1. The Syrian Revolution and The Animal Farm By PJ Zurlini Block: 1-A

2. Before The Syrian revolution all began on the “Day of Rage” on March 15, 2011. On that day thousands of anti-government demonstrators gathered in one place and protested against the ruling of their president, Bashar al-Assad. The rebels were mad because al-Assad had promised them more freedom and a better life when he took over for his father, the former president, who died in 2000. al-Assad had restricted the freedom of speech of his people and had isolated the country’s economy.

3. During The “Day of Rage” was the first big demonstration. The government arrested thousands of protesters and killed hundreds of them on that day. Even after all that, the rebels didn’t stop. Several months later, On July 31 st, the protests were so bad that the Syrian government sent tanks and troops into the city of Hama, leaving more than 100 dead. To this day, rebels are still fighting back and the government is still using violence to try to prevent their actions.

4. After The revolution in Syria is still going on and it has gotten way worse as other countries are starting to get involved. For example, Russia has began to send air strikes over the rebel parts of Syria in attempt to help out al-Assad and the Syrian government. Meanwhile, the U.S. has done nothing to help the innocent people of Syria which is not helping the situation out at all. Millions of Syrians have attempted, while not all have succeeded, to get out of Syria by paying a lot of money and risking their lives to get smuggled into Europe.

5. Napoleon & Bashar al-Assad The actions of Napoleon, from the book Animal Farm, and the Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad, are very similar. Napoleon and al-Assad both kill their own people/animals because they rebel against their leadership. Both al-Assad and Napoleon limit the freedom of speech that their people/ animals have. If someone talks bad about Napoleon he kills them and same goes with al-Assad. In the beginning, both of them were innocent leaders who promised a better life for their people/animals, but then ended up being horrible dictators who ruined the lives of many.