When I was around Sunny, there was no time to dream about some easier, prettier, more comprehensible, less fucked-up existence. Now was all we had: Sunny lifting her eyes to meet mine. Cupping water in my own hands to rinse the blood off her head. Sunny’s tongue on my nose, her tail thudding on my leg. The reach of my hand across her spine. The words of comfort and rage and fear and sadness and hope that I spoke only in her presence. Shannon Kopp
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"The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." Nelson Mandela was one of the most influential political figures of the 20th century. He was the first President of South Africa after the end of apartheid. He was elected President in 1994 and remained in that position until 1999.

He was often referred to as "the father of the nation". With his election as president, many believed that South Africa would finally be able to move forward into a new era where black people would take their place as equals with whites. Many people thought that now that the white minority had been removed from power, blacks would be able to live their lives without fear or prejudice.

But, 20 years after Mandela's election, many people are still waiting for this change. Despite Mandela's efforts to remove the system of apartheid from South Africa, many believe that his actions were just window dressing. After all, he remained president for only one term and was never able to fully bring about the change he wanted.

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