ways of basic living and non violence drove the Indian struggle of independence and on 14 August 1947, he achieved his goal. I believe that Mother Teresa should be alongside Gandhi in the middle. She changed the lives of so many poor Indian people and to this day we can see what she achieved. She got so many orphanages started all over India, and influenced social work all over the world. All throughout history, in the whole world there has not been another person who was so famous for their social work and care for others. She stands out because she did something different and changed millions of lives, directly and indirectly.The final spot on the Mt. Rushmore of the twentieth century should go to Paul David Hewson, more commonly known as Bono. Music changed in that century he is one of the men that most heavily influenced it. He made music while helping the poor, spreading awareness on political issues and tried to fight these problems through music. He used his talents to make the world a better place, which is something that we all should strive to do.
I believe that these four people will represent the twentieth century for what it really was, all the ups and downs.

China 'to give Tibetan monks welfare benefits'

China 'to give Tibetan monks welfare benefits' By Michael Bristow

Summary:
The Chinese Government is planning to give free welfare benefits to monks after over 11 of them set themselves on fire. They will be offered benefits such as pensions, health insurance, public services and living allowances. Public services will include electricity, water, telecommunications and T.V. stations. This announcement was made by Chen Quanguo, who was most recently appointed the chief of the Communist Party in Tibet. According to Mr. Quanguo this project will help over 50,000 people as most monks currently live on donations and offering provided to the monasteries they live in. Other than these benefits the government will spend over $60 million on irrigation of water for farmland. To help herders in the area, the government will provide them with compensation when their livestock gets killed by wolves. With this new project is taking place keeping in mind the motto of China’s invasion of Tibet. improve living standards - and crack down hard on opponents.

Response:
Tibetan society revolves around the monks, and by helping the monks the Chinese government is trying win the hearts of thousands of Tibetans all over the world. I dont think that China will ever be able to make the Tibetan people happy, because of all the mistakes they have already made in their invasion. First of all, I dont even think that it is right that they invaded Tibet in the first place. The other big mistake was denying the Dalai Lama's plea for autonomy. If the Chinese government had agreed to that plea, then they would not have to offer these benefits, because the Dalai Lama would have been happy. This way the Tibetans would be happier and the monks would not have burnt themselves. It is good that the Chinese government is helping Tibetans, even though they have no other choice.

Vocab
1. conservancy- a body concerned with the preservation of nature,specific species, or natural resources, he conservation of something; origin- anglo-norman

Water conservancy projects are taking place all over the world.

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