At the end of the first paragraph, Mandela writes: "As a Xhosa, I count my years as a man from the date of my circumcision." Yet, at the end of the last chapter, he says, "Looking back, I know that I was not a man that day, and would not become one for many years." Here, Mandela seems to contradict himself. He says he became a man that day and that he did not become a man that day. This apparent contradiction creates an ambiguity in the text, where we are not quite sure what the writer means, and we have to interpret. So what do you think? Is Mandela just contradicting himself? Did Mandela forget what he wrote at the beginning of the chapter? Or is there a way these two statements can be understood so there is no contradiction? Explain your reasoning.

Which lines foreshadow macbeths eventual killing of the king

In addition to academic and extracurricular achievements in school, i am an involved member of my community. i volunteer at the local animal shelter every saturday morning, and i build houses for a nonprofit organization a few times a year with my family. which of these rhetorical devices is most clearly used here? a. inductive logic b. ethos c. parallelism d. text structure

Select the correct answerwhat theme is portrayed in this excerpt from leo tolstoy's the death of ivan ilyich? in reality it was just what is usually seen in the houses of people of moderate means who want to appear rich, and therefore succeed only inresembling others like themselves, there are damasks dark wood, plants, rugs, and dull and polished bronzes-all the things people of a certaiclass have in order to resemble other people of that class. his house was so like the others that it would never have been noticed, but to him it aseemed to be quite exceptional. he was very happy when he met his family at the station and brought them to the newly furnished house all lit uwhere a tootman in a white tie opened the door into the hall decorated with plants, and when they went on into the drawing-room and the studyuttering exclamations of delight he conducted them everywhere, drank in their praises eagerly, and beamed with pleasure. a.the effect of consumerismbw the power of wealthcam keeping up appearances in societyud. wconforming to societal conventionsresetnextil rights reserved.