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While I grew up in a world in which the Arab Spring was happening, I as an American citizen knew very little about it. Now this is my first time with a course specializing in the Middle East but I had been in multiple history courses throughout high school and never had the phrase, “Arab Spring” been brought up. I continued to hear about the civil war in Syria and how the United States was on the fence about getting involved however, I never knew the reason why the war was happening. So I am glad that we are taking the time to break down the Arab Spring country by country and discover how one thing led to another.
One thing constantly brought up in United States politics and even more recently is Police Brutality. Many people believe that police officers even in the states have too much power, that they can search what they what, be where they want, and arrest whomever they want …show more content…

Is everyday perfect? O god no but I do not live in constant fear of being assaulted by any government official. As I learned this week, based on the revolutions in both Tunisia and Egypt, many citizens lived that way daily. The majority of the time, if there is an issue regarding the immediate safety of an American citizen it is solved because it makes national headline news. The media portrays those involved as evil and governments want to fix the issue so the bad publicity can stop. However, in the case of the Arab Spring, the governments were so corrupt that people could not voice their opinions at all. Facebook was the only tool that they had. Being a journalism major, my job out of college will likely be connected to the freedom of speech that I have. To be frank, it scares me that some people in the world do not have the ability to voice their opinion. Something that would put in perspective this week, I am just thanking my lucky stars I was born in this country. It could be a lot worse,

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