Mohandas Gandhi – Father of Modern India – Sky W. During the late 1800’s‚ India was yet again being taken over by another conquering nation (Britain). The British were not the first to do this‚ but followed in the footsteps of the Greek and Persian invasions of the 5th Century BC. Though the control factor remained the same‚ the way the British went about doing it – gradual and subtle – was not the same method the Persians or the Greeks used of an immediate and simple takeover. If India were to
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of courageous and strong leaders are Mahatma Gandhi and Maximilien Robespierre. While Gandhi and Robespierre have their differences‚ they both risked their lives while battling against the inequality among their people. Gandhi fought for the equality in India and Robespierre fought for the equality in France. Both of these brave men strived towards a country that did not treat people differently based on their race‚ social class or wealth. While Gandhi had a more peaceful and nonviolent way of defying
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During the nineteenth century‚ Britain underwent a drastic change of technologies‚ techniques and energy sources‚ this was known as the Industrial Revolution. However‚ to power these industries‚ an increase of child labour was necessary. It may be argued that some children were beneficiaries of the era; however‚ through an examination of their conditions in both the textile factories and mines‚ and their quality of city life‚ it is revealed that the majority were victims. Nevertheless‚ it may be
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was defined by the “Italian Renaissance humanist‚ Francesco Petrarch‚ who coined the term Middle Ages to describe the period in European history from the end of the Roman Empire until his own time‚ the 1300s”. There were many changes that occurred during this span in history; such as the development of cities and the marketplace‚ which allowed some people to obtain financial wealth and move into a new social bracket. This redistribution of the pecking order was a source of distress for some medieval
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During the ww1 british wanted its support from the Indians to fight against Germany & Turkey. The muslims saw the khalifa of the ottaman empire as a religious figure head and so dis not enlist for the war. British seeing this promised to respect the khalifa after the war was over. This caused many Indians to support the British in the war. The british divided germany and announced the treaty of serves.This caused great resentment amongst the Muslims & so KHilafat movement was founded to save the
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The Chinese Intelligentsia during the Hundred Flowers and Anti-rightist Movement After the coming to power of the CCP and the formation of the People ’s Republic of China‚ thorough and drastic changes began to take place in China. A country which had been founded on a mixture of Confucianism and a very spiritual lifestyle‚ with ancestor worship and even praying to the god of a particular object‚ which had went through various revolutions and changings of the guard‚ began to follow the influence
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Indira Gandhi‚ the first women prime minister of India inspires me. When I read her life story I started to venerate her. It is a truth that I adopted her single actions in my life. She was called the “child of revolution” by her grand father when she was born. She has proved it by changing the face of India. I got influenced by her actions‚ life styles and her way of behavior. To my surprise‚ I have adopted her qualities like being a voracious reader‚ brave and friendly. Her aspect was to do right
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THE ROLE OF TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS ON EDUCATION FOR PEACE AND NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT. Presented By; Prof. S.Y.Ingawa. mnae‚ mnim. Department of Educational Management‚ University of Abuja. A LEAD PAPER PRESENTED AT THE 5TH NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE COLLEGE OF ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT STUDIES (CAMS)HASSAN USMAN KATSINA POLYTECHNIC 23RD MAY‚2011 AT
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nature. Mahatma Gandhi was an independence movement leader‚ and through non-violent civil disobedience‚ moved the world (“Mahatma Gandhi Bio”). Through the eyes of others‚ these two men were worlds apart‚ born for different purposes‚ with no clear connection between their actions. One man lived a lifestyle of solitude while the other constantly surrounded himself with family‚ friends‚ and followers. Although many would not string the two together‚ Chris McCandless and Mahatma Gandhi share their similarities
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a conservative movement yet‚ but trouble showed up around 1946 when a wave of strikes broke out from people demanding quiet in the aftermath of the war. This was the beginning of the conservative movement. In 1947‚ the Taft-Hartley act was brought to
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