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    Non-cooperation and Khilafat Movement During the First World War‚ the prices of various commodities rose‚ the conditions of the people worsened and the government extracted many dues from the people in the name of war efforts. This gave rise to resentment among the Indian people and there were several agitations against the government. To contain this‚ the government passed the Rowlatt Act in 1919 which authorized the government to arrest any person without warrant and to detain him/her without

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    Joe J Cohan Prof. Huber Writing Assignment #1 The Americanization of Ben Franklin As human beings age‚ the opportunity to move up through the social hierarchy seems to disappear. In Gordon S. Wood’s biography‚ The Americanization of Benjamin Franklin‚ he tells a unique story that allows us to take a deeper look into almost every social class of the 18th century. As Franklin makes his way through the social hierarchy‚ Gordon Wood paints a picture of what society was like and how it works

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    COLLECTIVE ACTION AND COOPERATION ASSIGNMNET PERIYAR’S SELF RESPECT MOVEMENT SUBMITTED TO: Prof. Sony Pellissery SUBMITTED BY: Ashish Chaturvedi (29042) Avinash Dwarapu (29014) INSTITUTE OF RURAL MANAGEMENT ANAND 2008 Self Respect Movement was started by E.V Ramasamy Naicker. He was popularly known as “Thanthai Periyar”. This movement was intended to provide equal rights to non Brahmin backward castes in Tamil Nadu. All

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    always‚[1][2] defined as being nonviolent resistance. It is one form of civil resistance. In one view (in India‚ known as ahimsa or satyagraha) it could be said that it iscompassion in the form of respectful disagreement. The Civil Disobedience Movement led by M K Gandhi‚ in the year 1930 was an important milestone in the history of Indian Nationalism. There are three distinct phases that mark the development of Indian Nationalism. In the first phase‚ the ideology of the moderates dominated the

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    The May 4th Movement in China The first Cultural Revolution of China’s 20th century began with the May Fourth Movement on May 4th‚ 1919. The May Fourth Movement in China was an anti-imperialist‚ cultural‚ and political movement. Although it physically began on May 4‚ 1919‚ it actually lasted from about 1917 until 1923. It marked the rapid rise of Chinese Nationalism as well as a re-evaluation of Confucianism. The movement was sparked by the dissatisfaction with the terms of the Treaty of Versailles

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    Through the history of art‚ Two important art movement influences almost everything in our daily life. The building we lived in‚ the glasses we used‚ and the technic equipment we made‚ are all influenced by both art movement: Bauhaus in Germany‚ and the Arts and Crafts Movement in UK. In this Essay‚ Both movements will be talked over‚ and compared and contrasted. The both key designer Walter Gropius and William Morris‚ and their art works from each movement will be researched. There are many interesting

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    Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) PREAMBLE Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) is an important world organization of the third world countries who do not wish to be aligned with any of the big powers.The NAM can be defined as: “The international forum of the people of the third World who openly condemn and negate the lust for creating the spheres of influence by the super powers and thus is an important and effective organ against Colonialism and imperialism.” REASONS FOR THE FORMATIONS OF NAM The World War

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    The nationalist movement grew into a wide spread mass anti-imperialist movement at the end of the First World War. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi came into prominence at this time and became the undisputed leader of the nationalist movement. Powerful mass movements were launched under his leadership. These involved defiance of laws‚ peaceful demonstrations‚ boycott of educational institutions‚ boycott of courts‚ boycott of educational institutions‚ picketing of shops selling liquor and foreign goods

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    traditional ashrams known for two millennia in India. He became the apple off of the common man because sainthood has always had a profound appeal to the masses reminding them of the various charkas like Sankara and Madhavaan saint-singers of the Bhakti movement. Although the middle class did not like hi knobbing with the Harijans‚ they could not but admire him‚ for deep down in their they knew that they were in the wrong‚ not the Mahatma. Besides‚ there was a surreptitious veneration for meditation

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    threat of existence. Here the local community and the environmentalist made the struggle against the dam project. Here the women also are part of the women and some were among the leaders. Though‚ many studies and report was done about the dam and the movement against dam. Here the researcher tries to analyze the involvement of the women in the agitation. The researcher also makes the connection between the eco-feminism as theory and the practically of what happen in the place. Does the women participate

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