How to Write an Essay Using the Internet as a Resource

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GANDHIS

IDEALSHow to write an essay using

the internet as a resource.


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SYNOPSIS

The internet is a wonderful resource, make sure you use itproperly. Use the internet only to get ideas and facts.

Method

You will get thousands of pages in one search. For eg:

Google search results forIdeals of Mahatma GandhiSelection of ideas from a web page

Cut & Paste Main Points into your new document

Delete unnecessary words

What points do we have left?

Check if the points are relevant to your topic

Arrangement of ideas in YOUR OWN ESSAY


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THE INTERNET IS A

WONDERFUL RESOURCEType the whole topic in your search engine

Or, type the KEY WORDS. eg:Ideals of Mahatma Gandhi

You will get MORE INFORMATION THAN YOU CANUSE.

You need to CHOOSE only what is RELEVANT to yourtopic (Select, Delete, Arrange points)

Add more points if needed

REWRITE IN YOUR OWN WORDSMake sure you ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR REFERENCEMATERIAL: the author and website must be quoted.


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METHOD

Use the internet only to get ideas and facts

Quickly skim through a few INTERNET pages

Make a new Word Document

Cut & Paste IDEAS & POINTS from internet

articles

Rearrange POINTS into a frameworkLeave out points that are not relevant to your topic

Write your essay IN YOUR OWN WORDS


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GOOGLE SEARCH RESULTS FOR:

Ideals of Mahatma Gandhi

Results 1 - 10 of about 595,000 forideals of mahatmagandhi. (0.05 seconds)

Search Results

The Man - The Mahatma

Mahatma Gandhi. The man largely responsible forIndia's freedom from the imperial ...Ideals, The idealsexplained in detail thatMahatma Gandhi treasured, ...library.thinkquest.org/26523/main.htm - Cached -Similar

Inspirational Ideals-- 10 Transforming Quotes fromMahatma Gandhi

2 Jul 2004 ... This month I have chosen to studyMahatma Gandhi. I wanted to share his own words withyou here, on their own, so that you could just allow ...www.enchantedspirit.org/Inspiration/98.php - Cached -Similar

The I dealWise Guru - Mahatma Gandhi

Only that one is a true worshipper of God, who is notjealous, who is generous to everyone and without anyegoism. Who can bear heat and cold, happiness and ...www.sol.com.au/kor/13_03.htm - Cached - Similar

Kamat's Potpourri : Mahatma GandhiAlbum

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The Hindu : New Delhi News : Gandhi idealsstill

relevant: PM15 Apr 2005 ... NEW DELHI: Prime Minister ManmohanSingh said on Thursday thatMahatma Gandhi had aunique place in the world and his ideals of non-violence ...www.hindu.com/2005/04/15/stories/2005041510260400.htm

Mahatma Gandhi(1869-1948)

30 Jan 2005 ... Biography ofMahatma Gandhi. ... hasalways been a land of eternal ideals and sublime idealism,

... The OfficialMahatma Gandhi Website ...www.dlshq.org/saints/gandhi.htm - Cached - Similar

Mahatma GandhiCanadian Foundation for WorldPeace - Home

Here, you will find information on Mohandas (Mahatma)Gandhi, Gandhi postcards, quotations by ... philosophies,activities and ideals of Mahatma Gandhi. ...www.gandhi.ca/ - Cached - Similar

How relevant are the ideals of Mahatma Gandhitoday?

Gyandotcom ...14 Sep 2008 ...How relevant are the ideals of MahatmaGandhitoday? This is the question that is uppermost inthe minds of all thinking people who have ...

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SELECTION OF IDEAS FROM A WEB PAGEhttp://gyandotcom.wordpress.com/2008/09/14/how-relevant-are-the-ideals-of-mahatma-gandhi-today

How relevant are the ideals of MahatmaGandhi today?

How relevant are the ideals of Mahatma Gandhitoday?

This is the question that is uppermost in the minds of allthinking people who have learnt to set great store by therevolutionary ideas of Gandhi and this is the questionthat How relevant are the ideals of mahatma Gandhitoday? tries to explore, objectively and from many

points of view.

The study of Gandhi is not merely the study of his life,work and ideas; it is also the daily evolving application

of those ideas to new challenges and situations. If theburden of the article is that Gandhi is intensely relevantto our times, it makes this assertion not dogmatically butwith the humility of scientific exploration.

