Aung San Suu Kyi is an inspirational example of a person who uses her privileged status and upbringing for the benefit of others. Her father was a hero of Myanmar independence, and her mother was an amazing diplomat. She received not only an excellent education, but also political and diplomatic connections from her family. She has used her education and her connections
religious and philosophical statements have exemplified cultures across the world by providing an insight as to what followers of the culture believed and held to be true. Hinduism, Confucianism, Christianity and Zoroastrianism all preached peace and nonviolence. Each religion or philosophy had standards or beliefs that followers abided by in order to live their lives to the fullest potential. Hinduism and Confucianism encouraged followers to strive for purity and to follow the spiritual path in order to
them. Today, all people enjoy the benefits of civil rights advocates. Martin Luther King Jr. was one of the most important civil rights leaders and because of him, there are equal rights today. Martin Luther King Jr. was inspired by numerous people. The one person he was most inspired by was Mahatma Gandhi. Martin Luther King Jr. was inspired by Gandhi because of his ideas of nonviolent protesting. “‘It was in this Gandhian emphasis on love and nonviolence that I
capacity is reached. A number of these businesses are now owned by Indians and many others are managed by them, adopted from Nixon’s speech. This was the turning point of American Indians civil rights after Occupation of Alcatraz, gained numerous benefits for American
Violence has been an inherent part of the animal kingdom ever since the dawn of time. Chimpanzees waged bloody turf wars with rival groups while wild packs of hyenas ran down elephants, tearing their carcasses apart for sustenance in the African plains. Man is no exception to this law of nature, violence is intrinsic to life for all species that inhabit this world. During the Vietnam war, the Viet Cong displayed their enemies heads on pikes while the American forces dropped gallons of napalm on bystanders
Malcolm X focused on the Organization of African Unity(OAU), “So it was our intention to try and find out what it was our African brothers were doing to get results, so that you and I could study what they had done and perhaps gain from that study or benefit from their experiences.” When Malcolm X learned about the OAU, he was inspired by the idea of a broad based coalition where members could join regardless of religion. He famously stated that he would leave his religion at home so he could join forces
Utopianism For centuries different societies all over the world have tried to achieve utopianism, a perfect society; however, few have been successful at this. There is evidence of utopianism in history, in today’s societies, as well as throughout the novel 1984 and other articles. First of all, utopianism is portrayed in the novel 1984. In this example the idea was forced upon the people by Big Brother, a government figure. They controlled the peoples thoughts, beliefs, memories, etc. Although