Choose ANY four questions from the "Long Walk to Freedom" movie and respond to them on this site by Tuesday at 9:00 pm. DO NOT choose the questions that we already reviewed as a group in class.
5. Discuss the ANC decision to conduct sabotage on government facilities. Why do you think the ANC, which had been committed to a policy of nonviolence for decades, felt it needed to make this move? Does the level of oppression in South African blacks were facing at that time justify such a strategy by the ANC? The reason why I think the African National Congress felt it was needed to sabotage the government is because they were being completely mistreated and discriminated by the whites. The Africans would get beaten by the whites for no reason sometimes. What the Africans did to sabotage the government was fighting back. They stole guns and created their own bombs. With this, the Africans would attack the whites. According to Nelson Mandela the level of abuse that the blacks in South African were facing did not justify such a strategy by the ANC. He believes the ANC should have fought back with peace instead of with weapons. Coming from my perspective I think that with the level of abuse that the blacks in South Africa were facing did justify such a strategy by the ANC. I think this because they were treated so wrongly and that wasn’t right! I feel that only way things would change would be to take action and take the power. 11. As his time in prison passed, Nelson Mandela began to look at what South Africa should become after Africans were given their freedom and political power. He knew that many black Africans would want revenge against the white population. Where were his feelings on getting revenge and why do you think he held this view? Mandela’s feelings on getting revenge was for the Africans to be better than the white people. I remember in the movie when Mandela was moved to the nice-looking house and these little boys was shaking their butt at the police guards. Mandela said not to do that to the police guards because that is what they do to us and we need to show them that we are better people than they are. I thought at the reason why Mandela told the Africans not to act the way the whites do was to get them mad. If the white saw that they would treat the Africans rudely and the Africans would be nice then maybe the whites would feel guilty treating so rudely. The reason why I think Mandela held this view is because he wants help from the frontline states and if they see that the Africans are being just as awful as the whites then why should they help the Africans get freedom?
12. In the film, we see the world react to South Africa’s apartheid government and Nelson Mandela’s incarceration in the early 1980s. Media attention came after many decades of apartheid rule and years of imprisonment of Nelson Mandela. Discuss the impact of the media, primarily through television and print, in bringing attention to the world of the injustices of South African regime and Nelson Mandela. What might have been the impact of social media on these events had they been accessible then and how might the events played out differently? The impact of the media through television that brought attention to the world of the injustices of South African regime and Nelson Mandela was that it give announcements to the African population. For example, in the movie Mandela used a television to make the announcement and said to stop the violence against the whites and to make peace. He said that this was the only way to make life better in South Africa. If Facebook and twitter was created back then there would have been a very big change in South Africa. For example, since Facebook is so universal, if the Africans posted videos and pictures of how the whites mistreated them then the frontline states and even some countries might see the videos and pictures and feel sorry for them. This might have been a change for the Africans because since so many people would feel bad for them, they would help the Africans and stop the segregation faster. 13. In the film, Nelson Mandela delivers a television address to the people of South Africa at a time of extreme tension. During his address, he mentions that many of his supporters urge him to reject the call for peace. He responds, “There is only one way forward- and that is peace.” He reminds the viewers that he has given his life to the struggle for freedom-twenty –seven years of that in prison-and that he is willing to die for the cause. He tells viewers that in spite of all this, he can forgive the white population for their treatment of him and black South Africans. What do such comments say about Nelson Mandela as a leader? These comments that were stated by Mandela shows that he is a real role model for a leader. He is teaching the kids that war isn't always the option. Peace and just compromising with others can be the most beneficial way to a safe and good life. These comments also show that Mandela is an extremely strong leader. Mandela spent 27 years being hit and mistreated by the whites. Yet, he still wants to treat the whites with respect and compromise with them. If I was him I would not have been nice to them like Mandela did. I would have did what the others did and fought them back. This was what made Mandela such of a good leader. No matter how much mistreatment the whites treated him with, Mandela never let that interfere with his happiness. He always saw the positive and want hoped for the best. This showed that Mandela was a very strong and committed leader to his Africans.
Erick Volquez IB History 12 Ms. Noce Nelson Mandela Questions (Q. 11-1, 5-2, 8-3, 12-4)
1. As Nelson’s prison time passed, Nelson Mandela Began to look at what South Africa should become after Africans were given their freedom of power. Of course, he knew that black Africans were now looking for revenge but Nelson did something in front of them that showed a true spirit of a real leader. Nelson received a letter saying “please Mr. Mandela, no more peace, revenge) or similar to these words. He took these words into television and announced them but instead of agreeing with this he said that he understands his pain but he already forgave them. The crowed went wild! They couldn’t believe what they were hearing but I think that this was the best way to go. Violence probably was going to make things worse then what they already were and Nelson being the leader could have gone back to prison, for life this time around. I think that Nelson held this view of peace because it is something the world needed to see, something South Africa needed to see and feel; inner peace and forgiveness. 2. The ANC decision to conduct sabotage on government facilities was tired of being under a committed to a policy of nonviolence for decades; so they acted. This does not make Nelson Mandela a traitor because he was doing what was right for his people, even if it was taking the root of violence (at first). From a political of view and the fact that he was around politicians and that he received some type of respect towards him, it may seem like he was a traitor but no. Nelson Mandela was correct in initiating a movement of some violence to reach inner peace later on. The violence used in this case was too much of a way to make the government realize that Africans needed this; it wasn’t that they were weak; it was that they needed to act on it. 3. When Nelson Mandela and his accomplices arrive at Robben Island Prison, the reality of life for them latterly became real. Although they knew that they were sentence for life, that didn’t stop Mandela from continuing to have faith and supporting his accomplices. In a scene of a movie probably when they were going to pick up their supplies, nelson gathers up his group and encourages them to continue to fight no matter what. It’s good to have someone who can support you but its terrible when something bad happens and your support can help you. Nelson Mandela received a note saying that his son died in a motorcycle accident. This was painful for him but that didn’t stop him from working hard, speaking his mind and doing what he needed to do in prison because 20+ years after, he was liberated. I think that believe that someday his movement was going to make a change in South Africa played towards him keeping himself alive in such a harsh place and being away from the liberty and freedom. 4. In the Film, we see that the world reacted to the incarceration of Nelson Mandela and the South African Apartheid. This was only because they saw threw television and heard by radio but if it was today things would have been much different. Today we have Face book, Twitter, Instagram; I know that someone would have done a hash tag like #FreeMandela and from there people would have joined the movement. The movement would have been much stronger and Nelson would have been free earlier. WORK CITED . Nelson Mandela “walk to freedom” movie
5. I think the decision that were taken on to take down the facilities owned by the government were a bit extreme from my point of view. I think this strategy was not necessary. This cost money to the government, time and a bigger level of hatred from to government towards the black. Yes the African were being extremely being discriminated at that time, but I think the criminal acts would not be the answer to the end of the Apartheid. I think these acts would be a cause of chain reactions across South Africa.
