These questions must be turned in by Monday, January 6, 2014 and written neatly on loose-leaf paper, NO EXCEPTIONS!
1)
HOW did
Nelson Mandela first come to the world’s attention?
2) WHAT was
apartheid?
3)
WHAT is the
African National Congress?
4)
WHAT did Mr.
Mandela say in his courtroom speech when he was arrested in the 1960s, a speech
this video calls “one of the most eloquent of his life”?
5)
WHERE did he
spend 18 years in prison?
6)
WHAT was “one
of the most momentous decisions of his life,” made without consulting his
comrades in the African National Congress because he knew they would resist?
7)
WHEN was he
released from prison?
8)
WHAT was South
Africa like at the time he was freed?
9)
WHO is F. W.
de Klerk?
10)
HOW does this
video depict and describe Mr. Mandela’s political campaign and the elections of
1994?
11)
HOW did he
use rugby to win over white South Africans when he was president?
12)
HOW, according to the video, did Mr.
Mandela fall short as president?
13)
HOW did Mr.
Mandela spend his life after he left the presidency?
14)
According to Bill Keller, for WHAT will he be remembered first and
foremost?
The following questions must be answered on the blog by Sunday December 22, 2013.
In his
obituary, Mr. Keller writes:
The question most often asked about Mr. Mandela was how,
after whites had systematically humiliated his people, tortured and murdered
many of his friends, and cast him into prison for 27 years, he could be so
evidently free of spite.
Read the first page of this
obituary. WHY do you think Nelson Mandela was so
able to “keep hatred in check” and be the leader he was?
WHAT lines,
details or quotations in the obituary, or in any of the other Times pieces about Mr. Mandela, do you find
most moving, compelling or interesting?
185 comments:
The reason I think he was able to keep hate in check was by him being such a great leader.The reason I think he was such a great leader is because he had a good heart and wanted there to be freedom is many places.
Nelson could keep his hatred in check was by not adding ammunition to the problem. What I mean by this is that he didn't add other problems to the main problem. He was a great leader because he was a good person and he didn't let the slaughter of his people stop him.
I agree with Kyla because Nelson did have a good heart and he wanted freedom to be in many places.
One interesting line to me was the second line in The New York Times piece on Nelson Mandela. " Even as Nelson Mandela fades from view, he retains a vital place in South Africa's public consciousness."
One detail in New York Times piece about Nelson Mandela i thought was interesting is that he had a quest for freedom.
I think that Nelson Mandela was able to "keep hatred in check" and be the leader he was is that he didn't let the negative things get to him and it showed he was brave.
I agree with Jeremy because Nelson didn't add other problems to the main problem.
I agree with Kyla because Nelson Mandela wanted freedom in many places.
I agree with deana williams because Nelson Mandela was very persistent and wouldnt stop until he got peace
I also agree with jeremy broner because Mandela didnt care when he was not in the eyes of the public he still wanted to make his country better
An interesting line to me from Nelson Mandela's was "To those who observed him closely, Nelson Mandela always carried himself as one who was born to lead". Which means no matter where he was he always thought and acted as a leader.
the reason i think that he could keep his hatred in check because he was a leader to everyone in africa.i agree with kyla because Nelson really had a good heart and he had courage.
Something that really stood out to me was," The government he formed when he finally won the chance was an improbable fusion of races and beliefs, including many of his former oppressors."
It's about how Mandela's government was not only one race or on religon.
I think Nelson was able to keep "Hatred in check" is because he was a brave person and didn't let anything get to him.He was a great leader because he was always positive and didn't let negativity get to him.
I think Nelson Mandela kept hatred in check by keeping calm even when his country was getting weak.
I agree with Jalen because Mandela's government was not only one race or on religion.
I feel that Nelson Mandela was the best leader and he was able to keep his hated inside because he didn't over react like kids do with a small nor large problem.
The line that interest me is "Mr. Mandela’s quest for freedom in South Africa’s system of white rule took him from the court of tribal royalty to the liberation underground to a prison cell to the presidency."
I agree with Jeremy because Nelson never just add any problems ,but he resolved the problems.
I agree with Kyla because Mandela was a great leader who cared for all races.
I think that Nelson Mandela was able to be a great leader and overcome racism because he had the heart and dedication to free the people of slavery in South Africa and to lead them into the right path.
I agree with Charlie because he did kepp in his comments unlike some of us
I agree with Vincent because he did stay strong when his country was weak.
I think Mandela was able to"keep hatred check" and be the leader he was because hatred is not good to one another. You can't be a good leader and afford to hate people. when he got off prison, he didn't hate the people who put him there. He has a big heart.
