South Africa Unites In Mourning
Published
on Fri. Dec. 6, 2013 By:
Jennifer Quinn
This Sunday,
the citizens of South Africa will stop to remember Nelson Mandela, who passed
away the other day. It will mark the start of a ceremony lasting more than a
week to remember their former president. Nelson Mandela was special to many
people, so naturally, many people would feel a void in their hearts where he
used to belong. This coming Tuesday, a memorial service is going to be held within
the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg, the city in which he died, to honour him. Even
though he was sick this year, his passing still came as a shock to some people.
Some were prepared, while others just weren’t ready to have their hero leave
them. He is truly too important to be forgotten, and will be remembered
forever.
The article
states that many people feel very sad about Nelson Mandela’s passing, but what
were they doing to cheer up? I think that the article could have added more
details as to what people were doing to try to get past this difficult time,
and move on. Personally, I think that the article should also have included the
input from his family members. I would have liked to see what his family
thought of him (probably great things). I also think the article could have
included more information about what specifically was the citizens’ method of
paying respects to him. Despite these things, I still liked the article though.
It had relevant information about the passing of Nelson Mandela, and the
people’s reactions to it. Even though the article could have included the
things I mentioned before, those were just things I would have liked to have
seen. They weren’t things that would be necessary to include. Nelson Mandela
was a hero. He helped to achieve rights in South Africa, and he formed the
African National Congress, in which he later became their president. He was
truly a great man. I think it’s important for people to reflect on his passing,
but also to move on afterwards. He will stay in the memory of those whose lives
he has changed for the rest of time.
