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    Spratly Island The Spratly Islands are a group of more than 750 reefs‚[2] islets‚ atolls‚ cays and islands in the South China Sea. The archipelago lies off the coasts of the Philippines and Malaysia (Sabah)‚ about one third of the way from there to southern Vietnam. They contain less than four square kilometers of land area spread over more than 425‚000 square kilometers of sea. The Spratlys are one of three archipelagos of the South China Sea which comprise more than 30‚000 islands and reefs and

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    Mariel Harrison Professor Daniel McGavin Rhetorical Analysis ENC1102 M/W 11AM On May 10‚ 1994‚ Nelson Mandela was elected South Africa ’s first black President‚ in that country ’s first truly democratic election. Before his presidency‚ Mandela was an anti-apartheid activist and as a direct result ended up spending twenty-seven years in prison. He became a symbol of freedom and equality‚ while the apartheid government condemned him. After his release in February‚ 1990‚ he helped lead the transition

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    Non – Fiction Text: An ideal for which I am prepared to die - Nelson Mandela‚ 1964 Nelson Mandela’s 1964 speech‚ An ideal for which I am prepared to die‚ acknowledges varying concepts and perspectives in regards to change. However‚ it is the purpose of the text to conform the cognitive thinking of European society‚ contesting against the injustice and oppression of apartheid‚ white supremacy and black inferiority. The Apartheid legislated discrimination‚ classifying those lacking simply in white

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    The Revised Trevino & Nelson 8-step model PREPARATION 1. Get the Facts. Watch your ladder of inference: a) something happens; b) we observe and then pick & choose among these events of what to evaluate or draw a conclusion about‚ or make a judgment‚ or tell a story about; c) the story we tell ourselves drives an emotion; which in turn leads us to d) choose an action to take. Can you separate fact from story? Emotions? Facts are observables that can be corroborated by multiple observers

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    Opinion iReport Money Sports SHARE THIS Print Email More sharing Nelson Mandela memorial: Barack Obama’s speech in full updated 8:49 AM EST‚ Tue December 10‚ 2013 Watch this video Obama: We can still learn from Mandela STORY HIGHLIGHTS President Barack Obama: "The world thanks you for sharing Nelson Mandela with us" "He would erect a constitutional order to preserve freedom for future generations‚" he said Obama: "Nelson Mandela reminds us that it always seems impossible until it is done"

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    “I won. I am sorry” by Mariah Burton Nelson pointing out the real differences of men and women based on athletes. The differences occur when the media barely gives attention to female athletes. Media play an important role to promote images‚ positive and realistic messages‚ opinion to the public. However‚ it is disappointing when media play an opposite role and show no interest toward female athletes. Men are getting popular and getting full priority where women are left behind in athletes. According

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    How did Nelson Mandela aid the downfall of Apartheid? Nelson Mandela was born in 1918 in South Africa to a Thembu chief. Thirty years later he would start one of the most famous movements of our time‚ the anti-apartheid movement. Apartheid was an official policy of forced segregation of the races and was implemented in 1948 by the National Party when it came to power in South Africa. Under apartheid‚ all black citizens were forced to carry passbooks stating all of their information. Two laws‚

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    Mahatma Gandhi‚ Martin Luther King‚ and Nelson Mandela Non-violence is a concept that people participate in social and political change without violence. It is a form of social and political change between passive acceptances and armed struggle. Non-violence way to participate in the social and political change is including nonviolent civil disobedience against‚ acts of civil disobedience or other powerful influence uncooperative antagonistic form; it is similar with pacifism‚ but it is not

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    Comparison of Barack Obama and Nelson Mandela’s Inaugural Address Great inaugural speeches can be inspiring‚ revolutionary‚ and even unforgettable. Two great examples of inaugural addresses are Barack Obama’s inaugural speech in 2009 and Nelson Mandela’s inaugural speech in 1994. They are both the first black people to be elected as a president in their country‚ grabbing the great attention of their audiences. Both Barack Obama and Nelson Mandela use the inaugural address to persuade their citizens

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    In 17th century Italy every individuals had his or her own place in society‚ which was determined by family lineage‚ occupation‚ and gender‚ among other factors. Each individual’s place in this societal hierarchy dictated how he or she was to act in any situation that they faced. As a result of this societal structure‚ many individuals were not able to escape the expectations that were set for them‚ nor did they publically question them. In 1664‚ the Venetian Inquisition brought up Cecilia Ferrazzi

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