My Trip To The Land Of Gandhi By Martin Luther King Jr.

Wendell Berry’s past is more than just his own in “My Great-Grandfather’s Slaves,” but his past is intertwined with the slaves that grew up with. A quick reading of this poem by Berry would not give the reader that he was connected with the slaves, but rather that they lived separate lives. Berry says he sees the slaves and their activities but does not ever write about how they are connected until the very last stanza. After reading the final stanza it gives the rest of the poem a new meaning and if the reader does not take the time to closely re-read the writing they will miss out on what Berry is really trying to portray. Wendell Berry is trying to show the reader how his past is linked with the past of his grandfather’s slaves with his

Furthermore, Gandhi spent years in London as a student of law, where he further explored vegetarianism and began his “intellectual awakening, his moral maturation and the opening of his mind to spiritual questions” (34) and concerned himself with politics. Gandhi then went on to South Africa from 1893 to 1914 where many Indians were residing. Arnold recounts his various anti-racism strategies, and reveals how Gandhi acquired his title as the mahatma or “great soul”. South Africa is also where he began his non-violent methods of dealing with racial discrimination laws and Hind Swaraj, which is “Indian self rule”, against the British. He fought for the rights of Indians in Africa, especially against General Smuts’ plans “of stopping their immigration to South Africa”(60) using satyagraha, “truth force or struggle for truth”, campaigns. But these campaigns did not work to the full degree, as there was still “anti-Indian prejudice” (60).

King uses many allusions to connect the reader with his writing. For example, in the first paragraph King describes the story of Moses delivering the slaves to safety. For the people who have chosen to acquiescence themselves they are decided to stay oppressed instead

Mahatma Gandhi was the leader of the Indian independence movement against British rule. He proposed a speech to all of his followers explaining what his resolution was to gain independence, without using violence. Mahatma Gandhi adopts a subtle and affirmative tone while revealing that non violence and the spreading of love is the way to approach this movement for independence. He also portrays his outline for the movement by appealing to the audience's emotions.

Applebee, Arthur N. “Gandhi's - Civil Disobedience.” The Language of Literature, McDougal Littell, Evanston, IL, 2000, pp. 377–377.

Plagiarism is passing off someone else’s words or ideas as your own without giving them credit for it. For example, on August 28th, 1963 Martin Luther King (Jr.) made one of the most historic speeches in American history, “I Have a Dream”. When I am writing a paper about Mr. King’s speech and are directly quoting or paraphrasing his words, I must correctly cite or quote his words so that the reader knows that the information is not my own words. The correct way to avoid plagiarism is to cite the work like the example shown below. King, Jr.’s (1963) speech stated the following:

Gandhi’s first hand experiences in dealing with discrimination began in South Africa. In Chapter VII ‘Some Experiences,’ Gandhi recalls on his first days of his arrival the incident at the Durban court

Martin Luther King Jr. is one of the most famous civil rights activists in the history of the United States. He gave several important speeches and promoted non-violent protests. His most famous speech was “I Have A Dream”, around a quarter of a million patrons, black and white, attended this empowering speech at the March on Washington on August 28, 1963. The reason his speech was vastly successful in the movement against segregation and injustice was because of its repetitiveness.

In this chapter Gandhi is at the house of an important sporter of the Indian independence. In this scene Gandhi points out the hypocrisy of his friend having an Indian slave and yet they are all Indians themselves. The Indian servant bring in a tray of tea and cups. Gandhi then walks over to the tray a serves himself. This shocks all of the other men. He is doing this while saying “we will embarrass all those who treat us as slaves”. This is his attempt of telling them that they need to stop treating Indians like salves before they can stop the British. And then he says “we will change their minds, not kill them” meaning that we can’t kill people for making the same mistakes that we do.

Gandhi, a peaceful protester in the early twentieth century, was protesting the unethical governing of India by the British, similar to the natives of the Congo who were controlled by the Belgians; the singular difference being Gandhi was educated enough to revolt, unlike the Congolese. Gandhi also put the needs of others before his own, congeneric to Paul Farmer. His eventual assassination mirrors Kurtz’s death, not in the manner of how it happened, but rather what they died for. Both died for their passion; Kurtz’s being wealth and power and Gandhi’s being peace and equality. These two books aided the realization of why Gandhi did what he did- passion. The passion needed to fast for twenty-one days, own less than ten things, endure level headed when aggressively attacked, and to go to jail a multitude of times for nonviolent protests must be immense. The actions of Farmer and Kurtz exhibit that passion will drive a person to perform seemingly irrational things; whether it is becoming the god of native savages or pouring millions of dollars into a war-torn, disease-ridden country passion is the driving

Chingis Khan’s name is widely regarded to be synonymous with bloodshed and conquest. His legacy is widely regarded as one of barbarism and cruelty, with little in the way of redeeming qualities. While there is no doubt that the great khan was often brutal, that is not the sum total of the man in any way. Since history gets most of its information from those he conquered, the true story of the man is much more nuanced and complex then what is generally known. We will endeavor to explore the totality of the man to determine his true character. Not only did the laws he established (called the Yassa) mandate absolute freedom of religion and religious tolerance, but also equality of women. Something that was widely unknown in his time. It is for these reason that I have chosen to write about him. Next, we will study a person who is widely considered to be the greatest modern leader of the Indian people, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, know more commonly as Mahatma Gandhi. Gandhi conceived and led a campaign of civil disobedience expressed in nonviolent resistance to what he regarded as unjust laws, that eventually led to the end of the British colonial

Peaceful resistance made the voices of the oppressed heard and the oppressors listen. This was seen in India with the British and Gandhi. In India, Gandhi fasted many times to have his voice and the voices of his people heard by the British. Due to his valiant effort, India is now an independent nation. The ideals of Gandhi can be seen also in the leadership of Martin Luther King, Jr. Although almost two decades passed between these two great activists, their ideals were the same. They both organized people to employ non-violent strategies to deconstruct racial laws and norms. During this global effort to raise awareness and change racial injustices, also came Rosa Parks, who refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white person.

Dreaming big leads to great accomplishments in life. People who dream big are often ambitious visionaries who go after what they believe in, while idealistic thinkers sacrifice their big dreams to remain reasonable. It is better to dream big in life than to be idealistic because dreaming big gives people a drive to work hard and to pursue their goals.

“Let freedom ring from the snowcapped Rockies of Colorado!” Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said his “I Have a Dream” speech on August 28, 1963. This speech was in Washington at the Lincoln Memorial. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s life has greatly influenced modern society and my life by desegregation, organized peaceful protests, and his influences on people.

Mahatma Gandhi once said, “Nonviolence is not a garment to be put on and off at will. Its seat is in the heart, and it must be an inseparable part of our being". The book The Essential Gandhi expresses Gandhi’s views on issues like untouchability, religion, nationality, his movements like civil-disobedience are deeply shown in this book. Readers can learn about Gandhi’s childhood, his early married life, his realization and transition in South Africa, and his ways of approach towards attaining Independence in India. The book did a fantastic job in showing the Gandhi’s principles like non-violence with exemplary contexts.