My name is Indira Nehru Gandi and I was born on November 19‚ 1917 in Allahabad‚India. I studied in Visva-Bharati University‚ Somerville College‚and in the University of Oxford. I had a great passion for education because Education is a liberating force‚ and in our age it is also a democratizing force‚ cutting across the barriers of caste and class‚ smoothing out inequalities imposed by birth and other circumstances. My father‚ Jawaharlal Nehru‚ led India’s political struggle for independence from
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achieving a goal. Mahatma Gandhi was the man who founded this form of protest. People‚ especially westerners‚ are astonished that this method of protest would work. They do not understand allowing people to harm you without retaliating would gain independence for India. To answer the question: How did Gandhi methods work? I would say that Gandhi’s nonviolent movement worked because of his clear communication‚ nonviolent tactics‚ and his commitment to India gaining independence. Gandhi wrote a letter to
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Biographical Sketch: Kasturba Gandhi Kasturba Gandhi was a renowned figure for all of India and was always there to help Mohandas Gandhi out. Kasturba was born on April 11‚ 1869 to Gokuladas Makharji‚ a wealthy business man. She married Mohandas Gandhi in 1882 when she was only 13 years old. At that time she could not read or write because she hadn’t had the proper schooling. Mohandas taught to both read and write and that would come in handy later when she was delivering speeches that led
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At one lime Jawaharlal Nehru remarked that he doubled the clarity of the Mahatma and also his own association with him. Explaining this paradox Nehru writes thus: "Personality is as’ indefinable tiling‚ a strange force that has power over the soul man and he possesses this in a remarkable measure..... He attracted people..... They did not agree with his philosophy of life or even with’ many of his ideals... and we went with him although we did not accept his philosophy." What gave this enormous spell
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is a consequentialist theory‚ which means that it judges the morality of an action based on the consequences that follow from it rather than on external moral duties. Philosophers who adhere to utilitarianism regard the maximisation of utility as the key determent for understanding whether an action is right or not . In this essay I will argue that the amount of utility produces by an action is not an ideal way of determining its morality. This will be done by firstly clarifying the meaning of the
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The Sensation of Morality Modern day culture is filled with clichés to “live in the moment” and “follow your dreams” as an attempt to be guided by the senses. To act only by the senses means to live without any burdens of society: obligations to be “good”‚ fear of regret‚ or rational reasoning. Oscar Wilde’s novel‚ The Picture of Dorian Gray embodies the concept of how living by the senses is pleasurable until the temptations are taken too far. Oscar writes that “There are moments‚ psychologists
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The debate over whether morality is consequential or nonconsequential is difficult to settle‚ because there is evidence that supports both conclusions. Consequentialism is a view that is similar to utilitarianism – that whatever is best for “the greater good” is the most moral choice. Nonconsequentialism is the view that morality should be judged on the basis of the properties of an action instead of the action’s outcomes1. I will argue that moral judgments are ultimately consequential. Kurzban’s
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Famine‚ Affluence‚ and Morality Shandalei Cook PHI 208 Daniel OReilly 6/3/13 Famine‚ Affluence‚ and Morality In Singer’s article Famine‚ Affluence‚ and Morality‚ his main goal is to get the point across that there are people in the developing world that are starving and have a lack of healthcare and the lack of shelters. He argues about how affluent countries react to the issues like Bengal and the way they look at the moral issue surrounding it. He also argues that the way of life is taken
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Indira Gandhi was our first woman Prime Minister. She had rare qualities of leadership and guided the destiny of a big country like India for about 15 years‚ from 1966 to 1977 and 1980 to 1984. India gained status of respect and strength in the world forum during her time. Our defeating the Pakistani forces in the Indo-Pak war‚ resulting in the creation of Bangladesh‚ won her name and admiration even from the opposition parties. She was regarded a highly skilled‚ far- sighted‚ aggressive leader
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Rajiv Gandhi‚ the eldest son of Feroze and Indira Gandhi‚ was born on August 20‚ 1944 and the youngest person to become the Prime Minister of India at the age of 40. He was India’s 9th Prime Minister and 3rd among the Gandhi family. He held his position after her mother’s death on October 31‚ 1984 until he resigned on December 2‚ 1989 after an election defeat. Though having no relationship to Mahatma Gandhi‚ his leadership brought substantial influence in India’s external political relationship.
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