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Each October, thousands in India gather to celebrate the live of Mahatma Gandhi. Born in Porbandar, India, on October 2 1869, Gandhi receive world attention for his belief in peace ful protest. When he seen violence, he sometime stoped eating. That usuly made people think, and soon the violence would stop "You must be the change you wish to see in the world, Gandhi said. He was killed by an assassin at the age of 79.

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Each October, thousands in India gather to celebrate the life of Mahatma Gandhi. Born in Porbandar, India, on October 2, 1869, Gandhi received world attention for his belief in peaceful protest. When he saw violence, he sometimes stopped eating. That usually made people think, and soon the violence would stop. "You must be the change you wish to see in the world," Gandhi said. He was killed by an assassin at the age of 79.


Article by Gary Hopkins
Education World® Editor in Chief
Copyright © 2004 Education World

08/20/2004
 

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