...Outline Nelson Mandela I. Introduction: A. Mandela’s background: 1. Nelson Mandela was born on July 18, 1918 in Mveso, Tanskei, South Africa. 2. Family: Parents- Father’s name was Gadla , Henry, Mphakanyiswa and was a local chief who had four wives. Mother’s name was Nosekeni fanny and was a member of the Xhosa clan. Family stature - part of the royal family and son of a chief. Siblings- thirteen brothers and sisters. Three full brothers and sisters, and six half sisters. Upbringing- Grew up with two sisters in mother’s homestead, where he tended herds as a cattle boy. Both his parents were illiterate but he went to a local Methodist school. Father died of tuberculosis when Nelson was aged nine. He was then entrusted under the guardianship of regent Jongitaba. Children and wives- he had six children and three wives. B. Thesis: in this research report we will explore who Nelson Mandela was, and all the hardships and achievements he went through and accomplished. We will discover the influences he had on the people of South Africa and the impact thereof on South African history and the rest of the world at large. II. Body: C. Education 1. Attended a Wesleyan school and college. Went to College in Fort Beaufort and studied for a BA. Completed his degree in the University of South Africa. Then studied law at the University of Witwatersrand. 2. Nelson was influenced mainly by Walter Sisulu. Also Harry Schwartz ,Joe Slovo and Ruth...
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...Nelson Mandela Introduction Nelson Mandela was the first black president in South Africa. Born July 18, 1918 and he was born in Mvezo, Transkei. This paper is about his childhood and adulthood. Why people adore him. How he was treated in ways. How he changed that. How he made the world a better place. What people think of him now. How his actions were. Why he wanted to change something. Why did the teacher change his name? His original name was Rolihlahla Mandela. His teacher must’ve been english. His name was not easy to say. His teacher couldn’t say his name correctly so she changed it. It was a english name. It was Nelson Mandela. Another reason why she changed it was because the British Colonials couldn’t say it either. It might...
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...Interview with a dead person Outline A paper submitted to Webber International University in partial fulfillment for the Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing Management By: Aleema Jack Date: February 17th, 2014 Course: ENG 280-1 Foundations of Rhetoric Semester: Fall 2013 Instructor: Ms. Marisa Mark Word Count: Specific Purpose: To inform the audience of the Nelson Mandela’s challenges and the difference he made in many lives. Central Idea: To discuss how Nelson Mandela overcame his challenges. Introduction * First Main Point –(Attention Getter) I had a dream about a black American friend who was always bullied by her classmates and she did nothing about it. * (Reveal your topic) While watching her being ill-treated, I wondered what it would be like to stand up for oneself or show others your standards. * (Establish Credibility) I will give a brief history of Nelson Mandela and what he had done for the world. * (Relevancy Statement) Nelson Mandela did not have a lot of parental support as a child. His father died when he was 12 years old. He fought for fairness and equality. He had many struggles to overcome. He sacrificed his family to gain support for the armed struggle. He went to the extent of leaving the country illegally. This encourages everyone to stand for what is right. * (Preview of Main...
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... 17 g. Magnanimity Inspires 17 h. Education is Key 18 i. Quitting is leading 19 5. Conclusion 20 6. References 22 Nelson Mandela: Pacifist, Revolutionary, Prisoner, and President. (Nelson Mandela: Anti-Apartheid warrior, n.d.) Introduction Nelson Mandela (Mandela) is a figurehead for the equality of people not only in South Africa, but also around the globe. Mandela has played many important roles throughout his life and although initially leading by being a pacifist, he has changed roles over time to lead as a revolutionary, a prisoner and a president. Many prominent leaders throughout time have established routes in time by effectively changing perceptions and Mandela is one of these leaders. This paper examines the journey in which Mandela embarked and will identify Mandela’s leadership qualities and styles throughout his journey to becoming President of South Africa. Although Mandela exhibits many different leadership qualities, one can make a statement that Mandela is a transformative leader, in that he exhibits various characteristics of six distinct leadership perspectives. Mandela can be seen as any particular type of these six leadership perspectives, but this paper will analyze the extent of these leadership qualities and...
