In the spring of 1989, thousands of protesters gathered in tiananmen square in beijing, china seeking political reform and freedoms . they rallied around a plaster statue that resembled the statue of liberty which they called “the goddess of democracy.” what happened to end this protest? the protesters were attacked by chinese troops and many were killed or arrested. most students lost interest and returned quietly to class the government decided to give more freedoms to the chinese citizens. national news broadcast the demonstration and other countries boycotted china's products.

A. spinoza thinks that we human beings are due for what was described in class as an “ontological demotion.” explain this ontological demotion, comparing his view of what we are to a more traditional aristotelian view. (you should concentrate on spinoza’s views on the human body, but be sure to say something about what he thinks the human mind is.) why does he think the demotion is needed? is he right? explain why the demotion matters to the overall project of the ethics.

How did world war i contribute to the events leading up to world war ii? (a)germans wanted to expand their nation to regain territory in the soviet union. (b)britain and france wanted to force germany to make reparation payments. (c)germans hated the versailles treaty and supported hitler's actions to defy it. (d)the soviet union wanted to take over german territory in eastern europe.

An artist entered into a written agreement to sell a patron a partially finished painting once it was complete. the patron later learned that the artist planned to sell the painting to a third party who offered to pay the artist more than the contract price. the patron filed suit to compel the artist to sell the painting to her in accord with the terms of their agreement, while the artist denied that the painting the artist planned to sell to the third party was the subject of the agreement with the patron. at trial, the patron did not introduce the written agreement or explain its absence. rather, the patron sought to testify that, when she signed the agreement, the artist had pointed to the painting in question and stated that it was the patron’s painting. the artist’s attorney objected to the testimony that the artist identified the painting as belonging to the patron. how should the court rule? asustain the objection, because the artist’s statement was hearsay. bsustain the objection, because the patron failed to produce the written agreement or explain its absence. coverrule the objection, because the statement is not hearsay. doverrule the objection, because the statement was relevant.