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    who pushed the success for equality a little bit farther. One of these people was Nelson Mandela. Mandela was determined to fix the problem with white superiority in his country. With all the work Nelson Mandela put into fixing the racial separation, he should be considered an international hero. As a school kid, Nelson Mandela started to pave his path for his future in revolution, which would greatly influence his ideas for a new South Africa. Mandela was first influenced for change when he had to pay for his education,…

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    When it comes to revolutionaries only some can be remembered such as one of the world 's greatest activist; Nelson Mandela. A man who would bleed for his country the same way a mother would bleed for her child. Mandela was revered for his aptitude and passion to free his country regardless of the cost. He orchestrated reforms for his motherland by bringing human rights and reducing poverty. Mandela shows that whichever tribulation one may go through wilol not dictate their future. Nelson…

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    and civil rights activist, Nelson Mandela. In a time in South Africa known as apartheid, literally meaning separateness, which was a legislatively backed system of racial segregation in South Africa, very similar to the segregation in the United States in the twentieth century. Nelson Mandela made many sacrifices on his way to establishing equality for every man, woman, and child in South Africa, but he was ready to make those sacrifices in order to reach his goal. One of the biggest sacrifices…

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    Rolihlahla Mandela was born to Henry Gadla Mpakhanyiswa and Nonqaphi Nosekeni on 18th of July in 1918. The name Nelson was given to him by his teacher when he was studying at a local Methodist school (Valley, 2013). His father was the head councillor to the king and his mother was the third wife out of the four wives that his father had (Limb, 2008). He had three biological sisters. In 1928, his father died and Mandela was place under the guardian of Jongintaba Dalindyebo, who was the Thembu…

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    is a “style of leadership in which the leader identifies the needed change, creates a vision to guide the change through inspiration, and executes the change with the commitment of the members of the group.” One example of transformational leadership is when Mandela and colleagues formulated a group to help end apartheid. This group came about because of the rage fused by the National Party, who won the all-white election which promoted apartheid. South Africans were not allowed to vote. The…

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    influential.Nelson mandela,a black president ,has ended apartheid in south africa.This person impacts the world in positive ways by sticking up for his beliefs, his character,and his accomplishments in life.whoever fought for racial equality is nelson mandela.Nelson mandela is influential because of his ability to give homeless people homes,and help out all of the adults and children who didn't go to school.But if you want to survive apartheid,you only have to do one thing;listen to the law…

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    Mrs. White Biography 1-17-18 Nelson Mandela Nelson Mandela believed in equality among races. He fought in peaceful protests and armed resistances against the government to end apartheid permanently. In his lifetime he was arrested twice and had three marriages. He was the first black president of South Africa and lived to be 95 years old. He was also considered and philanthropist and a major weapon against racism. He also served as the president of the African National Congress for 6 years.…

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    “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” Nelson Mandela was a South African leader and would later become president of South Africa. He also lead movements in South Africa. He is famous for helping bring an end to apartheid and has been a global advocate for human rights. Nelson Mandela's life in South Africa that led him to become an South African activist, lawyer, father, prisoner, and president. Nelson Mandela was born July 18th 1918 into a thembu…

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    There are many people in the world who are very influential.Nelson Mandela,a black president has ended apartheid in south Africa.This person impacts the world in positive ways by sticking up for his beliefs, his character,and his accomplishments in life.whoever fought for racial equality is Nelson mandela.Nelson Mandela is influential because of his ability to give homeless people homes,and help out all of the adults and children who didn't go to school.But if you want to survive apartheid,you…

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    Hero's journey paper - Nelson Mandela Nelson Mandela, one of the greatest political powers that the world will ever know that spent his entire life fighting for racial equality throughout the world and was eventually successful with what he believed in, however he had a few problems along the way. Because of his want to do good in the world and make it a better place where each person is not judged on their race, I believe that he is a hero. My definition of a hero is, a person that fights for…

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