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...true story of how Nelson Mandela joined forces with the captain of South Africa's rugby team, Francois Pienaar, to help unite their country. Newly elected President Mandela knows his nation remains racially and economically divided in the wake of apartheid. Believing he can bring his people together through the universal language of sport, Mandela rallies South Africa's underdog rugby team as they make an unlikely run to the 1995 World Cup Championship match. There were many moments which influenced me such as- 1. Mr. President talks to his guard about RECONCILIATION and FORGIVENESS. 2. When Mr. President talks to captain regarding- We need Inspiration 3. When Nelson Mandela asks the members of springbok team to trust his strategy and do not change the name of the team. 4. Springbok team members played with a group of children. 5. Inspired by Mandela, Francois admires Mandela’s forgiveness. Out of the all the moment which inspired me was the’ meeting of Mr. Mandela and the captain regarding inspiration’ For me the moment in the movie was when MR MANDELA had tears of joys in his eyes when he was in car. As he initially wanted from heart that team should win for the country and it made the country proud and so was MR MANDELA, because mr mandela himself was fond of rugby ( this was shown from the point he called captain for tea to guide him towards leadership ) While attending a game of the Springboks, the country's rugby union team, Mandela recognizes that...
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...Nelson Mandela INTRODUCTION I. Attention-getter: “During my lifetime I have dedicated myself to this struggle of the African people. I have fought against white domination, and I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities. It is an ideal which I hope to live for and to achieve. But if needs be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die.” II. Introduce Person or group of people: This is a quote from the former President of South Africa, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, known more often by his people as Madiba. He is a symbol of freedom and hope, a symbol of a better South Africa, a better world. III. Preview Main Points: Throughout his entire life, Nelson Mandela has showed some true passion, commitment, and forgiveness. BODY I. During the years 1948 and 1993 South Africa was under the rule of the National Party government and the Apartheid. The Apartheid was an official policy that dealt with racial segregation involving political, legal and economic discrimination against nonwhites that was highly enforced. It was during this period where Nelson Mandela showed his true passion. He stood against the Nationalist Party, describing them as being like a grave, beautiful on the outside, and full of evil inside. He took a leadership role in the the African National Congress, the opposing party against the reigning government. It was by taking...
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...Leading like Madiba: Leadership Lessons from Nelson Mandela Posted on August 17, 2011 by Martin Kalungu-Banda The world is in dire need of great leaders, ones who inspire people not through words but by serving them. The cutting edge in leadership discourse is the old fashioned idea of leadership through service. The whole human race, we could say, desperately needs these servant-leaders who really attend to others and are beacons of hope in our search for a world society where justice, fairness, care for the weaker members of our communities, and love flourish. The call for leaders who genuinely serve their people is obvious in social and political communities. We can see it equally in the economic sphere, in business organisations or corporations. The high turnover of staff in many work places suggests that people are looking for what Lance Secretan, a Canadian guru on leadership, calls ‘soul space’[1] – an environment where they will not simply be cogs in the wheel of production but can live full and happy lives. In my book, Leading Like Madiba: Leadership Lessons from Nelson Mandela[2], published in March 2006, I have attempted to present through stories the type of leadership that will take our world a higher ground.[3] What is so extraordinary about Mr Mandela’s style and practice of leadership is that it crosses the boundaries of culture, gender, race, religion and age. Madiba (as he is fondly referred to in his home country) has done so in a society that was once...
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...Mandela----Invictus Mandela Invincible: African Biography, 1999: “You had no doubt when you were with [Nelson Mandela] that he had what we call in our language 'shadow'—substance, presence. He was regal.”—Desmond Tutu A herd boy from an isolated mountainous area who did not wear shoes until age 16, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela rose against overwhelming odds to be president of the richest, most culturally diverse country in Africa. He endured more than 27 years in jail for trying to overthrow a white police state, becoming the world's most famous political prisoner. He led voteless black South Africans from the racist apartheid period into a democratic era in 1994. (Apartheid is an Afrikaans word meaning apartness or separateness. It is a system of segregation based on race that favors whites and restricts blacks to labor reserves.) Celebrated as an international hero upon his release from prison in 1990, Mandela will be remembered as one of the twentieth century's towering leaders. Mandela will also be remembered as the precedent-setting African head of state who announced his retirement at the peak of his power after only one five-year term in office. By retiring, he passed "the baton" to a new generation, leaving behind a reputation untarnished by corruption and brutality that besmirched so many long-term African leaders. More than anyone else, Mandela bridged African and European cultures--taking the best from each. He was an educated man, a lawyer, a democrat, a shrewd...
