JANUARY 30th‚ 1949 - The Mahatma was assassinated by a man called Naturam Godse. After he shot him‚ instead of running away‚ he stood his ground and surrounded. He said‚ "No one should think that Gandhi was killed by a madman" One of the best speeches of All time‚ which is compared to Socrates’s speech in his trial. The Judge was astonished by his speech and commented that if India had followed the Jury system of giving judgments‚ Godse would have been adjudicated as "Not Guilty" by the Jury‚ cause
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force as a last resort. Gandhi believed in the nonviolent approach he refused to submit. He led peaceful protests and civil disobedience movements to achieve independence for India from British rule. His philosophy of ahimsa‚ or nonviolence‚ inspired many other civil rights leaders around the world. He upheld the truth and didn’t back down when faced with violence. I would guess that King probably looked up to Gandhi and took inspiration from Gandhi’s teachings. Gandhi fought for civil rights for
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the development of hovercraft plane. In 1963‚ he was transferred to Vikram Sarabhai Space Research Programme (SLVP) till 1980. During this period‚ India achieved a great milestone in the world of space science. Late Prime Minister of India‚ Indira Gandhi recognizes the worth of his brilliant mind and appointed Dr. Kalam as the Director of Integrated Guided Missiles Development Programme. This was the beginning of his missile carrier. He is instrumental in the developing of missiles such as Prithivi
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A Comparison of Hitler and Stalin Angelica Calvillo HIS 306: Twentieth-Century Europe April 26‚ 2010 Adolf Hitler’s Nazi Germany and Joseph Stalin’s Soviet Union are two controversial regimes. Hitler and Stalin were both Dictators of the countries they ruled. When Hitler and Stalin are compared‚ we can clearly see that each one of them were cold blooded killers. They are both responsible for an absurd amount of innocent deaths. Hitler is believed to be responsible for killing at least
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people. Hitler took advantage of the depression‚ and used the minority of Jews as scapegoats to gain political power. Eighty years later‚ after the financial crisis of 2009‚ millions of Americans lost their homes‚ and Donald Trump campaigned for president in 2015‚ employing a bigoted rhetoric‚ by targeting Mexicans as the ones to blame for poverty and loss of jobs. Although they may be separated by time period and distinct nationalities‚ the similarities between the Nazi dictator Hitler
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Mahatma Gandhi‚ Martin Luther King‚ and Nelson Mandela Non-violence is a concept that people participate in social and political change without violence. It is a form of social and political change between passive acceptances and armed struggle. Non-violence way to participate in the social and political change is including nonviolent civil disobedience against‚ acts of civil disobedience or other powerful influence uncooperative antagonistic form; it is similar with pacifism‚ but it is not
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one-way event in which the leader only affects the followers. India is the largest democratic country in the world. It has given some great leaders to the world like Mahatma Gandhi‚ J.L.Nehru‚ and Indira Gandhi. But can you imagine a foreign woman can be the main leader of that country. It was not possible before but when Sonia Gandhi took over as the president of the India’s Congress Party in 1999 the whole scenario of the Indian politics changed. At that time‚ the Indian Congress Party was in deep
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CSE 101 Henri Nomani Prof. Reyes Essay #2 A comparison‚ contrast between Martin Luther King and Mahatma Gandhi. The human civilization has seen many changes throughout all the periods of time that have passed by and many brilliant minds have enlightened the path towards the process of our social development. The twentieth century marks one of the most important centuries in human history as it saw two devastating world wars‚ a major shift in the way many people lived‚ changes in politics‚ ideology
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Best Answer - Chosen by Voters Gandhi use various methods of non-violent civil disobedience to gain independence for India. Non Co-operation Movement One of the first series of non violent protests nationwide was the non cooperation movement started by Mahatma Gandhi. This movement officially started the Gandhian era in India. In this freedom struggle‚ the non cooperation movement was basically aimed at making the Indians aware of the fact that the British government can be opposed and if done
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other conditions may enhance one’s empathy. Both men dealt with depression‚ which helped them to better understand the emotions and actions of others during especially difficult times. Gandhi‚ known for his deep spiritual influence and strong sense of peaceful justice‚ used his wisdom to help create change: “Gandhi understood the mechanics of empathy so deeply that he could apply it as a strategy. By understanding - and feeling - the mental state of his adversaries‚ he realized that they could be
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