domingo, 24 de abril de 2011

Desailly ve al Barça en Wembley

Desailly ve al Barça en Wembley

Marcel Desailly sólo ve un vencedor claro de la eliminatoria entre Barça y Madrid.

Últimas noticias del FC Barcelona

La Liga más fácil de la historia
Puyol sigue con trabajo específico
Maxwell y Milito pendientes de evolución
Cambio de planes en la Champions
Desailly ve al Barça en Wembley



El excampeón del Mundo y de Europa con Francia Marcel Desailly pronosticó que el equipo vencedor de la eliminatoria entre FC Barcelona y Real Madrid sería el equipo de Pep Guardiola.

"Creo que el Real Madrid ganará el partido de ida, pues por primera vez cuentan con una gran capacidad defensiva. Pienso que los jugadores blancos ganarán 2-1", dijo el exjugador de Chelsea y Milán.

Aunque ese no es su pronóstico final, ya que Desailly piensa que "los blaugrana conseguirán darle la vuelta al marcador en el Camp Nou a su manera", declaró el francés.

"Los de Pep Guardiola tienen habilidad y fuerza y atacarán desde todas las posiciones en casa", acabó diciendo Marcel Desailly.

sábado, 2 de abril de 2011

REFLEXIÓN


Escribe una entrada final donde reflexiones sobre los aspectos de tu curso que te ayudaron a

1. Clases en el salón y clases en el laboratorio
Cada una de la clases realizada tanto en los salones como en el laboratorio fueron muy beneficiosas para mi formación y aprender a utilizar las herramientas claves para poder entender las ideas principales y palabras claves de un texto.

2. Materiales: presentaciones PPP, diccionarios, teléfono, computadoras
El material utilizado en clase es muy bueno ya que se observo un material dinamico y muy actualizado para el aprendizaje de la materia.

3. Compañeros de clase
Las clases fueron muy amenas y el grupo en general se compenetro como un equipo ya que se observó en cada uno de ellos la disponibilidad para ayudar y estar dispuestos aclarar las dudas que podrían presentarse en cada uno de nosotros.

4. Uso del blog como cuaderno digital
En mi opinión, primero que todo es una herramienta muy útil que voy conociendo en este curso y cada día que trabajamos en ella vemos el potencial de la misma para poder trabajar y utilizarla como una herramienta de gran utilidad para realizar nuestro trabajo o actividades especficas.

5. ¿puedes enfrentar un texto en ingles sin miedo?
Cada una de las herramientas utilizadas en este curso nos permite conocer la idea principal de un texto en ingles por lo que podríamos trabajar sobre cualquier tópico sin tener el temor de no encontrar la idea principal del mismo.

6. ¿vas a continuar leyendo textos en ingles?
Cada día ya sea por mi trabajo o por la carrera de estudios que curso, encontramos que la mayoría de las investigaciones y los artículos de gran interés están escritos en ingles además como lo que se aprende si no se usa se olvida es bueno siempre practicar para reforzar esos conocimientos.

7. ¿Qué sugieres para los próximos cursos?
En realidad la dinámica de trabajo fue muy buena, pero se deberían aplicar mucho más horas de laboratorio ya que la herramienta de trabajo como la computadora, el internet y el blog son esenciales en esta clase.

WELCOME TO MY BLOG (BIENVENIDOS A MI BLOG)


Mi nombre es Lenmar Badell soy Ingeniero químico egresado de la universidad de Zulia, mi nuevo proyecto de vida es alcanzar el título de magister del Postgrado Gerencia de Proyectos Industriales en URBE. 
Soy nuevo en el mundo de los blog, las expectativas que tengo es sobre este curso es aprender a utilizar esta gran herramienta y reforzar mis conocimiento en las técnicas para la traducción de los textos en ingles.

Casi todo lo que realice será insignificante, pero es muy importante que lo haga.

Mahatma Gandhi 

TALLER UNIDADES III Y IV


Taller unidades 3 y 4

Unidad 3

Técnicas de lectura: predicción, scanning y skimming
  • Seleccione un texto que tenga una imagen.
Risk Management 101: Raising a risk


Different project managers and business analysts have different approaches to risks. Some only want important risks flagged others only want risks flagged that are specifically related to the project’s scope and others, like me, like to capture all risks identified by the project team and stakeholders. The important thing to remember is what you’re there to do, and how risk identification can help or hinder your efforts.

