the civil rights movement here in America and Nelson Mandela used Gandhi’s non-violent methods to help end apartheid in South Africa. These weren’t the only situations where non-violence succeeded either‚ Khan Abdule Ghaffar Khan‚ Steve Biko‚ Aung San Suu Kyi and Benigno Aquino‚ Jr. used Gandhi’s non-violent tactics to win out over their enemies. Aquino even succeeded in freeing his Philippine people from the dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos. All of these victorious situations show us that non-violence
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PENGUIN ACTIVE READING Teacher Support Programme Teacher’s notes LEVEL 3 Stories of Courage Clare Gray Stories 5–6: Prisoner for Peace tells the story of Burmese Aung San Suu Kyi‚ the unofficial leader of Burma. Her government was removed from power by the Burmese army in 1988‚ and she was placed under house arrest shortly afterward. Since that time she has fought tirelessly for democracy. She was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1991 and continues to fight for her people’s freedom
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“arrests” (“A Month and a Day”; 318) and never giving up is what made the big difference. Even though he didi’n get to finish what he started he achieved really important things and motivated others to continue what he started. Just like Saro-Wiwa‚ Aung San Suu Kyi spoke out and made a difference‚ she returned to her native Burma and put herself through everything in order to gain the autonomy for the citizens of her beloved country. She “founded” (“Icon of Hope”; 445) the National League for Democracy
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emerging market‚ that must be entered without delay. Western beer markets are becoming saturated and the potentials for growth in Asia are enormous. Competitors‚ such as Carlsberg and San Miguel‚ are likewise turning their investments towards Asia. The political opposition in Burma‚ lead by Nobel Price laureate Aung San Suu Kyi‚ calls on foreign companies not to invest in Burma for the time being‚ however. International embargoes can support the internal opposition against the regime‚ she says. Heineken
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combination of image and text. This paper will mainly focus on image analysing. [pic] Figure 1. Re-made extract from SCMP The image in Figure 1 is a phone taken by Agence France Presse in Myanmar. It captures a face of Aung San San Suu Kyi looking behind wine meshes in a photo that is holding by someone with both hands. The image is considered as an narrative image because it includes vectors of motion which allow viewers to create story about participant‚ which is known as ‘represented
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CEO Facebook • Oprah Winfrey – Celebrity/Philanthropist • Florence Nightingale - Nursing • Mother Theresa - Charity • Jonas Salk - Scientist • J. Edgar Hoover – Criminal Justice • Hillary Clinton – Secretary of State‚ former First Lady • Aung San Suu Kyi – Nobel Peace Prize • Gabrielle Douglas – Olympic Gymnast • Martin Luther King Jr.- Civil Rights Activist • Ernesto “Che” Guevara- Revolutionary • Andy Warhol/Jackson Pollack/Norman
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have a more ’feminine’ approach to leadership which is more sensitive towards the needs of society. For instance‚ history is peppered with exemplary female leaders such as Indira Ghandi‚ Benazir Bhutto‚ Eva Peron and present day heroines such as Aung San Suu Kyi. Women tend to be more caring in nature and quite patient in dealing with problems which makes them better leaders compared to men who could be less sensitive and impatient. Most women are also known to be perfectionists‚ and this
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“The world would be a better place if more political leaders were women”. What is your view? Till today‚ males still dominate the government in most countries. Women still face cultural barriers in achieving representation in the govt. I think that more women should be represented in the parliament‚ as a 2011 study in the American Journal of Political Science found that women are more effective lawmakers than men despite being underrepresented in all areas of politics. While men are generally
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Ho Chi Minh -- Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) -- Pol Pot/Khmer Rouge -- Bangkok -- Mao Zedong -- Kuala Lumpur -- Chiang Kai Shek -- Singapore -- Corazon Aquino -- Jakarta -- Aung San Suu Kyi FILM: (Know the MAIN IDEAS‚ Main Characters‚ and Main Storylines) Various other things to know: (regarding countries and relationships) -- Which is the poorest country in the S. E. Asia? Which has the highest per capita GNP? -- Where the
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C. Background of Truth and Reconciliation Commission in South Africa Truth and Reconciliation Commission (the Truth Commission) was a judicial effort for an asymmetrical conflict in South Africa. It was led by Desmond Tutu who is famous archbishop for his non-violence actions against apartheid. The main tasks of the Truth Commission are to investigate human-rights violations during apartheid era‚ to collect evidences of those human-rights violations and finally to facilitate amnesty for defendants
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