art I chose from the Museum of Fine Arts was The Artist in His Loft by George Segal. The Artist in His Loft is a sculpture composed of plaster‚ wood‚ porcelain‚ metal and some glass. The sculpture depicts a man‚ cast out of plaster‚ peering into a wall mounted mirror in a bathroom while shaving his face under a few cabinets and next to a white porcelain sink. The man in the piece looks like he has been frozen just as he is going through his morning routine and had plaster poured over him. The entire
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Prejudice: Why It Is Awesome? "If we were to wake up some morning and find that everyone was the same race‚ creed and color‚ we would find some other cause for prejudice by noon." - George Aiken George Aiken’s quote is full of simplicity‚ complexity‚ and social value. It is a quote that can easily inspire discussion on the workings of the civilized human’s mind. Aiken depicts that‚ through the nature of modern society‚ there is a great deal of competition‚ classification‚ and superiority. Aiken
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Mohandas Karmanchad Gandhi‚ who is also known as Mahatma Gandhi ‚was the pre-eminent leader of Indian nationalism. Gandhi was born on 2nd October 1869 in Porbandar‚ a coastal town in Bombay. Gandhi was raised in a Hindu bania community in coastal Gujarat. During his life time he practised to be a good Hindu by obeying all the laws and helping others. As well his devotion‚ his goal was to help the poor and protest oppressive taxation and discrimination. Through his efforts he led India to independence
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Gandhi was a courageous leader in history. Gandhi faced many obstacles in his life one of his big obstacles was racism. Gandhi Also had great accomplishments in his life one of his accomplishments was leading many peaceful protest. Gandhi impacted the world in many ways being a big push for india to become a separate country. Gandhi was a courageous leader in history ‚but he also faced many obstacles in his life Gandhi faced many obstacles in his life one of them being discrimination/racism
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Biography of Gandhi Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born on October 2‚ 1869.When he was thirteen he was married to Kasturbia who was also thirteen. Gandhi’s family was strictly vegetarian but he ate goat meat a friend gave him and immediately felt sick. Later that night he dreamed that a goat was bleating in his stomach. He ate meat six other times until he decided it was not worth it. When Gandhi was sixteen his father died. Whatever Gandhi did for humanity he didn’t think it was enough. “To
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derived his power from the conscious citizenry. The leader I am referring to is Mahatma Gandhi. Instrumental in the Indian Independence movement‚ Gandhi’s influence extended beyond the borders of India to the rest of the world. Gandhi’s philosophy of non-violence inspired millions‚ including the great American civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. A simple‚ pious man‚ Gandhi identified with and won the hearts of India’s most politically and economically marginalized people. He spent his life fighting
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Mahatma Gandhi: Charismatic & Transformational Leader Transformational Leadership The concept of transformational leadership was initially introduced by leadership expert and presidential biographer James MacGregor Burns. According to Burns‚ transformational leadership can be seen when “leaders and followers make each other to advance to a higher level of moral and motivation." Through the strength of their vision and personality‚ transformational leaders are able to inspire followers to
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Mahatma Gandhi: Non-Violent Liberator‚ A Biography - Richard L. Deats and Mary Jegen The book is a well structured chronological assessment of Mohandas Gandhi’s life from his childhood as an aspiring lawyer up to his untimely death that symbolizes nonviolent movements and peaceful deeds. The book summarizes Mahatma’s life as follows. Gandhi founded several movements and groups in which he came up with a nonviolent resistance in one major movement‚ which he initiated to fight against a requirement
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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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The Marshall Plan‚ officially known as the European Recovery Program‚ was a proposed plan of action articulated by the United States Secretary of State George C. Marshall in 1947 designed to offer assistance to America’s long-time neighbors in the recovery of their devastated Western European economy. Overall‚ this plain granted aid goods and services on a credit basis in order to jumpstart the participating countries’ economy. The undersecretary of the United Stated Department of Defense at the
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