Regardless of the threshold for entry onto your risk identified register it is critical to have one and to pro-actively manage risks. Many projects hold risk workshops early in the project and leave it at that. Some hold risk workshops at the beginning of each phase of the project and others hold weekly or fortnightly risk meetings where issues are raised and managed.

The savvy project manager has a team that are always identifying and managing risks, and using meetings as a forum for managing the most complex and important ones.

There are plenty of articles on the internet which suggest that for certain kinds of projects, and at different stages of the project lifecycle, you should be aware of some pretty constant and common risks. Have a look for some in your field.

  • Observe la imagen y conteste las siguientes preguntas.

  1. De acuerdo al título y la imagen: ¿cuál cree usted que es el tópico que está a punto de leer?
Sobre los riesgos de una gestión de un proyecto o negocio.
  1. ¿Cuál es la idea general del texto?
Los diferentes Gerentes de un proyecto y analistas de negocios tienen diferentes enfoques para analizar los riesgos. Lo importante a recordar es lo que hay que hacer y cómo realizar la identificación de los riesgos puede ayudar u obstaculizar sus esfuerzos.
  1. ¿Qué palabras se repiten?
Risk, Managers, Flagged, Project
  1. ¿Qué palabras se parecen al español?
Risk, Project, Different, important, capture, identified, identified
  1. ¿Cuáles son las palabras en negrita, el titulo, subtitulo o gráficos que te ayudan a entender el texto?
El Titulo: Risk Management 101: Raising a risk
  1. ¿De qué trata el texto? Lee el primer párrafo y el último o la ultimas ideas del último párrafo.
Sobre el análisis de los riegos asociados a la gestión de un proyecto o un negocio, donde se analicen cada uno de ellos para establecer acciones y minimizarlos.
Unidad 4

Patrones de Organización de un Párrafo

A.      Seleccione un texto relacionado con su área de experticia. Lea el texto y extraiga:

 Chemistry


Chemistry is the scientific study of interaction of chemical substances that are constituted of atoms or the subatomic particles: protons, electrons and neutrons. Atoms combine to produce molecules or crystals. Chemistry is sometimes called "the central science" because it connects the other natural sciences such as astronomy, physics, material science, biology and geology.
The genesis of chemistry can be traced to certain practices, known as alchemy, which had been practiced for several millennia in various parts of the world, particularly the Middle East.[7]
The structure of objects we commonly use and the properties of the matter we commonly interact with are a consequence of the properties of chemical substances and their interactions. For example, steel is harder than iron because its atoms are bound together in a more rigid crystalline lattice; wood burns or undergoes rapid oxidation because it can react spontaneously with oxygen in a chemical reaction above a certain temperature; sugar and salt dissolve in water because their molecular/ionic properties are such that dissolution is preferred under the ambient conditions.
The transformations that are studied in chemistry are a result of interaction either between different chemical substances or between matter and energy. Traditional chemistry involves study of interactions between substances in a chemistry laboratory using various forms of laboratory glassware.


Laboratory, Institute of Biochemistry, University of Cologne
A chemical reaction is a transformation of some substances into one or more other substances. It can be symbolically depicted through a chemical equation. The number of atoms on the left and the right in the equation for a chemical transformation is most often equal. The nature of chemical reactions a substance may undergo and the energy changes that may accompany it are constrained by certain basic rules, known as chemical laws.
Energy and entropy considerations are invariably important in almost all chemical studies. Chemical substances are classified in terms of their structure, phase as well as their chemical compositions. They can be analyzed using the tools of chemical analysis, e.g. spectroscopy and chromatography. Scientists engaged in chemical research are known as chemists.[9] Most chemists specialize in one or more sub-disciplines.
  • Las definiciones 
La química es el estudio científico de la interacción de las sustancias químicas que están constituidos por átomos o las partículas subatómicas: electrones protones y neutrones.  (Chemistry is the scientific study of interaction of chemical substances that are constituted of atoms or the subatomic particles: protons, electrons and neutrons.)
La química es a veces llamada "la ciencia central" porque conecta las ciencias naturales, como la astronomía, la física, ciencia de los materiales, la biología y la geología  (Chemistry is sometimes called "the central science" because it connects the other natural sciences such as astronomy, physics, material science, biology and geology)
Una reacción química es una transformación de algunas sustancias en una o más sustancias (A chemical reaction is a transformation of some substances into one or more other substances)
la investigación química se conocen como los químicos. (chemical research are known as chemists.)
  • y los marcadores de definición. 
Is, is sometimes called, are known as
B.      Seleccione otro texto relacionado con su área de experticia y extraiga las palabras de secuencia u ordenamiento del tiempo.

