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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi East India Company
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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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Irish Republican Army Mohandas Gandhi
707 wordsOne person or a group of people can take on a major role of the unification process that brings upon nationalism for their country. To get a better understanding of what nationalism is, one must learn the meaning of "nationalism. " Nationalism is the devotion to the interests or culture of a particular nation. Nationalism is a striving force that can help a country thrive. There are also different ways that a country can achieve nationalism. Two different people / organizations with two differen...
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Mahatma Gandhi South Africa
945 wordsMahatma Gandhi (Mohandas Karamchand) "Generations to come will scarce believe that such a one as this ever walked upon this earth in flesh and blood." -Albert Einstein Throughout history most national heroes have been warriors, but Gandhi was a passive and peaceful preacher of morals, ethics, and beliefs. He was an outsider who ended British rule over India without striking a blow. Moreover, Gandhi was not skillful with any unusual artistic, scholarly, or scientific talents. He never earned a de...
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Violent Protest Movie Shows
673 wordsGandhi the Movie Richard Attenboroughs Gandhi is the portrayal of the live of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. Gandhi was depicted as an ordinary person, who lives and adjusts to the circumstances of the time and then becomes an extraordinary leader. Gandhi was famous for his response to the racial discrimination, which had changed the empire. The movie shows what a huge impact Gandhi made on India and on its future. Thanks to Gandhi, the country obtained independence from Britain. The greatest achie...
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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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Make A Difference One Of The Main
1,269 wordsNovember 17, Gandhi Mary Reynolds November 17, 2000 History 3840 Arthur K. Scott Gandhi, Satyagraha, and the Western Mind There is much that can be said about such a great leader like Gandhi. He had many skills that were needed to make a difference in the world. Perhaps the most important quality that he possessed was the attributes of knowledge and common sense. These attributes made him a very levelheaded man who knew how to treat his opponent with respect while stating the issue at hand. Gand...
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Martin Luther King Jr Passive Resistance
953 wordsMOHANDAS KARMCHAND GANDHI All throughout history, the most common way to solve a dispute was with violence. The dispute eventually grew larger with many people joining the different sides. These large disputes eventually grew into wars. Most people believed that wars were the only way to solve problems. Then, a native East Indian, named Gandhi, expressed what he thought, and changed the way the world felt about violence Nonviolence is the greatest force at the disposal of mankind. It is mightier...
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British Authorities South Africa Gandhi
864 wordsMahatma Gandhi was a great Hindu leader and model for the world to follow. His fervor for an independent India encouraged others to stand behind and support him in his efforts to obtain an independent country. Gandhi was born in India yet he received the majority of his preparation for the Indias movement in South Africa. Gandhi was jailed and beaten in South Africa but persevered and the government made important concessions to Gandhi's demands, including recognition of Indian marriages and abo...
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People Of India British Occupation
1,495 wordsIn Southern Africa, Mohandas Gandhi worked ceaselessly to improve the rights of the immigrant Indians. It was there that he developed his creed of passive resistance against injustice, satyagraha, meaning truth and force, and was frequently failed as a result of the protests that he led. Before Gandhi returned to India in 1915, he had radically changed the lives of Indians living in Southern Africa. When Gandhi arrived, it was not long before he was taking the lead in the long struggle for indep...
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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi Martin Luther King Jr
1,017 wordsMohandas Karamchand Gandhi During the 20 th century there were many great individuals throughout the world but none stand out more to me than Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. He was an Indian nationalist leader, who established his countrys freedom through a nonviolent revolution. He considered the term? s passive resistance and civil disobedience inadequate for his purposes, however, and coined another term, Satyagraha (? truth and firmness? ). He was a major part of World War I by recruiting campai...
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301 wordsGandhi Reflection: The Life of Gandhi My view on Gandhi's life is that of respect. It is truly amazing to see such a person devote his whole life to one certain cause, while capturing the attention of the whole world. After seeing what started Gandhi's life long journey, one must wonder why such an incident would make him change his whole life. As the movie shows, it is seen that at the beginning of the movie, Gandhi was a completely different man, than what he was when he died. Gandhi went thro...
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