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to take care of the injured soldiers in the army hospital of Britain. The condition

of the hospital was pathetic. It had poor hygiene and sanitation. Due to the
lack of proper care, a lot of people were dying. She with her fellow workers
cleaned the hospital. Florence didn’t even rest at night. She walked from one

patient’s bed to the other with a lamp on her hand making sure that everyone
was alright. The soldiers lovingly called her the ‘Lady with the Lamp’ or ‘Lady
Bird’ and this is how she is recognized even today. She used to write letters on
behalf of the soldiers letting their families know that they were fine. She was a
true friend to them. Her efforts were recognized once she came back from the

Crimean war. She was awarded with the order of merit in 1907 AD for her hard
work and dedication. She established a hospital named Scutari. She dedicated
all her life to the sick people and she passed away on 13 August 1910 AD.
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Every year 12 May is observed as International Nurse Day to commemorate
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her birth and the roles of nurse.

Mahatma Gandhi

Peace is one of the most important necessities
in the world. Peace is an occurrence of harmony
characterized by lack of violence, conflict
behaviors and the freedom from fear of violence.

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born on
2 Oct 1869 AD. He is the epitome of peace and
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non-violence. He never believed that violence
could give us any solution for our problem.

He proved and showed to the world that
tolerance, patience and peace can lead us to Mahatma Gandhi
better solutions. During the freedom fight in (1869 AD - 1948 AD)

India, he guided millions of people into the path of non-violence. One of his
famous saying is ‘In a gentle way, you can shake the world’. His efforts paid off
and India got its freedom from the British rule.

He launched non- violent movements like non-cooperation movement,

quit India movement and civil disobedience movement. He stopped the
non-cooperation movement when the protestors became violent. They burnt the
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