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    What dreams are made of

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    What Dreams are Made of Since the beginning of time‚ dreams have been a mysterious wonder amongst humans. Everyone has dreams‚ and people who say they do not in fact do‚ but just don’t remember their dreams or recall the information that was in them. A person spends somewhere around six years of their life dreaming‚ which is about 2‚100 days in a dream world (dreamfacts). A lot of people often have weird and unexplained dreams that they usually just overlook‚ or don’t remember‚ but research is

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    Nelson Mandela.

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    Nelson MandelaBorn in 1918‚ Mandela is the first black president of South Africa. He is the winner of the Nobel peace prize in 1993 (Encarta Online Encylcopedia). He had a long struggle against racial discrimination in South Africa. He had been subjected to many hard things several times; in 1040 he was expelled from South Africa for participating in a student demonstration. He became the president of the African National Congress in 1951. When the National Party came to power his struggle increased

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    and a peaceful approach are key to finding a resolution. Our founding fathers‚ Jefferson and Washington‚ had the choice to end their disputes through violence or non-violence. They put every effort into non-violence until it no longer worked. It was only when all peaceful options were exhausted that they resorted to 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

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    Nelson Mandela

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    Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was born july 18 in 1918 in the small village of small village of Mvezo in the Umtata district‚ capital of the Transkei. He was born to Gadla Henry Mphakanyiswa‚ who was a counsel to the Thembu king. His mother was one of 4 wives married to Mphakanyiswa‚ his mother was the third wife. At about the age of 7 mandela became the first person in his family to attend school. Here he give was given the name "nelson" by a methodist teacher . At about the age of nine his father had

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    Mohandas Gandhi

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    Mohandas Gandhi Born into a merchant family in 1869‚ Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was under the influence of powerful people. Members of his family had served as prime ministers of an Indian state for several generations. His parents were strong in their religion‚ being devout and earnest Hindus. They were a part of a Hindu sect that worshipped Vishnu and promoted non-violence. Apparently‚ he was most influenced by his mother‚ a gentle and intelligent person. According to Hindu custom‚ he married

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    Nelson Mandela

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    Nelson Mandela fight against apartheid When you talk about racisim‚ discrimination‚ slavery and others‚ you maybe think about blacks. Mandela have been through a lot in his life. Nelson Mandela‚ born 1918 in the city of Transkei‚ was a south african resistance leader who‚ after years of imprisonment for opposing apartheid‚ emerged to become the first black president of South Africa and a winner of the Noble Peace Prize.

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    and it is the guiding principal of the anti-apartheid movement‚ also we know for a fact‚ it works. With nonviolence we can have a peaceful transition into getting our ways. Nonviolence is the safest option‚ because violence is dangerous. We put our partners and our children in danger of getting hurt. Not only does violence destroy families‚ it will destroy communities as well. If we choose violence‚ not only will our hometowns be destroyed‚ but we won’t even be able to rebuild our relationships

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    1. Abraham Lincoln - Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States. He preserved the Union during the U.S. Civil War and brought about the emancipation of slaves. 2. Martin Luther King- Martin Luther King Jr. was an American Baptist minister and activist who was a leader in the Civil Rights Movement. He is best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights using nonviolent civil disobedience based on his Christian beliefs. 3. Confucius- Confucius was a Chinese teacher‚ editor

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    Gandhi Legacy Essay

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    Mohandas Gandhi Legacy Essay What is the legacy of Mohandas Gandhi?    Many people don ’t realize how much of an enormous impact one person can make on the world. By standing up for what ’s right or what you believe in can cause many other people to do the same. That ’s exactly what Mohandas Gandhi did. In 1869‚ a man by the name Mohandas Gandhi was born in Porbandar‚ India. Little did the world know that he would one day live to be one of the greatest leaders of all time‚ he would be leading

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    Mohandas K. Gandhi and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. were two people who are very different but similar in many ways. When Dr.King was in college he learned about Gandhi‚ so Gandhi was like a teacher to Dr.King even if they never met. Both Gandhi and Dr.King wanted rights for their people. Dr. King followed Gandhi and started nonviolent protest against segregation as Gandhi did to achieve independence and rights in India. They were both educated‚ strong in public speaking‚ were brave and determined

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