I agree with Kyla because Nelson did have a good heart like I said.
I agree with Vincent because he did truly stay strong when his country or South Africa was weak.
I find the quotation, " Never, never, and never again shall it be that this beautiful land will again experience the oppression of one by another," to be the most interesting to me.
Nelson Mandela kept his "hatred" in check by settling things peacefully. Mandela never killed but settled things peacefully by having meeting with white South Africans to come up with a plan to stop the madness. He did not make the situation worse. He was trying to set a good example for his people. As many people were violent and constantly fighting, he wasn't apart of it. He just watched and took everything in calmly instead of anger. Nelson Mandela is the World's leader.
I agree with Joshua Lynum and Vincent.
Nelson Mandela was a leader in his own way. He even fought for his rights, and freedom for his country. He kept his calm when he went to jail.
Mr. Mandela was able to "keep hatred in check" because he was the type of person who focused on the good instead of bad ,and he wanted people to see that holding a grudge would just make him miserable.
I agree with Autumn C Mandela was a very calm person and was a great leader.
I agree with Joshua L that is a interesting quote it means a lot.
After viewing the video i agree with
Kyla, because Nelson wanted to be freedom to be in many places.
I think he was able to keep hatred and other things in check by knowing that two wrongs dont make a right and also knowing that one day everyone would know who he was and that he always focused on making sure he was doing what his mind set out for him to do as far as playing his par and not letting hatred and unbelievers get in his head and make him cahngehis life-set goal which he acheived.
I also agree with Jeremy for agreeing with Kyla, because Nelson did have the best interest in his heart , and he was a good man.
I agree with Rendy Cunningham because Mr.Mandela was always a focused man no matter what.
I agree with Autumn Canty becauce he always tried to keep things calm.
Nelson could keep his hatred in check, because he didn't add any weapons to the issue.He was a good man, and he didn't let the killing of his people stop him.
I agree with Kyla Hall because he did a lot of things that helped other people.
I agree with Autumn Canty because he tried his best to keep things calm and have peace
The reason I think he was able o keep the hate in check because he was and great leader and he was persistent. I think he was a great leader and he is persistent is because he was the first black president even though he went to jail.
when they said he was a black hero and he was a black hero. That is the truth.
I think Nelson was able to keep "Hatred in check" is because he was brave,and was a great leader and when everything was wrong he kept calm so people can know not to panic.
The reason I think he was able to keep hate in check was by him being such a great person and a leader. The reason I think he was a great leader is because he was a good guy and wanted good for everyone.
One line that was interesting to me was when they said he was a black hero
I agree with Rashad H. because he did wanted good for everyone
I agree with Vincent because he was true when his country was weak
Nelson could keep his hatred in check by not adding weapons or violence. What i mean is that he didn't make more problems, or add more problems to the main problem. He was a great leader because of his determination, and he didn't let the killing of his people stop him.
I agree with Kyla because Nelson was a good man, and he wanted freedom all over
The line that interest me is "Mr. Mandela’s quest for freedom in South Africa’s system of white rule took him from the court of tribal royalty to the liberation underground to a prison cell to the presidency.
I also agree with Charlie because Nelson did know when and when not to speak or say something.
Nelson was able to keep hatred in check because he fought with peace, and didnt cause more problems. He always focused on the positive and never the negative.
Mr. Mandela was able to keep hatred in check not only because he was a good leader, but he had one vision in mind and that was to make things equal between whites and blacks in Africa. He could carerd less because in the textt it said " was a well mannered man and he was honest and truthful, too.
I agree with Joshua Lynum because that quote is very special and it has an in depth meaning.
"Symbolizes Black Determination" are some words that I fund in the Times about Mandela that I think summarizes him as a person and what he did for his country and African Americans around the globe.
I think Nelson Mandela was very Persistant or continuing firmly to an action because he didn't stop until he got peace.
Kyla is right his people were being tootured and murdered, but he stop that soon after.
I agree with Indigo because Nelson Mandela was a great leader and he making thing equal between the two ethnicities.
Nelson Mandela said "Hating clouds the mind . It gets in the way of strategy Leaders cannot afford ti hate. " What I found interesting in the obituary , Mandela forgave those who had imprisoned him.He also came back and handled his country.
I agree with you Antonerria , he wanted peace in the country and wouldn't stop fighting until he got it
I agree with you Indigo.
Zoe is right. He was focusingg on hhis long term goal.
