Question+Time+POY

> o "My son set himself on fire for dignity" //- Mannoubia Bouazizi (Mohamed Bouzizi's son)// > o "Aftermaths are never as splendid as uprisings. Solidarity has a short half-life. Democracy is messy and hard, and votes may not go your way. Freedom doesn't appear all at once." > o "They can laugh and call us microbloggers. They can call us the hamsters of the internet. Fine. I am an Internet hamster. But I know they are afraid of us." > >
 * 1. What do the protesters around the world have in common? In what ways are they different and unique? What does their distinctiveness reveal about the particular economy, culture, or government of the country they come from?
 * 2. How did the protests influence each other?
 * 3. What role did social and other media (cameras, video, TV, cell phone) play in the protests?
 * 4. Why do you think //Time// magazine named a group this year and not an individual?
 * 5. What were the roles of individuals like Mohamed Bouzizi in Tunisia and Khaled Said in Egypt in these protests?
 * Share your thoughts and feelings about the following quotes:
 * 7. What is democracy, in the eyes of the protesters? Do you think the idea of democracy differs among the protesters? How?
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">8. What is the relationship between protest and legislation? Can you give an example of that?