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Nonviolent Resistance Nationalist Movement
1,175 wordsMohandus Gandhi has had many influences on the world today. He was born on October 2 nd, 1869 in Porbandar, West India. He became one of the most respected, spiritual and political leaders of the 1900 's. He acquired the name Mahatma, which means "soul force. He helped free the Indian people through nonviolent resistance, also given the name satyagraha, instead of the violent warfare that was being used by Britain. Gandhi also promoted social and economic reforms. He is still honored by his peop...
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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi East India Company
1,110 wordsIndias long struggle for independence started in 1857 with East India Company. British originally came to do business in India but later on took over India. There was a great battle fought in India in 1857. The kingdoms fought east India Company troops with weapons and many lives were lost. However, shortly after that in 1858, British rule was introduced. A British Governor was sent to India and India was made part of British Empire. India felt they needed democracy. They wanted to stop exploita...
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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi Third Class
1,127 wordsGeorge C. Wallace, the United States Secretary of State when Mohandas K. Gandhi was assassinated, said that Gandhi had become a spokesman for the conscience of all mankind- a man who made humility and simple truth more powerful than empires (Gandhi, np). Gandhi is well known for his leadership in the liberation of India from Britain, but his main goal and message transcends beyond the acts he did, into everyday living. Gandhi promoted simple living, non-violence, and forgiveness as a way to unit...
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Gandhi A Man Of Principle
1,078 words... unit that when one is pushed towards injustice, one must simply refuse and not fight back. To take the blows of their oppressors and not become servants would have both moral and practical value. Morally, violence and hatred are wrong by most, if not all, religions. Often though, some form of self-defense is considered excusable. Gandhi said I cannot intentionally hurt anything that lives, much less human beings, even though they may do the greatest wrong to me (Logue, 23). He also said of c...
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British Rule Prime Minister
1,504 wordsMohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born in the town of Porbander in the state of what is now Gujarat on 2 October 1869. He had his schooling in nearby Rajkot, where his father served as the adviser or prime minister to the local ruler. Though India was then under British rule, over 500 kingdoms, principalities, and states were allowed autonomy in domestic and internal affairs: these were the so-called 'native states'. Rajkot was one such state. His father died before Gandhi could finish his schoolin...
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Passive Resistance Prime Minister
1,337 wordsGandhi was an important man in India, who influenced much of the country. He was born in Western India in 1869 and was raised Hindu. At age thirteen, Gandhi entered his arranged marriage and a few years later went to attend law school in London. In 1893, Gandhi became an attorney in South Africa, where he first practiced passive resistance against the British law enforcers who oppressed the Indian race. In 1915 after Gandhi had made Indians lives better in South Africa, he went back to India to ...
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Hindus And Muslims House Of Commons
3,119 wordsMohunduras Ghandi: His Vital Role in Indias Independence Mohunduras Ghandi was a man that the world thought could never exist. He believed strongly in all things that were good, and to him, there were no two ways about it. Leading the Indian people spiritually and morally, he inspired them to fight for Home Rule in which they achieved. He gave them courage to fight against Britain, and to work along side of the Muslims. The Congress, supported by Gandhi, and the Muslim League were opposites but ...
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2,305 wordsGandhi: A Man of Principle George C. Wallace, the United States Secretary of State when Mohandas K. Gandhi was assassinated, said that Gandhi? had become a spokesman for the conscience of all mankind- a man who made humility and simple truth more powerful than empires? (Gandhi, np). Gandhi is well known for his leadership in the liberation of India from Britain, but his main goal and message transcends beyond the acts he did, into everyday living. Gandhi promoted simple living, non-violence, and...
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Passive Resistance Civil Disobedience
995 wordsGandhi was an influential figure in our society. He taught many people about equal rights, honoring thy neighbor, and peace and tranquility. Although at times his actions were deemed improbable and insane nevertheless, they were effective. In my essay I will be discussing the history of Mohandis Gandhi; the actions he bestowed and took to accomplish freedom for India; and how Mohandis finally obtained freedom for India. Gandhi, also known as Mahatma Gandhi, was born in the present state of Gujar...
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Indian National Congress Violent Resistance
3,140 wordsGandhi, lived from Gandhi Gandhi Gandhi, lived from 1869 - 1948 and was also known as Mahatma Gandhi, was born in Porbandar, in the modern state of Gujarat, on October 2, 1869, into a Hindu family, Both his father and grandfather having been prime ministers of two adjacent and tiny states. After a modest career at school, he went to London in 1888 to train as a lawyer, leaving behind his young wife, whom he had married when she was in her teens. In London, Gandhi encountered theosophists, vegeta...
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1,299 wordsGandhi: The Actions That Affected Generations To Come Many people feel they can change the world and better it for future generations. They try all sorts of ways to change life, and many don t accomplish their goals. One person who did accomplish his goals was Gandhi. Gandhi took many actions to affect those who were doing wrong. But did Gandhi accomplish his goals when he wanted to? Did Gandhi accomplish his goals at all? I feel Gandhi did accomplish his goals, but not in his lifetime. Born Moh...
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Karamchand Gandhi South Africa
1,093 wordsGandhiGhandhi Childhood and idealists Gandhi Monads Karamchand Gandhi was born October 2 1969, to Probrick and Karamchand Gandhi who was the chief minister of in three Kathiawar State. His mother was very religious she would fast for days. She believed in the Hindu religion, which is based on the books of Dharma. The Hindu s have to live their religion not just do their religion. There is no founder of Hinduism while most religion have laws already set Hinduism doesn t. The main gods are Vishnu,...
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Mahatma Gandhi Gandhi
2,732 wordsThomas Merton and Mahatma Gandhi both speak of God in a personal way. They both speak of God as truth. Famous Thomas Merton, Trappist American monk, was a traditional Christian. Born in France in 1915 and died in Asia in 1968 Merton was greatly influenced by the complexities of the twentieth century. His writings served as a personal may in his search for God... He pursued the ascending path towards the eternal kingdom of truth, towards heaven, while leaving the world of shadowy existence behind...
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Mahatma Gandhi Karamchand Gandhi
1,996 wordsThe future generations will scarcely believe that such a man in flesh and blood, had tread this earth. Said Albert Einstein Mahatma Gandhi's real name was Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. He was born in 1869 at Porbandar in the state of Gujarat in INDIA. His fathers name was Karamchand Gandhi and his mothers name was Putlibai. He was the youngest in the family of one sister and three brothers. His father belonged to the family of grocers but himself was a minister in the court of a local ruler. He wa...
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