I thinh that Nelson Mandela was very persistant or contiuing firmly to an act because he didn;t stop until he got peace.
My favorite line in Mr. Mandela's obituary that was most intresting was "In this racially charged nation, Nelson Mandela is that rarity of rarities: a hero to blacks and to many whites." Which means that he was very rare and that blacks and even whites considered him as their hero.
Nelson Mandela believed that blacks and whites should be equal but through his lifetime he tried to impact on the lives so that there could be freedom
I think Nelson Mandela was able to keep hatred in check because he wanted freedom for African Americans. He wanted them to have the right to vote. He wanted them to be able to stand up for themselves without getting sent to jail or even getting killed.
What line stood out to me was in his court room speech he said that he has cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons will live together in harmony and with equal opportunities. This meant that he wanted blacks and whites to have equal treatment in South Africa.
I agree with Indigo because he wanted to make things equal between black and whites.
I agree with Antonerria because he didn't stop until he got peace.
Nelson Mandela was able to keep hatred in check because he always fought back with kindness and he never answered racism with racism. He didn't care why others hated him he just cared about getting freedom for South Africa.
A quote that I found interesting is: " No on is born hating another person because of the colour of his skin, or his background or his religion. People learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than it's opposite."
i agree with Zoe he did always focus on the positive.
A qoute that was interesting was when he said "No one is born hating another person" that was interesting becauce that was so true and then the problem was that we had to much hatred towards each other.
Nelson Mandela was able to keep his hatred in check because he didn't cause any problems and fought with peace.
Robben Island Journal; With Vivid Palette, Mandela Depicts the Jailhouse Years
In this racially charged nation, Nelson Mandela is that rarity of rarities: a hero to blacks and to many whites.
I find this interesting because it is rare to find a man like Mr. Mandela.
I agree with Kyla Hall because he was able to keep hate in check by the fact of him being such a great leader.
I agree with Antonerria Arnold because he didn't stop until he got peace.
I agree with Kenya Hooks
I agree with camryn curry he went out of his way to make things that would impossible possible
Nelson Mandela was able to "keep hatred in check" because he wanted to show peace can handle things better than being violent.
I think the quote that Kenyah found is interesting.
The quote "rise of a troublemaker" is interesting because so many people thought Mr.Mandela was trouble but when he became South Africa's president that was his rise.
I argree with Justin Sharp.
I believe that Nelson Mandela was able to keep calm by not adding more problems, but concentrating on the main problem and compromising. By him compromising, it allowed less distraction and violence then what there could have been.Mandela was also able to be the leader he was because of how he kept calm and set amazing examples for the people.
There was a statement that Mandela walked in the courtroom wearing his religious attire. I admire how he had pride while walking into the courtroom and believed in his religion. I know I would have been scared, nervous, and anxious and would not have had any dignity or pride left in me .
I think the reason he was able to
keep hatred in check because he knew what he had to do in order to accomplish his goal. He was a great leader and he thought that if South Africa was going to have a leader it should be a South African instead of white men that were doing wrong things.
I agree with Jeremy, Nelson Mandela didn't add any other problems to the main situation.
I also agree with Tyannia, Mandela did keep calm and collected while shown in public.
One of the pieces I found was Mandela's speech before he went to prison. This piece interested me because he spoke wise words he wasn't afraid to die, and to me that's courage because he was ready to die and he had so much courage he was willing to spend his sentence.
I agree with Brandi he did have a lot pride to make his speech in religious attire.
Mandela was a man who fought for his freedom and his fellow Southern Africans freedom his whole life and now that he is gone we all celebrate his death.
Nelson Mandela was a great leader towards South Africa because he believes in his country and friends. He wanted to make a great difference and it is sad that he died. We shouldn't be sad over his death, we should celebrate it; Mandela was able to keep hatred in check because he was working hard for it and fighting for it.
I think Nelson Mandela was able to keep his "hatred" in check because he was a great leader and like the article said "Leaders can not afford to hate" . That statement was so true because leaders are always their self and don't care about what other people think or what other people have . They always keep their selves in check . Also he was always talking positive and focusing on positive things and not negative . Lastly he was very persistent in everything single thing that he did .
A line that I thought was most interesting was this "To those who observed him closely, Nelson Mandela always carried himself as one who was born to lead." This statement means no matter where Mr. Mandela was located he was a great leader . It didn't even matter how old Mr. Mandela was for him to be an awesome leader !
I agree with Vincent Thomas because Mandela was always calm when his country wasn't in the best of shape .