6. Since the African National Congress were always known for non violent threats to the government for a long time, I think the formation of the “Spear of Nation” was not quiet necessary as tieing back to the answer on number five. Yet, I personally think this makes Nelson Mandela a freedom fighter, he was someone who was fighting for the freedom of his people and South Africa, but i think he kind of exaggerated as being a freedom fighter. I can not see Nelson Mandela being mentioned as a traitor, impossible.
7. As i was watching the particular scene where as Nelson Mandela stood up to defend himself (lie) from the accusation that were being thrown at him which were actually right was not the best thing to do. I think this made Nelson Mandela look like a liar and a criminal towards the black community in South Africa, this act did not help end the discrimination towards the black. Now on the other side, the strong words that came out of Mandela’s mind which referred to black not having any rights and no political power whatsoever, I think these powerful words saved him from the death penalty he was originally sentenced for.
12. I think the media had a very big impact in the Apartheid world wide. Nowadays with the world of media, you can see what is going on at another country, or the protests that are happening between the population and the government and this allowed the world to see what the black community in South Africa were going through and millions of people did not appreciate this act by the government and the life time imprisonment of Mandela. With this being said, protests were made to free Nelson Mandela and end Apartheid. I think this factor helped free Nelson Mandela.
4. People were present when they saw that Nelson Mandela had to serve the rest of his life in prison on an island that can only be entered through boat or plane. Back then they did not have Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Tumblr …etc that all the people of our generation had, they had to work their way from the bottom to start a campaign for “Free Nelson Mandela”. If they were in times like now, it would have been way easier to start something like that because all the people outraged would speak their world on social networks that would eventually start to become more and more bigger than it escalated than it did when they actually begun to start. 5. The ANC (African National Congress) choose to be violent and aggressive after so many years of going by a policy of nonviolent acts because the government assaulted and killed a lot of people who were involved in nonviolent riots. When they killed a lot of their South African people the ANC felt outraged and decided to retaliate with plans of their own by blowing up the police stations with homemade bombs. The level of oppression in South Africa for the blacks was enough to justify what the ANC did. The treatment of the whites compared to the blacks was such a huge significance enough to compare the rights of the blacks to an animal, even then the animal would probably have gotten treated better. 11. Nelson Mandela did not want revenge. Before he went to prison I could agree to a certain extent that the idea of revenge was relevant to him but as he grew in prison, I would say he matured even more than he did before he went into prison for life. This maturing caused him to look at politics and freedom through a different perspective rather than over throwing the government and treating the whites how they treated blacks. He held this view that once he becomes free he would win over the power through politics and treat the whites fairly because he knew his people would never be able to win a war against the whites no matter how hard they fought. Nelson Mandela is a strong character in the form of politics, he thought smart when it came to getting power for the people without violence once he came out of jail. 13. Nelson Mandela’s comments about the peoples wish to reject the call for peace say a lot about his leadership character. The comments he made, the words he chose, the truth he brought to everyone’s ears all throughout his live broadcast was strong enough to shake the hearts of many people who were listening. His ex-wife was filled with envy while she was alone in her house listening. Even the President of South Africa looked to his peers after Mandela’s speech and asked if they would be capable of living under a government ran by Mandela just because his speech was so powerful they knew themselves that the ANC was going to become the official power of the government. The way he brought up how he served his 27 years in prison, missed out on all his kid’s childhood and still could forgive the white people was deep enough to show how strong of a leader Mandela actually is.
Victor Harris I.B History 12 November 24,2014 Ms.Noce
4. What seemed to bring them together were there kids and wanted peace but even though they had different views. With the kids knowing if nothing wouldn't had change, there kids would have a violent childhood. They compliment each other by fighting for freedom, even though they both was fighting differently. Neslon was fighting peacefully, while Winnie was trying be violent. But even so they had a common goal to make South Africa free.
8. The reality didn't settled intill they got into the cells. That's when he went into the jail cell and said something in there language. Normally people that was native to South African would say it back, but in the jail cells nobody didn't say anything it was dead silence. But that didn't stop Nelson he still believed in freedom and rights. So he became the voice, the leader of the jail ; reason why he ask for long pants, ask for treatment and talk to other young prisoner's.
10. I felt he agreed to do this because he is the LEADER. To me he was the strong one and it wasn't good that they all would talk because together there would be more problems. Nelson you can see he wasn't scared and maybe thought the others would back down or make it worse.
12.If there was a Facebook or Twitter it could of been an impact. It could of gone global, getting everybody's attention and who else has the same point of view. Nelson wouldn't have been a jail for that long and could of got his freedom faster. South Africa with the ANC and the government could of gotten rights faster. Having Skype to talk to other leaders and you'll never know who would of come in to help.
4. I feel that Winnie Madikizela was not commited to Nelson Mandela because while he was in jail she was cheating on him. But what brought them together was while Madikizela was in jail she seen how the African people were really treated. what also drove them together was they both wanted equal rights for the African people. 6. The African National Congress was a very non-violent group and they were forced to create the " spear of nation" because they were tired of the way they were being treated. This makes Nelson Mandela to me a freedom fighter because he is fighting for what he believes in. Mandela wouldn't be seen as a traitor because he did not go against anyone. He just fought in what he believes in. 7. During the scene when their in the court room Nelson Mandela stands up in front of the court room and says that he is not guilty because he felt that he did the right thing. That made the judge mad because it looked like the people of South Africa are liars. But I felt that it helped because before Mandela and the rest of the ANC was sentence the death penalty but they got life in jail instead. 10. Nelson Mandela felt that he should have those talks alone because he felt it would be dangerous if they all talked together because they wouldn't get anything done. He also felt that he can get information from them if they felt that he was trustworthy. That was his plan from the beginning to get information from them that he can used against them. work cited: Nelson Mandela: Along walk to freedom
Germairy Roman Ms. Noce IB History 12 11/25/14 Mandela: A Long Walk to Freedom
2. In the film, Nelson there are sides of Nelson Mandela that are portrayed that people have no idea about. I would assume that when people hear the name Nelson Mandela they automatically think South African hero or anti-apartheid. Yes, he was a South African hero who was anti-apartheid but some people may not know that he was hesitant to join the ANC. I believe the film makers decided to tell the story that depicts Nelson Mandela being hesitant to join the ANC because it shows that he thought about repercussions before making decisions and that he is a careful person when it comes to joining organizations.