History of chemistry





Ancient Egyptians pioneered the art of synthetic "wet" chemistry up to 4,000 years ago. By 1000 BC ancient civilizations were using technologies that formed the basis of the various branches of chemistry such as; extracting metal from their ores, making pottery and glazes, fermenting beer and wine, making pigments for cosmetics and painting, extracting chemicals from plants for medicine and perfume, making cheese, dying cloth, tanning leather, rendering fat into soap, making glass, and making alloys like bronze.
Democritus' atomist philosophy was later adopted by Epicurus (341–270 BCE).

The genesis of chemistry can be traced to the widely observed phenomenon of burning that led to metallurgy—the art and science of processing ores to get metals (e.g. metallurgy in ancient India). The greed for gold led to the discovery of the process for its purification, even though the underlying principles were not well understood—it was thought to be a transformation rather than purification. Many scholars in those days thought it reasonable to believe that there exist means for transforming cheaper (base) metals into gold. This gave way to alchemy and the search for the Philosopher's Stone which was believed to bring about such a transformation by mere touch.[11]

Greek atomism dates back to 440 BC, as what might be indicated by the book De Rerum Natura (The Nature of Things)] written by the Roman Lucretius in 50 BC. Much of the early development of purification methods is described by Pliny the Elder in his Naturalis Historia.

    "Chemistry as a science was almost created by the Muslims; for in this field, where the Greeks (so far as we know) were confined to industrial experience and vague hypothesis, the Saracens introduced precise observation, controlled experiment, and careful records. They invented and named the alembic (al-anbiq), chemically analyzed innumerable substances, composed lapidaries, distinguished alkalis and acids, investigated their affinities, studied and manufactured hundreds of drugs. Alchemy, which the Muslims inherited from Egypt, contributed to chemistry by a thousand incidental discoveries, and by its method, which was the most scientific of all medieval operations."

The most influential Muslim chemists were Jābir ibn Hayyān (Geber, d. 815), al-Kindi (d. 873), al-Razi (d. 925), al-Biruni (d. 1048) and Alhazen (d. 1039).[17] The works of Jābir became more widely known in Europe through Latin translations by a pseudo-Geber in 14th century Spain, who also wrote some of his own books under the pen name "Geber". The contribution of Indian alchemists and metallurgists in the development of chemistry was also quite significant.


  • Marcadores de Tiempo
  • Idea general del párrafo
La evolución histórica de la Quimica.


viernes, 1 de abril de 2011

UNIDAD IV

Patrones de Organización de un Párrafo (Unidad. IV)
1.  Lea el texto y extraiga las definiciones y los marcadores de discurso.


  • TEXTO:

Operations management

Operations management is an area of management concerned with overseeing, designing, and redesigning business operations in the production of goods and/or services. It involves the responsibility of ensuring that business operations are efficient in terms of using as little resources as needed, and effective in terms of meeting customer requirements. It is concerned with managing the process that converts inputs (in the forms of materials, labor, and energy) into outputs (in the form of goods and/or services). The relationship of operations management to senior management in commercial contexts can be compared to the relationship of line officers to the highest-level senior officers in military science. The highest-level officers shape the strategy and revise it over time, while the line officers make tactical decisions in support of carrying out the strategy. In business as in military affairs, the boundaries between levels are not always distinct; tactical information dynamically informs strategy, and individual people often move between roles over time.

