true transcendentalist follows their own self-made path towards their truth‚ towards their happiness. As for what causes the quest for truth in an individual‚ it all depends on the individual’s inner voice‚ as seen with Malala Yousafzai‚ Aung San Suu Kyi‚ and even the band The
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delegates in the 1990 People’s Assembly election formed the National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma (NCGUB)‚ a government-in-exile since December 1990‚ with the mission of restoring democracy.[80] Dr. Sein Win‚ a first cousin of Aung San Suu Kyi‚ has held the position of prime minister of the NCGUB since its inception. The NCGUB has been outlawed by the military government. Major political parties in the country are the National League for Democracy and the Shan Nationalities League for
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King: “Letter from Birmingham City Jail” (pp. 202-218) 1. Martin Luther King‚ Jr. distinguishes between just and unjust laws and believes that civil disobedience is sometimes warranted. Do you think Kyi agrees? Why or why not? 2. What current law or rule do you feel is unjust enough for you to peacefully disobey? How would you exercise civil disobedience? I feel that the laws for taxing senior citizens should be based on their revenue. Most seniors now these days have to work even while they are
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Centre Number Student Number CATHOLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION OF NEW SOUTH WALES 2009 TRIAL HIGHER SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION English (Advanced) Paper 2 - Modules Morning Session Tuesday‚ 11 August 2009 Total marks - 60 Pages 2-4 General Instructions • Reading time - 5 minutes • Working time - 2 hours • • Write using blue or black pen Write your Centre Number and Student Number at the top of this page Attempt ONE question from Questions 3-7 Allow about 40 minutes for this section
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“The greatest nonviolent resistance is that even as man is faced with tyranny‚ and the resulting suffering‚ he responds to hate with love‚ to prejudice with tolerance‚ to arrogance with humility‚ to humiliation with dignity‚ and to violence with reason.” (-Lou Xia) Peaceful resistance has a positive impact on society. Throughout Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s entire lifetime‚ he used peaceful resistance to voice the segregation policy of America against black people. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi used
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| Human Rights Causes and Effects In Myanmar/Burma | A look into the countries past‚ present and future of Human Rights suffering; and the issues that have resulted from it. | | Mary Knowles Block C | January the 18th 2012 | Table of Contents Background Of Myanmar/Burma 2 Introduction and First Monarchies 2 The Beginning of Burma’s Military Overrule 2 An Explanation of the Origins of the Countries Current Issues 3 The Issues of Myanmar/Burma 4 An Overview of the Many Problems
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then. A new constitution of the Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma was adopted in 1974. In May 1990‚ the government held free elections for the first time in almost 30 years and the National League for Democracy (NLD)‚ the party of Aung San Suu Kyi‚ won 392 out of a total 489 seats (i.e.‚ 80% of the seats). However‚ the military junta refused to cede power[59] and continued to rule the nation as SLORC until 1997‚ and then as the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) until its dissolution
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Burma is in the state it is because they don’t give the people a chance. They shut everything down that they don’t want to happen. For example in the movie (The lady) Aung San Suu Kyi was able to contact her husband but the government would shut off the phone at any random moment when they felt necessary. Then they put Suu under house arrest so that she could not spread her ideas of democracy. (THE LADY‚ 2011) The way of living in Burma is shocking. I cannot believe the government would let the
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Country Membership notes China France Russia United States united kingdom Ban Ki-moon (Hangul: 반기문; born 13 June 1944) is the eighth and current Secretary-General of the United Nations‚ after succeeding Kofi Annan in 2007. Before becoming Secretary-General‚ Ban was a career diplomat in South Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and in the United Nations. He entered diplomatic service the year he graduated from university‚ accepting his first post in New Delhi‚ India. In the
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Myanmar The Republic of the Union of Myanmar is a country of Southeast Asia‚ bordered by China‚ Thailand‚ Laos‚ Bangladesh and India. Myanmar is a multicultural society encompassing over 90 nationalities. Our country was known as Burma up until 1989‚ when the name was officially changed to The Republic of the Union of Myanmar‚ shortened to Myanmar. The term ‘Burma’ is still used in the Western World but is not accepted and is condemned. In this report however‚ both terms will be used‚ but only to
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