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    Nelson Mandela

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    Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was a South African resistance leader who received a life sentence on Robben Island for opposing apartheid. Nelson Mandela personified struggle throughout his life. He is still leading the fight against apartheid after spending nearly three decades of his life behind bars. He has sacrificed his private life and his youth for his people‚ and remains South Africa ’s best known and loved hero. Nelson Mandela was born in a village near Umtata in the Transkei on July

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    Gandhi

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    1. Gandhi used to sleep with girls of aged between 18 to 25. Very few people know about this but its true (for detail you can read books by Dr L .R. BALI named“RANGEELA GANDHI” & “KYA GANDHI MAHATMA THE”) the girls who slept with Gandhi accepted this. Gandhi used to say that he is doing all this for his BRAHMCHARI Experiments. What from his experiments he was wanted to prove nobody knows? Gandhi himself accepted this that at the time of going to London for higher studies he decided to keep himself

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    Nelson Mandela

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    about everyone has heard the name Nelson Mandela once in their lifetime before‚ but who exactly is he? Why is he so important? What has he done for me? Well‚ Nelson Mandela is a very important man. His contributions to the world have fought against segregation in his home country‚ Africa‚ and has affected the entire world today and tomorrow‚ too. His heroic journey has made him a true hero of his day‚ and to generations following. Everything that Mandela has done‚ everything that he’s been through

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    would sing. Nelson Mandela finds music very uplifting‚ and takes a keen interest not only in European classical music but also in African choral music and the many talents in South African music. But one voice stands out above all - that of Paul Robeson‚ whom he describes as our hero. The years in jail reinforced habits that were already entrenched: the disciplined eating regime of an athlete began in the 1940s‚ as did the early morning exercise. Still today Nelson Mandela is up by 4.30am‚ irrespective

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    In the tragedy King Lear‚ William Shakespeare tells a story of sibling rivalry‚ the necessity of human action rather than fate to administer justice‚ and loyalty and lack thereof among several other themes. All of these specific themes are eventually tied in with violence during the play. This use of violence allows Shakespeare to not only comment on his modern society (Elizabethan England) but to also reveal a darker side to mankind. Shakespeare’s use of violence in King Lear emphasizes major

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    Apartheid and Mandela

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    rights. Nelson Mandela was the most significant figure in achieving opposition of apartheid. This is evident in that he was able to immensely increase support against apartheid as well as inflict violent resistance and threats on the government. By maintaining his hope and giving continuous encouragement to the ANC whilst imprisoned‚ Mandela was successful in opposing and terminating the apartheid system. Preceding the National Party ’s introduction of the system of apartheid‚ Mandela helped form

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    Gandhi Essay India faced many difficult challenges and still faces many challenges after independence and even still today. India had a man named Gandhi to help them towards independence. Gandhi was nicknamed "Mahatma" in India because he was a great soul in independence movement. He had many goals and messages that he passed on to the people of India. The way he fought was with nonviolent disobedience. Gandhi celebrated the Indian culture with nonviolence as well. He didn’t take sides of religions

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    Nelson Mandela

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    Was Nelson Mandela heroic leader or villain in disguise? Nelson Mandela has become a symbol for injustice of the apartheid state and a fight for everlasting freedom. This essay will discuss why Nelson Mandela was the most heroic leader of all time.He made history by ending apartheid and making Africa an equal society. He was fearless‚ selfless and determined to make a change for his country and people regardless of the consequences that may occur. All these great attributes are the reasons why

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    Who was Nelson Mandela and how did he influence the end of the Apartheid in South Africa? Nelson Mandela was an incredible man‚ who through his actions led to the end of the Apartheid in South Africa. The end of the Apartheid was obtained by Mandela’s belief in equality for his people. To explain how Mandela obtained these achievements‚ this essay will detail Nelson Mandela’s life‚ education‚ the African National Congress and his role in the organisation‚ his years in prison and how this led to

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    Macbeth Made Easy Work

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    The big picture of the Macbeth Made Easy Work is to show the role of wordplay or diction in literature. Generally‚ plot of the story is seen as the most important part of literature in keeping its reader with an interesting and compelling story. In this case‚ it is the ambiguous nature of Macbeth word choice that allows the story to be interpreted in several ways. This equivocate language and minor changes in detail plays into dynamic of the story‚ from puns to foreshadowing. In contrary‚ the word

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