Keyshaan Mintz
April 19, 2017
CMST 192
Professor Stangl-erkens
Title: Nelson Mandela Life
Topic: The life of Nelson Mandela
General Purpose: To inform
Specific Purpose: To inform my communication studies 192 with a general understanding of the life and outstanding impact that Nelson Mandela has left on the world.
Introduction:
I am going to begin by asking who is Nelson Mandela. Because his name is very popular in the old and new generation. Nelson Mandela was born July 18,1918 in mvezo, south Africa
Body:
The apartheid of South Africa was a time of constant fear and unknown and tested faith in the people who it continuously impacted.
To compare the conditions of apartheid to a familiar and distinguished age in history, it was like the segregation of the
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Then in 1993, along with F.W. de Klerk, Nelson Mandela accepted the Nobel Peace Prize.
The life and work of Nelson Mandela symbolizes the conquest of the human spirit and the dedication of mankind.
He accepted the award and honor on behalf of all South Africans who were persecuted and suffered loss in forms to a large extent to convey peace throughout the country.
The era of the life altering apartheid of the people of South Africa formally ended its reign of persecution and segregation on April 27, 1994.
It was now that Nelson Mandela voted for the first time in his life alongside with all the citizens of a stronger and more unified state of South Africa.
Fortunately, it was long before this that it had become evident that the African National Congress was progressively determining and becoming the future of South Africa.
On the forever altering day of May 10, 1994, Nelson Mandela was inaugurated as not only the first black President of South Africa, but as the first President of a democratic South
In 1993, Nelson Mandela was elected the first multi-racial president of South Africa. During his term, he created a new constitution of law that declared majority rule and South Africa became racially united. Every race was granted their human rights in South Africa thanks to the hard work and struggles of Nelson Mandela, and his work was recognized nationally. Nelson Mandela later worked on economic improvement within South Africa and focused on issues such as poverty and AIDS.
These huge happenings both removed the global communist threat and freed people from injustices, which created an illusion that the entire world was listening in on South Africa, expecting a revolutionary change. From the very beginning protesters, especially Nelson Mandela himself, were influenced by Gandhi and his Satyagraha campaign in India as it was in several ways a similar fight. They both took place in countries that had been colonised by Great Britain, they both fought against the discrimination and oppression of the population and were both led by world-renowned leaders that shared fundamental ideas of unity and compassion. However, Gandhi’s philosophy wasn’t something Mandela followed meticulously. One of the major differences between their methods of ruling is that Mandela used violence at times, as it came to a point where he saw it as a necessity. It is important to note that without Gandhi’s fight in India, the protesters in South Africa may never have had motivation enough to see the potential they held, and what a difference they could make by
The story depicted by the movie Invictus is just a glimpse at the many hearts that he touched through his transformational leadership approach proved to be a success in the accomplishment of his end goal of equal diversity amongst the citizens of South Africa. Mandela experienced a great amount of satisfaction from his role in changing the government’s environment and finding peace for
I have always thought that Nelson Mandela has been one of the most important people in history. I find it very fascinating that one man could end the Apartheid and that is why I want to find out more about this. South Africa is a country with a past of enforced racism and separation of its multi-racial community. The White Europeans invaded South Africa and started a political system known as 'Apartheid' (meaning 'apartness'). This system severely restricted the rights and lifestyle of the non-White inhabitants of the country forcing them to live separately from the White Europeans. I have chosen to investigate how the Apartheid affected people’s lives, and also how and why the Apartheid system rose and fell in South Africa.
May 1994, Mandela was inaugurated as the first black president of South Africa. He held this post for five years. During his presidency the country moved away from minority rule and apartheid, he earned the respect throughout the world for the work on conflict resolution both within the country and internationally. Mandela spent one-third of his live as a state criminal in prison because of the political views, according to which the black population of South Africa should have the same rights as white population. It’s the same of Gandhi to the congress to the freedom. On my conclusion this are really good for this important people to get recognized on his country and be a better of one nation, the sacrifice of this person needs to be recognized and the Nobel prize it’s the all of the needed, that it’s my conclusion of this paragraph of the important people and they what do for his nation. The freedom for
Nelson Mandela. A man who has fought a long fight for a better South Africa. His accomplish-ments are terrific, but this man did not do this alone. He was the voice of the people who have had enough and he began a chain reaction of seeking justice. In his speech, at the National Congress, he emphasizes that the people of South Africa must keep protecting and living in a renewed South Africa. A single man can’t end apartheid alone - it requires the people.
