Nonviolence Research Paper

Nonviolence Speaks to Power

Many individuals go around preaching to other individuals to use physical conduct to get thier way. Many believe violence is the answer to their case, however that is not the case, as Mohamad Gandhi once said, “I cannot teach you violence, as I do not myself believe in it. I can only teach you not to bow your heads before any one even at the cost of your life” (Good Reads 1). Many civil rights leaders believed in using nonviolence. According, to the Peace Pledge Union Project nonviolence means to, “abstaining from the use of physical force to achieve an aim” (Nonviolence What It’s All About 1). Nonviolence can be used in terms of ethnical philosophy as well as political philosophy. Ethnical Philosophy is not that commonly used in today’s time nor was it in the older times either. In personal recollection it takes a strong individual with a strong mind to use ethical philosophy. However, civil right individuals such as Mohammad Gandhi and Petra Kelly used this type of violence in their political movements. This meant that they relied on their moral behavior to exclude all uses of violence. Historical Criticism will be used to show how Petra Kelly and Muhammad Gandhi’s upbringing led to their expression within their pieces of literary work as well as the effect it had on their formation of nonviolence.

Mohammad Gandhi was an aspiring child whom had a great deal opportunities as a young child and early in his adulthood. Gandhi was an individual whom was fortunate enough to be born into a privileged class whom would receive an education, however at his young age he did not take advantage of it. Noted in the article Mohamata Gandhi, “[he married at the age of thirteen and had four children]” (Mohamata Gandh...

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...ence in society. Mutually they expressed the idea that violence was never the answer that you made it further in life if you refrained from violence. These two authors were both incredible political figures whom accomplished a great deal. Through the historical criticism as readers one was able to see civil rights leaders were really fighting for one thing from an early age and that was non-violence. According to “Nonviolence: An Introduction,” “In recent years there has been a dramatic increase in the number of people around the world who have taken part in nonviolent political action” (Weber & Burrows 1). Large numbers of individuals continue to take a stand and take part in the nonviolent political action, because of their inspiring stories. Civil right individuals, such as these two are always going to be an inspiration for their devotion and determination.