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are described. In the Odyssey, the Cyclops and the husky girl of the land of Laestrygonians are described as being hideous and evil people. This shows how Greek society valued status in not only money and wealth, but also in looks and family name. Indian epics tell more about Gods and how they enhance the adventures or stories in the poem. The Gods and Goddess are seen as more divine and elegant, such as Karna “entering the arena like a golden lion, wearing the earring with which he was born,…

grandfather told me about how his father was one of the first elected officials of the Indian National Congress, and how he got his start as a political activist and eventual trained to become a barrister. Those stories that made me wonder about what I could do to help change the world were actually about my great-grandfather and his work with Mahatma Gandhi and Vallabhbhai "Sardar" Patel to help establish the Indian National Congress. They made me…

today, he is one of the most influential men to have walked on this earth and is remembered as the father of India due to his success of freeing India from the hands of the British. As a token of his work his birth date is one of the three national Indian holidays and is a day of remembrance and appreciation. Mohandas Gandhi will always be remembered as the savior of…

10 people condemned to their fate, because a couple had served as attendants to the 8 guests given the letters to arrive on Indian Island. The couple along with the other 8 guests had directly or inadvertently led to the murders and deaths of other people, but by law could not be charged for their crimes. Each letter stated its own reason for the guests to arrive on Indian Island, an island already surrounded in mystery as to who owns it. The guests arrived…

Written by Taiaiake Alfred, “Wasase: Indigenous Pathways of Action and Freedom” expresses his perspective on the “warrior’s dance” of a non-violent spiritual revolution to free his people from colonial oppression. The author explores a history of war and corruption, reasons for rebellion, and approaches that will lead to a successful battle in favor of the indigenous people. Based on his presentation of both facts and opinions throughout his book, I believe he was able to capture and present the…

The present book Outcaste: A Memoir is an expanded version of Jadhav’s best selling Marathi novel Amcha Baap Aan Amhi written in 1993.This memoir is a multilayered saga of the social evolution of the Dalits in India. It is a tribute from a son to his father as well as an appraisal of the caste-system. It tells the story of the awakening of the Dalits through three generations. The caste-system represses even stupefies the Dalits so that they grow into the dutiful lambs that need no shepherding…

documentary filmmaker who is determined to make a film on Indian freedom fighters based on diary entries by her grandfather, a former officer of the British Indian Army. Upon arriving in India, she asks a group of five young men to act in her film. Rang De Basanti's release faced stiff resistance from the Indian Defence Ministry and the Animal Welfare Board due to parts that depicted the use of MiG-21 fighter aircraft and a banned Indian horse race. A young, struggling British filmmaker Sue…

ending Gandhi’s life. Gandhi’s assassination is justified because of his standpoints on Indian politics and attempting to unify Hindus and Muslims in India; however, Gandhi was peaceful and fair towards both Hindus and Muslims. Gandhi can be viewed as a manipulative leader when it comes to teaching his goals. Leading up to India’s independence, Gandhi made a “deal with the devil”: he assisted the British roundup Indians to fight in WWI (Lelyveld para 7). Even his most avid followers were…

so, Gandhi never used violence. Instead, he organized strikes, boycotts, and used civil disobedience to achieve his goal. In the process of leading India’s independence movement, Gandhi sought to change stereotypes the British held towards the Indians and succeeded in doing so. These racist generalizations were often used to justify the process of colonization throughout the world.Ghandi proved the British stereotypes wrong by that,the Indian’s were as intelligent and as moral as the British.…

These three key figures had active roles in the partitioning of India, and without the three of them, partition may not have been possible. They each represented the three groups of people in the partition and were organizers of the great event in Indian history. Whether the partition was a success or not is a different…