Gandhi is certainly as relevant if not more for thecountry today. His vision for the country and his dreamsfor the community as a whole still hold good for India.He taught us that irrespective of obstacles you encounter,you should pursue the goals you have set. He got thecommunity to assimilate and reflect true values ofhumanity and to participate in tasks that would promotethe greater good of society at large. These issues are stillrelevant to what free India is and represents.

Gandhis ideas are still very relevant, but I really dontknow if people in this day and age see a way oftranslating it into todays context. True, what he

promoted and the causes he espoused were so long backand so long distanced from today, but I feel that hisideals just need re-interpretation to the India we live innow. Though not much is spoken about Gandhi as it wassaid about two decades ago, there is still a lot of truth

and substance in what he stood for and who he is.

While our senior citizens still uphold Gandhianprinciples, the younger generation does not adhere tomost of these values. I feel that his relevance is not so

strong now as a citizen of the nation have failed to passon Gandhian values to the youth and have also failed tomake Gandhis ideals pertinent to the India of today.How can we say that any of his visions are being upheldtoday?

Till few years ago no one could have even dreamed ofasking the question suggested in the title to this article.How can Gandhi be the subject of a debate! Hisachievements are so obvious. But after two decades ofreforms, India is a different country. Indians, as a peoplehave changed; our aspirations and our ambitions havechanged. Now we are ready to take a new look at ourhistorical past and perhaps glean new perspectives fromit. Imbued with a new iconoclastic streak, we are nolonger ready to accept leaders at their face value; nowwe yearn for a healthy debate over their contribution toour society.

Though Gandhi died within few months ofindependence, it is his philosophy that guided the youngnation during its formative years. His philosophy of non-violence, temperance and simple living may not have led

us on the path of being a superpower, but it did help ussurvive those tumultuous years. Amongst many nationsthat became independent during the 1940s, 50s and 60s,only India remained a democracy, where reasonably freeand fair elections get held on a regular basis. Most othernations in Asia and Africa succumbed to the lure ofcommunist or military dictatorship.
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Indian democracy survived and became stronger over the years, only because we had something that other nationslike Pakistan, Bangladesh and China didnt. We had Mahatma Gandhi and his messagethat the answer to violence

does not lie in violence; that hatred should not be countered by hatred; that the moral imperative must prevail; thatright ends can be obtained only by right means; that eradication of poverty and service of the poor through educationand effective empowerment ought to be the priority goals of economic policy; that there is no clash of civilizations

but only a pressing need for the celebration of diversity, pluralism and mutual tolerance. The name of MahatmaGandhi, today, transcends the bounds of race, religion, and nation- states, and has emerged as the Prophetic Voice ofthe twenty-first century Gandhi is remembered for his passionate adherence to the practice of Nonviolence and hissupreme humanism After the Great Buddha and Jesus, he once again demonstrated that Non-violence could also be aneffective instrument of social change.

Gandhi successfully demonstrated to a World, weary with wars and continuing destruction that adherence to Truthand Non-violence is not meant for individual behavior alone but can be applied in global affairs too.

The unshackling of the majestic personality of Black Power, destroying the enslaving apparatus of Apartheid in South

Africa, was the culmination of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhis non-violent fight against racial discrimination thathe had launched on the cold wintry night, on the isolated railway platform of Petermaritzburg in faraway South Africaon June 7, 1893.

Had Gandhi been alive today he would have been the least surprised, at the new turn of events in South Africa, forthis is only an affirmation of the implicit faith he had in his mission.

Gandhi had relentless and unshakable optimism He remained an optimist till his last Gandhi would often say, Myoptimism rests on my belief in the infinite possibilities of the individual to develop non-violence.

Good said Gandhi, travels at a snails pace On another occasion, he wrote, Non-violence is a plant of slowgrowth It grows imperceptibly but surely The sheer power of these words and the impression they leave on ourhearts, derives from the fact that they are the quiet expression of the credo of a man, whose beliefs and actions were in

complete accord. Gandhi would have us work ceaselessly for the realization of what the sociologists call commonhuman values, for the triumph of the common human way of life.

