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    Total Quality Management Malcolm Baldrige and Philippine Version Award Arellano‚ Juan Marcos III F. Malcolm Baldrige Winning the Baldrige Award is about as good as it gets with respect to being recognized as a world-class organization. The Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award is an award for excellence in quality improvement and quality management. The MBNQA acts as a vehicle to showcase exceptional US organizations‚ share best practices‚ facilitate organization learning and growth‚ and strengthen

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    your gut feeling or intuition about situations can be described in a different manner. In the book “Blink” By Malcolm GladwellGladwell describes his theory on thin slicing‚ how it works and how we can utilize this unconscious tool for our own benefit. Thin slicing is when the unconscious mind automatically identifies patterns developed from past experiences and makes what Gladwell calls snap judgments. He shows several examples of when thin slicing can be beneficial as well as a few flaws in

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    Malcolm X I was an American revolutionary. My life was impactful for many individuals; however‚ my death carried a strong meaning. Although I dropped out of school at the age of 15‚ I educated myself throughout my time in prison. I studied Elijah Muhammad‚ who was an advocate and teacher of the Nation of Islam. When I was paroled‚ I taught and promoted the principles of the Nation of Islam. I became the national spokesman’s helping increase the membership from a couple hundred to around thirty

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    book is to provide a summary of the life of Malcolm X and his role in American history. The role of racism and its affect on Malcolm‚ his response to racism‚ and how his experiences affect his response to racism is documented. Malcolm X was born in Nebraska and moved to Michigan. After his father is assassinated and his mother is put in a mental hospital Malcolm is put in a foster home. He leaves his foster family to live with his sister and falls into a life of crime. Once he is sent to prison he

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    Learning to Read‚ by Malcolm X Seminar Questions OPENING QUESTIONS 1. “The teaching of Mr. Muhammad stressed how history had been ‘whitened’—when white men had written history books”(P.213). From this sentence‚ I found the word “whitened” very interesting. It was rare to describe the history being “whitened”. Then Malcolm had explained‚ what he meant by “whitened” history. It was how the white races actually dominant and created history‚ since they were the people who wrote history‚ so history

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    Malcolm Little

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    Malcolm X born Malcolm Little‚ the man the world knows as El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz. His journey into literacy was not one that is common to most individuals. Learning to read while incarcerated is not an experience most are subjected to. Nevertheless Malcolm X made the most of his circumstances and with the assistance of his mentor Honorable Elijah Muhammad‚ he was able to educate himself albeit through the teachings of the Nation Of Islam. The basis for Malcolm wishing to be educated was in his

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    Malcolm X’s early experiences with racism shaped his thinking throughout his lifetime. As a child growing up in Omaha‚ Nebraska‚ Malcolm was witness to the near lynching of his father and the burning of his family home by Klansmen. Later‚ his father was killed and his mother was committed to a mental institution. Malcolm and his siblings were split up by child welfare and for awhile he was forced to live in a reform home run by racist white people. Malcolm moved to Boston in his early teens and soon

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    Malcolm’s life is a Horatio Alger story with a twist. His is not a "rags to riches" tale‚ but a powerful narrative of self-transformation from petty hustler to internationally known political leader. Born in Omaha‚ Nebraska‚ the son of Louise and Earl Little‚ who was a Baptist preacher active in Marcus Garvey’s Universal Negro Improvement Association‚ Malcolm‚ along with his siblings‚ experienced dramatic confrontations with racism from childhood. Hooded Klansmen burned their home in

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    He first speaks on the behalf of his grandmother‚ who was bought on the slave trade in Jamaica. She regarded her lighter color of skin as an advantage‚ because the slave owner treated her better because of it. Gladwell believes that his family never escaped this perception‚ as he tells the story of his mother’s close relative- whom he refers to as Aunt Joan. Joan had married a man with darker skin than hers‚ and because of this their child was born with darker

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    day racism. Malcolm X grew up in a tough place for an African American; he was constantly judged for the color of his skin. He was persecuted throughout his life. He decided that that was not the life he wanted to live so he attempted to change his life to the way he thought was fair. Malcolm X believed that everyone deserved equality in America. However during his life there was no equality for African Americans‚ even though America promises every citizen fair treatment. All Malcolm X wanted

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