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    Mandela, who was the president of South Africa as well as the Nobel Piece Prize laureate, fought for equal rights against the Apartheid government in South Africa. Mandela spent over 40 years struggling for freedom and for twenty-seven of those years he was imprisoned. Shortly after the decent of the Apartheid, in the first multiracial, democratic election, Nelson Mandela was elected as the President of South Africa and also, the first black president. In the year of 1962, Nelson Mandela was…

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    Nelson Mandela was freed in 1990 after 27 years in prison and negotiated the end of apartheid in South Africa, bringing peace to a racially divided country and leading the fight for human rights around the world. Mandela helped bring an end to apartheid and gave inspiration to those affected by racial inequality. He studied law at the University of Witwatersrand, where he became involved in a movement against racial discrimination and forged key relationships with black and white activists. He…

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    or ethically upright. [THESIS] Having integrity means always doing the right thing despite the odds or difficulty of it. [THESIS] The person who I think embodies the trait of integrity is Nelson Mandela. He never compromised his beliefs, which shows integrity and a willingness to never give up the fight. Mandela was born into a royal family. Growing up, he attended the best schools around and was the first in his family to receive a…

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    Without Nelson Mandela, would black South Africans still have the same rights they have today? Mandela saw a problem in the social climate of South Africa due to its inequality of races in that country. He had a burning passion for ending racism, which he began fighting for in 1943. His fellow black South Africans were not being valued, and their lives were being degraded. Their opportunities were limited by the government and he decided to fight for the rights of these people. Mandela never…

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    better of the people they are leading. Nelson Mandela led the people of South Africa away from the discriminatory apartheid government. Nelson Mandela went from a prisoner to the president of South Africa, and he created a change. Nelson Mandela lived in South Africa his entire life. “Rolihlahla Mandela was born deep in the black homeland of Transkei on July 18, 1918.” (Brink). His first name Nelson was added later by one of his school teachers as a child. Once Nelson grew up he attended the…

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    years of his life in prison (Kizilos 68). That man was Nelson Mandela. Born into the Madiba clan in South Africa, Rolihahla Mandela (Nelson’s original name) fought against the apartheid system of South Africa in a peaceful, yet effective manner (Biography of Nelson). Nelson Mandela was a forgiving person by his love nature, an inspirational leader by his motivational characteristics, and a defiant citizen by his rebellious ways. Nelson Mandela displayed a forgiving nature in all stages of his…

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    Releasing of Nelson Mandela in 1990. His release from Robben Island (Prison) liberated South Africa, South Africans were free. The reason why South Africa wasn’t free before then is because South Africa was in an Apartheid, when the ones who ran the country and the slaves were separated. The whites ran the entire country while the blacks, who were slaves in South Africa, were fighting for their freedom. Faizel Ismail- born in Rustenburg, South Africa now 32 years old said, “Nelson Mandela gave…

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    a fine line between the people who want to make a difference and the people that do make a difference. The saying goes, actions speak louder than words. Nelson Mandela definitely struggled for change through his actions. Nelson Mandela grew up in South Africa in a time where he and other non-whites faced segregation and discrimination. Mandela attended the University College of Fort Hare and University of Witwatersrand, where he became increasingly aware of the racial injustices and inequality…

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    Who is Nelson Mandela, he is a guy that fought against racial discrimination in South Africa. He did almost everything in his power to make sure that at some point everyone was equal at some point. Read more to find out more about him and the great things he did. Why is Nelson Mandela a person who shows Moral Courage? Nelson Mandela is a great example of someone who showed moral courage. Mandela was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary. Apartheid is racial separation and discrimination…

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    right of others in that place. His name is Nelson Mandela, and he not only improved the lives of people around him but also the rest of the world. Nelson Mandela’s choices in life not only affected himself and the people around him but also the rights of colored people around the world. Before we learn about what Nelson Mandela did, we have to find out who he is first. There wasn’t much information on Nelson Mandela’s early life. “Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was born in Transkei, South Africa…

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