1. Look up the red words and write down the translation of them. 2. Give each part of the speech a heading. 3. In a few sentences sum up in your own words what the speech is about. The speech is about communism. 4. What are the circumstances of the text? 5. Using examples (3-4) from the speech analyse the language. After being sentenced to life imprisonment in 1964‚ Nelson Mandela (1918 - 2013) became a worldwide symbol of heroic black resistance to the apartheid regime of South Africa.
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Throughout Nelson Mandela’s speech that was given at Rivonia Trial in 1965‚ he first started off talking about two main points/ hardships that involve Africans living in South Africa‚ which includes poverty and the lack of human dignity. He points out poverty by talking about how rich South Africa really is apart from the rest of the world‚ yet here the Africans are being treated poorly and how they aren’t even able to make enough to put food on the table or send their family somewhere. The problems
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Dear Johannesburg Press‚ This beloved country will cry no longer. After hearing Mandela’s speech I was uplifted with hope‚ confidence and honor. Promises are meant to be broken‚ but I believe Mandela’s promises will come true. While he spoke‚ his face would harden with intensity‚ meaning‚ and no hesitation. Mandela’s presence was simply uplifting. His powerful words will always ring though my mind. “ Each time one of us touches the soil of this land‚ we feel a sense of personal renewal.” I envy
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Nelson MandelaBorn in 1918‚ Mandela is the first black president of South Africa. He is the winner of the Nobel peace prize in 1993 (Encarta Online Encylcopedia). He had a long struggle against racial discrimination in South Africa. He had been subjected to many hard things several times; in 1040 he was expelled from South Africa for participating in a student demonstration. He became the president of the African National Congress in 1951. When the National Party came to power his struggle increased
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Nelson Mandela Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela is judged to be one of the greatest political leaders of modern times. Among his many accomplishments are the 1993 Nobel Peace Prize for his dedication to the fight against racial oppression in South Africa and establishing democracy there and becoming the president of South Africa in 1994 following their first multiracial elections. Nelson was born as the foster son of a Thembu chief in Umtata (now the province of Eastern Cape) and raised
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In the 1900’s. South Africa was under rule of a black apartheid. This system ranked black South Africans‚ who consisted of the majority‚ only slightly higher than slaves. A man named Nelson Mandela went on a life-long mission to destroy the ways of the unfair government‚ and provide equal rights for all citizens. He fought his way up in society to preach his views‚ and faced many impediments along the way. Nelson Mandela was the most resilient human rights activist‚ who fought to destroy the South
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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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Nelson Mandela’s greatest pleasure‚ his most private moment‚ is watching the sun set with the music of Handel or Tchaikovsky playing. Locked up in his cell during daylight hours‚ deprived of music‚ both these simple pleasures were denied him for decades. With his fellow prisoners‚ concerts were organised when possible‚ particularly at Christmas time‚ where they would sing. Nelson Mandela finds music very uplifting‚ and takes a keen interest not only in European classical music but also in African
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desires". 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 the Nobel Peace Prize. 1942 started Nelson Mandela’s participation in the racial oppression in South Africa. He joined the African National Congress (ANC)‚ led by Anton Lembede. In 1944‚ Mandela joined up with Walter Sisulu‚ William
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Nelson Mandela ANC In 1942‚ when he was 24‚ Mandela joined the African National Congress (ANC). He formed a military component of this organization known as the MK‚ and he traveled to Algeria to organize military training for members of this group.. Upon his return to South Africa‚ Mandela was arrested for going between countries without a passport. He was tried for sabotage and trying to overthrow the government. He spent the next 28 years in prison where he continued to make a difference. [pic]
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