3. I feel that the South African government responding to the anti-apartheid demonstrations with violence was not a good strategy for suppressing opposition to the government. The South African citizens that are anti-apartheid will not stop protesting if the government keeps threatening and killing them. That will just anger them even more. In order for the South African government to suppress opposition to the government they have to compromise with the South African citizens and find common ground. Not only governments in South Africa get violent. Governments in the Middle East and parts of Africa get violent in order to suppress opposition towards that country's government. Repressive policies work in countries today because of their violent nature. It's either you follow the laws or you get killed or imprisoned. Also today in the Middle East, people are being killed or kept captive for not converting to a specific religion and that is just wrong and not justice.
13. The comments Nelson Mandela made during his television address to the South African people in the film shows that he is a peaceful leader and he is the bigger person. It shows that Nelson Mandela is definitely not a dictator but the complete opposite. He is a persistent person who does not give up a fight and fights for what he and the people of South Africa believe in. He went through 27 years of prison and says that he is willing to die for the cause because he was trying to get rid of apartheid and bring justice to South Africa. Nelson Mandela saying that he can forgive the white population for their treatments towards him and black South Africans shows that he himself is the bigger person and he is not evil nor violent person.
14. Nelson Mandela's victory in ending apartheid and being elected president does portray bittersweet irony. The reason for the bittersweet irony is because not only did he gain things but he also lost things. For example, he gained power over South Africa because he was elected president and was able to end apartheid. That was the upside of everything. The downside was him separating from Winnie, losing his son, missing out on his children growing up, and going to prison for 27 years. I think it was worth the effort because he achieved what he set out to do. He was able to fulfill his goals and bring justice to South Africa.
5. During the movie, there were scenes where members of the ANC would sabotage government facilities. I believe that the reason why the ANC, who deeply devoted themselves to a policy of non violence for decades, took action in such a way is because their peaceful strategies were not effective enough. The ANC had pure and nonviolent intentions of opposing the government yet this peaceful protesting was simply ignored by those who were part of the apartheid government. The ANC had to find a new outlet and that was sabotaging government property. To me, this strategy of sabotage is nothing compared the to the oppression black South Africans faced. In a way it does justify the ANC’s actions because many lives were lost whenever the government oppressed the South African blacks.
9. In 1985, Nelson Mandela rejected the South African’s proposal of renouncing violence in exchange for his freedom. I think the reason why this proposal came about is because the South African government was gradually losing control of the protests that happened all over South Africa. The South African blacks were starting to fight back and combating the South African government with weapons of their own. I believe the reason why Mandela decided to reject this proposal was because he saw it as a weakness. He knew that if he were to accept this proposal, the apartheid government would take it as a sign of surrender and refuse to let go of their reign on South African. He would rather spend the rest of his life in prison and fight for equal rights than to give up so easy and have the South African government walk all over him.
11. Nelson Mandela strongly opposed the idea of revenge and thought that situations could definitely be solved without it. I believe that the reason why Mandela had this view is because since he was a leader, he knew what horrible outcomes it would bring. A good leader knows what is best for his/her followers and Mandela knew that revenge against the apartheid government would only add fuel to the fire and create even more unnecessary conflict.
13. I think Nelson Mandela’s comments in the message he addressed to the people of South Africa goes to show how selfless he was as a leader. 27 years of his life was spent in prison and it was all for the sake of fighting for equality for the people of South Africa. His messages also shows how wise he was as well. As a leader, he knew what was best for his people even though some weren’t happy with the decisions he made. He knew that if he were to give in to the demands of his people, it would only bring more conflict and more lives that would be lost. This also shows how resistant he was to manipulation.
Mu Ying Yu IB World History 12 Ms. Noce November 25, 2014
Nelson Mandela Questions 4. Other factors seem to draw the two of them together was their family and also rights for African people. Not so long after Mandela went to prison, Winnie also got arrested. While Winnie is in jail, she saw how the African people were treated badly and the jail was so dirty with mouses running around. The prison Mandela in compare to the jail Winnie in was much better even it is small but more clean. When they in jail, they heard that outside was so violence and people fight around for their freedom.Mandela decided to fight peacefully but Winnie choose to form group of people to fight violently against the government. However, their mission in life is common which is equal rights for African people. 5.I think the ANC, had been committed to a policy of nonviolence for decades, felt it needed to make this move because they wanted peace and not discriminations.The ANC tried to promote nonviolent actions to oppose the government but still the government ignore the protest. The government not only ignore but also don’t care about the blacks and killed a lot of blacks. The ANC felt shock and fight back by bombing buildings and stolen weapons. The level of oppression South African blacks were facing at that time was enough to justify the strategy done by the ANC because I think the blacks are even low status then animals, the whites don’t look at blacks like they are human. When compare the ANC actions to the Whites is nothing, the whites are the most terror at the time or is a nightmare to the blacks. 7.I think they made this decision because Mandela is defending himself and he is confident that he did the right thing. What he and the ANC did was to bring peace and freedom to the black community. The judge look like is mad to hear what Mandela said because he don’t believe in what Mandela said and might think they are waste time doing all these actions. I think the South African who were observing this trial should felt happy that they have such great people help them fought for peace and freedom but they might also felt sad that those great people is sending to jail for half of their life. Mandela made great statements that actually turn their death penalty to 27 years in prisons. 11.Nelson Mandela had been in prison for 27 years, which half of his life had spend in jail. At first, Mandela is planning to revenge but as time go by he don’t have the same feelings again. The environment and time is two important factors that can change one’s perspectives from bad to good. Mandela had grew be more matures caused him to look at freedom from different point of view. At first, Mandela was thinking to treated the whites the same way back as they treated the blacks. But when he became the President of the country, this thoughts were left behind because there is no way for them to win the whites. His purpose was to bring peace to the country and he did it without violence.
Carlos Callejas 3. Perhaps, the worst thing a modern government can do is to violently repress opposition, just like South Africa did when anti-apartheid movements began to appear. When you try to end conflict by just crushing all opposition, you will cause two things: 1. Loss of support and reputation from the population and other countries. 2. Create even more conflict now that you are making others suffer, they will want payback and will resort to violence as well. In the end, this will just weaken your government and create more violence in your country. For example, Middle Eastern dictatorships trigger the creation of resistance movements through the brutal repression and censorship they put on opposing groups, most of those governments end up getting overthrown. 7. I feel the reason Mandela and his colleagues chose to make a statement instead of presenting evidence was that, they represented their people, not themselves. Saving yourself is a selfish act when you are part of a collective, especially when it comes to extreme times like those in which the movie takes place. Perhaps the effect on the judge was that he was shocked, shocked in the good sense, that Mandela was brave and he did not do what he expected him to. 8. Despite being behind bars, Mandela kept his passion for the liberation of South Africans alive in his heart. He demonstrated to his fellow prisoners that change can be achieved through persistence and dialogue, when he got them all long trousers by talking to the wardens and the chief. Even though the wardens treated him badly, he still treated them with respect, teaching others how they should behave and the discipline a peaceful and free man needed to have. In other words, he taught a “turn the other cheek” principle. 11. When he saw that black Africans would attack whites, he knew something was going wrong. He believed the only way to make progress was peace, and the people were clamoring for bloodshed and retribution. He was absolutely against blacks breaking out in violence against whites since it would be Apartheid all over again, only this time the blacks were in control. He knew this would only lead to more suffering and violence, so the cycle had to be interrupted through almost extraordinary means: coexistence, tolerance, and peace.
