...ability to lead followers in a way that provides support, inspiration, and admiration. The following paper will illustrate ultimate leadership with Mohandas Ghandi as the model. Power and influence will be explained as fundamental components of effective leadership. Examples of operative leadership values and traits will be provided. Foundational to leading others is a certain behavior characteristic in the ultimate leader. This paper will explain how followers reacted to Ghandi’s type of leadership, as well as the effects. Ghandi was a spiritual leader of India, yet his leadership penetrated throughout the world. Ghandi, the Ultimate Leader ‘Imitation is the sincerest flattery’ is one of Ghandi’s famous quotes. Honored as the Father of the Nation, Ghandi was a renowned spiritual leader in India and a leading advocate for non-violence. His ability to lead was accomplished using non-violence to achieve his goals. He was an inspirational leader fighting for anti-discrimination. His weapon of choice was his outstanding leadership. His strength shined through innate power and influence, sincere leadership traits, values, and behaviors. Ghandi was known as a man of integrity (Bilgrami, 2001). Ghandi’s innate ability to lead taught the world many valuable lessons. As a transformational leader, Ghandi was able to move people to...
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...Gandhi Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi is one of the main figures in India’s history Family: Gandhi was born on the 2 October 1869 from a wealthy family. His father, Karamchand Gandhi, was the prime minister (diwan) of a small princely state called Porbander state, and his mother, Putlibai, was Karamchand’s fourth wife. At the age of thirteen, he married Kasturbai Makhanji . It was an arranged wedding in the custom of the religion. They had 4 boys: Harilal, born in 1888; Manilal, born in 1892; Ramdas, born in 1897 and Devdas, born in 1900 Education: Gandhi spent his middle school in Porbander then went to Rajkot for his high school. He was an average student while those years. When he past his matriculation exam for Samaldas College at Bhavnagar with some difficulty he was unhappy because his parents wanted him to become a barrister. Early adult life: When he was 19 Gandhi went to London , to study law at University College London in order to become a barrister .Because of a vow made to his mother , he joined a Vegetarian society who influenced him and he became interested in both Hindu and Christian scriptures . As he was called to the bar in India, Gandhi learned that his mother had died while he was in London and he went back to Rajkot to draft petitions for litigants. He had to stop his business when he ran in a British officer so he got a work in South Africa, which was part of the British Empire. There he faced racism, discrimination...
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...BRIEF SUMMARY The book was written in 1960. This is the story of John Steinbeck and his poodle Charley and their road trip across America in a camper named Rocinate. The camper is named after Don Quixote’s horse. Don Quixote was the explorer that John Steinbeck was trying to be. He was searching for the answer to the question “What are Americans like today?” 10,000 mile trip from Long Island New York to Maine to Seattle to New Orleans and back to New York. First stop is in an orchard above his son’s boarding school. Second stop is a farm in New Hampshire. He talks to the farmer about the Russians. Third stop is a motel near Bangor Maine. But he hates the hotel room and stays in his camper. Fourth stop is the lobster fishing port of Stonington. Sleeps at the beautiful home of Eleanor Brace. Stops in Rocinate and throws a party for Canadians who cross the border to help the farmers. Attends church at a white wooden John Knox church in Vermont and then heads west. Heads to Chicago and his wife Elaine meets him there. On his way he camps at a small lake near the Indiana-Michigan borders. Once he meets Elaine they go to Adlai Stevenson’s home and stay there. Leaves Elaine and heads with Charley towards Seattle. Stop near Fargo at a truck stop for the night after driving 400 miles. Camps along the way in Maple River and the Badlands of North Dakota. Heads to Yellowstone National Park where Charley goes crazy every time he sees a grizzly bear. Makes it to Seattle...
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...Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was the spiritual and non – Violent Political Leader. His father’s name was Karamchand Gandhi; his mother’s name was Putlibai. His wife was called kasturbai Makhanji, gandhiji and kasturiba had four children. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi better known as Mahatma Gandhi was born on 2nd October 1869 in porbandar, Gujarat. At the age of 19 years he went to London to study law and returned to India in 1891 to practice law. He couldn't find work that would give better life for him and his family, later he travelled to South Africa for his practice. Gandhi moved South Africa in 1893, at the time the British ruled South Africa. There he was thrown off a train after disapproving to move from the First class compartment to a third class even though he bought the first – class ticket. When he accomplished to claim his rights as a British subject Gandhi was harmed. He observed that all Indian people suffered badly by bristish Government. All these incidents were a turning point in his life; he put his attention to social injustice and influencing his consequential social activism. With the Help of natal Indian congress he moulded the Indian community of South Africa into a uniform political force.He started Satyagraha -devotion to the truth. Satyagraha established with the principles of truth, nonviolence and courage. Gandhi was arrested so many times by the British for his activities in India and South Africa. In 1915, Gandhi returned to India .At...
