“Sometimes you don’t realize your own strength until you come face to face with your greatest weakness” (Susan Gale). Mahatma Gandhi and Hellen Keller both raised from the darkest sides of the universe, but they both became known as the most effective people in the world; the world that everyone thought these people don’t belong to. They sent a message; a message that the government, and the social media were disagree with. The message of freedom and peace. They both became to an inspiration to the world. The question is, what made them so effective through their activity? Hellen Keller got fever when she was only nineteen months old. She lost her hearing and eyesight through the sickness. She became to a wild angry child, who couldn’t control her emotions and behavior, so she had no idea what …show more content…
Even though she learned a symbolic language to communicate with the help of her private teacher, she had no imagination of the universe that she was surrounded by, until the moment of inception that changed everything. For the first time, she was able to understand the meaning of water by touching it, and it was the beginning of a revolution in her mind to learn more and more about this world. She started going to college, and the world started to know who she was. Meanwhile, the social media started to criticize her as a person with disabilities. For the first time, she realized they didn’t give her credit for her thoughts because they used to think she doesn’t have enough perception. For example, The Brooklyn Eagle wrote that” her mistakes sprung out of the manifest limitations of her development" (biography.com). On the one hand, a lot of people couldn’t accept
The experience changed her life, she learned to rethink her own attitude and self determination. I learned that people with mental retardation are not to be separated from society or even treated with less respect because of their disability. “Riding the Bus with My Sister” taught me to never neglect people with mental disabilities. Readers learned that people with mental retardation, just like everyone else, have families, desires, and determination. They cry, they laugh, they have emotions just like the rest of us. We can learn new things from those suffering from mental retardation. ‘Riding the Bus with My Sister” taught me that civil rights apply to
For those who are not familiar with the story of Helen Keller or the play 'The Miracle Worker', it recalls the life of a girl born in 1880 who falls tragically ill at the young age of two years old, consequently losing her ability to hear, speak, and see. Helen's frustration grew along side with her age; the older she got the more it became apparent to her parents that she was living in more of an invisible box, than the real world. Her imparities trapped her in life that seemed unlivable. Unable to subject themselves to the torment which enveloped them; watching, hearing and feeling the angst which Helen projected by throwing plates and screaming was enough for them to regret being blessed with their own senses. The Kellers, in hopes of a solution, hired Anne Sullivan, an educated blind woman, experienced in the field of educating sensory disabilities arrived at the Alabama home of the Kellers in 1887. There she worked with Helen for only a little over a month attempting to teach her to spell and understand the meaning of words v. the feeling of objects before she guided Helen to the water pump and a miracle unfolded. Helen understood the juxtaposition of the touch of water and the actual word 'water' Anne spelled out on her hand . Helen suddenly began to formulate the word 'wa...
As a little girl, she first found her life’s calling when she took care of her brother David after an accident. He had been helping to build a barn when he flipped and fell to the ground. Doctors had come to help, but he did not get any better. Eleven year-old Clara became David's nurse, administering his medicine and even applying and removing leeches when the doctors suggested it might help. Clara stayed home from school for two years to take care of her brothe...
As her role as head continued to grow and flourish, by her 42nd birthday her visions had continued to grow on her as well. She began to see images, hear voices, and sometimes was unable to move. Because of her visions, she was called forth to write and teach everything that she saw and heard. She describes the vision that changed the course of her life as: “And it came to pass.when I was 42 years and 7 months old, that the heavens were opened and a blinding light of exceptional brilliance flowed through my entire brain.... ... middle of paper ...
Mohandas Gandhi and Mao Zedong were two great leaders who succeeded in many ways by their actions and decisions. Gandhi was an Indian leader and Mao a Chinese leader. However, their approach to success, peace, and ultimately, a revolution, was very different. Mao favored peace through violence, and Gandhi favored peace through non-cooperation and standing up for what is right. He also believed that these changes will be accomplished by “conscious suffering”, was the way he put it. However, despite their differences, these two leaders were similar too. They were both very charismatic leaders who successfully made it through their revolutions. Mao’s revolution led to change in class structure while Gandhi’s revolution involved India as a country, and he wanted people to realize that working together is a great way to gain independence. While Mao and Gandhi both believed that each of their countries have the need of independence, their views differed when it came to the use of violence, development towards the revolution, and their thoughts on a caste system.
