The reading by Malcolm X‚ “A Homemade Education” is telling about how Malcolm chose to use his time in jail wisely and learn how to read (265). Malcolm studied the dictionary page by page and read book after book. After doing this Malcolm could now fully understand what reading was and knew what every book meant. Malcolm was born in 1925 and died in 1965. He was a noted political activist and writer (265). “A feud that developed over his desire to unify the races and free blacks in America resulted
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Elizabeth Terry Biology 101-06 MWF at 3:00 November 14‚ 2011 Research paper DOWN SYNDROME Down syndrome is the most common cause of mental retardation Down syndrome is the most common cause of mental retardation. It is caused by the presence of an extra chromosome. Chromosomes contain sequences of DNA called genes that represent the genetic information that exists within a cell. Twenty-three distinctive pairs of chromosomes which is 46 in total. They are located within the nucleus
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In "A Homemade Education‚" Malcolm X uses personal anecdotes and language to describe the wrong-doing of the "white man" and situational irony to establish credibility and effectively enlighten the audience of the importance of gaining an education and to rise above illiteracy to fight against the "white man." 1. "Where else but in a prison could I have attacked my ignorance ...?"(223). He uses situational irony to illustrate how dedicated he was in educating himself that even though
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Thematic Analysis The two readings “A Room of One’s Own” by Virginia Woolf and “Homemade Education” by Malcolm X are completely different‚ yet they share a similar theme about education. Receiving an education has been difficult task for certain groups of people for centuries. “A Room of One’s Own” is set during William Shakespeare’s time period where women were not allowed to be educated the same way as men were. The idea of a women being able to write a play or be an actor in the theater was
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Tiffany Brock Homemade Education Malcolm X was a moving motivational speaker. He was able to speak and have the whole world listen. The way he dictates his words within his speech‚ would make you think he was very educated and probably had a college degree. The truth is Malcolm X only finished school through the eighth grade. In his book “Prison Studies”‚ Malcolm X confesses that most of his education was retrieved while serving in prison. I believe that his “homemade education”‚ laid the pavement
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be used for more then looking up unfamiliar words? According to the article “Malcolm X: A Homemade Education from The Autobiography of Malcolm X‚ a dictionary is used as A tool to learn formal English. Malcolm explains his battle between street language and formal language. While in Charlestown Prison‚ he uses self motivation and teaches himself formal English. The way he does it is very unique. Malcolm calls himself “the most articulate hustler out there”‚ but faces incredible
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Reading Response “Homemade Education” In the essay "A Homemade Education‚" Malcolm X begins with explaining the struggles of how he taught himself to read and write in prison by using a dictionary and wrote from every night. He discusses how his interest and resolve to be "able to read and understand"(Malcom 227). Literature has led him to a freedom which he had never felt before. As he followed the teachings of Elijah Muhammad‚ he found astonishing interest in black history and slavery. His tone
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In Malcolm X’s "A Homemade Education‚" Malcolm discusses his struggles between the language on his childhood streets growing up and the language of literature. Being in prison‚ he explains how his interest and determination to be "able to read and understand"(197) literature led him to a freedom he had never had or ever felt before. He indulged himself in reading while broadening his vocabulary copying the entire dictionary from which he "also learned of people and places and events from history
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Name: Brandon Kuck Period: 1 10th Grade Research Project Outline Format-2012-13 I. Introduction Paragraph A. Hook Sentence: Malcolm X was one of the fierce black leaders that gave equal rights to their race B. Anecdote or Example C. Background Information: ______________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________
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them to their deaths. The words spoken by Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X were so strong and influential‚ helping them gain great audiences and followers. King preached out over the “brotherhood” among races‚ and the importance of non-violence. Malcolm X‚ also advocated for the end to segregation‚ but emphasized the needs for blacks to become independent of the white man‚ and stand up for themselves. Both King and Malcolm X had similar goals in their minds‚ but took distinct paths to attain those
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