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    John is a 28 year old male‚ who is 5 feet 9 inches tall and he weighs 225 pounds. John is a part-time student at Shoreline Community College and works full time at Microsoft as a computer technician. He loves meat‚ potatoes and gravy‚ and milk shakes. His doctor told him to cut down drastically on fat. This is a typical days menu. BREAKFAST LUNCH DINNER 2 eggs fried in butter 2 McDonalds cheeseburgers 8 oz. Beef steak 4 toast and butter 2 large fries baked potato with butter

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    Tyler Cunningham English 092 Nancy Eichner The Dark Years by Nelson Mandela: Rhetorical triangle notes October 2nd‚ 2012 Thesis The thesis behind this essay is to explain the hardship he went through while he was incarcerated on Robben Island. He spent eighteen years on that prison what during those years was one of the darkest prisons on the planet. His true meaning behind this essay was the fact that came through and still didn’t seek violence and he always thought about his people. He always

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    Nelson Mandela "I dream of the realization of the unity of Africa‚ whereby its leaders combine in their efforts to solve the problems of this continent. I dream of our vast deserts‚ of our forests‚ of all our great wildernesses"(Mandela). These are the words of a man‚ Nelson Mandela‚ who fought for something that many would shy away from. He led the anti-apartheid movement‚ became the president of the African National Congress Youth League‚ and later became the president of South Africa winning

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    Nelson Mandela was born Rolihlahla Mandela on July 18‚ 1918‚ in the tiny village of Mvezo‚ on the banks of the Mbashe River in Transkei‚ South Africa. "Rolihlahla" in the Xhosa language literally means "pulling the branch of a tree‚" but more commonly translates as "troublemaker." Nelson Mandela’s father‚ who was destined to be a chief‚ served as a counselor to tribal chiefs for several years‚ but lost both his title and fortune over a dispute with the local colonial magistrate. Mandela was only

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    Nelson Rolihlahla 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 dismantling the legacy of apartheid through tackling institutionalized racism‚ poverty and inequality‚ and fostering racial reconciliation. Politically an African nationalist and democratic

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    Nelson Mandela was born on July 18‚ 1918 in a small village in the city of Transkei in South Africa. He was originally named “Rolihlahla”‚ which means trouble-maker in his native language: Xhosa. When he was a young child‚ his father lost his title as a counselor to tribal chiefs‚ causing him to also lose his fortune. Due to this loss‚ the Mandela family moved to an even smaller village named Qunu‚ which was north of Mvezo. They lived only on local harvest‚ because that was all they could afford

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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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    Nelson Mandela Nelson Mandela started his life at the date 18 July 1918‚ as a little boy that grew up in a little village named Mvezo‚ located in South Africa. This little boy was a smart boy that was living with his twelve siblings‚ his family and he was a part of the “higher” rank in the rank system in South Africa. Nelson Mandela was actually born and named “Rolihlahla” Mandela‚ which simply means troublemaker‚ but at the first day at school his name got replaced to a more English name‚ because

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    Sarah Edwards Dr. Simpson History 110 South Africa Paper 3 Nelson Mandela‚ Life and Nationalism In South Africa while Nelson Mandela was growing stronger and wiser and learning of nationalism the nation was deteriorating and the idea of nationalism was more of a mockery than a tenet. Nelson Mandela is an example of how nationalism affects the people of impoverished nations more dramatically than nations that are considered wealthy. Mandela’s story is on that is not only inspiring‚ but also

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    Nelson Mandela Nelson Mandela is an African American leader who fought for the rights of his people. Through trials and tribulations he stood his ground and kept on fighting. Nelson was a born leader and utilized his talents at an early age. When he was younger he used to take care of his family and make sure everything went right through all the injustice that society bestowed onto his people. Throughout his life Nelson Mandela watched as his people were mistreated and with this in mind he

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