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What have you found most inspiring about the person you have studied and how have they challenged your own worldview?

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What have you found most inspiring about the person you have studied and how have they challenged your own worldview?

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For me what I found most inspiring was even when Nelson Mandela was in prison he never stopped believing in what he thought was right no matter the punishment. This was shown when Mandela was in prison and he kept protesting that other prisoners were being treated unfairly, for this he would end up in solitary confinement. I find this inspiring as no matter what happened Nelson Mandela always had his own clear world view and he wasn’t ashamed of it. I find this inspiring as I believe in standing up for what you believe in and what you think is right even when people tell you that you are wrong. I believe in this as I stand up for what I think is right and I don’t feel ashamed of that so I believe that the story of Nelson Mandela was relatable and is a good moral.

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Compare and contrast their worldview with the prevailing worldview of their own culture at the time? Ensure that you identify vital aspects of their faith and how that has guided their radical actions. 

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Compare and contrast their worldview with the prevailing worldview of their own culture at the time? Ensure that you identify vital aspects of their faith and how that has guided their radical actions. 

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Throughout Mandela’s time in prison people say it made him more of a gentle, compassionate man. It was admitted by Mandela that his faith played a vital role of staying himself through prison, as hard as it was. (World Religion News, 2013) Mandela was a Methodist meaning he believed in things such as the bible, salvation through Jesus, social justice and free will. By believing in this way of life many of the actions of Nelson Mandela are seen as logical.

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How have they worked for transformation of a situation rather than controlling and demanding conformity?

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How have they worked for transformation of a situation rather than controlling and demanding conformity?

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The situation that Mandela and the National African Congress (NAC) worked towards having the same rights as white people. In 1948 the African Government brought in a new law (aparthite law) that separated non-white people from white people. These meant things like a non-white person could not marry a white person, non-white and white children have to go to different schools. (BBC, 2014) This is the event that influenced Mandela to change. Mandela had always admired Gandhi who had used peaceful protests in India, Mandela saw this as a way that he could be influence the government to change the aparthite law without using violence. Therefore, in the beginning Mandela never intended to use violence in order to protest.

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Who might they have offended along the way? How might this have cost them?

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Who might they have offended along the way? How might this have cost them?

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Along the long road of protesting Mandela was convicted to a life sentence in prison due to being found guilty of conspiracy, sabotage and standing up against the African Government. This all occurred in 1964 when standing up against the government was something that was not commonly done. Due to this act Mandela and several others were sent to Robben Island. (Nelson Mandela Foundation, 2017)18 out of 27 years of being in prison was spent on Robben Island where Mandela and others spent their days digging out limestone in a quarry. Although Mandela was in prison it did not change his world view, he was always the first to protest against the ill-treatment of prisoners and would often end up in solitary as a punishment. Being in prison may have set Mandela back but he didn’t see it as a bad thing, he still fought on for what he believed was right.

Mandela quoted when he came out of prison “I went for a long holiday for 27 years,” this quote shows that Mandela still had a sense of humor even after all he had been through. (BBC, 2013)

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How did they challenge the ‘status quo’ (the way things seem to have always been - controlled by those with the power), rather than holding onto power through violence?

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How did they challenge the ‘status quo’ (the way things seem to have always been - controlled by those with the power), rather than holding onto power through violence?

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Throughout Nelson Mandela’s younger years there had always been inequality, which meant that it was well known of. When the national party introduced a formal system of racial classification Mandela knew that something had to be done. Not until the massacre of unarmed South Africans was a serious course of action taken against the government. Nelson Mandela co-foundered and then became the first leader of ‘Spear of the Nation’, he later went to Algeria in 1962 for training in warfare and sabotage. Mandela later returned to South Africa a year later and was arrested at a road block and sentenced to 5 years in prison for treason. (Britannica, 2016)

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How has their work encouraged a more open-minded view on situations rather than a close-minded and controlled view?

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How has their work encouraged a more open-minded view on situations rather than a close-minded and controlled view?

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Nelson Mandela’s actions have encouraged a more open-mined approach to situations as in the beginning of the protest for equality it was a non-violent protest. Meaning that the group ‘Spear of the Nation’ wanted to get others to see their world view but also didn’t want to harm others by doing so. By avoiding using violence people were more likely to take into consideration what they were trying to get across. Whereas when violence gets involved the actual purpose of the protest is lost and people such as the public and the government only see the violence and not the point behind it.

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Nelson Mandela was born on the 18th of July 1918, to a family where his father served as chief. Nelson was the first out of all his siblings to receive a formal education. He completed his primary studies at a local missionary school. His teacher at the school gave all the African students English names, this is how he became to be known as Nelson. For secondary school Nelson was sent to a boarding institute, where he excelled in academics, boxing and track. In 1939 Nelson attended the elite university of Fort Hare. He was later sent home for participating in a boycott against the university policies.

Nelson went on to study law at the University of Witwatersrand where he became involved in the movement against racial discrimination. This passion for the equality became stronger when the national party introduced a formal system of racial classification. This meant that non-whites were restricted of basic rights. Mandela saw this as very unequal and believed that all people should get the same rights without being based on skin colour. (A+E Networks, 2016) Mandela later went on to become the first non-white president of South Africa in 1994.