Dinia Clairveaux Ms. Noce IB History 11/25/14 Nelson Mandela Movie questions
Question 2 I think the filmmakers chose to portray Nelson Mandela as hesitant to join the ANC because during the early stages the ANC in the movie looked like they were trying to defy the white government by starting protest and other things that shows a sign of revolt. He did not want to be place in that situation. The films made it seem as if the ANC were troubled makers that Nelson Mandela didn't want to be a part of. If you noticed in the movie during the first protest Nelson was trying to get away from it as soon as possible.
Question1 It compared to the point were blacks were divide among the whites. They were killed and beaten if they were disrespectful to a white person. The whites took over all of the good areas for living and pushed the natives out into small.areas that weren't really resourceful.for them. The were viewed as the inferior race. Their rights were.limited and they we also not.treat like people.but like wild animals.
Question 8 Nelson Mandela did as he had always done when he was free he did exercise he read yelled to communicate with his accomplices and adapted to life there. Some of the guards were rude and disrespectful towards him while others were kind of friendly towards him and keep him updated on the current issues that took place in the South.
Question5 I think the ANC felt they need to use violence against the government because it seemed lime they weren't getting anywhere. It was as a way to show the whites that they weren't going to take the treatment they were receiving and wanted things to change. The black Africans were being discriminated against. The whites didn't acknowledge them before but when they started the sabotage on the buildings it got their attention and they realize the blacks were serious.
11. Many Africans wanted revenge really bad because of how they were treated by the whites. Unlike the majority of the Africans nelson Mandela believed that they should not get revenge because he wanted to show that Africans didn’t need to act like the whites and he wanted to prove that they can do better than them. I think he held this view because if the Africans were to fight back and get revenge than it would be the same thing but just the Africans treating the whites bad and the racism would just never go away. I agree with nelson Mandela’s view and he me the right choice because I believe that if the Africans were to get revenge than there would probably still be battles go on now or a racist government system would have lasted longer.
13. The comments nelson Mandela delivers on television shows how great and a true leader he is. Nelson Mandela basically risked his life and lost 27 years of his life and his loved ones just for freedom and equality for his people. Nelson Mandela shows all the characteristics of a leader and he wants what is best for the country. Even though many Africans were mad about the situation in the end Nelson Mandela did what was right and earned Africans there peace and freedom, which was a great accomplishment. A true leader like Nelson Mandela knows what is best for their country and will sticks to their instincts and beliefs no matter how much they suffer.
5. The ANC decided to sabotage the government facilities because they were tired of being discriminated and being controlled. They felt like fighting back was the only way to gain freedom and I think that it does justify such a strategy by the ANC. I say this because from my point of view if I was in their position I would also want to fight back because I would want to live free and in peace and that’s what happened with the ANC they were just tired of being controlled and treated badly.
9. The proposal of Nelson Mandela to renounce violence in exchange for being released came about because the government officials could no longer take the protests and all the violence from the Africans. The South African government was starting to realize that the Africans would fight back and gain control sooner or later, so he tried to find a solution before it happened. I think Mandela rejected the proposal because he just wanted all Africans to have equality and be in peace and that was his goal, Mandela wasn’t just trying to be free himself he wanted everyone in south Africa to be in peace and have their rights. Rejecting the proposal showed that’s he was confident that the Africans would soon gain their freedom.
13.In the film,Nelson Mandela delievers a television addressnt to the people of South Africa at a time of extreme tension.During his address, he mention that many of his supporters urge him to reject the call for peace. He responds,”There is only one way forward and that is peace.” He reminds the viewers that he has given his life to the struggle for freedom twenty seven years of that in prison and that he is willing to die for the cause. He tells viewers that in spite of all this, he can forgive the white population for their treatment of him and black South Africans. What do such comments say about Nelson Mandela as a leader?
-Such comments say that Nelson Mandela say that he was a strong leader and he fought for what he believed in no matter what. He was willing to die and did a lot of time in prison trying to get justice for his people. He was a brave soul,who is still honored even today. He had a strong heart and was willing to forgive the white population for their treatment. He was an inspiration for many other young black children.
11.As his time in prison passed, Nelson Mandela began to look at what South Africa should become after Africans were given their freedom and political power. He knew that many black Africans would want revenge against the white population.What were his feelings on getting revenge and why do you think he held this view?
-Nelson Mandela view on getting revenge was the fair, he did not want his people getting revenge because it wouldn't solve anything,all it would do is create more problems and frustrations to let them be free by the government. I think personally he held this view because he finally realized that violence was not the way for solving the main problem which was freedom. If they did try and get revenge they would have made things severely worse. Not only that but,he was working with the ANC and they knew that the people from day one had the spirit to fight until they had got what they wanted. Nelson,just wanted to fight but in a professional orderly manner
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5.Discuss the ANC decision to conduct sabotage on government facilities. Why do you think ANC,which had been committed to a policy of non-violence for decades ,felt it needed to make this move? Does the level of oppression south African blacks were facing at that time justify such a strategy by the ANC?
-They felt like they needed to make this move because too many innocent lives of the South African people were being sacrificed everyday,and it was getting out of hand so the ANC had to step it up. The ANC just wanted peace and their justice at this point of the film. I believe seeing all that oppression of the people ,gave ANC the strategy of their redemption of freedom.They listen to what the people wanted and they were basically the voice of the people.
2.In the film,Nelson Mandela is portrayed as being reluctant to join the ANC when it first approached. The film presents a series of incidents involving the death f his friend Dlada Jackson, tensions with his first wife,Evelyn and the bus boycott in Johannesburg,as reasons for joining the ANC. In reality ,Mandela willingly joined the ANC because he was inspired by it leadership and their willingness to address the injustices he saw. Why do you think the filmmakers chose to tell the story in a way that depicted Nelson Mandela as hesitant to join the organization?
-I think the reason why the filmmakers chose to tell the story this way was show how important his leadership was. Also ,to imply how Nelson Mandela worked hard and long to make this important decision that could possible change the South African workers for the rest of their life.The filmmaker wanted to emphasize that this decision that was going to be made was a very important one,and they wanted to represent that in how Nelson made this decision. Not only that,but they wanted to show Nelsons loyalty that he had showed to his friend who died in the film wrongfully.
