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    Two historical leaders The prominent leader of the Indian Independence against the rule of British rule in India, Mahatma Gandhi, was born on October 2, 1869 in Porbandar of India. He studied law in London and after completion of his study; he travelled to South Africa where he practiced as a lawyer advocating for civil rights against the tyrannical British rule. When he returned back to his country after serving in South Africa for a few years, he continued his advocacy of civil rights as he wanted

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    was called imperialism and happened in many countries such as India. This process of imperialism eventually leads to several responses from the conquered countries for independence. Some countries used violence while others promoted non-violent protests. India rebelled nonviolently through the help of Gandhi and gained independence. Therefore, non-violent civil disobedience is the most effective strategy for achieving major political change. One example on non-violent civil disobedience to create

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    Pathos: NEHRUJI successfully used a wide range of emotional appeals to inform, influence and persuade the Indian Constituent Assembly and the people of India through radio (audience). Although the “Tryst with Destiny” was full emotions, it is a well articulated political speech which excellently collected ideas and presented them in a very logical and patriotic fashion. He uses ‘we’ in the first sentence which groups the people as one and as it was the first day of free India, providing the feeling

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    shooting him in the chest three times at point blank range. Some people thought that Gandhi was a disruption to the British and was causing problems. The assassination of Mahatma gandhi was unjust because he was a Civil Rights Activist , and an Indian Independence Activist, however some people thought he was a disruption to the government under British rule. Gandhi was a Civil Rights Activist. Gandhi persuasive methods of civil disobedience influenced leaders around the world, In the passage Nonviolent

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    role in every revolution, as it helped India during the independence movement from the “British Raj” where number of freedom fighters such as Lala Lajpat rai, Bhagat Singh and many more lost their lives for the country. At that time two main revolution took place in India, violence and non-violence. Bhagat Singh was “portrayed as a macho gun-toting freedom fighter who believed that violence is more effective a way of achieving independence from British rule” (Saha para 4) whereas “Gandhi took the

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    country in the United States Armed Forces demonstrate the belief and action of our current society. Courage is an important and consistent attribute in Harper Lee’s, To Kill A Mockingbird, as well as Harriet Tubman’s contribution to the abolitionist movement,

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    political scene in 1915. As the foremost leader in the Indian independence movement, Gandhi acquired international repute, and his policy of peaceful civil resistance has over the decades offered inspiration for political movements, and civil rights campaigns across the globe. In addition to developing non-violent strategies for political struggle, he influenced the Indian regeneration program that spearheaded the struggle for Indian independence. Gandhi's philosophy of non-violence resistance transcended

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    his practice and came back to India. He worked for the freedom of India. He went to jail several times. He believed in truth and non-violence. He worked for religious unity and upliftment of untouchables. He started movements like “Satyagraha”, Non-cooperation and “Quit India movement” etc. he won freedom for India from British rule on 15 august 1947. He was a great humanitarian, he hated the evil but not the evil-doer. He did not nurse any ill-will even against his worst opponents. Gandhi was a

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    The Indian independence movement was simply a response to British colonialism and oppression of the Indian subcontinent inhabitants. Indian nationalism was the most crucial factor of Indian independence, because it resulted in the swadeshi movement and national heros that joined the different people of India. Shivaji preceded Mohandas Gandhi, but both were among the first national heros. Indian national heroes are closely connected to Indian nationalism, but it is critically important to first understand

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    has picked up from "examinations centred upon Shakespeare's dramatization and Byron's verse or more all… the extensive hearted progressivism of nineteenth-century English legislative issues. The disaster, as Tagore saw it, originated from the way that what "was genuinely best in their own particular development, the maintaining of pride of human connections, has no spot in the British organization of this nation. If in its place they have made, stick under control, a rule of 'lawfulness,' or at the

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