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Thomas Merton And Mahatma Gandhi
2,787 wordsThomas Merton and Mahatma Gandhi both speak of God in a personal way. They both speak of God as truth. Famous Thomas Merton, Trappist American monk, was a traditional Christian. Born in France in 1915 and died in Asia in 1968 Merton was greatly influenced by the complexities of the twentieth century. His writings served as a personal may in his search for God... He pursued the ascending path towards the eternal kingdom of truth, towards heaven, while leaving the world of shadowy existence behind...
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Life Of Mahatma Gandhi
999 wordsMahatma Gandhi (Mohandas Karam chand) 'Generations to come will scarce believe that such a one as this ever walked upon this earth in flesh and blood'. -Albert Einstein Throughout history most national heroes have been warriors, but Gandhi was a passive and peaceful preacher of morals, ethics, and beliefs. He was an outsider who ended British rule over India without striking a blow. Moreover, Gandhi was not skillful with any unusual artistic, scholarly, or scientific talents. He never earned a d...
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People Of India As Mahatma Gandhi
281 wordsGandhi Mohandas Gandhi was born in 1869 in Gujarat, India. He was know the people of India as Mahatma Gandhi. He was called "Mahatma" because it means great soul. He studied law in England. He became a lawyer and when he arrived in South Africa to represent an Indian client. While in South Africa he was thrown off a train because he was riding in first class, first class was reserved for white people only. He started a movement for civil rights in South Africa and succeeded in changing some rule...
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Achievement Of Mahatma Gandhi
1,128 wordsAnalytical paper on Mahatma Gandhi The purpose of this paper is to analyze the achievement of Mahatma Gandhi. Mahatma's name is Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. Gandhi was a Indian political and spiritual leader that lived from 1869 to 1948. In South Africa he fought for Indian population and practiced law there as well. He worked hard for Indian independence from Great Britain and He gave up on western ways to have a abstinence and spiritual life. Most of his fights was by him fasting until the viol...
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Later Gandhi
1,841 wordsMahatma Gandhi There was little hope for the natives as imperialism and greed had taken the white man by the mind, body, and soul. These white men promised that they would be civilized, when in reality they were enslaved and treated like animals. No lashing out would save them, for the white men had technologies like gunpowder. During the rise of this on October 2nd, 1869 the world changed forever. Mohandas K. Gandhi came into the world. Gandhi sparked a world wide non-violent revolution that ch...
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Mahatma Gandhi
482 wordsI am purely amazed by the astonishing personal revolution by which a simple inarticulate man transformed himself into the Mahatma, who ushered the British Empire out of India without even firing a shot. In the age of Empire and Military might he proved that the powerless had power and that force of arms would never prevail against force of spirit. Based on all this, Mahatma Gandhi surely deserved an award, which spoke of his efforts, his fight for freedom and justice and all his other contributi...
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Gandhi's Salt March From March
579 wordsMahatma Gandhi's Salt March from March 12th-April 5th (From Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi) Mahatma (Great Soul) Gandhi (1869-1948) He's considered to be the father of his country. He was the leader of the Indian nationalist movement against British rule. He's internationally esteemed for his doctrine of non-violence to achieve political and social progress. The Indian people had disliked British rule since the 10th centenary. There were campaigns of civil disobedience and non-cooperation with the Br...
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Campaign For Home Rule Gandhi
1,618 wordsGandhi (1869-1948), also known as Mahatma Gandhi, was born in Por bandar in the present day state of Gujarat in India on October 2, 1869, and educated in law at University College, London. In 1891, after having been admitted to the British bar, Gandhi returned to India and attempted to establish a law practice in Bombay, with little success. Two years later an Indian firm with interests in South Africa retained him as legal adviser in its office in Durban. Arriving in Durban, Gandhi found himsel...
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While After British Rule Gav India Independence
528 wordsAlex Malay 4/06/01 Period 6 After Failing in Bombay to make a law practice Ghandi found himself 2 yrs later with an Indian firm with interests in South Africa retained him as legal adviser in its office in Durban. Arriving in Durban, Gandhi found himself treated as a member of an minor race. He was alarmed at the widespread denial of civil liberties and political rights to Indian immigrants to South Africa. He threw himself into the struggle for elementary rights for Indians. Gandhi remained in ...