Mahatma held up before all mankind the image of what every human being could be; he held up before us all a mirrorreflecting the spiritual heights all of us could reach The world in which Gandhi was born, lived, worked and died, was

beset by a number of problems, some peculiar to his age others recurrent in every age He worked for universal humanvalues His life is a sure guide to a meaningful existence He embodied the Eternal Indian concept of thesuperior being-of the Mahatma Anyone can become a Mahatma if one makes a vocation of living the meaningfullife- putting principle above expediency, duty above pleasure-service above self, as reflected in the life of the Buddhaor several of our epic heroes. Gandhi had a dream for India Realizing this dream has become a nightmare Today, weare living in a constant adjustment to changing conditions, which require a different kind of discipline. Now it rests onour shoulders, yours and mine to see that the democratic values in our country remains intact and that social justice,

equity, gender equality is achieved for all


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Rights should follow duties If we are able to achieve this, we shall be helping to reinstate Mahatma Gandhis dream, Ifirmly believe it can be done. Gandhis unfinished task is the biggest challenge before the youth After all it is their

future It is their world Does not look like it Does it? But it is Gandhi had great faith in the ultimate success of hismission, because he had infinite faith in the individuals capacity to change He firmly held that the human nature iscapable of radical reorientation; all one needs is a will to explore his own true self This explains why Gandhi, allthrough his life was striving to take humanity on to the path of spiritual and moral growth The progress of civilization,as it has evolved through the ages, id proof that human nature is a developing entity, capable of change for the better.

Remember that the contemporary crisis demands not only a careful analysis of the roots of current social disorder andstrategies of transition away from the current violent system but also demands a total rejection of some of our presentnarrow cherished beliefs, images, creeds , and above all, a drastic reorientation of our life style and restructuring our

political, social and economic institutions on radical moral lines.

Can we face the challenge of Gandhis ideals and ideas? They have not yet been fully utilized The RevolutionaryGandhi, who was far ahead of his times, has not been fully understood by the younger generation Gandhis thoughts

need to be disseminated amongst our youth It is the ideas, which have a stupendous role in taking the human societyforward; towards the desired pacifist goal. It is said that it is not the conquerors but the long line of men and womenof thought, individually powerless, who are ultimately the rulers of the world Mahatma Gandhi certainly belongs tothis August Hall of Fame- His Lifes message will lead a new humanity on to a new path of Universal love andHarmony. Today, Gandhi is the sign at the Worlds crossroads. Is it too late to retrace the steps and follow the non-violent path of recovery shown by Mahatma Gandhi? But is there a future for us at all, if we dont- is the mootquestion.

What a clichd question! It has been asked a countless times and will continue to be asked a countless times. Whileits always answered as yes or no, some basic elements of the principle thats being popularized today as Gandhigiriare missed out.

The context is so important. For a plant to grow, its not enough that the seed is of good quality. It should also beplanted in fertile soil, and further it has to be nurtured well for it to yield good fruit.

Let us not be overawed by Gandhi and the path he took. He was a human being like anyone of us, but the bigdifference was, he was an extraordinary man. He was a genius; he was one in a million. No one could rally around adisparate mass of people like he did. He devised a plan, worked selflessly for it to succeed. The British as rulers of theworld had simply no answers to Gandhijis posers. An empire, where the sun never set, was humbled. Never beforehad one single man brought an empire down without spilling blood.

But, there is another side which reminds us that Gandhi was not a God. He was not a Saint. He was a politician. Hewas a strategist, only that the world hadnt seen a politician like him. Gandhism had its limitations.

Ultimately, India won its Independence with so much blood spilt. It must have pained Gandhiji so much. His writingsreflect his awareness of the limitations of his philosophy. Its not a philosophy that guarantees absolute success. Itdoesnt work everywhere with everyone all the time. How we apply his principles and on whom, how, when andwhere are equally important.

We didnt s ill blood fi htin the British. Its also im ortant that the British bein what the are res ected Gandhi i

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DELETE UNNECESSARY WORDSrevolutionary ideas of Gandhi

The study of Gandhi is not merely the study ofhis life, work and ideas; it is also the daily evolving application ofthose ideas to new challenges and situations.

Gandhi is intensely relevant to our times Gandhi is certainly as relevant if not more for the country today. His visionfor the country and his dreams for the community as a whole still hold good for India. He taught us that irrespectiveof obstacles you encounter, you should pursue the goals you have set. He got the community to assimilate andreflect true values of humanity and to participate in tasks that would promote the greater good of society atlarge. These issues are still relevant to what free India is and represents.

Though Gandhi died within few months of independence, it is his philosophy that guided the young nation during itsformative years. His philosophy of non-violence, temperance and simple living may not have led us on the path of

being a superpower, but it did help us survive those tumultuous years

We had Mahatma Gandhi and his messagethat the answer to violence does not lie in violence; that hatredshould not be countered by hatred; that the moral imperative must prevail; that right ends can be obtained

only by right means; that eradication of poverty and service of the poor through education and effectiveempowerment ought to be the priority goals of economic policy; that there is no clash of civilizations but only apressing need for the celebration of diversity, pluralism and mutual tolerance.

