If an ideal model for aging could exist‚ Mrs. Madeline J. Shanks would exemplify it. At the age of 78‚ she remains active not only in her senior complex but continues to volunteer in her surrounding community. Involved in many different activities‚ she manages to volunteer‚ spend time with family and friends‚ and enjoy life all at the same time. Looking back‚ she accredits much of her success in aging to her healthy diet and lifestyle all throughout her life. At a young age‚ her family immigrated
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who ushered the British Empire out of India without even firing a shot. In the age of Empire and Military might he proved that the powerless had power and that force of arms would never prevail against force of spirit. Based on all this‚ Mahatma Gandhi surely deserved an award‚ which spoke of his efforts‚ his fight for freedom and justice and all his other contributions to this world. This award could be given to a few other people also who have been great reformers. It could be given to one who
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Sonia Mane Roll no -12354 I Can Do it. We all Can! Bibliography: Branson‚Richard.‚ Screw it‚ Let’s Do it - Lessons in Life‚ <http://www.virgin.com/richard-branson/books/screw-it-lets-do-it> As I started reading the book‚ there were several occasions when I wanted to cross check
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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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Literary Analysis Mahatma Gandhi and Nonviolent Resistance In this paper‚ I would like to examine the movie ‘’Ghandi”. Mohandas Gandhi was born in 1869 in India which was a colony of the British Empire. The life of young Mohandas centered on his mother‚ who taught him about the Hindu doctrine of ahisma‚ which is the refusal to do harm and the duty to do good. This belief was foundation for the bold and courageous acts that led to Gandhi’s fame as a proponent of nonviolence resistance
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My fellow Indian people‚ I am Mohandas Gandhi. I was born into a middle class family in the small state of Porbandar. I have a wife who I have been married to for 48 years and have had four children with. I have studied law in London‚ but have had little success. I went to South Africa to do legal work and experienced prejudice for the first time there. Due to this discrimination I have become an advocate for the rights of all Indians. This is why I’m here to talk to you now. Our people
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is ‚ “Boss‚ phipty‚ phipty.” Much the same could be said of the book. There could not have been a more daunting topic for a writer‚ especially Indian‚ than “India after Gandhi.” Guha handles this humongous theme in a “phipty‚ phipty” sort of way. Coming to the positive phipty‚ most of the political events post Gandhi have been dealt with. Some like the five year plans in some detail and others like the IPKF misadventure in Sri Lanka only in passing. One area where the book breaks new-ground
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Indian leader‚ Mohandas Gandhi died at the age of 78 on January 30‚ 1948 at 5:12 p.m. Mohandas Gandhi was known throughout the world for his nonviolent protests against both British rule and interreligious fighting. Gandhi was born in the town of Porbander‚ and received his schooling in Rajkot where his father was an advisor to the local ruler. Mohandas Gandhi married a girl named Kasturba. Both were thirteen years old at the time. At the age of 19‚ Gandhi decided to travel to England to receive
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in Hinduism recent history is mahatma gandhi a key name. We have mentioned that the Hindus would rather not harm or kill any other living beings. This ideal is called ahimsa‚ and it is most famous for having lived for it in modern times gandhi. He was born in India in 1896 and the name was Mohandas Gandhi. But eventually he got the nickname Mahatma‚ which means great soul. Gandhi fought for India’s independence while the country was under British colonial rule. methods were not violent‚ and neither
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