Yu gwan sun biography of mahatma
▶ 삼일 운동 백주년 기념 경운 장학회 주최 제9회 영어 웅변대회 수상작- 3rd Place Winner
This coming March, I will reach the fruitful age of 16. Now, it comes without saying that 16 is a truly game-changing number. At this age, countless students become ecstatic at the thoughts of driving and gaining further independence from their parents. Yet 100 years ago, a 16-year-old Yu Gwan Sun desired far more than to gain independence from her parents. The courageous and undeterred Yu made it her duty to liberate Korea from Japan and its merciless rule over the Korean people. Her tireless endeavors to enlighten the uneducated, break the societal construct of a helpless woman, and lead the single most critical independence movement in Korea’s timeline has forever engraved her name in the depths of Korean history.
The legacy of Yu Gwan Sun is one that has and will stand the test of time. Her nonviolent protests for independence and liberation have placed her in commendable company with civil rights leaders such as Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. However, her feats are further exemplified through the fact that Yu was a female activist during a time period and culture that looked down upon the education of women. Not only did she stand up to a societal norm designed to restrict her, but she also assembled a grassroots protest that heavily contrasted with other violent protests at the time. It was not uncommon for other independence activists to take up bombing and assassinations as means of fighting back. However, Yu understood that the Japanese were much more fearful of an educated body of people, and she used h
By Hannah Kim 1919 anti-colonial protests in Korea The March First Movement was a series of protests against Japanese colonial rule that was held throughout Korea and internationally by the Korean diaspora beginning on March 1, 1919. Protests were largely concentrated in March and April, although related protests continued until 1921. In South Korea, the movement is remembered as a landmark event of not only the Korean independence movement, but of all of Korean history. The protests began in Seoul, with public readings of the Korean Declaration of Independence in the restaurant Taehwagwan [ko] and in Tapgol Park. The movement grew and spread rapidly. Statistics on the protest are uncertain; there were around 1,500 to 1,800 protests with a total of around 0.8 to 2 million participants. The total population of Korea at the time was around 16 to 17 million. Despite the peaceful nature of the protests, they were frequently violently suppressed. One Korean estimate in 1920 claimed 7,509 deaths and 46,948 arrests. Japanese authorities reported much lower numbers, although there were instances where authorities were observed destroying evidence, such as during the Jeamni massacre. Japanese authorities then conducted a global disinformation campaign on the protests. They promoted a wide range of narratives, including outright denial of any protests occurring, portraying them as violent Bolshevik uprisings, and claiming that Koreans were in need of the benevolent rule of Japan. These narratives were publicly challenged by sympathetic foreigners and by the Korean diaspora. The movement did not result in Korea's prompt liberation, but had a number of significant effects. It invigorated the Korean independence movement and resulted in the creation of the Korean Provisional Government. It also caused some damage to Japan's international reputation and Nowadays, we live under a free sky where we enjoy fundamental rights. However, this was not always the case. Both India and South Korea faced significant hardships in the past as they struggled to achieve independence and secure the right to speak, vote, and choose their governments. The journey to freedom was arduous, and it was marked by the heroic efforts of individuals who played crucial roles in this struggle. In today’s article, we will delve into the world of aspiration and bravery. Without further ado, let’s begin our exploration. Indian Freedom Fighters 1) Bhagat Singh Bhagat Singh was born in December 1907 in Punjab. He aimed to encourage revolution against British rule by rallying the peasants and workers. He was affected by the Jallianwalaa Bagh massacre in 1919 and the death of their leader Lala Lajpat Rai in 1928. He started throwing pamphlets and raised pro-revolutionary ideas and slogans. His slogan “Inquilab zindabad ‘ (long live the revolution) gave motivation to Indians. Bhagat Singh killed a British officer J.P.saunders and lobbed a bomb at the central legislative assembly in Delhi to protest the implementation of the Defence of India Act. Bhagat Singh, Rajguru, and Sukhdev were sentenced to death and ordered to be hanged on March 23, 1931. This day is observed as Martyr’s Day in honor of these three freedom fighters. Their execution evoked a strong reaction from Indian people and motivated people to join the freedom struggle. 2. )Mahatma Gandhi He is known as” Father of Nation’. He was born on October 2 , 1869, gujrat. He worked hard towards making India a secular nation. He led the Non Violence Movement against the British rule and fought for women’s rights, caste discrimination, nationwide compaigns for peasants, labourers and farmers. His “Dandi March movement ‘ made Indians believe that they could defeat the British. He w
Fire on ice, their riveting performances truly blew the rink away. Driven, and proven, nothing seemed to curb the determination of figure skaters Queen Yu-na of South Korea, Japanese princess Mao Asada, and Canada's ``daughter" Joannie Rochette to carve their names into history at the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games.
By now I know it is old news that despite carrying the weight of their countrymen, Kim Yu-na claimed an unrivaled victory with a record-breaking score, while Mao won silver with a record-setting two triple-axel routine, and Joannie prevailed with a bronze just four days after her mother suddenly died of a heart attack. But the spectacular courage of these fervent young women ― who displayed such amazing grace under immense (and instigated) stress ― remains worth repeating as it is fresh in my mind.
If anything, these champions deserve honorable mention in light of yesterday's 99th anniversary of the International Women's Day, which honors women's advancements and achievements to promote greater gender equality worldwide. Since 1910 when social activist Clara Zetkin proposed the idea at the Conference of Working Women in Copenhagen, March 8th has been widely observed throughout the world and was officially recognized by the United Nations in 1975. In some countries like China, Armenia, Russia and Vietnam, it is even a national holiday.
In the United States, the whole of March is Women's History Month. What began with a group of a few audacious females ― who noticed ``women were absent from our texts"― resulted in the issuing of Carter's presidential proclamation that designated the week of March 8, 1980 as the first National Women's History Week. And thanks to tenacious lobbying efforts of these women, Congress in 1987 ultimately expanded the week into a month-long tradition. Currently instituted as the National Women's History Project, the advocacy of ``Writing Women Back into History" continues and constitutes the basis for this March First Movement
Indian And South Korean Freedom Fighters