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    “A winner is a dreamer who never gives up.”- Nelson Mandela. Nelson was a South African who lived from 1918-2013. He was a “winner” who was instrumental in ending apartheid in South Africa. Apartheid is a policy or system of segregation on grounds of race. Nelson Mandela possessed bravery, perseverance, and humility, which allowed him to be an influential leader in world history. One of Nelson Mandela’s many admirable traits that helped him to end apartheid was his bravery. He saw injustice in…

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    Nelson Mandela was influenced (or inspired) by Mahatma Gandhi,Walter Sisulu,Albert Luthuli.Mandela is a man who stood up and fought for human rights he was sent to jail for fighting for human rights.He was in jail for 27 year.Mandela is a father of 6 kids and 3 wife's.When Mandela was 95 he died because of prolonged respiratory infection in December 5,2013. Mandela had been sent to Robben Island in 1962, he was arrested for conspiring to overthrow the state and sentenced to life in…

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    want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then, he becomes your partner.”-Nelson Mandela. This is one of Mandela’s best quotes, showing he just wanted peace. For most of the 20th century, South Africa was not a stable country. There was an incredible amount of racism, protests, and police responding to protesters, resulting in many injuries and deaths. Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for 27 years because he was convicted of conspiracy to overthrow the state because he…

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    The great Nelson Mandela was a figure known around the globe for his work in South Africa as not only a politician, but also a major contributor to the anti-apartheid movement. Also, lets not forget Mandela was the very first President of South Africa. From an early age, Mandela was on the right path. While studying law at the University of Witwatersrand, he became involved in a large array of politics. However, his first involvement was with anti-colonial politics. Nelson became a known figure…

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    1. In the words of Nelson Mandela: "You have a limited time to stay on earth, you must try and use that period for the purpose of transforming your country into what you desire it to be; democratic, non-racial and non-sexist." 2. Good morning everyone!:) Today I would like to talk to you about Nelson Mandela and how I believe his life endeavors has shown what an ethical leader he is. As an ethical leader it is not only imperative to lead by example, but to actually live your life to the…

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    Nelson Mandela Sentenced to Life Nelson Mandela was born in Mvezo, Transkei, South Africa. He was born in July of 1918. Mandela was adopted at the age of nine. In 1939, he enrolled at the University of Fort Hare. He became really involved in the anti-apartheid movement in his 20’s. On June 12, 1964, Mandela received a life sentence for committing sabotage against South Africa’s apartheid government. He avoided a possible death sentenced. Mandelas birth name was Rolihlahla. Mandela was sent to…

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    After 27 years in prison, Nelson Mandela became the first black president of South Africa. Mandela’s success was of universal importance, and Mandela was known as a symbol of hope to all African Americans. He inspired South Africa to once again have pride in itself as a country. Nelson Mandela was a legendary leader. He renewed South Africa’s confidence in itself by refusing to become a victim, and by inspiring and uniting the citizens. Mandela advocated for universal values such as freedom of…

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    easy to find in people everywhere. Nelson Mandela and Napoleon Bonaparte grew up very differently, but eventually got to the same place as leaders of different countries. When comparing two totally different people like Napoleon Bonaparte and Nelson Mandela, it’s easy to see that Nelson Mandela was the better leader. Nelson Mandela was born in Mvezo, Transkei on July 18, 1918. He attended primary school in the city Qunu where he was given his Christian name, Nelson. He then continued his…

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    Nelson Mandela Robert B. Ray who was an English teacher at university of Florida analyzed American movie and discovered three categories of heroes which includes official hero, outlaw hero and reluctant hero that he wrote in his essay “Thematic Paradigm”. All of these categories are different respectively according to their way of life, their goals and behavior; the first one most of them are politician or lawyers, they work for the society and they are not violent; outlaw heroes are…

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    After receiving a law degree from the University of Witwatersrand, Mandela became involved in the political scene of South Africa with the ANC, or the African National Congress. The national party was made up of Afrikaners passed laws in which banned black people from holding positions within the government. The Afrikaners were the minority of upper class White South Africans. They mostly descended from British or Dutch ancestry. Mandela, along with ANC, started peaceful protests, dubbed the…

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