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As he once said, 'I am not a saint, unless you think of a saint as a sinner who keeps on trying.' I am one of the countless millions who drew inspiration from Nelson Mandela's life. My very first political action, the first thing I ever did that involved an issue or a policy or politics, was a protest against apartheid. I would study his words and his writings. The day that he was released from prison gave me a sense of what human beings can do when they're guided by their hopes and not by their fears. And like so many around the globe, I cannot fully imagine my own life without the example that Nelson Mandela set. II. Match the words on the right to their definitions on the left.
a. dock (n) b. to cherish (v) c. fierce (adj.) d. unbending (adj.) e. will (n) f. to move (v) g. to embody (v) j. to draw (v)
( J ) to obtain ( C ) very strong or intense ( E ) desire, wish ( B ) to hold ( an idea belief, etc.) in a deeply felt way. ( G ) to represent in a clear and obvious way ( D ) not willing to change an opinion, decision, etc. ( F ) to stir the emotions, feelings, or passions of; ( A ) the place in a criminal court where a prisoner
stands or sits during trial
III. Correct the wrong use of words in the sentences below. a. Cherish any chance you get to learn from the best, and then learn from them. b. The irony is that there were fierce fights about whether to open the network to students from other colleges. c. With two equally unbending political parties pitted against each other, our government has become stagnant. d. But it is possible to discuss why particular groups generally embody particular viewpoints. e. Then, if their credit was good, they could draw a mortgage from a bank
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