5. Discuss the ANC decision to conduct sabotage on government facilities. Why do you think the ANC, which had been committed to a policy of nonviolence for decades, felt it needed to make this move? Does the level of oppression in South African blacks were facing at that time justify such a strategy by the ANC?
ReplyDeleteThe reason why I think the African National Congress felt it was needed to sabotage the government is because they were being completely mistreated and discriminated by the whites. The Africans would get beaten by the whites for no reason sometimes. What the Africans did to sabotage the government was fighting back. They stole guns and created their own bombs. With this, the Africans would attack the whites. According to Nelson Mandela the level of abuse that the blacks in South African were facing did not justify such a strategy by the ANC. He believes the ANC should have fought back with peace instead of with weapons. Coming from my perspective I think that with the level of abuse that the blacks in South Africa were facing did justify such a strategy by the ANC. I think this because they were treated so wrongly and that wasn’t right! I feel that only way things would change would be to take action and take the power.
11. As his time in prison passed, Nelson Mandela began to look at what South Africa should become after Africans were given their freedom and political power. He knew that many black Africans would want revenge against the white population. Where were his feelings on getting revenge and why do you think he held this view?
Mandela’s feelings on getting revenge was for the Africans to be better than the white people. I remember in the movie when Mandela was moved to the nice-looking house and these little boys was shaking their butt at the police guards. Mandela said not to do that to the police guards because that is what they do to us and we need to show them that we are better people than they are. I thought at the reason why Mandela told the Africans not to act the way the whites do was to get them mad. If the white saw that they would treat the Africans rudely and the Africans would be nice then maybe the whites would feel guilty treating so rudely. The reason why I think Mandela held this view is because he wants help from the frontline states and if they see that the Africans are being just as awful as the whites then why should they help the Africans get freedom?
12. In the film, we see the world react to South Africa’s apartheid government and Nelson Mandela’s incarceration in the early 1980s. Media attention came after many decades of apartheid rule and years of imprisonment of Nelson Mandela. Discuss the impact of the media, primarily through television and print, in bringing attention to the world of the injustices of South African regime and Nelson Mandela. What might have been the impact of social media on these events had they been accessible then and how might the events played out differently?
ReplyDeleteThe impact of the media through television that brought attention to the world of the injustices of South African regime and Nelson Mandela was that it give announcements to the African population. For example, in the movie Mandela used a television to make the announcement and said to stop the violence against the whites and to make peace. He said that this was the only way to make life better in South Africa. If Facebook and twitter was created back then there would have been a very big change in South Africa. For example, since Facebook is so universal, if the Africans posted videos and pictures of how the whites mistreated them then the frontline states and even some countries might see the videos and pictures and feel sorry for them. This might have been a change for the Africans because since so many people would feel bad for them, they would help the Africans and stop the segregation faster.
13. In the film, Nelson Mandela delivers a television address to the people of South Africa at a time of extreme tension. During his address, he mentions that many of his supporters urge him to reject the call for peace. He responds, “There is only one way forward- and that is peace.” He reminds the viewers that he has given his life to the struggle for freedom-twenty –seven years of that in prison-and that he is willing to die for the cause. He tells viewers that in spite of all this, he can forgive the white population for their treatment of him and black South Africans. What do such comments say about Nelson Mandela as a leader?
These comments that were stated by Mandela shows that he is a real role model for a leader. He is teaching the kids that war isn't always the option. Peace and just compromising with others can be the most beneficial way to a safe and good life. These comments also show that Mandela is an extremely strong leader. Mandela spent 27 years being hit and mistreated by the whites. Yet, he still wants to treat the whites with respect and compromise with them. If I was him I would not have been nice to them like Mandela did. I would have did what the others did and fought them back. This was what made Mandela such of a good leader. No matter how much mistreatment the whites treated him with, Mandela never let that interfere with his happiness. He always saw the positive and want hoped for the best. This showed that Mandela was a very strong and committed leader to his Africans.
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(Q. 11-1, 5-2, 8-3, 12-4)
1. As Nelson’s prison time passed, Nelson Mandela Began to look at what South Africa should become after Africans were given their freedom of power. Of course, he knew that black Africans were now looking for revenge but Nelson did something in front of them that showed a true spirit of a real leader. Nelson received a letter saying “please Mr. Mandela, no more peace, revenge) or similar to these words. He took these words into television and announced them but instead of agreeing with this he said that he understands his pain but he already forgave them. The crowed went wild! They couldn’t believe what they were hearing but I think that this was the best way to go. Violence probably was going to make things worse then what they already were and Nelson being the leader could have gone back to prison, for life this time around. I think that Nelson held this view of peace because it is something the world needed to see, something South Africa needed to see and feel; inner peace and forgiveness.
2. The ANC decision to conduct sabotage on government facilities was tired of being under a committed to a policy of nonviolence for decades; so they acted. This does not make Nelson Mandela a traitor because he was doing what was right for his people, even if it was taking the root of violence (at first). From a political of view and the fact that he was around politicians and that he received some type of respect towards him, it may seem like he was a traitor but no. Nelson Mandela was correct in initiating a movement of some violence to reach inner peace later on. The violence used in this case was too much of a way to make the government realize that Africans needed this; it wasn’t that they were weak; it was that they needed to act on it.
3. When Nelson Mandela and his accomplices arrive at Robben Island Prison, the reality of life for them latterly became real. Although they knew that they were sentence for life, that didn’t stop Mandela from continuing to have faith and supporting his accomplices. In a scene of a movie probably when they were going to pick up their supplies, nelson gathers up his group and encourages them to continue to fight no matter what. It’s good to have someone who can support you but its terrible when something bad happens and your support can help you. Nelson Mandela received a note saying that his son died in a motorcycle accident. This was painful for him but that didn’t stop him from working hard, speaking his mind and doing what he needed to do in prison because 20+ years after, he was liberated. I think that believe that someday his movement was going to make a change in South Africa played towards him keeping himself alive in such a harsh place and being away from the liberty and freedom.
4. In the Film, we see that the world reacted to the incarceration of Nelson Mandela and the South African Apartheid. This was only because they saw threw television and heard by radio but if it was today things would have been much different. Today we have Face book, Twitter, Instagram; I know that someone would have done a hash tag like #FreeMandela and from there people would have joined the movement. The movement would have been much stronger and Nelson would have been free earlier.
WORK CITED
. Nelson Mandela “walk to freedom” movie
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QUESTIONS: 5, 6, 7 AND 12
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I think the decision that were taken on to take down the facilities owned by the government were a bit extreme from my point of view. I think this strategy was not necessary. This cost money to the government, time and a bigger level of hatred from to government towards the black. Yes the African were being extremely being discriminated at that time, but I think the criminal acts would not be the answer to the end of the Apartheid. I think these acts would be a cause of chain reactions across South Africa.
