the atrocities and trials that the African Americans were put through on a daily basis. Malcolm X‚ an influential speaker and proponent of this movement‚ invigorates all people to stand up for justice and fight for proper civil rights. Through his rhetorical choices of sentence length‚ vivid imagery‚ symbolism and historical examples‚ X develops the three persuasive appeals‚ pathos‚ ethos and logos. Malcolm X attacks the white man for the hardships that the blacks of the United States have to endure
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name‚ but he‚ Malcolm X‚ being a rights-activist and public speaker‚ once said‚ “I believe in human beings‚ and that all human beings should be respected as such‚ regardless of their color.” (Quotes by X 1). X‚ a role model to the black community and founder of the Muslim Mosque Inc.‚ was a powerful black leader who fought for human rights and equality. X became one of the most known people‚ somewhat of an alternative to Martin Luther King Jr.‚ to speak up against the law. Many‚ not just X and King‚
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Both Frederick Douglass and Malcolm X were at a disadvantage at one time because of language. The mastery of the English language served as a double-edged sword towards Douglass‚ in contrast‚ it became a stepping stool for Malcolm X. The time and environmental differences between the two individuals affected their motives of learning the English language. Due to slavery‚ Douglass resorted to different strategies to become literate. Malcolm X‚ on the other hand‚ had an abundance of resources in which
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Malcolm X lived a life marked by extremism. Confronted with extreme racism‚ Malcolm looked for extreme social and religious solutions; this would lead to both his redemption and his demise. This is the story of Malcolm X. Malcolm X lived a life of multiple identities. Born Malcolm Little in 1925‚ he was the son of a Nebraskan preacher. By the time he was in his teens he was known as ‘Detroit Red’ and had descended into a sordid lifestyle of petty crime and drugs. Following his murder at
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Spike Lee released the film‚ Malcolm X in 1992‚ a biographical story about the African- American controversial figure during the Civil Right Movement. Malcolm undergoes three significant conversions in his life. The first portion of the film depicts Malcolm’s childhood through flashbacks and his teenage years as he strived to emulate a white man and gain acceptance to their society. The majority of the film is dedicated to his life after prison‚ portraying the transformation made once he discovers
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Malcolm X Spike Lee’s‚ Malcolm X‚ is one of the greatest screen biographies; celebrating the whole sweep of an American life that began in sorrow and bottomed out on the streets and in prison before its hero reinvented himself. Watching the film‚ I understood more clearly how we do have the power to change our own lives‚ and how fate doesn’t deal all of the cards. The film is inspirational‚ educational‚ and entertaining; therefore‚ all movies must have a purpose before they can be anything else.
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Book Review – The Autobiography of Malcolm X The Autobiography of Malcolm X is a written collaboration between Malcolm X and author Alex Haley. It is the story of Malcolm X’s life from his perspective‚ describing life events and realizations from childhood‚ through multiple phases of reinvention and enlightenment‚ and concluding with the chapter 1965‚ which was the same year as his death. This final chapter establishes Malcolm X’s general outlook on his life‚ where he discusses his understanding
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Malcom X was human rights activist and Muslim minister‚ Malcom x‚ autobiography tittle “Learning to Read‚” recounts his self-education and his endeavors to learn how to read and write while he was prison in Charlestown prison for a robbery he committed in 1946. Malcolm X’s purpose was to illustrate the struggle to educate his mind and his people from the pervasive racist ideology of the 1960’s. He experience and emotions of African Americans engaged in struggle of the civil rights. Malcom X begins
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Thought Topic Sentence Malcolm X VS. Frederick Douglass How would you compare your education experience with Malcolm X and Frederick Douglass? Education comes from attending elementary; middle school‚ high school‚ and college. However education can also come from home if the education is legitimate. 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
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X By Alex Haley On May 19‚ 1925 Malcolm Little was born in Omaha‚ Nebraska. His father was a Preacher who spoke out about the unity of black people. Which caused several white racists to strike out against Malcolm’s father and his family violently. His family moved to Lansing‚ Michigan where Malcolm‚ his parents‚ brothers‚ and sisters were shot at‚ burned out of their home‚ harassed‚ and threatened. When Malcolm was 6 years old‚ his father
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