Sustenance and resilience through obstacles in life is actually what build character and the personal identity of individuals, along with cultivating determination, and hard work. In Divisadero Marie-Neige singularly adopts the duties of the farm after her husband is imprisoned. Through her organized and concentrated efforts and with additional help of books she is able to overcome her obstacles and creates an identity for herself as a strong and independent woman. Similarly, Mahatma Gandhi surmounted his own adversities by bringing forth and fostering his dedication and his undying will which led him to becoming an icon for millions who served as a ray of hope for a better
“ First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win” (Mahatma Gandhi). Gandhi was born in 1869 in Porbandar. Throughout his life Gandhi helped those in need. He was taught that everyone and everything is holy. He married at the custom age of 19 and went to London to study law. The thing that helped Gandhi promote nonviolence is that he worked his entire life saying that violence didn’t change the way people acted. He lived his life saying that an eye for an eye only made the whole world blind. Gandhi’s nonviolent movement worked because he had something to prove and everyone else in the world agreed with him.
In conclusion Gandhi’s background made him who he was, giving him an idea of how to get India’s independence, and his impact on India help people realize you can fight with knowledge and nonviolence to change a way of life. What makes a person strong and brave it’s the person who works hard to make something right.
In subsequent years, I explored more people like Gandhi and Schweitzer. I studied the lives of inspirational public figures, corporate leaders, philosophers, spiritual teachers, religious gurus, artistes, sportspersons, mavericks, trendsetters and path-finders, including some such people within my circle of family and friends. I was also lucky to interact closely with a few such people in my professional and personal life. I have a deep gratitude towards these remarkable people from whom I've learnt so much. As such, the list of learning is endless, but I would like to highlihgt three qualities of inspirational people that distinctly stand out for
Prominent leaders such as Mahatma Gandhi, Mother Theresa and Martin Luther King Jr. are known all around the world for teaching and practicing nonviolence while fighting for human justice and peace. They are graced throughout history books, not only for their commendable actions but for their effective manner of inducing change around the world. Although these prominent figures leave everlasting footprints on the soil of this earth, there are many more that have contributed and still contribute to the struggle of human survival.
...power of persuasion to prove to people no longer have to deal with the injustice in this environment. Martin Luther King, Jr. has the combination of bravery, motivator, and selflessness to make him an inspiring person. King fought for equal rights for his people and did not do it alone. With the help, he not only succeeded in receiving the rights for his people, but created a little more peace in the world. He made it possible so that people did not judge others just because of the color of their skin. With Gandhi in his mind to use nonviolence as a strategy throughout his marches and speeches, he did something that inspired people to follow. Violence does not answer problems but cause even more problems. I value what King did as a person and should be remembered for what he impacted our lives. He made history and will be with us for many generations ahead.
...Because of Gandhi’s power, his flaw, and his catastrophe, one would say that Gandhi fits the model of a Greek tragic hero. Gandhi’s power was his heightened goodness, proven by his innumerable civil disobedience acts, where he continued to fight even while he was regularly jailed. His flaw was his tolerance and acceptance of everyone which led to his catastrophic assassination by Nathuram Godse. Gandhi’s teachings of nonviolence and peace still live on today, as they have inspired many other human rights leaders, such as Martin Luther King Jr. and Nelson Mandela. Gandhi’s teachings are responsible for the successes of civil rights movements in other countries. He not only helped free India from British rule, but also gave people new thoughts about violence and imperialism around the world. Even today, India continues to live and remember the tutelage of Gandhi.
The definition of a leader is a person who influences people for a common purpose. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. are examples of great leaders who brought about social change through alternative means in the 20th century. Their means were through nonviolent protests of freedom. Gandhi fought for freedom from Great Britain, and King fought for freedom from segregation and equal rights for all Americans. Gandhi and King both agreed that nonviolence is accomplished by revolutionizing the relationship between adversaries, and that its strength lies in their commitment to justice.
Helen Adams Keller was born in the town of Tuscumbia, Alabama on June 27, 1880. For the first 18 months of her life Helen lived as any normal child would. She learned to crawl and walk, although that is as much as she learned. When she became 19 months Helen Keller became ill with an illness described as “acute congestion of the stomach and brain”, upon recovering she was unable to see or hear. Keller had become blind and deaf.
Since his time many leaders have been inspired by his example and anyone who tries to change the world for the better using peaceful means owes something to Gandhi.