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World- Brief History

                                           United States of America The USA is a federal republic composed of a federal district (Washington, D.C.) and 50 states, which all except one-Hawaii islands-are in mainland America.   The United States of America, which covers the central part of America, grew out of the British colonies that were established in North America in the first half of the 17 th century. The Declaration of Independence of the 13 states of which the American Union then consisted was adopted by Congress on July 4, 1776. The victory of the Allies in WW-1 made USA a world power. The end of the WW-2 saw the emergence of USA as one of the superpowers. With the break-up of USSAR in 1991, it has now become the only superpower in the world. The US contains a highly diverse population, the product of numerous and sustained waves of immigration. Ethnic and racial diversity-“the melting pot”-is celebrated as a core element of the American ideology.

The great man-Mahatma Gandhi

Mahatma Gandhi was the greatest son of our motherland, India. He was the leader of Indian freedom movement which led India to get her freedom from the administration of Britishers. He was also the great politician of the world. Mahatma Gandhi was born on 2 nd October 1869 at Porbandar in Kathiawad, Gujarat. His real name was Mohandas Karamchan Gandhi. His mother was a religious lady and father held a high and responsible post in Porbander. He belonged to a well-to-do Vaishya family. He received his school education in local school. After that he was married to Kasturba. He went to England to study law and became a qualified barrister for legal profession. Then he returned India and after sometime practicing in Bombay High Court, he went to Natal in South Afric. There he saw humiliation of Indins. Once he, himself was thrown away from a railway compartment, which was only for white Europeans. His self-esteem was challenged and there only, he decided to throw British

Faith

Faith is the bird that sings when the dawn is still dark.                                                                                        --Rabindranath Tagore Faith is to believe what we do not see, and the reward of this faith is to see what we believe.                                                                             --St Augustine Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.                                                                             --Hebrews Faith is an oasis in the heart which will never be reached by the caravan of thinking.                                                                             --Kahlil Gibran Faith in God and faith in ourselves is the secret of greatness. Losing faith in one’s self means losing faith in God.                                                                                ---Swami Vivekananda