Essays on Nonviolence

War is when one group goes after or against another group (Mead). People who are in organized patterns go to war. War is a game to see who can gain more from whoever is going against who. If one is struggling or see something that...

“Anyone who observes the rules of health will not need to knock at the doors of doctors from day to day.” Mahatma Gandhi, the non-violent political mover and shaker who took the greatest colony away from the greatest empire in history, thus playing a role,...

In the US criminal justice system, only people convicted of violent crimes should be sentenced to prison. Violent crimes: murder, rape and sexual assault, robbery, and assault. Non-violent crimes: burglary, racketeering, fraud, drug possession, distribution, and manufacturing. An alternative to prison sentencing: probation i.e. suspending...

Ahimsa and Satyagraha are extremely relevant in today’s society. Ahimsa is the respect for all living things, treating them equally and urges people to refrain from violence under any circumstances. Satyagraha is the idea that non-violence can turn friends into enemies and promotes world peace....