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    Looking at two similar‚ yet different‚ articles “A Quilt of a Country”‚ by Anna Quindlen‚ and the other‚ “The Immigrant Contribution”‚ by John F. Kennedy. It may have been hard‚ but we can tell some important things to you that you might have missed. While reading these articles‚ we found big differences between the two. Some people might say these are too similar to tell a difference. Well‚ let me to you something‚ both articles seem very similar with a glance‚ however‚ they both have many differences

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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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    want to play.We can choose to impact people in a positive or the opposite. In Each text we read this collection we see the importance of unity and equality with in us. Each text elaborates in a way about unity and people working together . In “quilt of a country’’‚the author Anna quindlen elaborates on what should be a nation in unity but isn’t after all. She states “America is an improbable idea. A mongrel nation built of ever-changing disparate parts‚ it is held together by a notion‚ the

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    Nelson Mandela fight against apartheid When you talk about racisim‚ discrimination‚ slavery and others‚ you maybe think about blacks. Mandela have been through a lot in his life. Nelson Mandela‚ born 1918 in the city of Transkei‚ was a south african resistance leader who‚ after years of imprisonment for opposing apartheid‚ emerged to become the first black president of South Africa and a winner of the Noble Peace Prize.

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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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    Horatio Nelson History 3/1/2013 Index Abstract In this paper‚ you will be reading about Horatio Nelson generally. You will understand why if it wasn’t for the death of Nelson’s mother‚ there wouldn’t have been Lord Nelson‚ a Trafalgar or an ‘immortal memory’. Horatio Nelson Horatio Nelson “was a flag officer famous for his service in the Royal Navy‚ particularly during the Napoleonic Wars. He was noted for his

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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 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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    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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    leader and first black President Nelson Mandela. Pictured burning his "pass" which was required for blacks to carry with them to identify their race and area of the country. They were not permitted to leave to travel to another region without a passport. Nelson Mandela is South Africa’s most influential leader.             Nelson Mandela was a dominant figure in the South African liberation movement‚ burning his pass as a peaceful protest. The twentieth century in South Africa is something that

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