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.

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Read the excerpt from martin luther king jr.’s "i have a dream” speech. and so let freedom ring from the prodigious hilltops of new hampshire. let freedom ring from the mighty mountains of new york. let freedom ring from the heightening alleghenies of pennsylvania. let freedom ring from the snow-capped rockies of colorado. let freedom ring from the curvaceous slopes of california. but not only that: let freedom ring from stone mountain of georgia. let freedom ring from lookout mountain of tennessee. let freedom ring from every hill and molehill of mississippi. from every mountainside, let freedom ring. the most likely reason king uses allusions in this part of his speech is to share his knowledge of american geography. compare northern and southern destinations. remind listeners about small-town accountability. encourage listeners to envision freedom everywhere.

Which excerpt best represents the central conflict of “ everyday use”