Mandela and Pericles.

1. Stephen Biko and the Athenian soldiers have a few things in common. In Pericles' oration, he states that the Athenian soldiers died nobly, and fought for what they had to guard and what they thought was right. They died for their empire, and had so much pride. They fought and died because they wanted the future to be better for their Athenians' future. In Mandela's speech, he states "It is the dictate of history to bring to the fore the kind of leaders who seize the moment, who cohere the wishes and aspirations of the oppressed. While not everyone could do much about Apartheid, Stephen Biko stuck his head out because he had pride in his people, and he knew it had to be stopped. He prided himself so much in his people that he didn't care if he died because if he did, he knew that he was going to leave a huge impact the future. He knew that if he stuck his neck out, he and his people would be on the road to a better life.

2. Mandela wanted to keep alive the memory of Biko because what Biko did was amazing, and he's a hero for speaking the truth to everyone and standing up for what he strongly believed in. Also, Mandela keeps the memory going because he knows that from what Biko did, things would begin taking a huge turn, and soon others would start to state what they believed in as well.