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    Gandhi was born on October 2, 1869 in the small western Indian state of Porbandar under the name Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi ("Ghandi 's Life") . When Gandhi was finished with high school, he entered a small Indian college, the Samaldas College at the University of Bombay ("Mahatma"). After beginning his education here, however, he decided he disliked and traveled to the University College London, leaving his wife and infant son ("Ghandi 's Life"). It was while attending school in London that he initially

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    K. Narayan has presented an encompassing view of Gandhian ideology and philosophy. The theory of Karma, spirit of oneness with all, the theme of transformation from materialism to spiritualism, the concept of non-violence are discussed in the novels discussed

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    Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, famously known as just Ghandi, was an Indian lawyer, politician, social activist and writer. However one of his greater accomplishments would be becoming the leader of an Indian Independence movement against British rule. Although Gandhi had no locality in the governmental field he was a significant figure in India’s struggle for sovereignty. Gandhi was raised by his father Karamchand who was prime minister and his deeply religious mother Pultiblai in Porbandar, a small

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    Mahatma Gandhi Mahatma gandhi full name was “Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi.” Mahatma gandhi was born on October 2, 1869, at Porbandar, in the present-day Indian state of Gujarat. In India mahatma gandhi short name was gandhiji. And Mahatma Gandhi is called as Mahatma because of his great works and greatness all through the life. He was a great freedom fighter and non-violent activist who always followed non-violence all though his life while leading India for the independence from

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    Martin Luther king, Mahatma Gandhi, and Henry David Thoreau, authors of “Letter From Birmingham Jail”, “On nonviolent protest”, and “Civil Disobedience” respectively protests similar oppressors in each of these works and though each is different in their claims, all are renowned for their use of rhetoric in achieving utmost effectiveness. Each of these pieces of literature were written to not only bring attention to the intolerable injustices each movement faced, but also to introduce and assert

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    The topic for my research paper is about how Gandhi freed India from British rule. Gandhi stood up for what he believed in and got what he wanted without resorting to violence. Gandhi was a civil leader, who rose to power by raising his voice against the unfair policies the British declared. Gandhi and his tactics of nonviolence had a huge impact on the world, for decades people were influenced by his methods and followed his practice of nonviolence. Gandhi freed India from British rule allowing India

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    The debate over violence or nonviolence as a solution to a problem is one that can be seen countless times throughout history. In Cesar Chavez’s article, the use of compare and contrast and examples argues that although violence is an easy solution, only through non-violence are liberation and freedom able to occur. The comparison of violence to nonviolence highlights Chavez’s argument that nonviolence is the only way to achieve positive results. Chavez characterizes violence as a temporary solution

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    remotely resembling victory after tragedy. Gandhi is one of the most revered pacifists in history and Bin Laden, one of the most reviled villains. One man, was willing to sacrifice his life rather than lift a finger to hurt another soul. The other is willing to kill thousands to achieve his ends. However, once you let go of the moral considerations, there are, in fact, many similarities. Not in goals or philosophies but in how their tactics manipulate the world. Gandhi, a native of India, began his exploration

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    Gandhi responded to challenge by peacefully protesting and not responding to hostility.He shows this by only peacefully protesting and if there was ever any conflict he would fast or go on a hunger strike. Gandhi had a very unique way to respond to challenge; he did not fight back so it was very difficult for conflict to rise when gandhi didn’t fight back.This is because he did not provide any fuel to start a fire.This gave gandhi power because people would still attack him and his followers.This

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