Why Peaceful Protest is Beneficial in a Free Society Peaceful Protest and civil disobedience have been a hallmark of change from the early 20th century onwards. Though nonviolent efforts‚ multiple civil movements have peacefully broken a law in order to protest an injustice of said law. Usually done in a coordinated manner by a large group of people‚ these protest have been strikingly effective in bettering the systems they have set out to change. Peaceful resistance is therefore one
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Introductory writing piece What is the “good life”? The “good life” is subjective and relative to each human being as we all have different perspectives on what the “good life” is. As we experience life‚ we come to the understanding of what “good” means at its bases. I was asked whether or not I would cheat to get into university and I had said yes. I had decided that it was a great decision because it meant making my parents happy and helping my community in every form possible‚ but to my fellow
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remain powerful strengths. In my opinion‚ leaders are not innate but are moulded over time. Innovative thinking is thus required to collect qualities by mixing several leadership styles‚ ranging from Machiavelli’s to non-violent leaders’ such as Mahatma
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Lawyers have a reputation when it comes to making this world a better place‚ and that is by helping out their clients achieve justice‚ help the‚ understand the legal process that needs to be done‚ and of course‚ bring peach and order into the society with the help of policemen‚ soldiers‚ and other peacemakers. However‚ people also think that lawyers only do this for themselves‚ for them to earn so much money‚ it is a fact that there are some who does that for that reason‚ but then again‚ there are
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own opinions. Freedom to do as you please is part of the foundation of a free society because by adding restrictions‚ you take away the freedom to express one’s opinions. Some of the biggest examples of positive effects of peaceful resistance are Mahatma Gandhi‚ Nelson Mandela‚ and Martin Luther King
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1938‚ examines the lives of a group of women who‚ after being widowed‚ are rejected by society and are reduced to poverty. This movie brings greater understanding to the treatment of women in Indian culture‚ the social class system and the effect Mahatma Gandhi had on the social outcasts of India. 1938 India was a patriarchal society. Women were not allowed to inherit property and were legally considered minors. Women were subordinate not only to their husbands but also their sons. The women of
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in some with mania‚ furthers the leadership strengths of individuals. As a backdrop to his theory‚ Dr. Ghaemi presents rich and engaging images of the difficult environments of the respective leaders including Abraham Lincoln‚ Winston Churchill‚ Mahatma Gandhi‚ Martin Luther King Jr.‚ John F. Kennedy‚ Franklin Delano Roosevelt‚ Ted Turner‚ and William Tecumseh Sherman. Beyond the case studies‚ Dr. Ghaemi argues‚ with substantial evidence‚ that the presence of traits of depression or mania‚ or both
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TISS Mumbai Proposed MPhil-PhD Dissertation Title of Proposed Study: BLENDING GANDHIAN CONCEPTS INTO CSR STRATEGIES FOR SUSTAINABLE RURAL DEVELOPMENT Rationale for Study: The three major concepts which the thesis revolves around are: i) Gandhian Socio-economic Analytical Framework ii) Corporate Social Responsibilities (CSR) and Strategies iii) Integral and Sustainable Rural Development All of these strands are powerful enough in their individual spheres but if these are blended into a concept
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Mahatma Gandhi once said “There is a higher court than courts of justice and that is the court of conscience. It supersedes all other courts.” This quote illustrates the idea that man must live longer with his conscience than with a simple decision made in a courtroom. The distinction between right and wrong must be derived from one’s morals‚ not the rulings of the state. This concept of conscience conquering law can be applied to works of literature such as the Sophocles’ Greek tragedy Antigone
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Harindranath was a poet‚ dramatist‚ and actor. Career Indian Freedom Fighter Sarojini Naidu (extreme right) with Mahatma Gandhi during Salt Satyagraha‚ 1930 Sarojini Naidu joined the Indian national movement in the wake of partition of Bengal in 1905. She came into contact with Gopal Krishna Gokhale‚ Rabindranath Tagore‚ Muhammad Ali Jinnah‚ Annie Besant‚ C. P. Ramaswami Iyer‚ Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru.[6] During 1915-1918‚ she traveled to different regions in India delivering lectures
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