Few men have ever had as much of an effect on our world as Mohandas Gandhi (1869-1948)‚ though he used the message of peace and love‚ rather than war and destruction. One time a prominent lawyer in South Africa‚ Gandhi gave up practicing law and returned to India in order to help ease the suffering of the repressed people of his homeland. Gandhi’s love for people and his religious fervor made him a revolutionary in many of his ideas and actions. He desired to see India freed from British
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One was one of humankind ’s biggest enemies; the other was a great soul. These two men provide a clear understanding of Plato ’s concept of harmony and how it relates to the cardinal virtues. Plato viewed harmony as the salvation of the state and the individual‚ while division encouraged by the inconsistency of personal interests with those of the state is the devastation of the same (Dunkle‚ 1986). He also believed that the way to make the most of ourselves as individuals is to rid ourselves of
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achieve the education they needed. Malala motivated me to help my siblings and other children with their homework. That way they learn from their mistakes and can get a better view for what they are learning about. Malala should be considered as a moral leader because she is trying to make people’s lives educated and make them more motivated to reach their goals. More people want to become doctors‚ dentists‚ teacher‚ etc. She made women believe that they can change the world too and make a difference
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themselves as leaders with strong influences over their followers. This time period consisted of a few historically significant leaders such as Lenin‚ Hitler‚ Mussolini‚ and Mao Zedong. The main objective of these leaders was to spread their version of totalitarian ideas. Yet‚ another leader was prominent during the same time period‚ but unlike Hitler‚ Lenin‚ and Zedong‚ his goal was the spreading of democracy using nonviolent tactics throughout his nation as well as across the world; this leader was Gandhi
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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was‚ and still is‚ a remarkable and influential person in our world today. Gandhi was the pre-eminent political and ideological leader of India during the India independence movement. Gandhi developed a model to fight for civil rights through nonviolent protest. Through this he achieved political and social progress through total nonviolence for which he is internationally known for. Gandhi led India to its independence and inspired movements
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Mohandas Gandhi: The Story of My Experiments the Truth Gandhi played a major role in the development of nonviolence and peaceful activities. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was the pre-eminent political and spiritual leader of India and the Indian independence movement. He had many followers‚ and taught many how to protest peacefully‚ instead of using violence and war. Gandhi is a role model for many people today and is one of the most famous of all nonviolent activists. Gandhi made a large impact on
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nationality confronted discrimination in all parts of South Africa‚ and someone affected by this was Mahatma Gandhi‚ known as the “great soul”. Gandhi was an activist and philosopher who used nonviolent resistance‚ he was the controlling figure who struggled along with all the Indian population to gain independence from Great Britain. Gandhi introduced passive resistance‚ a concept also known as “satyagraha‚” which was a method to abstain from cooperating with authorities and that trained followers to allow
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The third and final phase of the Nationalist Movement [1917-1947] is known as the Gandhian era. During this period Mahatma Gandhi became the undisputed leader of the National Movement. His principles of nonviolence and Satyagraha were employed against the British Government. Gandhi made the nationalist movement a mass movement. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born at Porbandar in Gujarat on 2 October 1869. He studied law in England. He returned to India in 1891. In April 1893 he went to South Africa
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Gandhi In the movie‚ Gandhi by Richard Attenborough the strong beliefs and values that once belonged to Gandhi are dramatized and demonstrated. Gandhi was an inspirational leader as he was able to fight against injustices and restore independence. Gandhi`s ideas on how people should be treated are demonstrated throughout the film‚ as well as the influences that allowed him to develop these ideas. Also‚ the film displays the powerful actions Gandhi was responsible for to help him ensure equality
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nowadays. GANDHI Mathama Gandhi was the preeminent leader of Indian nationalism who became famous fighting for civil rights employing no violent and civil disobedience. I feel a deep admiration and respect for him because he was a leader who defended values such as the truth‚ the no violence and the treatment of others as yourself. In my view‚ when he stated that everybody could be considered a leader because everybody was an example for other people taught a real
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