Nelson Mandela, determined and exhausted, spent 27 years in prison before he became the first democratically elected president in South Africa. Before this, he was placed under house arrest on the grounds of a minimum-security correctional facility. Mandela didn’t surrender through these wearisome times. He accomplished many things, like winning a Nobel peace prize for his heroic actions, and was even described as “the father of the nation.” Mandela also started creating an all black law practice.
While the students were protesting the police were ordered to fire and almost half of the students who protested were killed. Because of the incident, the South African government started dismantling Apartheid in 1986. In 1994, the country worked to gradually introduce fairness and equity also they held the first elections in which all South Africans could vote, and Nelson Mandela was elected president. In 1995, Nelson Mandela establishes the Truth and Reconciliation Commission to help South Africans solved their country’s horrible past and also has managed to move forward.
The life story of Nelson Mandela has long become a legend, a story that transcends race, borders, culture, or language. He is one of the greatest leaders to ever step foot on this Earth. He was willing to give up his own personal freedoms for the good of his people. Still, his decisions at major points in his lifetime hold lessons for individuals who are inspired of becoming good leaders. Many leaders are inspired by the actions and decision-makings abilities of Mandela. He kept the interest of others before his own. This is what made Nelson Mandela a great leader, and worthy of winning a Nobel Prize. From the decisions he made, and his life experiences while fighting for human rights, one can conclude that Mandela is truly
Imagine being systematically oppressed from the moment you exited the womb. All your civil rights, based on the amount of melanin in your skin. Drinking from the wrong water fountain, could even get you thrown into jail. Coincidently; this was the life, of black South Africans from the moment of Dutch colonization in 1652, to the first true democratic election in 1994. Apartheid, meaning “separateness” in Afrikaans; was legal segregation enforced by The National Party (NP) from 1948 to 1994. It legally imposed preexisting policies of racial discrimination on the Majority of the South African population. The entire basis of the racist policies, was the darker your complexion the less legal rights you had. Presumably this injustice, could have continued much longer if it weren’t for all involved in the fight against the NP, however the man who arguably contributed the most, was Nelson Mandela. He ended an apartheid, with both his philanthropy and political prowess. He united a nation that used to be segregated; which seemed a daunting task at the time, but through the sweat and bloodshed he achieved the impossible. This alone exhibited his heroic characteristics, but to be more precise: both his actions and inactions lead to his success. Furthermore, Mandela was both a strong leader and forgiving at the same-time. Being in the forefront of the abolishment movement, was an extremely risky move during the apartheid. He risked his life for what he believed in, and this personal
The national party achieved power in South Africa in 1948 the government, usually comprised on “white people”, and racially segregated the country by a policy under the Apartheid legislation system. With this new policy in place the black South African people were forced to live segregated from the white people and use separate public facilities. There were many attempts to overthrow the Apartheid regime, it persisted to control for almost 50 years.
As a visionary Mandela sought to accomplish a country where all South Africans can coexist in peace and equality. His wisdom and determination for the anti-apartheid movement could be seen through his carefully composed speeches. In one of his most recognized speeches, his “Speech upon Release”, Nelson Mandela carefully used rhetoric devices such as anaphora and allusion along with historical context in order to acknowledge and give thanks to those who joined in the anti-apartheid movement.
Nelson Mandela was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, politician, and philanthropist who served as president of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. He was South Africa’s first black chief executive, and the first elected in a fully representative democratic election. His government focused on putting an end to apartheid through tackling racism, poverty, and inequality. Mandela has recently passed away on December 5th 2013, and the world is truly grieving over his death.
KIELBURGER, C. (2013, July 17). Honouring Nelson Mandela—a father of peace and reconciliation - See more at: Http://www.weday.com/global-voices/honouring-nelson-mandela-a-father-of-peace-and-reconciliation/#sthash.Xm7Y1c2r.dpuf. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
Nelson Mandela was the man who abolished Apartheid, freeing South Africa from the binds of racial segregation forever. However, it was not an easy road and Mandela needed patience, strength of character, focus, passion, understanding, perseverance, and most importantly, forgiveness, to achieve this. For more than forty years, black South Africans were subject to the harsh racial segregation of the Apartheid system; despite making up over 70% of South Africa’s population, they had little to no rights.