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Practicing citations

The function of the CRS is to be a neutral body, that provides analysis to Congress.

Answers to Module 7 Questions:

1. Describe your media- The media I have chosen to upload to Wikimedia Commons is a photograph I found on Flickr that was posted under a Creative Commons license. The photograph details a protest that occurred on April 9th, 2008 at the Olympic Games torch rally.
2. Is this your own work? No
3. What is the file format? It is a Jpeg photograph
4. What license have you chosen? The work was posted under a CC BY-SA2.0 license and therefore could be used on Wikipedia
5. What category/gallery will you add it to? I added it to the photograph gallery under the categories 'protest', 'China in the 2000s' and 'Olympic games'
6. How will you describe the file? I described the file as a mass incident that occurred on April 9th 2008 at the Olympic Games torch rally.

Mass incident that occurred on April 9th at the 2008 Olympic Games Torch Rally in Beijing

Mass Incidents in China
China Eritrea Locator
Location	China
Caused by	• layoff of workers • abuse of workers • development projects • income inequality • injustice • lack of democratic institutions
Methods	• protests • petitions • demonstrations • violence •vandalism • sit ins and walk outs
Status	ongoing

Info Box Practice:

Mass Incidents in China
Date	1990s-present
Location	China
Caused by	Abuse of workers *Layoff of workers *Development Projects Forced acquisition of land Environmental degradation Income Inequality
Methods	Protests Petitions Violence Vandalism
Status	Ongoing

{{Infobox civil conflict| title = Mass Incidents in China | image = [[File:China Eritrea Locator.png | caption = map highlighting location of China | date = 1990s-present| place = Across country of China| coordinates = 35.8617° N, 104.1954° E | causes = *Layoff of workers

• Abuse of workers
• Development Projects
• Forced acquisition of land
• Environmental degradation
• Income Inequality| groups involved = *Peasants
• Urban residents
• Workers| methods = *Protests
• Petitions
• Violence
• Vandalism| status = Ongoing| response = Occasional policy change, monitoring issues through databases, improvement of crowd control methods}}

DRAFT OF ARTICLE:

Within the past few decades, the number of mass incidents occurring in China has seen significant growth, as displayed in the graph. In more recent times the numbers have continued to be high yet are less documented making reliable statistics rare.