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Gandhi's Great Contribution To India's National Movement
1,189 wordsShehzad HusnaniPeriod 504/09/05 GANDHI Mohandas Gandhi was born in Porbandar, a small coastal town in the western region of British ruled India on October 2, 1867. Gandhi's father was a politician and served as Prime Minister to a number of local Indian Princes. His mother, Putilibai, was Gandhi's father's fourth wife. His parents were not well educated but his mother was literate. Despite their educational problems they were well off and owned several houses in Porbandar, and in nearby villages...
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Congress Party And Gandhi
1,066 wordsMohandas Gandhi Mohandas Karam chand Gandhi, also known as mahatma Gandhi, was a Indian nationalist leader, who established his country's freedom through a nonviolent revolution. Gandhi became a leader in a difficult struggle, the Indian campaign for home rule. He believed and dedicated his life to demonstrating that both individuals and nations owe it to themselves to stay free, and to allow the same freedom to others. Gandhi was one of the gentlest of men, a devout and almost mystical Hindu, b...
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Mahatma Gandhi In South Africa
569 wordsMahatma Gandhi was many things. He was a son, a husband, a lawyer, but he was admired worldwide as a great social reformer, political leader, and thinker. Through a unique method of nonviolence, he won civic rights and eventually independence for India's people. Mahatma was born Mohandas K. Gandhi in 1869 in Por bandar, India. He lived there until 1888, when he left to study law at University College in London. In 1891, after having been admitted to the British bar, Gandhi returned to India and ...
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Non Violence
505 wordsThe Great Soul Most of today's hero's like Batman, Zena and others are all fighters or warriors, but Mahatma Gandhi ended the British rule over his country, India, without striking a single blow. Instead he used the principle of non-violence and civil disobedience. ' An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind. ' Gandhi believed that the best way to gain respect and honour from the British government, was to do it with gentleness and respect. Proverbs 15 verse 1: A gentle answer ...
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Times Gandhi
347 wordsGandhi Mahatma (Mahatma means 'great soul') Gandhi devoted his life to peace and brotherhood in order to achieve social and political progress. His nonviolent resistance to British rule won independence for India, he was then assassinated by a religious fanatic. He studied law at University College in London. Students weren't very fond of him just because he was Indian. This was an example of the immorality of apartheid. In spite of how smart you were or what your status was you were still a vic...
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Great Leader Like Gandhi
1,339 wordsMary Reynolds November 17, 2000 History 3840 Arthur K. Scott Gandhi, Satyagraha, and the Western Mind There is much that can be said about such a great leader like Gandhi. He had many skills that were needed to make a difference in the world. Perhaps the most important quality that he possessed was the attributes of knowledge and common sense. These attributes made him a very levelheaded man who knew how to treat his opponent with respect while stating the issue at hand. Gandhi achieved many acc...
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Gandhis Non Violent Movement
2,124 wordsGandhi: A Man of Principle George C. Wallace, the United States Secretary of State when Mohandas K. Gandhi was assassinated, said that Gandhi had become a spokesman for the conscience of all mankind- a man who made humility and simple truth more powerful than empires (Gandhi, np). Gandhi is well known for his leadership in the liberation of India from Britain, but his main goal and message transcends beyond the acts he did, into everyday living. Gandhi promoted simple living, non-violence, and f...
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Gandhi Mahatma Gandhi
529 wordsGandhi Mahatma Gandhi was an Indian by Nationality. He was born on October 2nd 1869 in Porbandar, India. Mahatma Gandhi's original name was Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. He was born to Karamchand Gandhi and Putlibai. He came from a Hindu household. His father was the Dewan or the minister of the province of Porbandar. His mother was a very religious Housewife. His family followed strict rules of Hinduism, which included practice of non-violence, a lot of spiritual fasting, vegetarianism, and toler...
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Socrates And Gandhi
1,284 words1. "I desire only to know the truth, and to live as well as I can... And, to the utmost of my power, I exhort all other men to do the same... I exhort you also to take part in the great combat, which is the combat of life, and greater than every other earthly conflict". Socrates' aim for the truth and justice created many admirers, many wanted to learn from him, learn to better their life, and to never settle. They too wanted to find truth and justice within their own lives. Socrates introduced ...
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