Radical Change Agent Summative Investigation - Mahatma Gandhi by samuel reynolds https://padlet.com/sreynold3/adofws8xtxlw en-us 2017-03-21 00:01:33 UTC 2025-10-30 15:12:38 UTC hello@padlet.com 1.You need to give some background information on why this person is seen as a 'Truly Radical Change Agent' sreynold3 https://padlet.com/sreynold3/adofws8xtxlw/wish/161354435 Ghandi was seen as a radical change agent because of what he did to help his country. Ghandi was seen as a radical change agent because of his beliefs and the thought of persuading an entire nation to fight against their english rulers without violence but with a political battle. In his first campaign Ghandi sought to get more Indians rights in South Africa by starting up a campaign against the legislation that deprived Indians from the right to vote. He formed the Natal Indian congress and he then got international attention to the Indians predicament in South Africa. After seven years of political struggle, Ghandi managed to negotiate a compromise agreement with the South African Government.]]> 2017-03-21 00:08:33 UTC https://padlet.com/sreynold3/adofws8xtxlw/wish/161354435 2. Evaluate how much they are truly 'Radical' by referring specifically to the following list: sreynold3 https://padlet.com/sreynold3/adofws8xtxlw/wish/162671646 ·       How has their work encouraged a more open-minded view on situations rather than a close-minded and controlled view?

Mahatma Gandhi has encouraged a more open-minded, self motivated train of thought. he shows this when he says “First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.”  but when he's saying this he is saying that people should fight for what they believe in with words and wisdom. it shows this when he says “The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.”

·       How did they challenge the ‘status quo’ (the way things seem to have always been - controlled by those with the power), rather than holding onto power through violence?

Mahatma Gandhi challenged the British Government that was ruling India at the time and fought them not with weapons but with words. this took him 17 years to do which he rallied india against the british in three civil disobediences that eventually won India its independence. 

·       How did they take risks for the wellbeing of others rather than risking others’ wellbeing?

On march 12 1930, Gandhi led a group of Indians down to the beach where there was natural crystalline salt forming and he planned to collect it, unfortunately the british government had foreseen this event and had trampled the salt into the mud. on that day Gandhi pulled a block from the mud and raised it up high for all to see, he was then arrested for civil disobedience but his uprising continued on without him. he was then released a year later.

·       How have they worked for transformation of a situation rather than controlling and demanding conformity?

Gandhi used law, wisdom and his religion to sway the British government to leave India and claim independence for the country. he also inspired millions to rise up and stand up for they're rights and thus made the government leave.

·       Who might they have offended along the way? How might this have cost them?

well when Gandhi did this act, it greatly displeased the British and meant that if India was ever in need, they would not have any support from one of the greater powers at that time or worse get stomped into the ground.
]]> 2017-03-27 00:15:43 UTC https://padlet.com/sreynold3/adofws8xtxlw/wish/162671646 3. Compare and contrast their worldview with the prevailing worldview of their own culture at the time? Ensure that you identify vital aspects of their faith and how that has guided their radical actions. (300 words) sreynold3 https://padlet.com/sreynold3/adofws8xtxlw/wish/162672889 Mahatma Gandhi believed in the fairness and well being of his fellow Indians and he wished to see change in how they were being treated by the British government. His worldview was all to do with his religion Hinduism, which has three guiding principles that he had chosen to live by and helped him see the wrongness of what the British were doing to his people. The first guideline was non – violence, he would preach to his followers “not everyone can fight, everyone can not fight though” he also says that non – violence solves more problems than violence. He also believed that non – violence was an equal power both sides of the argument could wield.  His second guideline was that of truthfulness. This helped his worldview tremendously be accepted by others as all he spoke was for the truth of the situation; he said “truth alone triumphs, not falsehood. The divine path for liberation has been laid with the truth”. Gandhi would always follow this guideline no matter the outcome of his answer, which helped him inspire even greater numbers against the British cause. He believed that this aspect could change anything and everything; he said “ truth, like non – violence, will always win.” His final religious guideline that made up his worldview is self-renunciation. Without this rule, all the other guidelines would have been meaningless, this is because if Gandhi were a selfish man he would never have sought to help out his friends and gain the independence for his country. Gandhi had put his own needs aside so that he could see what others needed from a leader;  he declared a national fasting and prayer day which was his first hunger strike against poverty, which essentially was a national strike against the British and he was then put in jail but the strike still continued.]]> 2017-03-27 00:29:42 UTC https://padlet.com/sreynold3/adofws8xtxlw/wish/162672889 4. What have you found most inspiring about the person you have studied and how have they challenged your own worldview? (200 words) sreynold3 https://padlet.com/sreynold3/adofws8xtxlw/wish/162672965  
The first thing that I found to be most inspiring was the fact that he would stand up for what he believed in no matter what the consequences would be for doing so. This shows that he is a man that is always honest and true to his beliefs. I also really admire him for how much he put himself through to save his country from an eternity of sadness and poverty. I don't think I could ever put myself through fasting for a whole day and then getting arrested for doing so. I also couldn't see me challenging an entire government and then have the persistence to continue doing so for seventeen years. I also found his religion inspiring as its guidelines are clear and easy to follow, plus they have good strong morals to live by and his campaigns definitely made the religion gain its notoriety as he turned them into their most radical form. The last thing I thought was truly incredible was that Gandhi went over to England and he studied their law system so that he had the full understanding of what he was up against and how he could fight a full scale political battle.
]]> 2017-03-27 00:30:33 UTC https://padlet.com/sreynold3/adofws8xtxlw/wish/162672965 5. Bibliography (minimum of three references) and in-text referencing must be used. sreynold3 https://padlet.com/sreynold3/adofws8xtxlw/wish/162673031 Encyclopedia Britannica. (2017). Mahatma Gandhi | Biography, Accomplishments, & Facts. [online] Available at: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Mahatma-Gandhi/Resistance-and-results [Accessed 10 Apr. 2017].

 disobedience, G. (2017). Gandhi’s first act of civil disobedience - Jun 07, 1893 - HISTORY.com. [online] HISTORY.com. Available at: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/gandhis-first-act-of-civil-disobedience [Accessed 10 Apr. 2017].

prezi.com. (2017). How did Hinduism influence Gandhi?. [online] Available at: https://prezi.com/evdq6agrgthj/how-did-hinduism-influence-gandhi/ [Accessed 10 Apr. 2017].



]]> 2017-03-27 00:31:10 UTC https://padlet.com/sreynold3/adofws8xtxlw/wish/162673031 Mahatma Gandhi sreynold3 https://padlet.com/sreynold3/adofws8xtxlw/wish/165547455 2017-04-09 12:03:07 UTC https://padlet.com/sreynold3/adofws8xtxlw/wish/165547455