Operations traditionally refers to the production of goods and/or services separately, although the distinction between these two main types of operations is increasingly difficult to make as manufacturers tend to merge product and service offerings. More generally, operations management aims to increase the content of value-added activities in any given process. Fundamentally, these value-adding creative activities should be aligned with market opportunity (through marketing) for optimal enterprise performance.

According to the U.S. Department of Education, operations management is the field concerned with managing and directing the physical and/or technical functions of a firm or organization, particularly those relating to development, production, and manufacturing. Operations management programs typically include instruction in principles of general management, manufacturing and production systems, plant management, equipment maintenance management, production control, industrial labor relations and skilled trades supervision, strategic manufacturing policy, systems analysis, productivity analysis and cost control, and materials planning. Management, including operations management, is like engineering in that it blends art with applied science. People skills, creativity, rational analysis, and knowledge of technology are all required for success.

Marcadores de Definición

2. Seleccione otro texto relacionado con su área de experticia y extraiga los marcadores de discurso, diga si son de secuencia u ordenamiento del tiempo.

TEXTO:

George Konstantopoulos
Over the last twelve years I have seen the role of project manager evolve. The most significant transformational change I have witnessed involves the subtle integration of a diagnostic framework into the baseline project management approach.
Previously, a project manager was strictly known as an entity that coordinated the execution of easy to understand tasks usually made available in the form of a checklist that was provided at the commencement of an engagement. I refer to this project manager as the “checklist” project manager. A project manager would inherit an agenda consisting of tasks that needed to be delivered within defined timelines. In most cases the project manager did not conduct any project due diligence, provide input towards the project approval process or confirm the strategic value of the items found on this checklist – all needed to justify the existence of a project. The purpose of the role was simply to deliver the tangible results found on the bulletin within the prescribed period
The role of the project manager has recently morphed to include a diagnostic phase of work. In most cases today the project manager must holistically diagnose the current internal and external environments and conclude through facts the necessity of a project before it can be initiated. On average more project managers find themselves engaged in unearthing the business justification for the existence of the project, the recommended solutions that will satisfy the business needs and both determining and delivering the required executable actions needed to bring the solution to life. I refer to this revised role as a “consultative project manager.” Previously, after organizational due diligence had been performed (usually by someone acting in a consultative role) and a project need justified, a series of tasks would be simplified and organized on a checklist and then this checklist would be assigned to a project manager for delivery. The “consultative project manager” has eliminated the need for organizations to have a consultant diagnose the current situation and recommend a solution and a project manager to deliver the results needed to realize the solution.
This metamorphosis has served the project management profession, clients and project managers well. The project management profession has benefited from a correction of perceptions – from being perceived as simply task coordinators and executors to critical and strategic thinkers who can perform the business due diligence needed to quantitatively and qualitatively justify the need for a project. The clients have benefited because they now can receive both diagnostic and action frameworks from a single resource and thus have eliminated the need to have two separate resources (consultant + project manager), ultimately lowering the total cost of each project.  Finally, the project managers have been thrust upon a world that mandates an increase in cognitive competencies and mindfulness that leads to a more advanced skill set, increase in knowledge and ultimately long-term career prospects.

 

Background

During the dot com hysteria many organizations employed a first to market strategy and subsequently many products with minimal ROI justification were rushed through development. The emphasis on schedule, easy access to capital and the employment of first to market strategies all led to many checklist project manager job opportunities coming to fruition during the dot com era.
Once the dot com bubble burst, organizations emphasized costs over schedule, did not have easy access to capital and reluctantly employed a risk-averse growth strategy all due to the deteriorating economic landscape. Naturally, most organizations employed cost cutting strategies in order to meet street earnings expectations. When looking for expense reduction opportunities one of the first things most organizations realized was that in the past the delineation of project work was inadvertently and expensively separated into two areas – diagnose the need for a project (diagnostic framework) and deliver the actions needed to satisfy the project purpose (execution oriented framework). The diagnostic framework was usually assigned to a consultant and the execution oriented framework was assigned to a project manager. Embraced with a corrective economic cycle most organizations amalgamated the two roles into one thus reducing expenses. Many checklist project manager job opportunities were lost.
Additionally, the new, consultative project manager role was assigned internally to further reduce costs and in most cases without any organizational readiness assessments being performed. Existing internal project managers were “told” to handle the new role expectations. Unfortunately, most internal project managers at that time remained locked within their checklist dogma and were not prepared to handle the new expectations. The failure to accept these new role requirements led to the demise of many checklist project managers.
The role amalgamation resulted in many checklist project managers being unemployed simply because they did not possess the training, experience, skill or will needed to diagnose the internal and external economic, industry and business landscapes needed to produce somewhat complicated analyses required to justify the strategic value and necessity of a project. Almost immediately, the large management consulting firms, mostly known for only performing diagnostic based work began altering their value propositions and delivery models to include an execution oriented framework. These firms would now offer a new service that included problem diagnosis, solution recommendations and solution implementation.


