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Controversy at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Torch Relay

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Controversy at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Torch Relay
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	edHelper's suggested reading level:	grades 5 to 8
	Flesch-Kincaid grade level:	8.18

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	challenging words:		Beijing, counter-protesters, repressive, protesters, suspension, parliament, publicity, withstand, reappeared, protest, chaos, internet, public, aboard, independence, beginning
	content words:		San Francisco, Summer Olympics, Olympic Torch Relay, Reporters Without Borders, Eiffel Tower, Without Borders, Notre Dame Cathedral, Golden Gate Bridge

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Controversy at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Torch Relay By Sharon Fabian

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¹     Caption: Protests in San Francisco, California, on April 9, 2008
 
²     The 2008 Summer Olympics. Beijing, China, had been chosen as the host city. It would be an opportunity to show the world a positive picture of modern life in China.
 
³     So China began to plan for the big event. Olympics stadiums were prepared. Slogans and logos were planned. An elegant red torch was designed for the Olympic torch relay.
 
⁴     However, the country of China was not the only one hoping to get publicity from the big event. Protest groups had long recognized that big international events like the Olympics were great places to put their causes before the public. There would be plenty of media coverage and massive audiences.

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