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ENGLISH MOCK EXAM Task 1 A great man, a great role model Nelson Mandela was born July 18, 1918 in South Africa, and he was a freedom fighter. He played an essential role in the human rights movement in South Africa. He is a role model for many people, but why? In this text, I am going to write about why he is an excellent role model for so many people. I am also going to compare him to Rosa Parks who is a similar role model. There are several reasons why Nelson Mandela is a great role model;…

Nelson Mandela A Great Leader Did you ever wondered who Nelson Mandela was and what he did for his country? Nelson Mandela is known for his story of success for democracy in his country. He gave a lot of citizens the right to vote for a leader. In 1994, he reached an agreement that allowed a Government of Unity. This may sound easy, but if you knew in what hardships Mandela had to go through to achieve his goals for a better country. Nelson Mandela did great achievements for a reconciliation in…

The National Party came to power in 1948 and implemented the policy of Apartheid which remained entrenched in South Africa (SA) until 1994. Sport is an important factor in South African’s lives owing to their strong sports culture. It unified people as well as publically highlighted the Apartheid racial policies through the use of media coverage of sporting fixtures. Essentially, international factors created external pressure on the Apartheid government through the use of sports boycotts.…

Born on the second of October in 1869, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi is according to the views of his worldwide followers, the father of the Indian independence movement. He got this title as a result of spending the better part of twenty years in South Africa bravely working to fight against discrimination. It is here that he came up with the notion of satyagraha; A peaceful way of protesting against injustices. Upon his return to India, Gandhi's humility and uncomplicated way of life did not go…

Nelson Mandela Champion of Freedom http://www.history.com/topics/nelson-mandela What is the most significant theme or event devilled in this life story? The most significant event developed in Nelson Mandela’s life story is when he was taken out of prison on 1990 and in 1994 he was elected president. List four open interview questions you imagine the writer may have asked to elicit the information in this life story. The Interviewers would have asked Nelson Mandela, (assuming he was still…

For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.” (Nelson Mandela) Even though Mandela didn’t live in the time when Slavery was legal, he fought against segregation in South Africa. Him fighting for these rights led to him being in prison for twenty seven years. This didn't stop him from fighting against society, just like Huckleberry Finn did in the book The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn By Mark Twain. Huck Finn…

Nelson Mandela was an activist. He helped to end apartheid and fought for human rights. Nelson Mandela was born in 1918 and last away in 2013 he was 95 years old. Around 1940 Nelson Mandela was put in jail for his leadership and participation in peaceful protest and armed resistance against that whites. Nelson Mandela faced many struggles but at the end of it all he showed and ltouched the world on what he stood and believed in. One of Nelson Mandela’s biggest struggles was being put in…

Nelson Mandela, The South African president from 1994-1999 and anti-apartheid revolutionary, once said “I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.” This quote makes perfect sense in today's world full of cowardliness and shortcuts. Children and young adults face the challenge of steering away from being a coward and taking shortcuts in a corrupt society. The importance of not…

Nelson Mandela was the first black president of South Africa, who’s government focused on dealing with racism and racial segregation issues. Born Rolihlahla Mandela, when he was 7 years old his mother sent him to study at a Methodist school and while there he was given the name “Nelson” by one of his teachers. When he was 9, his father died and he inherited his father’s “proud rebelliousness” and “stubborn sense of fairness”, as he felt lost and struggled to find purpose in life. And then, as he…

The Impact of Nelson Mandela Racism has been challenged by the accomplishments of Nelson Mandela as described by the article, “Nelson Mandela remembered: ‘He achieved more than could be expected of any man’,” published in Chicago Tribune on December 6, 2013. Nelson Mandela was born in racially controlled South Africa with the intentions of making it equal. The minority white had almost all control of the socio-economic and political power of South Africa. Nelson went on a journey throughout his…