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...Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi’s philosophy and teaching were based on a theory called Satyagraha. Satyagraha (soul-force) is a way of living one’s life through combining truth, love, and resistance to any physical violence. Gandhi personally embodied this satyagraha way of life and spent most of his life dedicated to bringing his home land, India to the same. However, his political views and satyagraha teachings brought about much turmoil during this time in India. During the early 1900’s, India longed for religious and political freedom from the British Empire. With strong influences from western societies, western political views, and a predominately secular society, could the practice of daily living a satyaghra survive and be successful today? Satyagraha “soul-force” or “love-force” has a beautiful concept to daily living such as reframing from violence, harboring no anger, and to be truthful. Together with the force of truth and love of nonviolence, the phase “passive resistance” became coined with Gandhi’s satyagraha living. Convincing the Indian government and people of India to live satyagraha religiously was pain-staking for Gandhi and he continued this quest until his assignation by a religious fanatic at the age of 79. Gandhi stated, “nonviolence in its dynamic condition means conscious suffering. It does mean meek submission to the will of the evil-doer, but it means the pitting of one’s whole soul against the will the tyrant.” (455) I believe the people...
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...Who Was Gandhi? Mohandas Gandhi is considered the father of the Indian independence movement. Gandhi spent 20 years in South Africa working to fight discrimination. It was there that he created his concept of satyagraha, a non-violent way of protesting against injustices. While in India, Gandhi's obvious virtue, simplistic lifestyle, and minimal dress endeared him to the people. He spent his remaining years working diligently to both remove British rule from India as well as to better the lives of India's poorest classes. Many civil rights leaders, including Martin Luther King Jr., used Gandhi's concept of non-violent protest as a model for their own struggles. Dates:October 2, 1869 - January 30, 1948 Also Known As: Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, Mahatma ("Great Soul"), Father of the Nation, Bapu ("Father"), Gandhiji Gandhi's Childhood Mohandas Gandhi was the last child of his father (Karamchand Gandhi) and his father's fourth wife (Putlibai). During his youth, Mohandas Gandhi was shy, soft-spoken, and only a mediocre student at school. Although generally an obedient child, at one point Gandhi experimented with eating meat, smoking, and a small amount of stealing -- all of which he later regretted. At age 13, Gandhi married Kasturba (also spelled Kasturbai) in an arranged marriage. Kasturba bore Gandhi four sons and supported Gandhi's endeavors until her death in 1944. Off to London In September 1888, at age 18, Gandhi left India, without his wife and newborn son, in order...
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...Bello Louissaint ENC 1101-20013 Professor Kristen Holt February 26, 2014 The Battle of Two Civil Legends When you hear the names Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr., You think of the men of colored that paved the way for their respective races and nation. Gandhi with his homeland of India from British rule and MLK with the nation of America. Many figures have compared to two but no one has ever attempted to pit these two legends against each other and not in the form of a rap battle. Well, ERB can claim to be the first. With the melodic rhymes and catchy hook. Who exactly won this battle of civil greats, in my esteemed opinion, it would be the Mahatma. Gandhi case presentation and his flow was too beastly for MLK in this battle. First and foremost, in the battle Gandhi states that MLK should “you should jot down my ideas…….plagiarize his whole verse” (ERB).; Mahatma was referencing the fact that MLK followed his ideology. Although, it can be said that he did in fact use some of the ideals of Gandhi, MLK did not use fasting as a way of protest. MLK, himself has stated that Mahatma was a driving influencing in his way of fighting for civil justice but again, he did not steal his ideals like Gandhi claims. Furthermore, Gandhi goes on to state that MLK should leave his ideas at the door like the real Martin Luther (ERB).. Martin Luther gained his fame for nailing his complaints against the Catholic Church in the 14th century, at the time the church would sell indulgences...
