Mahatma Gandhi Introduction Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi‚ the preeminent leader of Indian nationalism and the prophet of nonviolence in the 20th century‚ was born‚ the youngest child of his father’s fourth wife‚ on Oct. 2‚ 1869‚ at Porbandar‚ the capital of a small principality in Gujarat in western India under British suzerainty. His father‚ Karamchand Gandhi‚ who was the dewan (chief minister) of Porbandar‚ did not have much in the way of a formal education but was an able administrator who knew
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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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Year 10 Common Task - Semester 1‚ 2013 CLASSIC 20TH CENTURY NOVEL STUDY - LORD OF THE FLIES Originally published in 1954‚ William Golding’s _Lord of the Flies_ has become one of the classics of contemporary literature. The novel is about a group of young boys stranded alone on an island and left to fend for themselves. In an attempt to model their previous world without the influence of adults‚ the order that had once existed soon decays and is replaced by the chaos that destroys their ordered
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Good vs Evil Through common stories‚ good and evil are portrayed through protagonist and antagonist views‚ creating good morals: Loyalty‚ bravery‚ honesty‚ etc. The first thing I think of when I hear “good vs. evil” is a hero and the villain. In the poem Beowulf‚ Beowulf is the protagonist of the epic. He is a hero who uses good morals and defeats his enemies- the monster Grendel‚ Grendel’s mother‚ and a fire-breathing dragon. Common stories throughout a wide range of time portray good and evil
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Frank Herbert’s science-fiction epic Dune not only offers an unforgettable plot‚ but also contains a diverse plethora of themes that represent his abstract ideas and views of society. The three main themes that occur throughout his novel are: manipulation by religion‚ dependence on spice‚ and human manipulation of nature. Religion is portrayed throughout Herbert’s work as a powerful tool of manipulation. The sisterhood of the Bene Gesserit use their “Missionaria Protectiva” to manipulate societies
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The memoir A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah is about Beah’s life before‚ during‚ and after being a child soldier. After Beah’s village‚ Mogbwemo‚ was invaded‚ he was on the run from the war. Eventually he joined the army and fought against the Revolutionary United Front (RUF). The RUF was fighting to free Sierra Leone from their corrupt ABC government. When Beah was sixteen he was taken out of the war and was put into a rehabilitation center. There he had treatment for his physical and mental injuries
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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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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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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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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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