Capitalization Practise Answers

My name is Nelson Mandela, and I have had an unusual life. I have been both a prisoner and a president in my country. I was born in 1918 in the small village of Qunu in the Transkei, which is a large territory (like a state) in South Africa. My father, Henry Mandela, was chief of our tribe, the Tembus. As a child, I took care of the family's cattle and goats and fished in the Bashee River near our village. I decided to become a lawyer because this seemed to be the best way to help my people. After I became a laywer, I became the leader of a group of young Africans who wanted to change the system of discrimination in our country. Because of my political activities, I was arrested and sent to prison. I spent twenty-seven years in prison. I spent most of those years on Roggen Island, a cold, windy island in the Atlantic Ocean. The world didn't forget about me while I was in prison, however. I received important visitors, awards, and university degrees from all over the world. I also learned Afrikaans, which the language of white South Africans. Of course I also speak English and Xhosa, which is the Tembu language. At last, I was set free in 1990, and I became the president of South Africa in 1994. Now I will try to bring peace, democracy, and prosperity to all of my country's people.