Satyagraha

“Great leaders don’t set out to be a leader… they set out to make a difference. It’s never about the role – always about the goal.” We’ve all heard about the preeminent political figurehead – the father of our nation – Gandhi who’s most endearing qualities were his insistence to always tell the truth, his disciplined way of life, his humility and his passion, who inspired millions through his non-violent protests for Indian self-determination and independence, fighting against the growing…

“If a law is wrong,by heaven, it’s the duty of a man to stand up and say so.” In history there is a large amount of people who went against the law ,peacefully, to achieve a goal that was against society’s mentality/norm; but what is an act of civil disobedience? Civil disobedience is the act of disobeying a law(s) to bring about a social,economic or political change for a better cause. In “The Night Thoreau spent in jail” The main character , Henry David Thoreau, refused to pay taxes due to…

No government in the world as well as throughout history has been able to avoid the scrutiny of its citizens. In many cases, rebellions have occurred in order to overthrow an unwanted government in favor of a better suited one. However, civil disobedience has allowed the world an effective method of protest that has allowed significant change to occur without war or mass bloodshed. What used to take a war to resolve can now be accomplished with a mass protest where the voices of those who are…

Take a few steps back, back to when a group of colonists arrived with humble aspirations to start a life free from religious persecution. Take a step forward, in the direction of economic growth, when the little thirteen colonies were no longer scattered colonies, barely making ends meet, but rather a formidable force with abundant resources. Now tip toe through the silent anger that fumed at the unreasonable taxes that burdened the middle class. Britain’s mercantilistic shadow and unjust…

Peaceful protesting/resistance to laws positively impacts free society. Peaceful protesting is a given natural right and is a very important right. In the 1st Amendment it states, "the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances". This allows people to change the way the government and the country is working, and usually in a positive way. When people protest it is normally because they feel something unjust has been done and that it…

Was Mahatma Gandhi really a racist?Gandhi was killed.Nathuram Vinayak Godse on January 30, 1948.He was killed in New Delhi, India,because of his beliefs and politics.The assassination of Gandhi was unjust because he was a non violent leader and he fought for people’s rights;However some people believe that Gandhi was a hypocrite. Gandhi was a non violent activist born in India.He believed in what he spoke .He did what he spoke of and started a huge movement for his country all for…

What is freedom? Is it being mistreated or doubted for your lack of an education? Is it being kicked to the back of the line because of your skin color or is it being beaten for standing up to what you believe is right. In “The Speech at the March on Washington” by Josephine Baker and “From Letter to Viceroy, Lord Irwin” by Mahatma Gandhi, each article passionately argues about the equality and power of an education along with the mistreatment of those who stand up for what they believe is right…

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.…

Gandhi, world leader, prison inmate, pacifist, lawyer. This man started a non-violent movement in India, against that of British rule in the area. How did it work, though? How did one man, who could probably be picked up and carried by the average British soldier manage to diffuse the greatest Empire man had known at the time? This was because of two simple reasons: that to the end he chose to be peaceful, (which showed the wrongness of the British rule), and that he was influential, persuasive…

Mahatma Gandhi and Osama Bin Laden were very powerful and influential people in our world's history. These men both fought long and hard for what they believed in even if other people strongly disagreed in their beliefs. Gandhi and Bin Laden are extremely well known for their impact on each of their personal livfes, cultures, and societiesy,and although there on many differences between Gandhi and Bin Laden, there are also many similarities. Mahatma Gandhi was born on October 2nd, 1869 in…