Marcadores de tiempo

UNIDAD III


ACTIVIDAD 1: APROXIMACIÓN AL TEXTO (PREDICCIÓN, DEDUCCIÓN, SKIMMING) (UNIDAD III)

  •     TEXTO:

Quality control plan: What you need to know?



 good quality control plan can be the difference between a project meeting the expectations of a client and a completely failed one.

A quality control plan refers to the techniques and activities that are used to control that a product or service remains consistent to the requirements and specifications pertaining to quality.
For successful project management the quality process must be integrated into all phases of the project.
A sample of a quality control plan for a software company:

Feasibility study

In the preliminary study phase, quality will depend on the studies that are conducted in order to clearly state the objectives of the projects and also provide a clear assessment of the customer expectations. Quality control plan will also be concerned on whether the solutions which are provided are coherent at every stage of the projects.

Implementation stage

The quality control at this stage consists of the verification of the methodology used and on the other hand to make sure that everything is done as per the specifications.

Test phases

The test phases consist of verifying on one hand the smooth workings of applications delivered and on the other hand, the match between the functions performed by these applications and functions specified in the requirements.

Control aspect

Effective control system should be put in place to ensure that everything is in place. It is however important that the test is really adapted to the project.

Test by Independent person

During the test phase, it is important to repeat some tests at random by another person to limit the risk of error.

Control of remedial efforts

The anomalies detected during the test phases should give rise to a correction in terms of configuration and development. New tests should then take place within the framework of the quality process to ensure that the corrections work.


  •        Observe la imagen y conteste las siguientes preguntas:

De acuerdo al título y la imagen,

1.- ¿Cuál cree usted que es el tópico que está a punto de leer?
     Plan de control de la Calidad

2.- ¿Cuál es la idea general del texto?
   Un plan de control de calidad se refiere a las técnicas y actividades que se utilizan para controlar que un producto o servicio es acorde a los requerimientos y especificaciones relativas a la calidad.

 3.- ¿Que palabras se repiten?
      Quiality, Project, Control, Plan

4.- ¿Que palabras se parecen al español?
Control, Plan, Project, Company, preliminary, depend, Solutions,   

5.- ¿Cuales son las palabras en negrita, el titulo, subtitulo o gráficos que te ayudan a entender el texto?
   
El titulo: Quality control plan: What you need to know?



6.- ¿De qué trata el texto? Lee el primer párrafo y el ultimo o la ultimas ideas del último párrafo.
     Un plan de control de calidad se refiere a las técnicas y actividades que se utilizan para controlar que un producto o servicio es acorde a los requerimientos y especificaciones relativas a la calidad. Las nuevas pruebas deben producirse en el marco del proceso de calidad para garantizar las correcciones de trabajo.



ACTIVIDAD 2: SCANNING (UNIDAD III)

  • TEXTO:


Mahatma Gandhi Biography




Born: October 2, 1869
Martyrdom: January 30, 1948.
Achievements: Known as Father of Nation; played a key role in winning freedom for India; introduced the concept of Ahimsa and Satyagraha.

Mahatma Gandhi popularly known as Father of Nation played a stellar role in India's freedom struggle. Born in a Bania family in Kathiawar, Gujarat, his real name was Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (M.K. Gandhi). The title Mahatma came to be associated with his name much later. Before Gandhiji's arrival on the Indian political scene, freedom struggle was limited only to the intelligentsia. Mahatma Gandhi's main contribution lay in the fact that he bridged the gulf between the intelligentsia and the masses and widened the concept of Swaraj to include almost every aspect of social and moral regeneration. Paying tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on his death, famous scientist Albert Einstein said, "Generations to come will scarce believe that such a man as this walked the earth in flesh and blood".

