What Life Was Like In South Africa During Apartheid

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Præsentation af teksten

Titel: “What Life Was Like In South Africa During Apartheid”
Forfatter: Michelle Faul
Genre: Artikel
Dato: Den 9. december 2013, få dage efter Nelson Mandelas død.

Michelle Faul er journalist og har siden 2005 arbejdet for nyhedsorganisationen The Associated Press, hvor hun har været hovedansvarlig for formidlig af nyheder fra Afrika. I denne artikel deler hun sine personlige minder og erfaringer fra apartheidtiden i Sydafrika (1948-1991), hvor hele samfundet var gennemsyret af love designet til at diskriminere og undertrykke den ikke-hvide del af befolkningen.

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Ethos

The writer appeals to trust and authority in several ways in the speech. For example, she uses her personal experience to show how the apartheid regime systematically implemented racial discrimination: “My experience was more the absurd pettiness of apartheid, rather than the brutal, state-sponsored violence used to maintain it.” (p. 12, ll. 10-11). Furthermore, she visited South Africa as a teenager with a British passport, which gave her access to services typically reserved for whites (p. 12, ll. 26-28). This makes her a credible source to talk about the topic, as she witnessed how both categories of people lived during the apartheid regime and thus has a unique perspective.

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