Imagine being threatened with a life sentence in jail for fighting for those who cannot speak for themselves. Although very few people would even consider risking their lives with this act, it is exactly what Nelson Mandela, the former President of South Africa, did to prevent his fellow South African people from harassment under the nation’s oppressive regime. Nevertheless, the driving force and characteristic in Mandela’s leadership in aiding his underprivileged compatriots was not his popularity or his cleverness but his passion for the cause. Nelson Mandela’s story exemplifies how anyone can be the match that strikes the fire of change, whether it be in school or in the community.
The leadership characteristics of passion and generosity are crucial for any leader to use that match of change to strike the flame of prosperity into their own community. As the Secretary of the Class of 2020 Student Council and as a member of the Associated Student Body (ASB) of Clarksville High School, I am provided with the opportunity to oversee the important responsibilities of organizing food and clothes drives to aid those in disadvantaged backgrounds …show more content…
A story which I especially remember is playing soccer with my childhood friends in the streets of Botswana barefoot on the hot gravel-covered asphalt, since their families could not afford to purchase sneakers. After we finished playing, I saw the bloodied and bruised feet of my friends. However, the sight did not shock me until I immigrated to this nation and realized this standard spectacle of my childhood illustrated the destitution of the continent where eight years of my life were spent. Ever since, my passion to assist those living and enduring the hardships in Africa cannot and will not be
The leadership characteristics of passion and generosity are crucial for any leader to use that match of change to strike the flame of prosperity into their own community. As the Secretary of the Class of 2020 Student Council and as a member of the Associated Student Body (ASB) of Clarksville High School, I am provided with the opportunity to oversee the important responsibilities of organizing food and clothes drives to aid those in disadvantaged backgrounds …show more content…
A story which I especially remember is playing soccer with my childhood friends in the streets of Botswana barefoot on the hot gravel-covered asphalt, since their families could not afford to purchase sneakers. After we finished playing, I saw the bloodied and bruised feet of my friends. However, the sight did not shock me until I immigrated to this nation and realized this standard spectacle of my childhood illustrated the destitution of the continent where eight years of my life were spent. Ever since, my passion to assist those living and enduring the hardships in Africa cannot and will not be