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    Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born in Porbandar‚ India on October 2‚ 1869. He was raised in a fortunate household. When he was young his father‚ Karamchand became a diwan (prime minister) of the Rajkot State. Karamchand’s father and brother were both also Diwans‚ and Gandhi’s family hoped that he would too become a diwan one day. From his father’s previous marriages‚ he had two daughters‚ and a daughter and three sons with Putiba‚ Gandhi’s mother. From Putiba‚ Gandhi had learned that keeping one’s

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    Movements Led by Gandhi

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    agitations and efforts‚ some nonviolent and others not so. Movements led by Gandhi Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi‚ commonly known as Mahatma Gandhi or Bapu (Father of Nation)‚ was the preeminent leader of Indian nationalismin British-ruled India. Employing non-violent civil disobedience‚ Gandhi led India to independence and inspired movements for non-violence‚ civil rights and freedom across the world. Khilafat movement In 1919 Gandhi‚ with his weak position in Congress‚ decided to broaden his base by increasing

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    Task 2: Individuals and Institutions as Mechanisms of Social and Political Change Tracy Johnson A.    World leader: Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born on October 2nd‚ 1869 in Porbandar India. To think of influence that Gandi’s life ultimately had not only on India but on the world‚ one would picture him a man of greater physical stature. However‚ he was a fraile appearing individual that recognized social injustices and dedicated his life to providing a non-violent

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    Who Is Gandhi Did?

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    Are you interested in what Gandhi did? I’m glad to tell you your answer. However‚ let’s start telling you the basics. Gandhi was born on October 2‚ 1869. As he was growing up‚ his parents had both died. However‚ his siblings still remain. He was married at the age of 13. Kasturba was a merchant’s daughter. His father wanted him to be a government minister‚ but Gandhi didn’t want to work as that. Instead‚ he became a lawyer. Soon‚ he went to South America. He didn’t like the discrimination‚ like

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    Gandhi a Way of Life

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    Gandhian Religion- A way of life Gandhian Religion- A way of life Mahatma Gandhi is known as the father of India. He is remembered not as the freedom fighter but as the one who led India on the path of Independence. He is remembered for the contribution and devotion towards mankind. Gandhian Religion is comprised of three important principles: Nonviolence‚ Faith and Truth‚ which are also the hallmarks of Gandhian Doctrine. Many years have gone by but the luster of the Gandhian Religion remains

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    mahatma gandhi

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    Radioactive Pollution Radioactivity is a phenomenon of spontaneous emission of proton (a-particles)‚ electrons (ß-particles) and ?-rays (short wave electromagnetic waves) due to disintegration of atomic nuclei of some elements. These cause radioactive pollution. Radiations are of two types ionising and non-ionising. Non-ionising radiations affect only those components which absorb them and have low penetrability. Ionising radiations have high penetration power and cause breakage of macro molecules

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    INDIRA GANDHI

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    The period in history usually considered to have begun with the first use of the atomic bomb (1945). It is characterized by nuclear energy as a military‚ industrial‚ and sociopolitical factor.Also called atomic age. The Nuclear Age Began When The US Detonated The First Atomic Bomb On June 16‚ 1945‚ America detonated the first atomic bomb‚ starting the atomic age and the biggest arms race in the world. Although the first attempts to make atomic bomb initiated in Nazi Germany they weren’t successful

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    Gandhi vs Machiavelli

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    In one of the masterpiece book about politics The Prince‚ Machiavelli defined the notion of politics as war and politics form an organic whole while war is a political instrument‚ politics itself is warlike activity. In this perspective‚ violence seen as an inevitable factor in politics. focus the unity of ends and means.  This argument claims that the means creates the kind of end that ultimately is achieved; violence and unjust action as means will simply reinforce those kinds of behavior in whatever

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    In 1915‚ Gandhi returned to India permanently. He brought an international reputation as a leading Indian nationalist‚ theorist and organiser. He joined the Indian National Congress and was introduced to Indian issues‚ politics and the Indian people primarily by Gopal Krishna Gokhale. Gokhale was a key leader of the Congress Party best known for his restraint and moderation‚ and his insistence on working inside the system. Gandhi took Gokhale’s liberal approach based on British Whiggish traditions

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    Ysavela Corral 06/25/13 PoliSci01/Crain Final Paper Mahatma Gandhi The film I decided to watch was the film on the activist/lawyer Gandhi. He was most known for his non-violent ways of getting his point across when the United Kingdom’s takeover of his home country India. Gandhi first emerged this protest when he was on a bus and he was forced to move to the back of the bus because he was an Indian man. This is when Gandhi first entered into the activist world and began to merge his country

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