traditional ashrams known for two millennia in India. He became the apple off of the common man because sainthood has always had a profound appeal to the masses reminding them of the various charkas like Sankara and Madhavaan saint-singers of the Bhakti movement. Although the middle class did not like hi knobbing with the Harijans‚ they could not but admire him‚ for deep down in their they knew that they were in the wrong‚ not the Mahatma. Besides‚ there was a surreptitious veneration for meditation
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Discus the reasons and motivations for launching the Hundred Flower Movement and subsequent Anti-Rightist movement. The main thrust of the Hundred Flower Movement‚ is summed up in Mao’s maxim‚ "Letting a hundred flowers blossom and a hundred schools of thought contend” (bai hua qifang‚ bai jia zhengming). In this essay‚ I will investigate the reasons why the People’s Republic of China thought it was necessary to start a policy self-criticism and how this‚ in a matter of months‚ descended into
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threat of existence. Here the local community and the environmentalist made the struggle against the dam project. Here the women also are part of the women and some were among the leaders. Though‚ many studies and report was done about the dam and the movement against dam. Here the researcher tries to analyze the involvement of the women in the agitation. The researcher also makes the connection between the eco-feminism as theory and the practically of what happen in the place. Does the women participate
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free. Circa 1500‚ England and other European countries began to colonize India. It is believed that the Independence Movement there began in the 1850’s‚ although India didn’t become a fully self-governing country until the 1940’s. This movement is an example of peaceful revolution‚ and in large part was led by activist Mohandas (Mahatma) Gandhi. Gandhi‚ born in 1869‚ led some the movement and was assassinated in 1948. India fought for many years for independence‚ but was able to win with the help of
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the growth of the labour party there were many other factors that contributed to their rise in popularity. Such as‚ the split of the coalition‚ the representation of the peoples act‚ and finally Clause IV. During the war the party was led by Arthur Henderson who was the first Labour MP to get into parliament and he played a great role in the War-time coalition. After a disagreement with Lloyd George in 1917‚ Henderson resigned from the War Cabinet. This benefited the Labour party because Henderson
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Quebec Separatist Movement The Canadian confederation brought promise and opportunity to a newly independent nation‚ this nation consisted of Ontario‚ New Brunswick‚ Nova Scotia‚ and Quebec. As the only province in Canada with a French speaking minority Quebec faced discrimination and anguish. Its individuals often felt forced to assimilate to English culture causing conflict between the English and French communities. Throughout Canadian history it has been difficult for Quebec to attain
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Rights Movement first began it was met with both support and opposition. Check your privilege 1950s white folk- those that felt that there was no need for protests‚ uprisings‚ and marches against the ones holding the power of continued racial segregation were the ones perpetuating the racism itself. It seemed‚ and still seems to many in this country‚ that the leaders that held the power to carry the tradition of continued racism were the people who most needed to be affected by the Movement. Remember-
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Social movements in the United States Antiwar movement-against the Vietnam War Antipoverty movement Civil Rights movement-the fight for equal rights for all (Martin Luther King Jr) Women’s Rights movement These social movements wanted change from the old government policies and/or traditional patterns of behavior. Some social movements started to fight this change. They wanted to keep tradition. They resisted change. Prayer in Public Schools movement Pro-life movement-antiabortion Antipornography
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events EVENTS LEADING TO QUIT INDIA MOVEMENT 1. Government of India act of 1935 was passed by the British Government. 2. Elections of 1937 3. Resignation of the congress ministries- which led to Deliverance Day-Dec 22 1939 4. Jinnah’s Two Nation Theory- January 1940 5. August offer – Lord Linglithgow- August 1940. 6. Failure of Cripps Mission- 1942 7. Japans threat of attacking India. QUIT INDIA MOVEMENT. This movement was organized under the leadership
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African Americans have been fiercely fighting for their rights as equal citizens even before the Civil Rights Movement. Despite how long they have been asking for proper treatment‚ they were not always successful. The path to progress was not easy. Events dating to Reconstruction have greatly impacted the Civil Rights Movement by paving the way toward progress through trial-and-error‚ and the event itself presented a path toward the end of segregation and better rights for blacks. Because the Civil
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