Gandhi was born on October 2, 1869 in Porbandar, India. At age 13 he married 12 year old Kasturba Makanji. They had 4 sons. He studied law in London and returned to India in 1891. In 1893 he worked in South Africa. South Africa was ruled by the British. When he tried to claim his rights as a British he was abused. He saw many other Indians abused as well. He spent a total of 7 years in prison, often fasting to show his support. He became the leader of the Indian Nationalist Movement. Gandhi tried to secure the rights for the Indian people in the most nonviolent way. In 1915 he returned to South Africa with his wife and children. In 1948, at the age of 78, he was assassinated by a Hindu who opposed his beliefs. He will always be known to the people of India as Gandhi Mahatma, meaning Great Soul.
April 27, 2006
March 26, 2006
Mahatma Gandhi
January 30, 2006
Bird Flu [A Race Against Time]
A deadly strain of bird flu was detected in Northern Cyprus. The deadly H5N1 strain of Avain flu has been confirmed in a dead bird. Cyprus began killing free roaming poultry and disinfecting vehicles coming in from the Turkish areas. Hong Kong has also found birds that tested positive for the H5N1 strain. The bird flu has killed 81 people since 2003. The world health organization estimates this virus, or one similiar, could target humans. If this happens it could spread around the world in 3 months killing 2 to 7.4 million humans. It’s like the last flu pandemic called the Spanish flu. It occured at the end of World War 1 killing 50 million people around the world. Some doctors and scientists believe this is why the government should be making a vaccine to combat this virus when it becomes necessary. This info is from google news [bird flu]
January 11, 2006
Italy
If I could choose to go any where in the world I would choose to go to Sicaly,Italy. I would choose to go here because my dad grew up there and I would love to see my cousins and my uncle. I would also enjoy to go there because I would like to see how they live in a different country,what kinds of food they eat,and what kind of clothes they wear.
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