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...Peaceful resistance has been evident throughout history. It has played large roles in the foundation and development of many countries, the United States being a key example. The growth shown through peaceful movements that protest oppressive laws and views has been beneficial to society as a whole; led by the views and actions of people like Martin Luther King Jr., Henry David Thoreau, and Ghandi. When a country claims to be free, certain natural liberties are implied. One can assume that they would have a certain degree of involvement in their government, and if they cannot speak out about what they might see as a corrupt ruling, one might begin to question the legitimacy behind the so called "freedom" that they are supposedly granted. Peaceful resistance allows a person's values and opinions to be heard in an orderly manner. When someone presents their views in a calm and respectful way, the opposing side will be more willing to listen to what they have to say. Growing up children are often told to treat others how they want to be treated. Acting out peacefully shows that you want to be treated with grace and respect too. This goes for the opposite as well. Acting out violently and irrationally would produce a harsh reaction from your counterpart....
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...that when someone writes any type of composition they could benefit from using different revision strategies. In 2011, TEFLL Department, Faculty of Foreign Languages published a research study written by Professors Mojgan Rashtchi and Mojdeh Ghandi titled “Writing Revision Strategies: Do they Enhance Writing Ability”. The purpose of Professor Rashtchi and Professor Ghandi study was to investigate whether three types of revision strategies peer revision, self-revision enforced by checklist revision as compared to teacher revision have any significant impact on the writing ability of Iranian EFL (English as Foreign Language) learners. (Rashtchi & Ghandi, 2011) They want to impart that revising is an important part of the writing process and that using different revision strategies help produce better written compositions, communication and critical thinking skills. There are copious flaws with this study in their documented methods, results and analysis. Methods Participants Participants were selected from a sample of eighty Iranian male and female students between the ages of 19-24. All participants were majoring in English translation at Islamic Azad University and were selected based on convenience sampling. (Rashtchi & Ghandi, 2011) Convenience sampling is when researchers choose subjects that are easily attainable. Meaning, researchers cannot control how appropriate the samples will match the characteristics of the greater population it is intended to epitomize...
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...this through his use of illustrating how if we do this, then that will be the result. He also introduces how Dr. King and Ghandi got what they were looking to accomplish done through peace. First, throughout the magazine article Cesar uses pathos to define the outcomes of “If we do this” or “If we do that”, then there will be a result to appeal to his reader’s inner emotions. In paragraph 4, he says, “If we resort to violence, then one two things will happen”, he finishes by explaining the forecast of how the violence will advance and could potentially result in injuries, death, and possible demoralization. By explaining the consequences that could become it redirects his audience to want to try prevent things like above to happen to them as well...
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...Nelson Mandela and Mahatma Ghandi are both two revoutionaly men. Racism was and is a problem in todays and yesterdays culture. These men fought for equal rights of all men and women, no matter the color or origin. This paper will compare the two men not competitivly but as a "based on the facts" comparison. Both men tried to stop the violence and racial hatred by using non-violence techniques. Ghandi has been known for fasting. Fasting means stopping eating intill his request is acknologed and completed. Ghandi fasted during riots and qould not stop intill he had proof that all violence had stopped. The only reason that this worked so well for him is because he was so respected in his socity. Mandela never fasted for his purpose, he found other ways of controlling his followers. Both of the men used rallys as their main campain gathering technique.These public events often ended in somekind of non-violent protesting. Prison is one of the many things that these men have in common, both of them served many years. Nelson Mandela served 27 years in his prison, the full sentence he had been given. Ghandi did not only go to prison once, but many times, he had served his several sentences in South Africa and India. Many times these charges that they were held upon were a law that would pass just to prosicute Ghandi or Mandela to lock them up. Both Mandela and Ghandi started as laywers, then moved into the field of being a active political member, in Mandela's case this was the...