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Since the African National Congress were always known for non violent threats to the government for a long time, I think the formation of the “Spear of Nation” was not quiet necessary as tieing back to the answer on number five. Yet, I personally think this makes Nelson Mandela a freedom fighter, he was someone who was fighting for the freedom of his people and South Africa, but i think he kind of exaggerated as being a freedom fighter. I can not see Nelson Mandela being mentioned as a traitor, impossible.
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As i was watching the particular scene where as Nelson Mandela stood up to defend himself (lie) from the accusation that were being thrown at him which were actually right was not the best thing to do. I think this made Nelson Mandela look like a liar and a criminal towards the black community in South Africa, this act did not help end the discrimination towards the black. Now on the other side, the strong words that came out of Mandela’s mind which referred to black not having any rights and no political power whatsoever, I think these powerful words saved him from the death penalty he was originally sentenced for.
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I think the media had a very big impact in the Apartheid world wide. Nowadays with the world of media, you can see what is going on at another country, or the protests that are happening between the population and the government and this allowed the world to see what the black community in South Africa were going through and millions of people did not appreciate this act by the government and the life time imprisonment of Mandela. With this being said, protests were made to free Nelson Mandela and end Apartheid. I think this factor helped free Nelson Mandela.
4. People were present when they saw that Nelson Mandela had to serve the rest of his life in prison on an island that can only be entered through boat or plane. Back then they did not have Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Tumblr …etc that all the people of our generation had, they had to work their way from the bottom to start a campaign for “Free Nelson Mandela”. If they were in times like now, it would have been way easier to start something like that because all the people outraged would speak their world on social networks that would eventually start to become more and more bigger than it escalated than it did when they actually begun to start.
ReplyDelete5. The ANC (African National Congress) choose to be violent and aggressive after so many years of going by a policy of nonviolent acts because the government assaulted and killed a lot of people who were involved in nonviolent riots. When they killed a lot of their South African people the ANC felt outraged and decided to retaliate with plans of their own by blowing up the police stations with homemade bombs. The level of oppression in South Africa for the blacks was enough to justify what the ANC did. The treatment of the whites compared to the blacks was such a huge significance enough to compare the rights of the blacks to an animal, even then the animal would probably have gotten treated better.
11. Nelson Mandela did not want revenge. Before he went to prison I could agree to a certain extent that the idea of revenge was relevant to him but as he grew in prison, I would say he matured even more than he did before he went into prison for life. This maturing caused him to look at politics and freedom through a different perspective rather than over throwing the government and treating the whites how they treated blacks. He held this view that once he becomes free he would win over the power through politics and treat the whites fairly because he knew his people would never be able to win a war against the whites no matter how hard they fought. Nelson Mandela is a strong character in the form of politics, he thought smart when it came to getting power for the people without violence once he came out of jail.
13. Nelson Mandela’s comments about the peoples wish to reject the call for peace say a lot about his leadership character. The comments he made, the words he chose, the truth he brought to everyone’s ears all throughout his live broadcast was strong enough to shake the hearts of many people who were listening. His ex-wife was filled with envy while she was alone in her house listening. Even the President of South Africa looked to his peers after Mandela’s speech and asked if they would be capable of living under a government ran by Mandela just because his speech was so powerful they knew themselves that the ANC was going to become the official power of the government. The way he brought up how he served his 27 years in prison, missed out on all his kid’s childhood and still could forgive the white people was deep enough to show how strong of a leader Mandela actually is.
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4. What seemed to bring them together were there kids and wanted peace but even though they had different views. With the kids knowing if nothing wouldn't had change, there kids would have a violent childhood. They compliment each other by fighting for freedom, even though they both was fighting differently. Neslon was fighting peacefully, while Winnie was trying be violent. But even so they had a common goal to make South Africa free.
8. The reality didn't settled intill they got into the cells. That's when he went into the jail cell and said something in there language. Normally people that was native to South African would say it back, but in the jail cells nobody didn't say anything it was dead silence. But that didn't stop Nelson he still believed in freedom and rights. So he became the voice, the leader of the jail ; reason why he ask for long pants, ask for treatment and talk to other young prisoner's.
10. I felt he agreed to do this because he is the LEADER. To me he was the strong one and it wasn't good that they all would talk because together there would be more problems. Nelson you can see he wasn't scared and maybe thought the others would back down or make it worse.
12.If there was a Facebook or Twitter it could of been an impact. It could of gone global, getting everybody's attention and who else has the same point of view. Nelson wouldn't have been a jail for that long and could of got his freedom faster. South Africa with the ANC and the government could of gotten rights faster. Having Skype to talk to other leaders and you'll never know who would of come in to help.
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4. I feel that Winnie Madikizela was not commited to Nelson Mandela because while he was in jail she was cheating on him. But what brought them together was while Madikizela was in jail she seen how the African people were really treated. what also drove them together was they both wanted equal rights for the African people.
6. The African National Congress was a very non-violent group and they were forced to create the " spear of nation" because they were tired of the way they were being treated. This makes Nelson Mandela to me a freedom fighter because he is fighting for what he believes in. Mandela wouldn't be seen as a traitor because he did not go against anyone. He just fought in what he believes in.
7. During the scene when their in the court room Nelson Mandela stands up in front of the court room and says that he is not guilty because he felt that he did the right thing. That made the judge mad because it looked like the people of South Africa are liars. But I felt that it helped because before Mandela and the rest of the ANC was sentence the death penalty but they got life in jail instead.
10. Nelson Mandela felt that he should have those talks alone because he felt it would be dangerous if they all talked together because they wouldn't get anything done. He also felt that he can get information from them if they felt that he was trustworthy. That was his plan from the beginning to get information from them that he can used against them.
work cited:
Nelson Mandela: Along walk to freedom
Germairy Roman
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Mandela: A Long Walk to Freedom
2. In the film, Nelson there are sides of Nelson Mandela that are portrayed that people have no idea about. I would assume that when people hear the name Nelson Mandela they automatically think South African hero or anti-apartheid. Yes, he was a South African hero who was anti-apartheid but some people may not know that he was hesitant to join the ANC. I believe the film makers decided to tell the story that depicts Nelson Mandela being hesitant to join the ANC because it shows that he thought about repercussions before making decisions and that he is a careful person when it comes to joining organizations.
3. I feel that the South African government responding to the anti-apartheid demonstrations with violence was not a good strategy for suppressing opposition to the government. The South African citizens that are anti-apartheid will not stop protesting if the government keeps threatening and killing them. That will just anger them even more. In order for the South African government to suppress opposition to the government they have to compromise with the South African citizens and find common ground. Not only governments in South Africa get violent. Governments in the Middle East and parts of Africa get violent in order to suppress opposition towards that country's government. Repressive policies work in countries today because of their violent nature. It's either you follow the laws or you get killed or imprisoned. Also today in the Middle East, people are being killed or kept captive for not converting to a specific religion and that is just wrong and not justice.
