who ushered the British Empire out of India without even firing a shot. In the age of Empire and Military might he proved that the powerless had power and that force of arms would never prevail against force of spirit. Based on all this‚ Mahatma Gandhi surely deserved an award‚ which spoke of his efforts‚ his fight for freedom and justice and all his other contributions to this world. This award could be given to a few other people also who have been great reformers. It could be given to one who
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Profiles of Indian Political Leaders Indira Gandhi (1917-1984) Indira Gandhi was the only child of India’s first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru and the grand daughter of freedom fighter Motilal Nehru. Indira was born on November 19‚ 1917. Her mother Kamala Nehru died when Indira was still a young girl. Although Indira attended Somerville College‚ Oxford‚ she did not graduate. Other schools Indira attended include Ecole Nouvelle‚ Bex (Switzerland); Ecole Internationale‚ Geneva; Pupils’
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Introduction Gandhiji not only gave India its freedom but also gave the world and us a new thought on nonviolence and sustainable Development. His teaching and his writings are more valid than before it was to overcome worldwide greed‚ violence and consumptive lifestyle which are giving very negative impact on the world’s resources. Through ages India has time and again given to the world a new thought. Thus Buddhism‚ Jainism‚ Yogic system‚ Sikhism are part of the great spiritual thought
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My fellow Indian people‚ I am Mohandas Gandhi. I was born into a middle class family in the small state of Porbandar. I have a wife who I have been married to for 48 years and have had four children with. I have studied law in London‚ but have had little success. I went to South Africa to do legal work and experienced prejudice for the first time there. Due to this discrimination I have become an advocate for the rights of all Indians. This is why I’m here to talk to you now. Our people
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April 23‚ 2011 Jin and Mugen: Comparison and Contrast Jin and Mugen are two very different characters in the Anime series Samurai Champloo. While Jin is the level-headed‚ reserved‚ disciplined and orthodox samurai‚ Mugen is the wild‚ aggressive‚ rude‚ unorthodox vagabond. Throughout the series their differences are displayed in great extremes‚ whether they come from their different backgrounds‚ their styles of combat‚ or their personalities. Samurai Champloo is a series about the journey of an unlikely
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The Comparison and Contrast of Developmental Theories Nichole Spiller PSY 104: Child and Adolescent Development Instructor: Sonja Bethune Monday‚ May 21‚ 2012 Throughout time the development of psychology has had many different theorists but I would like to explore these three particular theories. * Erik Erikson’s – Stages of Psychosocial Development * Lev Vygotsky’s – Sociocultural Theory * Jean Piagets’s – Stage of Cognitive Development The three theories I have chosen
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Compare and Contrast Essay There are many differences between the book and the movie “The Outsiders”. It is surprising how many differences and similarities one can find in between the book and the movie that is what I will be doing today. Hope that you enjoy. Now let’s talk about the differences in the book there were plenty of differences but for this paragraph I will only be listing four differences. One difference was that kid’s were playing 52 Card Pickup and Dally and Pony and Two-Bit chase
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Mahatma Gandhi is not known. Do you know why Gandhiji became so famous? It was because he dedicated his whole life to the service of the motherland‚ and service of humanity. Today‚ I am going to tell you in brief‚ the story of Mahatma Gandhi‚ the father of the Nation‚ or Bapuji‚ as he is affectionately called. In the early days our country was made up of a large number of small Princely Kingdoms. Porbandar in Gujarat was one such Princely Kingdom. Gandhiji’s father Karamchand Gandhi‚ popularly
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Compare And Contrast Between Gernes The Vernacular Tradition in African American literature includes spirituals ‚ gospels ‚ work songs ‚ the Blues ‚ jazz ‚ and basically just songs or stories in general that ties back to African American culture . All vernacular genres have different stories to tell as well ‚ however ‚ they all precipitate a vision or message that is being sung or told . The two genres that I would like to bring up are jazz and hip hop . Many people think that jazz and hip hop
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every year‚ about 450 million people are affected by brain diseases. (9) Furthermore‚ they have a lot of diseases occur in the brain. For example‚ encephalitis and meningitis are brain diseases. This essay will define encephalitis and compare and contrast it with meningitis. Encephalitis is a disease that causes the inflammation of the brain tissues by infection. The general symptoms of encephalitis are a headache‚ fever‚ and lethargy. Encephalitis is caused by viral infection in the most cause
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