I agree with Autumn Canty . Nelson Mandela was always making peace and I think of him as "PeaceMaker Mandlea."
I lastly agree with Jeremy Broner because Mandela was never adding more to the main subject of the problem .
What quote most likely stood out to me was "rise of a trouble maker" because Nelson Mandela was a troubled kid growing up. He also stood up for what he beleived in. He was also a great leader for Sout Africa because he had very good self control.He even would have died for what he beleived in.
I agree with Brandi Baron Nelson Mandela did set amazing examples for people.
I also agree with Vincent Thomas he was calme even when his country wasn't in the best shape.
The reason I think he was able to keep hate in check is because he knew if he had hate it would make things worst.
When it said "After leaving the presidency, Mr. Mandela brought that moral stature to bear elsewhere around the continent, as a peace broker and champion of greater outside investment. "
I agree with Jeremy Broner because he did keep his hatred in check by not adding ammunition which later led to great things.
I also agree with Kyla because he did have a good heart and was a great leader.
he was a hero to blacks and whites
"leaders can afford to hate"
Nelson Mandela was able to keep his hatred in check because he wanted to be a good role model especially since people were already out of control and if he di the same then it would just give everyone else even more motivation to do more sinful acts.
I find it very interesting that after being in prison for 27 years Nelson Mandela's heart and spirit was not broken but in fact enhanced to help him carry on through all the hatred and doubt.
I believe Nelson was able to keep his hatred in check and be the leader he was because he had a very kind and caring personality. According to the video, the narorrator said that he had a heart of forgiveness. I feel that Mr.Mandela is like Mr.Shabazz (Malcom X), and he has love for all Southern Africans.
Something intresting that appalled me was the fact that he still had his kind personality after 27 years of jail.
I agree with Kyla and how Mr. Mandela had a kind heart.
I think Nelson Mandela was able to keep his hatred in check because he knew that he could and would avenge his friends' deaths with his actions to stop white domination in Africa. I also think that throwing him in prison only made him want to fight more his country.
"In his five years as president, Mr. Mandela, though still a sainted figure abroad, lost some luster at home as he strained to hold together a divided populace and to turn a fractious liberation movement into a credible government."
Bill Keller
This part of Nelson Mandela's obituary is interesting to me because it shows the how being the president of Africa somewhat broke him but he did not give up in his fight for non-white domination in Africa.
I agree with Tracey because Nelson Mandela really was good at shunning the bad out of his life no matter how much bad surrounded him.
I agree with Zoe Cooper Nelson Mandela did focus on the positive, not the negative.
I also agree with Camryn Curry Nelson Mandela did want Africans and whites to be equal.
I agree with Autumn Canty because Nelson Mandela did not enjoy violence very much and that's why he met with the leaders of the white men so less violence would take place.
He kept his hatred in check because he didn't like violence and being mad at someone and trying to get revenge is a waste of time.
I agree with kierstyn because all he wanted was to help his country be violence free.
I also agree with Zoe because he was always a postive person.
I think Nelson Mandela kept his hatred in check because he wanted to influence others to make change in the world. What I liked about his obituary was the way he forgave people who did him wrong.
I agree with India because he didn't like violence.
I agree with Kiara because Nelson's inspiring words are very surprising especially from a regular man because anyone would have the right to be angry but he never said anything negative.
I believe that Nelson Mandela was able to keep hate in check because he disciplined. He knew how to control himself. Nelson Mandela was such a great leader because he was so persistent about making sure that there was peace in his country and many other places. He had a great heart.
The reason why Nelson could keep hatred in check because he was a good leader. He stood up for people who were poor and felt hopeless. He believe freedom for people in South Africa.Some people thought he was a problem but he was trying to help people in South Africa.
I agree with Kyndal because he was a great leader and he did have a heart.
I also agree with Gabrielle because I feel that he was brave to say he wasn't afraid to die.
I agree with Dena Williams. Nelson Mandela was persistent and made sure there was peace.
Tori Sargent you are correct leaders can not afford hate.
After being in prision for 26 years, he became the first democratically president.
I agree with Brandi Barron because it was rather inspiring when he gave his speech in the attire that described his religion and by wearing that he was showing how he wasn't ashamed of where he came from or who he was it basically showed his pride and his drive to be different from everyone else and instead of only saying it he showed it and while doing it he kept his head held up high and didn't have second thoughts abut anything.
Nelson was a great man. His leadership and great speaking ability help him through the years.
I agree with Kyla hall and Jeremey Broner about hatred.
The reason I think he was such a great leader is because Nelson was very kind to people, and cared about South Africa
I agree with Jeremy and Autumn.
