10th Eng.First Flight Ch-2 LONG WALK TO FREEDOM, ANNOTATIONS VOCABULARY AND MESSAGE

CH-2  LONG WALK TO FREEDOM 

Nelson Mandela

Annotations/Vocabulary 

Long Walk to Freedom 

Annotations

1- Dawned- begin/arrived 

2-besieged by -surrounded by 

3-Amphitheatre - a building without roof for discussion

4-Confer-to give

5-Emancipation- freedom from restrictions 

6-Distinguished- very successful

7- Outlaws-A person who has broken the law.

8- spectacular array-on impressive display

8-Chevron- A V shape pattern

9- Bedecked - decorated

10- Overwhelmed - strong emotional feelings

11- Wrought - old fashioned

12-profound- very deep

13- Resilience - ability to deal with any kinds of hardship.

14- Oppression - cruel treatment

15- Smoke trail- a mark left smoke

16-Patched up-deal with problem

17- Inhumane - unkind

18- Erected - create a system

19- Overturned - Abolished, invalidate

20- Comrade - a fellow member

 21- Defies- refuse to obey

22- Triumph over - to defeat someone

23-Grimmest- very serious

24- A man of colour - a man who is not white

25-Inevitably- unavailable

26- Ripped from -pull something quickly

27- Mealies - Maize, Sweetcorn

28-Transitory- only a short time

29- Curtailed -reduce

30-Animated- full of life

31-Apartheid- A political system that separates people according to their race

Ch-2  Nelson Mandela

Message

I will not leave South Africa, nor will I surrender. Only through hardship, sacrifice and militant action can freedom be won. The struggle is my life. I will continue fighting for freedom until the end of my days.the oppressor and the oppressed both lose humanity. One through hatred and the other through oppression and hence both need to be liberated from these inhumane prisons.

Theme

Nelson Mandela" is the inspiring life of a man who fought for freedom, endured imprisonment, and became a beacon of hope for his country and the world. His legacy continues to inspire people to fight for justice and equality.getting freedom after a very long struggle due to the courage of all the people who sacrificed so much for equality and peace in the country, much like India's own freedom struggle.

Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela was a brave and courageous person who fought against the apartheid system in South Africa. Despite facing several challenges, including imprisonment for 27 years, he never lost his courage and remained steadfast in his fight for justice and equality.Nelson Mandela was a political leader and anti-apartheid activist from South Africa. Mandela was elected president of South Africa after serving 27 years in prison for supporting anti-apartheid views.