13. The comments Nelson Mandela made during his television address to the South African people in the film shows that he is a peaceful leader and he is the bigger person. It shows that Nelson Mandela is definitely not a dictator but the complete opposite. He is a persistent person who does not give up a fight and fights for what he and the people of South Africa believe in. He went through 27 years of prison and says that he is willing to die for the cause because he was trying to get rid of apartheid and bring justice to South Africa. Nelson Mandela saying that he can forgive the white population for their treatments towards him and black South Africans shows that he himself is the bigger person and he is not evil nor violent person.
14. Nelson Mandela's victory in ending apartheid and being elected president does portray bittersweet irony. The reason for the bittersweet irony is because not only did he gain things but he also lost things. For example, he gained power over South Africa because he was elected president and was able to end apartheid. That was the upside of everything. The downside was him separating from Winnie, losing his son, missing out on his children growing up, and going to prison for 27 years. I think it was worth the effort because he achieved what he set out to do. He was able to fulfill his goals and bring justice to South Africa.
Work Cited - Mandela: A Long Walk to Freedom film
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5. During the movie, there were scenes where members of the ANC would sabotage government facilities. I believe that the reason why the ANC, who deeply devoted themselves to a policy of non violence for decades, took action in such a way is because their peaceful strategies were not effective enough. The ANC had pure and nonviolent intentions of opposing the government yet this peaceful protesting was simply ignored by those who were part of the apartheid government. The ANC had to find a new outlet and that was sabotaging government property. To me, this strategy of sabotage is nothing compared the to the oppression black South Africans faced. In a way it does justify the ANC’s actions because many lives were lost whenever the government oppressed the South African blacks.
9. In 1985, Nelson Mandela rejected the South African’s proposal of renouncing violence in exchange for his freedom. I think the reason why this proposal came about is because the South African government was gradually losing control of the protests that happened all over South Africa. The South African blacks were starting to fight back and combating the South African government with weapons of their own. I believe the reason why Mandela decided to reject this proposal was because he saw it as a weakness. He knew that if he were to accept this proposal, the apartheid government would take it as a sign of surrender and refuse to let go of their reign on South African. He would rather spend the rest of his life in prison and fight for equal rights than to give up so easy and have the South African government walk all over him.
11. Nelson Mandela strongly opposed the idea of revenge and thought that situations could definitely be solved without it. I believe that the reason why Mandela had this view is because since he was a leader, he knew what horrible outcomes it would bring. A good leader knows what is best for his/her followers and Mandela knew that revenge against the apartheid government would only add fuel to the fire and create even more unnecessary conflict.
13. I think Nelson Mandela’s comments in the message he addressed to the people of South Africa goes to show how selfless he was as a leader. 27 years of his life was spent in prison and it was all for the sake of fighting for equality for the people of South Africa. His messages also shows how wise he was as well. As a leader, he knew what was best for his people even though some weren’t happy with the decisions he made. He knew that if he were to give in to the demands of his people, it would only bring more conflict and more lives that would be lost. This also shows how resistant he was to manipulation.
Mu Ying Yu
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November 25, 2014
Nelson Mandela Questions
4. Other factors seem to draw the two of them together was their family and also rights for African people. Not so long after Mandela went to prison, Winnie also got arrested. While Winnie is in jail, she saw how the African people were treated badly and the jail was so dirty with mouses running around. The prison Mandela in compare to the jail Winnie in was much better even it is small but more clean. When they in jail, they heard that outside was so violence and people fight around for their freedom.Mandela decided to fight peacefully but Winnie choose to form group of people to fight violently against the government. However, their mission in life is common which is equal rights for African people.
5.I think the ANC, had been committed to a policy of nonviolence for decades, felt it needed to make this move because they wanted peace and not discriminations.The ANC tried to promote nonviolent actions to oppose the government but still the government ignore the protest. The government not only ignore but also don’t care about the blacks and killed a lot of blacks. The ANC felt shock and fight back by bombing buildings and stolen weapons. The level of oppression South African blacks were facing at that time was enough to justify the strategy done by the ANC because I think the blacks are even low status then animals, the whites don’t look at blacks like they are human. When compare the ANC actions to the Whites is nothing, the whites are the most terror at the time or is a nightmare to the blacks.
7.I think they made this decision because Mandela is defending himself and he is confident that he did the right thing. What he and the ANC did was to bring peace and freedom to the black community. The judge look like is mad to hear what Mandela said because he don’t believe in what Mandela said and might think they are waste time doing all these actions. I think the South African who were observing this trial should felt happy that they have such great people help them fought for peace and freedom but they might also felt sad that those great people is sending to jail for half of their life. Mandela made great statements that actually turn their death penalty to 27 years in prisons.
11.Nelson Mandela had been in prison for 27 years, which half of his life had spend in jail. At first, Mandela is planning to revenge but as time go by he don’t have the same feelings again. The environment and time is two important factors that can change one’s perspectives from bad to good. Mandela had grew be more matures caused him to look at freedom from different point of view. At first, Mandela was thinking to treated the whites the same way back as they treated the blacks. But when he became the President of the country, this thoughts were left behind because there is no way for them to win the whites. His purpose was to bring peace to the country and he did it without violence.
Work Cited:
*Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Carlos Callejas
ReplyDelete3. Perhaps, the worst thing a modern government can do is to violently repress opposition, just like South Africa did when anti-apartheid movements began to appear. When you try to end conflict by just crushing all opposition, you will cause two things: 1. Loss of support and reputation from the population and other countries. 2. Create even more conflict now that you are making others suffer, they will want payback and will resort to violence as well. In the end, this will just weaken your government and create more violence in your country. For example, Middle Eastern dictatorships trigger the creation of resistance movements through the brutal repression and censorship they put on opposing groups, most of those governments end up getting overthrown.
7. I feel the reason Mandela and his colleagues chose to make a statement instead of presenting evidence was that, they represented their people, not themselves. Saving yourself is a selfish act when you are part of a collective, especially when it comes to extreme times like those in which the movie takes place. Perhaps the effect on the judge was that he was shocked, shocked in the good sense, that Mandela was brave and he did not do what he expected him to.
8. Despite being behind bars, Mandela kept his passion for the liberation of South Africans alive in his heart. He demonstrated to his fellow prisoners that change can be achieved through persistence and dialogue, when he got them all long trousers by talking to the wardens and the chief. Even though the wardens treated him badly, he still treated them with respect, teaching others how they should behave and the discipline a peaceful and free man needed to have. In other words, he taught a “turn the other cheek” principle.
