by Lachy Sharrad

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/mandela/

lsharrad — 2014-09-07 22:12:36 UTC

In here is a video about Nelson Mandela's Life called: A Long Walk Of Nelson Mandela

It talks about Mandela going to jail and how he almost suffered the death penalty.

He made a speech telling everyone he was wanting to be the president of South Africa.

He had a relationship with a woman named Evelyn Mase, whom he later married from 1944 to 1958.

He had to run away and go into hiding at a man named Wolfie Kodesh's house and formed an underground military group with armed resistance.

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Early life

lsharrad — 2014-09-10 22:28:18 UTC

Nelson Mandela, who was actually born with the name Rolihlahla Mandela, given to him by his parents. His Father was Nkosi Mphakanyiswa Gadla Mandela and his Mother was Nonqaphi Nosekeni. Rolihlahla was born into the Mabida clan on 18 of July 1918. In 1930, Nelson's Father passed away and Nelson became a ward of Jongintiba in Mqhekezweni. He name was later changed to nelson by his primary school teacher, Miss Mdingane because it was school policy that everyone had Christian names.

Early Life Part 2

lsharrad — 2014-09-10 22:37:19 UTC

Nelson grew up listening to the elders speak and worked out that he wanted to help contribute to the freedom of his people in their struggle. That changed his worldview and that is the way it stayed forever. Nelson never joined big groups until he helped Make the ANC youth group in 1994. he kept moving up the ranks through his work and helpfulness towards the community. In 1952, Nelson and one other person were chosen to fight against 6 unreasonable laws. On the 8th of April 1960, the ANC was shut down and banned due to a protest where police killed 69 people. On the 11th of January, Nelson left the country on a fake name to go tell people about his ideas. In August 1962, he was found trying to leave the country for a second time and sentenced to 5 years imprisonment. But in July 1963, he was involved in another case of sabotage where he almost received the death penalty before the case was thrown out for insufficient evidence. It wasn't until December 1964 where they presented a new case about Nelson with 173 new witnesses and thousands of documents. Nelson was found guilty on all four counts and sentenced to life in prison instead of death. In 1990, Mandela was released from prison and became president on the ANC. On May the 10th he was elected president of South Africa. He stepped down in 1999.

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

lsharrad — 2014-09-10 23:13:29 UTC

Nelson Mandela’s work has made a more encouraged open-minded view on situations now from when he first started changing the world. An example of this is when he was in the ANC, he encouraged them to have more open minded views on policy's like the Programme of Action. Today people are now using his radical ideas to change the world everyday. Such as standing up for what you believe is right and if they take you down to get back up. If it doesn't get across the first time, keep doing it until you get your message across and achieved what you wanted. This was a radical idea because he did not stop after the first time when he got charged he just kept going.

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

lsharrad — 2014-09-10 23:24:11 UTC

The thing i have found most inspiring is the fact that he never gave up, even when facing the death penalty he still believed that he would get through. When he was given the life sentence, he kept going and always did for the 28 he was in there till he got out. The persistence he had kept him going through all the struggles life threw at him and he became the first South African President.

lsharrad — 2014-09-11 06:13:35 UTC

lsharrad — 2014-09-11 06:14:02 UTC

How would you describe the type of stress they experienced because of the changes they have worked for and how did they cope with such stressful work?

lsharrad — 2014-09-12 01:06:23 UTC

The stress Mandela went through was having to go to jail, almost getting the death penalty. He had the stress of going for president and when he was in the ANC not getting caught. He had to learn to cope with all the stress and he was always happy and took everything that happened and made the best of a bad situation.

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lsharrad — 2014-09-12 01:18:45 UTC

Nelson Mandela in jail

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lsharrad — 2014-09-12 02:21:07 UTC

"Biography." – Nelson Mandela Foundation. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Sept. 2014. <http://www.nelsonmandela.org/content/page/biography>.