I think he was able to keep hatred in check by him having self control.
I agree with jeremy,because when there was a problem Nelson Mandela would not get angry with people.
Nelson Mandela was able to “keep hatred in check” by knowing that his strategy should help him, which was that leaders cannot afford to hate.
I think Mr. Mandela was trying to stop hatred by leading. I also think he was a great and impressive leader.
The interesting thing about it is that he said he will rest in peace (r.i.p.) because he lead his people to freedom.
I agree with Kyla and Paige he was trying to keep hate in check.
I agree with Rashad Hicks because he did a lot of things for people
I think that he knew what he had to do, and that violence wouldn`t solve anything.
The one I found most moving was that he spoke publicly after his presidency about the struggles his country was going through.
The reason he was able to keep his hate in check was because he knows that is not the way to go.That is one reason why he was such a good leader.
My favorite line was the video says that he had a quest for freedom.
The reason why Nelson Mandela was able to keep his hatred in check he was a great leader to many people, and he wanted people to follow his ways. What I'm exactly saying is that Mandela wanted people to do the same, and not let people have insecurities about what people say about that person.
I agree with Kierstyn Cambers because Nelson was a very strong man that wouldn't let anything tear him down. Even if he was in jail for 27 years.
I agree with Kierstyn Cambers because Nelson was a very strong man that wouldn't let anything tear him down. Even if he was in jail for 27 years.
I agree with Kierstyn Cambers because Nelson was a very strong man that wouldn't let anything tear him down. Even if he was in jail for 27 years.
I also agree with Autumn and Brandi.
I also agree with Autumn and Brandi.
I think he was able to keep his hatred in check by being very brave and by not using weapons and violence while doing it.
I agree with India and Kierstyn about hatred and violence.
why do you think Nelson Mandela was so able to keep hatred in check and be the lead he was.
i think he was able because he had a goal in his mind that gave him the ability to stay focused on that goal
What lines,details or quotations in the obituary,or any of the other times pieces about Mr.Mandela do you find most compelling or interesting
I thought in his court house speech was very interesting when he said he would die for the goal because that's a very important skill set to have to have a goal and would be willing to die just to see it happen
I think he was able to “keep hatred in check” and be the leader he was because of his courage and heart.He was good in ending the system of apartheid in South Africa and he was and remains a strong person of social and human rights.
Mr. Mandela’s quest for freedom in South Africa’s system of white rule took him from the court of tribal royalty to the liberation underground to a prison cell to the presidency. This was pretty interesting to me.V
Nelon Mandela was able to always turn something negative into positive and to always find a way.. his story is somewhat similar of Dr.Martin Luther Kings life.
I think Nelson Mandela was able to keep his hatred in check and be the leader he was because, he knew that violence wasn't always the answer. He became the leader he was because of the things he did
I agree with Makayla because Nelson Mandela did good without using weapons while keeping his hatred in check. I also agree with Julian because, Nelson did have the courage and heart to keep his hatred in check.
What I found imteresting about the Times pieces about Nelson Mandela is that Nelson Mandela's quest for freedom in South Africa's system of the white role took him from the court of tribal royalty to the liberation underground to a prison cell to the presidency.
I agree with Deana because he never let hatred keep him from doing what he wanted.
I also agree with Kyla because Nelson wanted freedom in many places.
The reason I think Nelson Mandela was able to keep hatred in check was by not fighting with guns,knives,etc. Nelson was able to be the leader he was by not letting the negative things get to him. A line that I think was most moving in Time Pieces about Nelson was how he always kept himself as one who was born to lead.
Mandela kept hatred in check because he didn't care what people thought about him.In New York Times one interesting was he had a quest for freedom.
I agree with Deana because Nelson was a brave and a good leader.
I agree with Kierstyn Chambers because Mandela was a strong man.
Nelson Mandela was a great and brave African leader. He might not have been rich but he is a leader and we should respect that.
like most of everybody said he kept hate in check.
Nelson was able to keep his hatred in check by knowing that if he were to hate it would be as wrong as whites were treating them and he would not be able to be together with them.
Something that interested me about what he said is that," it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die."
I have to agree with deana because he was on a quest for freedom
I agree with Kenya because he did want to free africa
Nelson Mandela kept his hatred in check
Nelson mandela was a good african leader
I agree with jeremy because Nelson Mandela tried hard to make africa a free country and he did with out making a mess of things.
I believe that Nelson Mandela did not deserve to go to jail because he was only fightig for his rights.
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