11. When he saw that black Africans would attack whites, he knew something was going wrong. He believed the only way to make progress was peace, and the people were clamoring for bloodshed and retribution. He was absolutely against blacks breaking out in violence against whites since it would be Apartheid all over again, only this time the blacks were in control. He knew this would only lead to more suffering and violence, so the cycle had to be interrupted through almost extraordinary means: coexistence, tolerance, and peace.
Dinia Clairveaux
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Nelson Mandela Movie questions
Question 2
I think the filmmakers chose to portray Nelson Mandela as hesitant to join the ANC because during the early stages the ANC in the movie looked like they were trying to defy the white government by starting protest and other things that shows a sign of revolt. He did not want to be place in that situation. The films made it seem as if the ANC were troubled makers that Nelson Mandela didn't want to be a part of. If you noticed in the movie during the first protest Nelson was trying to get away from it as soon as possible.
Question1
It compared to the point were blacks were divide among the whites. They were killed and beaten if they were disrespectful to a white person. The whites took over all of the good areas for living and pushed the natives out into small.areas that weren't really resourceful.for them. The were viewed as the inferior race. Their rights were.limited and they we also not.treat like people.but like wild animals.
Question 8
Nelson Mandela did as he had always done when he was free he did exercise he read yelled to communicate with his accomplices and adapted to life there. Some of the guards were rude and disrespectful towards him while others were kind of friendly towards him and keep him updated on the current issues that took place in the South.
Question5
I think the ANC felt they need to use violence against the government because it seemed lime they weren't getting anywhere. It was as a way to show the whites that they weren't going to take the treatment they were receiving and wanted things to change. The black Africans were being discriminated against. The whites didn't acknowledge them before but when they started the sabotage on the buildings it got their attention and they realize the blacks were serious.
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Nelson Mandela: a long walk to freedom
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11. Many Africans wanted revenge really bad because of how they were treated by the whites. Unlike the majority of the Africans nelson Mandela believed that they should not get revenge because he wanted to show that Africans didn’t need to act like the whites and he wanted to prove that they can do better than them. I think he held this view because if the Africans were to fight back and get revenge than it would be the same thing but just the Africans treating the whites bad and the racism would just never go away. I agree with nelson Mandela’s view and he me the right choice because I believe that if the Africans were to get revenge than there would probably still be battles go on now or a racist government system would have lasted longer.
13. The comments nelson Mandela delivers on television shows how great and a true leader he is. Nelson Mandela basically risked his life and lost 27 years of his life and his loved ones just for freedom and equality for his people. Nelson Mandela shows all the characteristics of a leader and he wants what is best for the country. Even though many Africans were mad about the situation in the end Nelson Mandela did what was right and earned Africans there peace and freedom, which was a great accomplishment. A true leader like Nelson Mandela knows what is best for their country and will sticks to their instincts and beliefs no matter how much they suffer.
5. The ANC decided to sabotage the government facilities because they were tired of being discriminated and being controlled. They felt like fighting back was the only way to gain freedom and I think that it does justify such a strategy by the ANC. I say this because from my point of view if I was in their position I would also want to fight back because I would want to live free and in peace and that’s what happened with the ANC they were just tired of being controlled and treated badly.
9. The proposal of Nelson Mandela to renounce violence in exchange for being released came about because the government officials could no longer take the protests and all the violence from the Africans. The South African government was starting to realize that the Africans would fight back and gain control sooner or later, so he tried to find a solution before it happened. I think Mandela rejected the proposal because he just wanted all Africans to have equality and be in peace and that was his goal, Mandela wasn’t just trying to be free himself he wanted everyone in south Africa to be in peace and have their rights. Rejecting the proposal showed that’s he was confident that the Africans would soon gain their freedom.
Naomie Bourdeau
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Nelson Mandela
13.In the film,Nelson Mandela delievers a television addressnt to the people of South Africa at a time of extreme tension.During his address, he mention that many of his supporters urge him to reject the call for peace. He responds,”There is only one way forward and that is peace.” He reminds the viewers that he has given his life to the struggle for freedom twenty seven years of that in prison and that he is willing to die for the cause. He tells viewers that in spite of all this, he can forgive the white population for their treatment of him and black South Africans. What do such comments say about Nelson Mandela as a leader?
-Such comments say that Nelson Mandela say that he was a strong leader and he fought for what he believed in no matter what. He was willing to die and did a lot of time in prison trying to get justice for his people. He was a brave soul,who is still honored even today. He had a strong heart and was willing to forgive the white population for their treatment. He was an inspiration for many other young black children.
11.As his time in prison passed, Nelson Mandela began to look at what South Africa should become after Africans were given their freedom and political power. He knew that many black Africans would want revenge against the white population.What were his feelings on getting revenge and why do you think he held this view?
-Nelson Mandela view on getting revenge was the fair, he did not want his people getting revenge because it wouldn't solve anything,all it would do is create more problems and frustrations to let them be free by the government. I think personally he held this view because he finally realized that violence was not the way for solving the main problem which was freedom. If they did try and get revenge they would have made things severely worse. Not only that but,he was working with the ANC and they knew that the people from day one had the spirit to fight until they had got what they wanted. Nelson,just wanted to fight but in a professional orderly manner
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5.Discuss the ANC decision to conduct sabotage on government facilities. Why do you think ANC,which had been committed to a policy of non-violence for decades ,felt it needed to make this move? Does the level of oppression south African blacks were facing at that time justify such a strategy by the ANC?
-They felt like they needed to make this move because too many innocent lives of the South African people were being sacrificed everyday,and it was getting out of hand so the ANC had to step it up. The ANC just wanted peace and their justice at this point of the film. I believe seeing all that oppression of the people ,gave ANC the strategy of their redemption of freedom.They listen to what the people wanted and they were basically the voice of the people.
2.In the film,Nelson Mandela is portrayed as being reluctant to join the ANC when it first approached. The film presents a series of incidents involving the death f his friend Dlada Jackson, tensions with his first wife,Evelyn and the bus boycott in Johannesburg,as reasons for joining the ANC. In reality ,Mandela willingly joined the ANC because he was inspired by it leadership and their willingness to address the injustices he saw. Why do you think the filmmakers chose to tell the story in a way that depicted Nelson Mandela as hesitant to join the organization?
ReplyDelete-I think the reason why the filmmakers chose to tell the story this way was show how important his leadership was. Also ,to imply how Nelson Mandela worked hard and long to make this important decision that could possible change the South African workers for the rest of their life.The filmmaker wanted to emphasize that this decision that was going to be made was a very important one,and they wanted to represent that in how Nelson made this decision. Not only that,but they wanted to show Nelsons loyalty that he had showed to his friend who died in the film wrongfully.
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"Mandela : Long Walk to Freedom"
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