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Compare And Contrast Richard Rodriguez And Malcom X
Rodriguez and Malcom X were both educated men. In Richard Rodriguez “Achievement of Desire” shows a scholarly boy who receive an education in school. This boy receives and education, belittle the less educate the more educated he became, and then realize how education affected him negatively. In Malcom X “Learning to Read” speaks about how education had an impact on his life. Describing how Malcom received an education in prison and his ideologies changed. The Malcom becomes someone who feels less educated and know feels free. Rodriguez and Malcom X experiences differ from each

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