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born on October 2, 1869, at Porbandar, a small town on the western coast of India, which was then one of the many tiny states in Kathiawar. Gandhiji was born in middle class family of Vaishya caste. His father, Karamchand Gandhi, was a Dewan or Prime Minister of Porbandar. His mother, Putlibai, was a very religious lady and left a deep impression on Gandhiji's mind. Gandhiji was a mediocre student and was excessively shy and timid.

Gandhiji was truthful in his conduct right from the childhood. There is a very famous incident in this regard. A British school inspector once came to Gandhiji's school and set a spelling test. Gandhiji spelled all the words correctly except kettle. The class teacher noticed the mistake and gestured Gandhiji to copy the correct spelling from the boy sitting next to him. Gandhiji refused to take the hint and was later scolded for his "stupidity".

Gandhiji was married at the age of thirteen to Kasturbai. He was in high school at that time. Later on in his life, Gandhiji denounced the custom of child marriage and termed it as cruel. After matriculating from the high school, Gandhiji joined the Samaldas College in Bhavnagar. After the death of Gandhiji's father in 1885, a family suggested that if Gandhiji hoped to take his father's place in the state service he had better become a barrister which he could do in England in three years. Gandhi welcomed the idea but his mother was objected to the idea of going abroad. To win his mother's approval Gandhiji took a solemn vow not to touch wine, women and meat and remained true to it throughout his stay in England.

Gandhiji sailed for England on September 4, 1888. Initially he had difficulty in adjusting to English customs and weather but soon he overcame it. Gandhiji completed his Law degree in 1891 and returned to India. He decided to set up legal practice in Bombay but couldn't establish himself. Gandhiji returned to Rajkot but here also he could not make much headway. At this time Gandhiji received an offer from Dada Abdulla & Co. to proceed to South Africa on their behalf to instruct their counsel in a lawsuit. Gandhiji jumped at the idea and sailed for South Africa in April 1893.

It was in South Africa that Gandhiji's transformation from Mohandas to Mahatma took place. Gandhiji landed at Durban and soon he realized the oppressive atmosphere of racial snobbishness against Indians who were settled in South Africa in large numbers. After about a week's stay in Durban Gandhiji left for Pretoria, the capital of the Transvaal, in connection with a lawsuit. When the train reached Pietermaritzburg, the capital of Natal, at about 9 p.m. a white passenger who boarded the train objected to the presence of a "coloured" man in the compartment and Gandhji was ordered by a railway official to shift to a third class. When he refused to do so, a constable pushed him out and his luggage was taken away by the railway authorities. It was winter and bitterly cold. This incident changed Gandhiji's life forever. He decided to fight for the rights of Indians. Gandhiji organised the Indian community in South Africa and asked them to forget all distinctions of religion and caste. He suggested the formation of an association to look after the Indian settlers and offered his free time and services.

During his stay in South Africa, Gandhiji's life underwent a change and he developed most of his political ideas. Gandhiji decided to dedicate himself completely to the service of humanity. He realized that absolute continence or brahmacharya was indispensable for the purpose as one could not live both after the flesh and the spirit. In 1906, Gandhiji took a vow of absolute continence. In the course of his struggle in South Africa, Gandhiji, developed the concepts of Ahimsa (non-violence) and Satyagraha (holding fast to truth or firmness in a righteous cause). Gandhiji's struggle bore fruit and in 1914 in an agreement between Gandhiji and South African Government, the main Indian demands were conceded.

Gandhiji returned to India in 1915 and on the advice of his political guru Gopal Krishna Gokhale, spent the first year touring throughout the country to know the real India. After an year of wandering, Gandhiji settled down on the bank of the river Sabarmati, on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, where he founded an ashram called Satyagraha Ashram. Gandhiji's first satyagraha in India was in Champaran, in Bihar, where he went in 1917 at the request of a poor peasants to inquire into the grievances of the much exploited peasants of that district, who were compelled by British indigo planters to grow indigo on 15 percent of their land and part with the whole crop for rent. Gandhiji's Satyagraha forced British government to set up a inquiry into the condition of tenant farmers. The report of the committee of which Gandhi was a member went in favour of the tenant farmers. The success of his first experiment in satyagraha in India greatly enhanced Gandhiji's reputation in the country.

