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    the British salt policies to be the unifying theme fir his new campaign of “satyagraha.” Unfortunately, it got worse, Indians were forced to pay irrational British taxes, and also give away their property. In a situation like this in today’s society the first thing we would use is violence, and fight back. Remarkably, through a revolutionary concept of nonviolence, Gandhi led the Indians and obtained freedom from the British. A big reason how Gandhi got freedom for India was The Salt March,…

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    Currently, more than a billion people are liberally occupying India because of the courageous actions one man took against the British Raj (or British Rule). Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, born on October 2, 1869, grew up in the small town of Porbandar and became a world-renowned political and spiritual leader who would be valued by many people under the British rule ("Gandhi, Mohandas Karamchand (1869-1948)"). There are a limited amount of people in history who have accomplished what Gandhi did…

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    April, 1930. The coastline in Dandi, India is dotted with millions of people illegally extracting their own salt from the water, each feeling a mixture of triumph and fear. They have come together to protest the British salt laws, which they believe are wrong. But it is also understood that in doing so, many will face consequences. Civil disobedience is vital to bringing a positive change to society, under the circumstances of tyranny and/or discrimination. However, fear is induced by the danger…

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    The Salt March was a form of protest led by Gandhi against the British government in India after World War I around the year 1930. This protest focused on resisting the British tax on salt production. Gandhi marched 24 days to India’s west coast and taking salt from this area. This action was considered illegal because India was currently under British control. The Salt March left a message for India’s economic standing that they [India] should declare independence from Britain. 2. The…

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    reached the sea, Gandhi and his followers began to gather and boil the salt encrusted mud, making salt and breaking the British laws (“Gandhi Salt March”). This one small act started a chain reaction throughout India, as people in other areas began to protest and to make their own salt as well. Gandhi started a type of mass movement never before seen in India, and a great many people were arrested and put in Jail during this time. The Salt March was a huge stepping stone towards the freedom of…

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    Mahatma Gandhi, a man whose life was not easy. He was faced against all odds during his lifetime and never gave up. Of course, as a child, he kind of rebelled, but we all do that. So it was when he decided to become a lawyer that he was changed into the future Gandhi. This Gandhi would stand up for rights no matter the consequences. During his leadership Gandhi said a quote that was actually by him that still inspires me today. The quote says (“Be the change you wish to see in the world”). This…

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    Bath Salts Essay

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    Bath salts is the name given to a class of drugs that has common manmade chemicals related to cathinone. Bath salts are a kind of synthetic drug with mood-altering and stimulant properties, typically in the form of crystals (). The bath salt drug can be confused for the salts that are used during bathing. The creators of the bath salt drugs mimic the appearance of the bathing salts. Both of the salts are tiny, white, powdery particles and are usually sold in transparent pouches.…

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    scenes. One scene that impacted my understanding of Satyagraha was when they went on the Salt March. Satyagraha is a policy of passive resistance against political policies or rules. The Salt March deepened my understanding of this because they deliberated disobeyed the British rule that all Indians had to buy salt from the British. Instead, Gandhi led other Indians on a march to the ocean to make their own salt to sell to other fellow Indians for a much cheaper price than what the British sell…

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    Serial Killer: Ted Bundy

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    as both suspects were in custody. Among the people who reported Bundy as a potential suspect was his girlfriend. Although she did give his name as a suspect it was lost in all the other leads investigators were looking into. Bundy then moved on to Salt Lake City, Utah where he attended the University of Utah College of Law. During his first semester he killed four more women, one of which was the daughter of a police chief. In his second semester he killed four more women. One of which was a…

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    The Saltmen Of Tibet

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    to salt lakes, which lasts months, in order to extract salt. The salts that the Saltmen extract are the backbone to their livelihood because they trade salt for the commodities they need, and it is a sacred journey that has spiritual and traditional meaning towards them. The dried up salt lakes are the backbone to the livelihood of…

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