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    gender, guilt, power and dignity in any given conflict, as they intertwine any inter-state, as well as intrastate outbreaks of violence, in this paper I will analyze the way how these four concepts permeate two, in my opinion, very similar conflicts – the conflict in South Africa and the conflict in Argentina, as well as the way how the four concepts intermix with each other and influence each other. In South Africa the liberation movement of the oppressed majority was seen by the government…

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    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 did not like what was going on. However, he got out of prison in 1990 and was elected president of South Africa in 1994. His winning symbolized a new era for South Africa. He impacted South Africa by…

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    Mandela, the first official president of South Africa, speaks to a country which has suffered apartheid and turns a new leaf toward democracy. In this celebratory event, Mandela uses parallel structure, pathos, inductive reasoning, and other rhetorical devices to aid his speech to give South African strength and hope, commemorates the nation’s route to democracy, and to show gratitude to the contributors to the democracy. For example, Mandela commemorates the nation’s route to democracy through…

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    these problems over the years. Mandela wanted equality for everyone in South Africa. Over the years Mandela will think of ways to help better South Africa. Nelson Mandela’s impact on the African National Congress helped better South Africa by giving South Africa more opportunities and equality. The African National Congress was led by Nelson Mandela when he was elected president in the year of 1952. Before Mandela was elected president James Moroka was in presidency of the African National…

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    speaking Whites, Indians and Jewish members. South Africa can no longer be seen as a political…

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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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    Mandela was “the greatest negotiator of the twentieth century” as he stated in his book, Bargaining with the Devil, When to Negotiate, When to Fight (Mnookin, 2010). Nelson Mandela was born Rolihlahla Mandela in the village of Mvezo, Transkei, South Africa on 18 July, 1918. His name meant ‘trouble maker”, a name some would say fit him perfectly. He came from a long line of leaders. He was born into a royal family in 1918; his grandfather was king of the Thembu people. Mandela’s father, Hendry,…

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    The movement against the apartheid was constructed among various people in the society of South Africa. There was a consensus among the people for equality in the country not a revengeful opposition to those in power. Some prominent figures in the movement were Nelson Mandal, Govan Mebki, Walter Sisulu, Denis Goldberg, Ahmed Kathrada, Raymond Mhlaba, Elias Motsoaledi and Andrew Mlangeni. These eight figure were sentenced to life in prison with the reason of being the leaders in the movement.…

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    Nelson Mandela was a civil rights leader in South Africa that eventually brought equal rights between blacks and whites in South Africa. He envisioned being part of the struggle for freedom of blacks as he grew up listening to his ancestors’ stories about wars of resistance. He was tired of the apartheid rule that provide almost no rights to Africans and almost all rights to whites. The apartheid government ruled South Africa from 1948 to the 1990s. It segregated blacks from whites and placed…

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    sabotage against the South African state, when Mandela was released the white’s and the blacks realised Mandela being released also marks what will become the end of apartheid in South Africa. A new election was in commenced and the blacks were able to vote, in which Mandela handily wins for his deposition, at the sage Mandela was elected, the black went to war for revenge for what the whites had done to them. Mandela gave a speech pledging to unite the people of South Africa. The country has…

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