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...Mahatma ghandi ist ein vorbild fur jungen , er ist meine held. Er wurde am 2.10.1869 in Porbandar an der indischen Westküste geboren. 1915 wurde er zum Führer der Befreiungsbewegung gegen die britische Kolonialmacht. Er organisierte gewaltlosen Widerstand gegen die Briten, zu dem unter anderem der Boykott von Wahlen und die Nicht-Beteiligung an der britischen Verwaltung gehörte. Gandhi wurde auch in Indien oft verhaftet und zu Gefängnisstrafen verurteilt. Doch das machte ihm nichts aus. Er forderte die völlige Unabhängigkeit Indiens. Dieses Ziel wurde 1947 erreicht. ghandi auch bekampft die intoleranz . Gandhi gehört zu den bedeutendsten Menschen der neueren Geschichte. Er verband die Entfaltung der eigenen Person mit dem Einsatz für andere Menschen und für die Unabhängigkeit seines Landes. Wenn man sich für andere Menschen und für gute Ideen einsetzt, tut man auch etwas Gutes für sich selbst. Ghandi hat alle Charakteristik von ein held. Er ist mutig , tupfer und selbstlos . er oppfert sich fur das allgemeininteresse auf. Er hat hidernisse uberwinden. Und dass urlaubt ihm , eine ikon und ein idol warden. Mahatma Gandhi est un modèle pour les jeunes, il est mon héros. Il est né le 02/10/1869 à Porbandar, sur la côte ouest de l'Inde. En 1915, il est devenu le chef de file du mouvement de libération contre le pouvoir colonial britannique. Il a organisé la résistance non violente contre les Britanniques, était celle à laquelle, entre autres choses, le boycott des élections et...
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...HUMA 024 3F Unit 3 Take Home Assignment Nov. 12th, 2012 While examining some of the most influential figures on social change in our history, we arrive at three of the most recognizable activists known to the world. Firstly, Ghandi was an activist who fought against the British-ruled colonization of his native country of India in the early 20th century. He is famous for his practice of non-violent resistance, and rejection of a hierarchy classed society model. Most of Ghandi’s philosophy’s centered on a belief that human nature is innately good, and that the majority of lasting change could not be achieved through violence but through spiritual force which he believed was far more influential. Ghandi believed in a “Soul force- Satyagraha” as opposed to physical force which he demonstrated through operations of civil disobedience (Chaparian and Cockerton, 160). Ghandi believed his practices could transform the thinking of his foes and turn their hatred into embracement. An example of Ghandi non-resistant protest was the “Salt March” in which Gandhi organized a non-violent march protesting the British Salt Tax which affected a mass majority of marginalized citizens of India. Martin Luther King is another famous social change activist, and he was largely influential during the civil rights movement. King shared many of Gandhi’s beliefs regarding non-violent resistance and spiritual opposition; in fact Dr. King was largely influenced by Gandhi. Dr. King was one of the most...
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...Life: Just Beyond Your Reach “Untouchables” by Mulk Raj Anand was published in 1935 during a period of caste systems, political disturbances and potential changes in India’s future. Anand was one of the first Indian writers to connect Punjabi and Hinduism lifestyle into English for the rest of the world to understand. He wrote about the day in the life of a sweeper and toilet keeper which is the lowest of castes. Sweepers are considered untouchable as they work in a polluted environment and are therefore thought to be contagious to all higher castes. He chose to specifically write about Bakha the oldest son to Lakha as well as his two siblings, younger brother Rakha and sister Sohini, and also includes an honorable mention of his deceased mother. The memoir is on the subject of Bakha and all his trials and tribulations that are associated with the lowest caste from betrayal, humiliation, accusation, racism and even a hint of family incest. While the author is convincing that life as an untouchable is dreadful it is a journal from one person’s point of view that can be bias as well show emotions to exaggerate a situation and promote feelings of sympathy from the reader. Anand attempts to help the Westerner understand life in India, but because it is one sided it may not be historically relevant. Some of the more optimistic themes that Anand attempts to portray are the birthrights or caste levels within each society and how they intertwine with each other. For example...
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...Robert Poole BSBMGT40A Show leadership in the workplace Due Date 03/07/2010 [pic] Table of Content Assessment Task 1 P3 Introduction P5 Body P5 3i. 5 Key Characteristics P5 3ii. Inspirational Leaders P7 3iii. Steve Irwin P7 3iv. Mahatma Ghandi P8 3v. Dalai Lama P9 Conclusion P11 References P11 Assessment Task 1: Questions A good leader should be able to demonstrate very good communication skills this will give them a good base to build and develop all other required skills to successfully lead a team. Leading by example, understanding the positions and duties of your team, interacting well with all walks of life and consistency with appreciation and discipline will not only gain the leader respect by the team, it will let the team know they can rely on their leader for help and guidance and knowing their boundaries and what is expected of them without confusion. Everyone wants’ to work in a safe and happy environment, organisations and individuals within the team should demonstrate ethical behaviours so we all can interact well together and create this stable friendly, safe and productive workplace. Demonstrating social interaction, equal opportunity and adhering to workplace policies such as oh&s and environmental can and will enable the team members to feel safe, happy and proud of their workplace and form strong bonds that can pull the team together when things do go wrong...
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