Willie Nelson

If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes in his heart ( Nelson Mandela). It is no doubt that language is one of the factor that communication exist and still remain crucial between all humans today. Linguists in no exception played a major role in structuring these languages techniques, specifically English language There are a lot of field of linguistics have been developed throughout the years as a result of the…

In the first few lines of Africa since 1940: The Past of the Present, you are enthralled. Enthralled since in 1994 people, black South Africans, were allowed to vote. Vote to decide who would govern their country (p.1). A country that knew only colonial empires and apartheid. So in April, 1994, they voted, breaking through the chains of segregation and becoming democratic in order to have one voice. Fredrick Cooper’s preface alone is stimulating. He offers the readers a chance to question…

Shaka kaSenzangakhona also known as Shaka Zulu, was born in 1787. He was the most significant monarchs of the Zulu kingdom. He was born near present day Melmoth, KwaZulu-Natal Province on the Mhlatuze River. His mother Nandi (1760-1827) was a daughter of Bhebhe, a past chief of theLangeni tribe and the mother of the legendary Shaka, King of the Zulu’s. His father Senzangakhona kaJama, chief of the Zulu clan, which was small and insignificant at the time. In the late 18th century, the Zulus…

Introduction The United Nations, whose responsibility is to protect the basic human rights of all individuals, created the Millennium Development Goals to meet unprecedented basic needs of the poor in different areas of the world. The United Nations’ first mission: eradicate extreme poverty and hunger. Nonetheless, how is an entity such as the United Nations, or individual nation-states at that, supposed to break down systems that were meant to be permanent? A system can be described as an…

institutions to divest and start to boycott starting in the 1970s, which also contributed to the 1980’s sit ins and marches. Today Mandela has contributed to protest such as the Black Lives Matter protest, wages and many other unequal issues. In “ Nelson Mandela: His impact on American Activism, politics, and pop culture” it states “ In 1986, Rep. Ron Dellums, D-California, sponsored a bill that called for a full trade embargo against South Africa as well as divestment by American companies.…

South Africa’s history helped set the stage for major violence to occur. Readers of Coetzee’s Age of Iron were able to experience this first hand, and through lecture were able to gain an understanding of South Africa’s history. The history of South Africa is significant because, it shows a story in history that has been told many times, the story of a need for change, a revolution. This feeling and emotion of violence is not native to South African history, but World History. People feel…

hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite,” says Nelson Mandela. Mandela’s words are often overlooked in the sense that hate is taught and learned not natural. Prejudice is extremely evident in society, but it does not come naturally; nobody is born with judgement or racism, and those around them…

Non-violence is a peaceful way to evoke social and political change. Three cases where non-violence worked were in the countries of India, the United States, and South Africa where people felt they were being treated unjust. Gandhi, King, and Mandela all used non-violence, what made it work? Nonviolence is the practice of refraining from the use of violence when protesting against oppression. The use of non-violence by Gandhi, King, and Mandela worked because they were strong leaders who were…

hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.” ( Julia Glum 2015 )This is a famous quote of Nelson Mandela, a black south african leader who fought for his rights and black peoples right since they were treated like their worthless. Nelson Mandela challenged and resisted the apartheid regime, He was later sent to over 20 years in prison because of that. 4 years after he was released, he was elected as the…

president of South Africa with de Klerk as his deputy. Nelson never forgot where he came from or the people he met along the way that helped him get here today. The first thing Mandela did as president was end the apartheid system , helped the lower class south Africans to have a better life and make sure all human rights were fair which meant no discrimination or fair treatment to people in jail because they are people and should be treated like it. Nelson worked hard for the image of a…