Qualifications of Three Candidates
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The purpose of this report is to analyze the qualifications of the three final candidates for a speaker to be invited to the gala party celebrating the beginning of the new millennium in the year 2000. These candidates have been examined in terms of their background, life experiences, abilities as speakers, and on the basis of their writings in order to get some idea of their views and how well they would fit with a celebration leading into a new year, a new century, and a new millennium, all suggesting new ideas, new priorities, and a new dedication to solving the problems of the city and improving the lot of humankind. Cornel West is the Chair of the African American Studies Program at Harvard University. He is regarded as one of America's leading African American intellectuals. West has Socialist leanings and is the honorary co chair of the Democratic Socialists of America. He is considered one of America's "most eloquent and provocative speakers" and seeks always "to promote a greater appreciation for the kind of perceptions that African Americans bring to their status and condition in this society" (Mocete www.ucc.uconn.edu/~wwwnews/rel96028.htm). According to Ronald Taylor, Director of the Institute for Africa-American Studies, West has a particular intention in his work: In his writing West addresses a range of social issues and developments with implications for society in general and African Americans in particular. He stre
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untry organizing resistance to discriminatory legislation. He was given a suspended sentence for his part in that campaign. Mandela and Oliver Tambo opened the first black legal firm in the country, and Mandela served as both Transvaal president of the ANC and deputy national president. He endured numerous other legal troubles, and when the ANC was banned after the Sharpeville massacre in 1960, he was detained until 1961. In 1962 Mandela left the country for military training in Algeria, and when he returned, he was arrested for leaving the country illegally and for incitement to strike. He was convicted and jailed for five years in November 1962. While serving that sentence, he was charged with sabotage and sentenced to life imprisonment. He served his time at Robben Island prison, which he helped make a center. Mandela never compromised his political principles. He rejected offers of release if he renounced his politics. He was released in February 1990. He has honorary degrees from more than 50 international universities and is chancellor of the University of the North. As a final triumph, he was inaugurated as State President of South Africa in 1994 ("Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela" www.anc.org.za/people/mandela.html).
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