as Gandhi‚ a major freedom fighter from India who helped defeat the British army without so much as picking up a weapon. There were many instances in Gandhi’s life that depicted Transcendentalism. Gandhi used to live in a house without his family and without electricity of any kind‚ which shows individualism and simplicity. Also‚ he used to make his own clothes and even lead
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WAS THE MARSHALL PLAN THE REASON FOR WESTERN EUROPE TO STAND ON ITS OWN FEET? The Marshall Plan was introduced by George Catlett Marshall‚ Chief of Staff of the Army and Secretary of State of the United States of America to Harvard University students on June 5‚ 1947. Its theme was to state that the European economy was destroyed as all its sources had been redirected to the efforts of the war and now people didn’t have money even to buy food from farmers (Sanchez‚ 2011). The aim of the plan was
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Profiles of Indian Political Leaders Indira Gandhi (1917-1984) Indira Gandhi was the only child of India’s first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru and the grand daughter of freedom fighter Motilal Nehru. Indira was born on November 19‚ 1917. Her mother Kamala Nehru died when Indira was still a young girl. Although Indira attended Somerville College‚ Oxford‚ she did not graduate. Other schools Indira attended include Ecole Nouvelle‚ Bex (Switzerland); Ecole Internationale‚ Geneva; Pupils’
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Mahatma Gandhi is not known. Do you know why Gandhiji became so famous? It was because he dedicated his whole life to the service of the motherland‚ and service of humanity. Today‚ I am going to tell you in brief‚ the story of Mahatma Gandhi‚ the father of the Nation‚ or Bapuji‚ as he is affectionately called. In the early days our country was made up of a large number of small Princely Kingdoms. Porbandar in Gujarat was one such Princely Kingdom. Gandhiji’s father Karamchand Gandhi‚ popularly
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there were significant debates about federalism was the Supreme Court under John Marshall (1801-1835) due to his rulings based on his federalist views. The other time period was the Extension of Slavery (1820-1860) which also caused much debates between federalism and state rights. Landmark Supreme Court decisions involving federalism were decided in both of these time periods. John Marshall served in
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In His Excellency George Washington‚ Joseph J Ellis examines the life (most particularly that of the military and political accomplishments) and personal character of Commander in Chief and Founding Father George Washington. Ellis is a renowned historian focusing on the lives of the Founding Fathers and the early history of the United States of America. Ellis’ other works include biographies on other presidents of the time period (John Adams and Thomas Jefferson) as well as other accounts of the
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His Excellency: George Washington Joseph Ellis sets out to make George Washington‚ the person we think of as an icon‚ into a real person. He wants to show us what makes him tick. He wants to turn the marble into the man. So many students today see George Washington as a memorial‚ a monument‚ a face on a dollar bill‚ and the man who could not lie when he cut down the cherry tree. He wants to show us the man George Washington was in his day. Ellis’s method was to divide George Washington’s
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we viewed a documentary of John Marshall and his power of making the supreme court the powerhouse that it is today. John Marshall is displayed through some of the big supreme court cases such as Marbury verse Madison‚ McCullough verse Maryland‚ and Dred Scott verse Stanford. Being the fourth chief justice of the United States‚ Marshall was known for establishing the courts right to exercise a judicial review. The film did a great job showing the court cases Marshall was involved with in which were
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the Central Government As the United States Chief Justice‚ John Marshall changed several governmental standards. These standards include the change in the judicial system and strengthening the central government. “As man whose political doctrines led always…to strengthen government at the expense of the people‚” this quote states that Marshall’s goal was only to improve the federal government at the expense of the states. Marshall had served at Valley Forge and had been impressed with the drawbacks
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Donald Marshall Jr. Story In Nova Scotia‚ Sydney there was a man by the name of Donald Marshall. Donald Marshall was 17 years old‚ and at that time it was hard to earn money and or find a job‚ especially for a First Nation’s person. Donald’s father at most got food and supplies rather then money as a earning. His father installed drywall in houses or buildings as a career. Donald supported his father sometimes as well. His mother was a cleaner at the hospital‚ but soon became a house maid.
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