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    Both Malala and Salva needed determination‚ family and friends to overcome the challenges they faced. A half non-fiction and half historical fiction book‚ A Long Walk to Water‚ by Linda Sue Park. A Long Walk to Water is a half non-fiction and half historical fiction novel written by Linda Sue Park. It is a fictional story about a boy named Salva who survived the war in Sudan between the Dinka and Nuer tribes fighting for religion. determination‚ something that will keep you going no matter what and

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    The movie “The Long Walk Home” is set in Montgomery‚ Alabama during the mid-1950’s during the event of the civil rights movement which was the Montgomery Bus Boycott. These African-Americans were given hope after hearing of an African-American named Rosa Parks‚ who refused to give up her seat to a white person‚ which resulted in the formation of a grass-roots movement by choosing not to ride the buses‚ they took this prideful but yet powerful protest by enveloping it within their own daily lives

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    The Mandela Effect

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    Does anything ever seem like it has changed? That is what is called the mandela effect. This is a very interesting topic. It has many people questioning parallel universes and the human memory. The mandela effect has affected things such as Ghost Hunters‚ Leonardo DiCaprio winning another Oscar‚ and Forrest Gump. The first example of the mandela effect is whether or not the show “Ghost Hunters” was once called TAPS. The majority of people who watched the show as a kid remember it as TAPS. One example

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    The Long Walk to Norway House Early in the fall‚ several families left York Factory to find food and shelter further inland to the south. Only a handful of trappers and their families chose to remain behind. Food was scarce and the weather uncooperative. All had predicted the weather would change; then‚ they would bring in plenty of furs to the traders at the fort. This was not to be. Day after day‚ the winter winds never seemed to stop. Tough times were ahead for the people along the Hudson Bay

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    Rolihlahla Mandela was born in Mvezo‚ Transkei‚ on July 18‚ 1918‚ to Nonqaphi Nosekeni and Nkosi Mphakanyiswa Gadla Mandela. His father died when he was 12 and he became a ward of the Thembu Regent Jongintaba Dalindyebo where he heard stories of his ancestor’s valour. At primary school in Qunu his teacher Miss Mdingane gave him the name Nelson‚ in accordance with the custom to give all school children “Christian” names. His university studies were cut short when he was expelled for joining

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    Douglass’s Walk Down Literacy Road to Freedom What would it be like if you did not know how to read or write in today’s world? You would be looked down upon‚ tormented‚ treated as if you were far less than the peers around you that know how to read. In the days of slavery‚ the slaves were illiterate and the slave owners wanted to keep it that way. In Frederick Douglass’ autobiographical slave narrative the “Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass‚ an American Slave‚” Douglass explains that

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    Nelson Mandela’s leadership In a racially divided South Africa‚ Nelson Mandela emerged as a great leader. He joined the African National Congress (ANC) to lead a movement whose main goal is to eradicate apartheid. (Racial separation). He promoted peaceful protests to meet that goal; however‚ when the ruling party banned the ANC‚ he set a military wing within the ANC to take the resistance against the Apartheid to a new level where he had no choice other than using violence. His actions landed

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    In this passage from “A Long Walk to Water” by Linda Sue Park‚ the tone of the author was dramatic. One example of the author using the tone dramatic is on line 2 of the passage. “The sun was relentless and eternal” This is dramatic because the author could have said the sun was hot but they made it so perfectly explained that it is so miserable to be outside. Saying relentless is meaning the sun is consistently burning and the heat is very very strong. Using the word eternal is meaning all day the

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    NELSON MANDELA Humanity Assignment Sylvia Shan INQUIRY QUESTIONS 1. What was the state of society in South Africa like and how did it influence Nelson Mandela? 2. When did he join the ANC and create the African National Congress Youth League? 3. What influential on Nelson Mandela led to his fight for civil rights during his time in jail‚ and how did he do it? 4. What did Nelson Mandela do after taking over power in South Africa? 5. What’s South Africa like today‚ after all the achievements

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    you wish to see in the world.” -Mohandas Gandhi. Both Nelson Mandela and Mohandas Gandhi lived by that quote. Nelson Mandela forever changed South Africa‚ dismantling apartheid‚ while Mohandas Gandhi changed the world when he fought for freedom of British rule in India. Mohandas Gandhi and Nelson Mandela had many similarities; in fact‚ Gandhi inspired Mandela. Mandela and Gandhi mostly used peaceful methods to achieve their goals‚ but Mandela used semi-violent approaches. He bombed bridges (to decrease

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