Gandhi's actions to protest the government eventually led to the independence and India. After being thrown off a train, Gandhi would commit his life to fight the maltreatment of his people. Seeing the Rowlatt Acts have been passed, Gandhi called for …show more content…
John Winston Lennon was born on October 9, 1940, in Liverpool, Merseyside, England to Julia and Alfred Lennon during the second world war. When Lennon was only four years old his parents divorced and John went to live with his aunt. While John’s mother, Julia, often visited him, his father was a merchant was never involved with Lennon’s life and childhood. The absence of one parent was already impact on Lennon’s life but in July of 1958, John’s mother, Julia was struck and killed in a car accident involving an off duty police officer. According to John Lennon’s biography, “Her death was one of the most traumatic moments in his life” ( “John Lennon Biography”). Julia’s death resulted in Lennon becoming harsh, bitter, and gaining anti-establishment views something that would lead to his advocacy against the Vietnam War. Even though John’s life was full of tragedies he also had some moments that brought him happiness. One such event was the forming of the Beatles. The forming of the Beatles allowed Lennon to become a well known musician even after the Beatles broke up. This fame is one characteristic that allowed Lennon to be an influential activist for …show more content…
Some years after the military began to drive the Taliban out of Swat, people close to Malala began having nightmares that she would be in danger. After hearing this Malala too began to have nightmares about the Taliban leaping out at her or splashing acid in her face. Malala would pray to God, “Bless us. First our father and family, then out street then our whole mohalla, then all of Swat” (Yousafzai 237). By praying Malala may not have stood up to the Taliban publicly, but she did so nonetheless. Malala shows her faith in her religion and how much she cares about Muslims and human beings of all religions in this one prayer. She is saying even though that the Taliban may think that people who do agree with them are not Muslims they really are. Malala may have been the victim and the target of the Taliban but she still cared about the safety of her town and family more than her