As 2013 comes to a close, we
should look at what has happened this past year and begin 2014 as a new leaf.
One of the major stories in 2013 is the death of Nelson Mandela and how much he
has changed South Africa. During the time of war, Mandela stood up the
government and told them to stop shooting and killing innocent people for doing
nothing. By him doing this, they saw what he was giving to the people of South
Africa, and this was not acceptable, so Mandela was put in jail for 27 years. Here
is the last part of the speech in which he said that landed him in jail
“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.”
~ Nelson Mandela
27 years later, the people of South
Africa wanted Mandela freed from jail because they saw what he was trying to
do, Mandela was trying to change the South African governments ideals. After
the fall of the current government, Mandela ran for the presidency of South
Africa and won the election.
Mandela passed away
December 5, 2013 of health related illness; he will be missed by the world.
As we look towards the
New Year, we should reflect on what we have done this year, and see what we can
change/improve on ourselves, but do not make it a huge change, just a small
change. I will also be taking a Career Options course (Career Options II) to
see what options I have so I can run for Ward Councilor for the City of
Kitchener. I am very curious on what you all want to as a career or have as a
career.
Dude how did u put all of this point of veiw together? I wanna do the same as u did
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