Blog Post number 6: Gandhi

Gandhi

   Rotation 6:

1. Persuade us to consider your figure as the “greatest” human being who ever lived.  Give is 3 reasons with evidence. Use persuasive language.

   I believe that Gandhi was one of the greatest humans who ever lived because not only did he accomplish things that were great for all human kind but he did it comming for a point of having no skills and no talent and struggling. For example when he was a kid he was so shy he could simply NOT talk to people and would often run home and he also couldn't sleep without a night light becuase he was teribley scared of the dark. Then he was a below average student becuase school came hard to him and he didnt understand much. Then he went to medical univeristy in India and he coudlnt understand the lessons so he dropped out. Then he went to England to study university to become a lawyer and then once he finished went back to India but couldnt find work becuase the law was different. Then after a while he went to South Africa becuase he got a job there and over time he slowly developed a good following of people and was barley a succcessful lawyer but he made a very good amount of money. But Gandhi never knew what to do with himself and was lost completly until aboutthe age of 30 when thr Gandhi that we all heard of today actually began to develop. Because of Gandhi not only is the world a better place but he has taught people a new way of fighting; by not fighting. He taught people that you CAN win with persistene and non violence and civil disobedicane. For example when the British put taxes on salt Gandhi took hundreds of his followers to the sea to collect their own salt and when he did this there was so much violecne from the british they would hit and hurt people and it would often end in death, but Gandhi and all his followers be peaceful the entire time and respectful and polite but they did not particiapte in any non violence and in the end he succeded. The final Reason I believe that Gandhi was one of the greatest people in the world is becuase he managed, one man, to free an entire nation with 1/6 of the worlds population from one of the greatest empires.