In 1921, Gandhji gave the call for Non-cooperation movement against the ills of British rule. Gandhiji's call roused the sleeping nation. Many Indians renounced their titles and honours, lawyers gave up their practice, and students left colleges and schools. Non-cooperation movement also brought women into the domain of freedom struggle for the first time. Non-cooperation movement severely jolted the British government. But the movement ended in an anti-climax in February 1922. An outbreak of mob violence in Chauri Chaura so shocked and pained Gandhi that he refused to continue the campaign and undertook a fast for five days to atone for a crime committed by others in a state of mob hysteria.

Gandhiji was sentenced to six years imprisonment but was released in 1924 on medical grounds. For the next five years Gandhi seemingly retired from active agitational politics and devoted himself to the propagation of what he regarded as the basic national needs, namely, Hindu-Muslim unity, removal of untouchability, equality of women, popularization of hand-spinning and the reconstruction of village economy.

On March 12, 1930 Gandhiji started the historic Dandi March to break the law which had deprived the poor man of his right to make his own salt. On April 6, 1930 Gandhiji broke the Salt law at the sea beach at Dandi. This simple act was immediately followed by a nation-wide defiance of the law. This movement galvanized the whole nation and came to be known as "Civil Disobedience Movement". Within a few weeks about a hundred thousand men and women were in jail, throwing mighty machinery of the British Government out of gear. This forced the then Viceroy Lord Irwin to call Gandhiji for talks. On March 5, 1931 Gandhi Irwin Pact was signed. Soon after signing the pact Gandhiji went to England to attend the First Round Table Conference. Soon after his return from England Gandhiji was arrested without trial.

After the outbreak of Second World War in 1939, Gandhiji again became active in the political arena. British Government wanted India's help in the war and Congress in return wanted a clear-cut promise of independence from British government. But British government dithered in its response and on August 8, 1942 Gandhiji gave the call for Quit India Movement. Soon the British Government arrested Gandhiji and other top leaders of Congress. Disorders broke out immediately all over India and many violent demonstrations took place. While Gandhiji was in jail his wife Kasturbai passed away. Gandhiji too had a severe attack of Malaria. In view of his deteriorating health he was released from the jail in May 1944.

Second World War ended in 1945 and Britain emerged victorious. In the general elections held in Britain in 1945, Labour Party came to power, and Atlee became the Prime Minister. He promised an early realization of self Government in India. A Cabinet Mission arrived from England to discuss with Indian leaders the future shape of a free and united India, but failed to bring the Congress and Muslims together. India attained independence but Jinnah's intransigence resulted in the partition of the country. Communal riots between Hindus and Muslims broke out in the country in the aftermath of partition. Tales of atrocities on Hindus in Pakistan provoked Hindus in India and they targeted Muslims. Gandhiji worked ceaselessly to promote unity between Hindus and Muslims. This angered some Hindu fundamentalists and on January 30, 1948 Gandhiji was shot dead by one such fundamentalist Nathu Ram Godse while he was going for his evening prayers. The last words on the lips of Gandhiji were Hey Ram.

  • Actividad:
1.       ¿Cuándo y dónde nació Mahatma Gandhi?
El 2 de Octubre de 1869 Gandhi nació en Porbandar, una ciudad costera del pequeño estado principesco de Kathiawar.

2.       Que estudios curso Mahatma Gandhi?
Después de la muerte de su padre, Gandhi espera que tenga el lugar de su padre en el servicio de estado por lo cual era mejor convertirse en un abogado que podría hacer en Inglaterra en tres años.

3.       ¿Quién Fue Mahatma Gandhi?
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhī, más conocido como Mahatma Gandhi fue un pensador y político

4.       ¿Cuándo y donde murió Mahatma Gandhi?
El 30 de enero 1948 Gandhi fue asesinado por uno de esos fundamentalistas Nathu Carnero Godse, mientras él iba a rezar. Las últimas palabras en los labios de Gandhi fueron Hey Ram que significa “Oh Señor”.