National People's Congress

“Perhaps it does not seem to them that we suffer. Perhaps they do not care for it.” (Paton 39) Many people around the world went through some type of oppression. Some of the oppressed united as one to overcome the oppressors. Some as small as a family, others as big as a community. They united to gain freedom from the oppressors. In times of oppression marinating familial and cultural ties within the oppressed group allows its people to retain hope, organize, and gain power by relying on each…

like us besides their skin, it was unjust and it must be fixed. From what my mother told me we should follow the ways of Nelson Mandela. But, before I followed his ways, I needed to know who he was. I found out that he was part of the African National Congress. I studied for years, focused on the Nelson’s wishes to save South Africa however, it seemed that every resort taken hurt him more. But, Finally the day came of our first protest. It was nine at night and me and my mother wanted to make it…

In June 1952, the South African Indian Congress and the African National Congress launched the Campaign for the Defiance of the Unjust Laws for the oppressed and downtrodden populations of South Africa. This campaign spread very quickly. However, the Campaign for the Defiance of the Unjust Laws required people from all walks of life, from chiefs to doctors, to make sacrifices and give up their careers immediately. Nelson Mandela thinks that defiances is a way that oppressed peoples can get…

much to fight against oppression and defend human rights. Cesar Chavez and Nelson Mandela were two leaders who fought for human rights and triumphed. Cesar Chavez nonviolently advocated for immigrant farm workers rights. Notably, he called for a national boycott of California table grape growers and he brought awareness of pesticides dangerous effect on workers health. Eventually these efforts paid off when many growers signed contracts with the United Farm Workers. In “He showed us the way.”…

Imagine being threatened with a life sentence in jail for fighting for those who cannot speak for themselves. Although very few people would even consider risking their lives with this act, it is exactly what Nelson Mandela, the former President of South Africa, did to prevent his fellow South African people from harassment under the nation’s oppressive regime. Nevertheless, the driving force and characteristic in Mandela’s leadership in aiding his underprivileged compatriots was not his…

The Republic of India perpetuates an apprehension of threats on a daily basis. Neighboring or nearby countries, such as: China, Russia, Pakistan, and Iran, all pose deliberate peril to the economy, political stability, and military focal point of this rising world power. Amid constant global struggles for many nations to remain buoyant, India’s economy and infrastructure have shown a consistent, yet dramatic increase of substantial margins annually. India occupies a great dynamism that…

“I don’t like to catalogue our achievements….There is nothing tangible about such things. I would say our greatest achievement is to have survived as a free and democratic nation” (Indira Gandhi1). This statement was made by Indira Gandhi, a former prime minister of India. During her time as prime minister, she made a lot of strides toward political and economic independence. Gandhi had an exciting childhood, personal life, and four term political career. On November 19, 1917, Indira…

in 1910 where the white minority 's still are superior. The whites seen blacks as a threat because there was a greater population of them which made the whites feel overruled. White believed in social darwinism. Blacks made up to 75%. In 1948 the National Party came to power and pass Apartheid Laws. One example of apartheid laws were blacks and whites couldn 't be together, if white and black were having sexual relations they would take photos for breaking the law and arrested, you would have to…

Nelson Mandela Nelson Mandela a revolutionary and philanthropic, South-African, who contributed to the end of apartheid. He was one of greats who impacted the world. He did many things, but the biggest impact was ending apartheid for South-Africans. He started as a young poor boy, then grow up to be the President of South Africa. Nelson did many things to change how blacks was treated in South Africa while he was growing up. He went to groups and did many things to represent blacks, and…

One major advocate for Indian independence was Mohandas Gandhi. He quickly became the leader the Indian National Congress due to his persistence, strong will, and his continuous acts of civil disobedience. In a complaint he makes about imperialism, Gandhi states, “You English committed one supreme crime against my people. For a hundred years you have done everything…