NelsonMandelaandtheFightforEqualityinSouthAfrica

Ritika Gurung
Senior Division
Individual Website

These days, one hears so many names that their ears fall deaf to hear the names of
inspirational leaders such as Nelson Mandela. I chose to write about this topic in order to gain
more knowledge about Mandelas actions and find out why such a vast number of people
globallyrespectedandcherishedthisSouthAfricanleader.
I conducted my research by going to the Downtown Riverside Library and checking out
books related to Nelson Mandela andtheapartheid.Thishelpedmeacquirethebasicknowledge
of Africa during the apartheidandaboutMandelasjourney.Then,Ibrowsed theinternettolook
for resourceful articles and websites that would helpmeidentifyMandelaslegacyandeffecton
the global community. Moreover, I browsed articles featuring photos that outlined Mandelas
life. This pictures and captions gave me details concerning the segregation of South Africa
during the apartheid and helped me envision the key moments of Mandelas story. Finally, I
watchedvideosaboutNelsonMandela.
I selected the websitecategorybecauseIlikeworkingwithcomputersandtheweb.Iwas
interested in the processof creatingawebsitefromscratch.Moreover, making awebsiteenabled
me to use nontextual materials such as media and pictures. I wouldnt be able to incorporate
these materials as freely on other presentation categories such as exhibit or paper. I created my
project by first putting together an outline for my website. This included naming the pages and
setting organization standards for each aspect of my website. Then, I gathered information on
each page of my website and began filling out the basic structure. I continued doing this until I
finishedmywebsite.

Nelson Mandelas unbreakable spirit and hope drove him and his supporters to
achieve racial equality in South Africa. He also helped establish democracy in South Africa,
putting the horrid apartheid to its grave. Mandela carried the hopes of all the South Africans
living in poverty and racial oppression. He led the youths, the elders, andthewholecommunity
of colored peoples to finally grasp onto freedom. No longer would they have to live in cruel
segregation and in humiliation. Mandela inspires many people to this day to never give despite
alloddsandtoputasideracialdifferences.
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