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...Leadership of Nelson Mandela In the twenty first century leaders are required to build a greater impression in which people believe in strategy, trust in management decisions, and trust in their work. Once people believe in management choice, there will be enthusiasm inside an organization. Such an environment helps the organization growing and flourish. Great leaders create a surrounding of corporation inside and outside the organization. The world puts much hope in political leaders but unfortunately only a few live up to the main beliefs and values of leadership. This assay will be analyzing one of South Africa’s most recognized and dedicated leaders of all time, who dedicated his entire life fighting for freedom of his beloved nation and compare it to my own life and leadership traits. Personally I consider myself to be a leader whom many people (family, friends and peers) look up to at times. I was raised to take great pride in my actions and be as knowledgeable as possible before taking action. I thank both my parents for teaching me many things in my life time that I have been able to use to become a good man and leader to those who look up to me. My father Eleazar who I got my name from is from Venezuela, just the fact that my father passed his name on to me just s his father did to him says a lot about how much family means to him. I’ve always admired how much he cared about his family. I try to relay that passion in my own life, caring deeply for my family, my sister...
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...demonstrates what is possible” - Mark Yarnell and Nelson Mandela is living proof. During his darkest moments in prison, Nelson Mandela was driven by the power of words to motivate and inspire. The simple lines from a poem written by William Ernest Henley, inspired Nelson Mandel to, after almost thirty years in Prison, become “the Masters of our fate, the captains of our souls.” (William E. Henly, 2012) Nelson Mandela was born the fourth son of the Chief of the Tembu tribe on July 18, 1918 in Transkei, South Africa and from the beginning he describes that his childhood was a “form of apprenticeship shaped by knowledge of his ‘destiny’, in which he would ascend to office as the key counsellor to the Tembu chiefdom.” (Lodge, 2006) Ironically, Mandela’s name given at birth was Rolihlahla; roughly translated as ‘troublemaker’. As a young man he was always fighting for South Africa’s cause, and by doing good for the people, trouble always seemed to follow him (Lodge, 2006). At the age of nineteen, Mandela enrolled in Fort Hare University, where he began studying for a Bachelor of Arts degree (Lodge, 2006). While at the school, he became involved in the local politics in the school and was eventually asked to leave. Soon after being expelled from Fort Hare, Mandela moved to Johannesburg, where he met a man named Walter Sisulu, whom Mandela would come to form a lifelong friendship with (Lodge, 2006). Sisulu was so impressed with Mandela upon meeting him that he got him the job at the...
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... 2.3 Using the Right Style Situational Leadership 13 2.4 Three Classic Leadership Styles 14 2.4.1 The Laissez Faire Leadership Style 14 2.4.2 The Autocratic Leadership Style 14 2.4.3 The Participative Leadership Style 14 CHAPTER III 15 FINDING AND RESULT 15 2.1 Political Activity 15 3.1.1 Armed anti-apartheid activities 16 3.1.2 Arrest and Rivonia trial 17 3.1.3 Imprisonment 19 3.1.4 Release 21 3.1.5 Negotiations 22 3.1.6 Presidency of South Africa 23 3.1.7 Lockerbie trial 26 CHAPTER IV 28 CONCLUSION 28 BIBLIOGRAPHY 32 CHAPTER I FIGURE PROFILE Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (Xhosa pronunciation: [xoˈliːɬaɬa manˈdeːla]; born 18 July 1918) is a South African politician who served as president of South Africa from 1994 to 1999, the first ever to be elected in a fully representative democratic election. Before being elected president, Mandela was a militant anti-apartheid activist, and the leader and co-founder of Umkhonto we Sizwe, the armed wing of the African National Congress (ANC). In 1962 he was arrested and convicted of sabotage and other charges,...