Gandhi is remembered for his passionate adherence to the practice of Nonviolence and his supreme humanism Afterthe Great Buddha and Jesus, he once again demonstrated that Non-violence could also be an effective instrument ofsocial change.

Gandhi successfully demonstrated to a World, weary with wars and continuing destruction that adherence toTruth and Non-violence is not meant for individual behavior alone but can be applied in global affairs too.

Gandhi had relentless and unshakable optimismHe remained an optimist till his last Gandhi would often say, Myoptimism rests on my belief in the infinite possibilities of the individual to develop non-violence.

Good said Gandhi, travels at a snails pace On another occasion, he wrote, Non-violence is a plant of slowgrowth It grows imperceptibly but surely The sheer power of these words and the impression they leave on ourhearts, derives from the fact that they are the quiet expression of the credo of a man, whose beliefs and actions were incomplete accord. Gandhi would have us work ceaselessly for the realization of what the sociologists call commonhuman values, for the triumph of the common human way of life.

Mahatma held up before all mankind the image of what every human being could be; he held up before us all amirror reflecting the spiritual heights all of us could reach The world in which Gandhi was born, lived, worked anddied, was beset by a number of problems, some peculiar to his age others recurrent in every age He worked foruniversal human values His life is a sure guide to a meaningful existence He embodied the Eternal Indian concept ofthe superior being-of the Mahatma Anyone can become a Mahatma if one makes a vocation of living the meaningfullife- putting principle above expediency, duty above pleasure-service above self, as reflected in the life of the Buddhaor several of our epic heroes. Gandhi had a dream for India


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WHAT POINTS DO WE HAVE LEFT?revolutionary ideas of Gandhi

his life, work and ideasapplication of those ideas to new challenges and situations.

relevant to our times

irrespective of obstacles you encounter, you should pursue the goals you have set.

true values of humanity

tasks that wouldpromote the greater good of society at large..

His philosophy of non-violence, temperance and simple living

His messagethat the answer to violence does not lie in violence; that hatred shouldnot be countered by hatred; that the moral imperative must prevail; that right endscan be obtained only by right means; that eradication of poverty and service of thepoor through education and effective empowerment ought to be the priority goals ofeconomic policy; that there is no clash of civilizations but only a pressing need for thecelebration of diversity, pluralism and mutual tolerance.

Non-violence could also be an effective instrument of social change.

Gandhi successfully demonstratedthat adherence to Truth and Non-violence is notmeant for individual behavior alone but can be applied in global affairs too.Gandhi had relentless and unshakable optimism

Good said Gandhi, travels at a snails pace.Non-violence is a plant of slowgrowth It grows imperceptibly but surely

Mahatma held up before all mankind the image of what every human being could be


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ARRANGEMENT

INTRODUCTION:

revolutionary ideas of Gandhihis life, work and ideas

application of those ideas to new challengesand situations.

relevant to our times

irrespective of obstacles you encounter, youshould pursue the goals you have set.

true values of humanity

tasks that wouldpromote the greater goodof society at large

1ST PARAGRAPH:

His philosophy of non-violence, temperanceand simple living

His messagethat the answer to violencedoes not lie in violence; that hatred shouldnot be countered by hatred;

Non-violence could also be an effectiveinstrument of social change.

Good said Gandhi, travels at a snailspace.Non-violence is a plant of slowgrowth It grows imperceptibly but surely

2ND PARAGRAPH:

His message

that the moral imperative must prevail;

that right ends can be obtained only byright means;

that eradication of poverty and service ofthe poor through education and effectiveempowerment ought to be the prioritygoals of economic policy;

that there is no clash of civilizations butonly a pressing need for the celebration ofdiversity, pluralism and mutual tolerance.

Gandhi successfully demonstratedthatadherence to Truth and Non-violence isnot meant for individual behavior alonebut can be applied in global affairs too.

CONCLUSION:Gandhi had relentless and unshakableoptimism

Mahatma held up before all mankind theimage of what every human being couldbe.

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SUMMARYUse the internet only to get ideas and facts

Use a search engine like Google orLycos toaccess INTERNET pages

Create a Word Documentand Cut & Paste ideas &points from internet articlesRearrange POINTS into a logical framework.Leave out points that are not relevant to yourtopic.

Write YOUR OWN ESSAY.Cite references clearly.


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