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    For years Gandhi used nonviolence protests against the British Empire and yes it was as hard as it sounds. Mahatma Gandhi was relentless when facing the economic, social, political, and environmental obstacles which he had to overcome. To start off, while Gandhi was an attorney in South Africa during 1893 he was thrown off a train for sitting in first class and being-what they call-colored, even though he acquired the proper payed ticket. This discrimination did not settle with Mr. Gandhi.…

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    Valentina Possú Cox Lang. B4 4 Mar. 2016 Assertion #1 The effectiveness of nonviolence in the Civil Rights movement is evident in its success to gain public support and inspire government intervention. The importance of publicity to the movement can be seen in the 1964 campaign “Freedom Summer”. During the 1960s, activists began working in Mississippi, “Essentially a closed society on racial issues…[that] fought tenaciously, often violently, to maintain a way of life based on white supremacy”…

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    In King’s philosophy there are six principles of nonviolence. Principle one is that nonviolence is for courageous people. Principle two is nonviolence is used to seek to win friendship and understanding. Principle three is that nonviolence seeks to end injustice, not people. Principle four is that nonviolence holds suffering that can educate and transform. Principle five is that nonviolence chooses love over hate. Principle six is that nonviolence believes that the universe is on the side of…

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    advantages of nonviolence by juxtaposing nonviolent and violent protests and builds his credibility by referring to successful, nonviolent leaders. Chavez emphasizes the benefits of peaceful resistance in contrast of the weaknesses of violent revolts. In the first half and towards the end of his speech, Chavez describes scenarios of nonviolent and violent protests.The way Chavez organizes his statements demonstrates his use of antithetical arrangement. Chavez states that nonviolence “supports…

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    treatment, pay, and working conditions for farm workers. Chavez argues in his 1978 article that nonviolence is the only way to overcome any oppressor. Chavez uses motif, allusion, and comparison/contrast in order to convince his audience that nonviolence is the only way to achieve lasting change. The use of motif develops the articles major theme of nonviolence. Not only does he use the literal word nonviolence throughout to do this, but he also uses collective pronouns repeatedly in order to…

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    successful way to bring change is to use nonviolence. His use of striking diction, juxtapositions, and appeals to the fundamental beliefs of his readers leaves his audience with little doubt as to the proper course of action. Chavez, less than 10 words into his request, has already tied “nonviolence” to “power”; thus, followed by his claims of “nonviolence provides the opportunity to stay on the offensive” gives his readers the impression that nonviolence is connected with power and importance.…

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    speech, Gandhi established many responses to the British government for the freedom that India deserves. Gandhi quickly became a spiritual and political leader in the late 20th century. He then expanded and supported his own political party of the nonviolence movement that many Indians participated in. His movement was strongly affected by the British government, since the British was upset on India’s political right. Many Indians supported Gandhi throughout his works of sustaining freedom for…

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    Although Malcolm X was effective because of his methods of gaining freedom and justice by separating from the whites, Martin Luther King Jr. was better suited to be a leader for African Americans. Martin Luther King Jr. has a better method of using nonviolence rather than using violence like Malcolm X. King was known to have peaceful protests because he believed violence created crisis and would only make the situation worse. Malcolm X, on the other hand, “urged blacks to cast off the…

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    this book Dr. King outlined his way of nonviolence. He tells the story of the Montgomery movement and his own personal journey, and then offers six basis points for nonviolence. Dr. King lived and taught these essential ingredients of active nonviolence until the day he died. These are the points that Dr King emphasis; Nonviolent resistance is not cowardly, but is a form of resistance, Advocates of nonviolence do not want to humiliate those they oppose, Nonviolence seeks to defeat evil, not…

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    Reading Journal Unit 4-6 In Chapter four, Gandhian Principles of Nonviolence, explored principle of Ahimsa and Satyagraha. To begin with, Ahimsa means nonviolence, and Satyagraha means truth force (Nojeim M. J., 2004). According to text, “we do not practice Ahimsa if we love only those who loves us,” so nonviolence practice was kind words, thoughts and actions (Nojeim M. J., 2004). On page 95, the author says, Satyagraha was not intending to prevail over an opponent, but to prevail over the…

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