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...Beowulf, and modern day hero, Nelson Mandela can be characterized as archetypal heroes from the characteristics that define them. Ancient hero Beowulf along with present day hero Nelson Mandela similarly have comparable quests during their time. Both heros during their quests experience great struggle and obstacles which they had to overcome in order to achieve their goals. Beowulf’s quest dealt with him having to defeat the monster, “Grendel, who haunted the moors, the wild Marshes, and made his home in a hell” (Raffel 44). The Anglo-Saxon hero may not have used weapons on his quest but he did use his Geats to his full advantage. In his epic quest to slay the monster, Beowulf realizes he cannot be successful alone and that he will need the aide of his loyal Geats. When faced with adversity he always had his men at his side. By succeeding in defeating the monster, Beowulf would have freed people of their nightmare. They showed their gratitude by holding ,“...a banquet in [his] honor, [and toasting to his] victories..."(Raffel 49). Like Beowulf, Nelson Mandela had a difficult quest to fulfill as well, “Mandela's main agenda consisted of winning over white conservatives and black political rivals and accomplishing the economic integration of the black majority" (Nelson Mandela 6). Mandela had a numerous amount of issues on his plate to deal with, yet through it all he never lost focus on his goal for the freedom for all southern African Americans. Mandela still was on steady pursuit...
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...Is it fair to prosecute someone for breaking an unjust law? Alan Paton’s Too Late the Phalarope, set in Apartheid South Africa, analyzes this dilemma through the story of Pieter van Vlaanderen, a white South African police lieutenant, who must battle the criticism of a stringent community, his family, and his own perception of morality. As a lieutenant and a star rugby player, Pieter is a well-respected member of his society, yet he begins to have sexual relations with a young, black girl named Stephanie, in direct violation of the Immorality Act of 1927. Pieter is a family man who cheats on his wife, and a police lieutenant who breaks the law. One would think that the reader would have no sympathy for Pieter—in fact, it is quite the opposite. Through Pieter’s “social death,” Paton garners sympathy for Pieter’s tragedy, and ultimately unveils the repressed society as the “tragic figure,” thus conveying a more universal political message. Paton uses this compassion as a vessel to expose and criticize an unjust society, in which an affair of the heart can result in imprisonment. Through displaying Pieter’s inner-turmoil, Paton weaves a portrait of a troubled and alone Pieter who needs support and intimacy to avoid his self-destruction. Sophie, Pieter’s aunt and the story’s narrator, begins the novel saying, “[p]erhaps I could have saved him, with only a word, two words, out of my mouth” (9). Although the reader has no personal connection with either Sophie or Pieter, the...
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...Nelson Mandela Who is a political leader in the United State that was interesting enough for me to discuss? It had to be someone who capture my attention and who has made an impact; not just impact a few people but on/in the world as a whole. I have heard of Nelson Mandela over the years but never knew who he really was. In researching him I have discover that he is a freedom fighter and a peace activist. A true man to be reckon with. The life of Rolihlahla Mandela began in Mvezo, a village near Mthantha in the Transkei. He was born on July 18, 1918, to Henry Mgadla Mandela and Nonqaphi Nosekeni. People often wonder what his name meant or if it had a meaning. Rolihlahla means “pulling the branch of a tree. This was a name that his father gave him. His father was the principal councilor to the Acting Paramount Chief of the Thembu. His father died when he was 9 years old, when his father past he became the ward of Jongintaba Dalindyebo, the Paramount Chief, for him to be groomed to assume a high office. So, at an early age he was prepared to be a great leader and he probably didn’t understand what was happening because he was so young. He attended a local mission school, where they gave him the name Nelson. Mandel is really a smart man; he attended several schools as he grew up. He attended Clarkebury Boarding Institute, Healdtown, a Wesleyan secondary and University College of Fort Hatra for his Bachelor of Arts Degree. He was later suspended because he joined in a protest...
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...that you can obtain from education is knowledge. College education can take you far in life, the more college education and knowledge that you have the better your life can be. College education and knowledge will help me expand new skills and ideas. It will also allow me to advance what I’ve learned and prepare me for life experiences that will benefit me and my children in the long run for the good. With a college education, I can obtain my degree and be financially stable and have a career in the field of my choice. Without this education I would not be able to get a good job or support my family the way that I would like to. I also would not be able to lead by example to my children without having a college degree. According to Nelson Mandela “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world”. In conclusion, college education is important for many reasons and many people. For me it will help me be a great role model for my children and be a great example for many others. College...
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