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    Obstacles Of Gandhi's Life

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    As an assignment‚ I watched the “Gandhi (1982)” starring Ben Kingsley and Candice Bergen. The movie shows Mohandas Gandhi’s life. He was a lawyer who later became the leader of India’s rebellion against Great Britain. He used extraordinary non-violent tactics. During his life‚ Gandhi faced many obstacles: discrimination and violence. At the start of the movie‚ Mohandas Gandhi is thrown off of a train because he was seated in the “whites only” part of the train. The conductor of the train told him

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    I believe that peaceful resistance to laws does impact a free society in positive ways. Nonviolent resistance‚ or peaceful resistance‚ is the practice of achieving goals such as a social change by symbolic protests‚ civil disobedience‚ economic non cooperation‚ political noncooperation‚ or other methods in the absence of violence. Through peaceful resistance you can do walks‚ marches‚ and protests but also remain peaceful and loyal to the country‚ state‚ or government. As Martin Luther King Jr. led

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    When fighting for Indian independence Gandhi declared‚ “Nonviolence is the greatest force at the disposal of mankind. It is mightier than the mightiest weapon of destruction devised by the ingenuity of man” (Prabhu). In other words‚ every individual has the ability to harness the force of nonviolence to combat oppression. In the United States during the Civil Rights Movement between 1954 to 1968‚ nonviolent protest gained popularity as a means to end discrimination and racial segregation against

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    How Did Gandhi Change

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    Nelson Mandela and Mahatma Gandhi were both very courageous people. They inspired others and made a transformation in history. Mandela fought for integration of his people. Gandhi protested and fought against the British rule. They did amazing things to shape our world today‚ although Nelson Mandela made a greater impact. Although Mahatma Gandhi did not make as great of a change‚ he improved our world. In the second paragraph of “Eulogy for Mahatma Gandhi”‚ it states‚ “Yet ultimately things happened

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    Peaceful resistance is exhibited in many world leaders like Martin Luther King Jr. ‚Mahatma Gandhi‚ and Nelson Mandela and many others. Peaceful resistance positively impacts a free society because it allows violent resistors to see another way to protest‚ it saves lives‚ and finally it keeps an unjust government in check. Peaceful resistance allows for violent protestors to mend their ways and protest peacefully. Protesting violently accomplishes nothing and only leads to death.Peacefully protesting

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    Gandhi lead one of the greatest mass movements in the World’s history. As a leader‚ Gandhi utilised religious principles in order to inspire people to fight colonial oppression in India. Mohandas demanded to study law in Great Britain; however‚ his caste (social rank) did not allow him to travel abroad‚ so when he refused to comply he was expelled from the caste of merchants. Despite the fact that Gandhi was expelled from the caste‚ he still kept continuing with his first step to becoming a lawyer

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    Peaceful resistance to laws positively impacts a free society because it does not cause violence. Throughout history‚ we have witnessed peaceful protests change our laws. From Mahatma Gandhi to Martin Luther King Jr.‚ we have seen the practice of nonviolent symbolic protests have a better outcome than wars. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born on October 2‚ 1869 in Porbandar‚ India. He is well known as the prominent leader of the Indian independence movement in British-ruled India. Gandhi got his

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    Growing up I have read many readings about the practicing’s of Dalai Lama‚ Martin Luther King Jr.‚ Mohandas K. Gandhi‚ Princess Diana‚ and Mother Teresa and they all advocated nonviolence. Nonviolence is a powerful structure to harmonize relationships among people towards a better establishment of justice and a better future. Nonviolence are a respectable way to voice your opinion against injustice likewise represented by the Indian seer‚ mystic‚ philosopher‚ leader started the modern non-violence

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    Synthesis: Thoreau and His Influences From the infamous high school sit-in from the class of ‘01 or Gandhi’s well known salt march‚ Henry David Thoreau paved the way of passive protest with his display against the government when he wouldn’t pay taxes. Thoreau wouldn’t pay his taxes because he knew that his and everyone else’s tax payments would go to support the Mexican-American War. Henry didn’t know he would inspire some of the greatest civil activists like Martin Luther King Jr. and Mahatma

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    Mohandas K. Gandhi - His Greatest Success “Mahatma Gandhiji is revered in India as the Father of the Nation” (Singh‚ Para: 1‚ 2004). Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1869-1948) was the leader of the Indian Nationalist movement against British rule. Gandhi was the father of nonviolent resistance and India’s greatest political leader and social reformer. His dream was that of a free India‚ where there was unity regardless of religious believes or political views. Gandhi accomplished his goal of a free

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