war against the darkness of racism. These men‚ however‚ belonged to two forces; one was led by Dr. Martin Luther King‚ Jr. and the other‚ a much aggressive one‚ by Malcolm X. While being unquestionably different‚ they were alike; they both fought for the same goal‚ but on different battlegrounds. Martin Luther King and Malcolm (Little) X were both students‚ and bright ones at that! They‚ amongst the conflicts that the society presented‚ managed rather peculiarly to keep their minds open; that is‚
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Who achieved more for black Americans‚ Martin Luther king (MLK) or Malcolm X During the period of the 1950’s‚ black people were discriminated against and received unfair treatment because of white people’s opinion on the race. Black people at the time had to live in very bad conditions‚ health‚ housing and school wise. It was enforced very harshly that white and black people (or people of colour) to be separated. This washarsher in the south due to the fact they were more openly racist than the
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The civil rights movement of the 1950s brought to light 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
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In the story “Discovering Books” and the story “Learning to Read”‚ the main characters Richard Wright and Malcolm X grow up with racism all around them. They both are blinded from their dreams of becoming something they wanted. Malcolm’s dream was to become a lawyer‚ and Richard’s dream was to become an author. But the racist people who were the northern whites felt threatened by their presence as a society. In “Discovering Books”‚ Richard is born to a family that lived in poverty. He experiences
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Introduction The propose of this 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
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achieving civil rights. During the end of the 19th century there were two black leaders who had completely different opinions on how blacks should accomplish these goals. Booker T Washington urged blacks to uplift themselves through vocational training and economical self-reliance. W.E.B Du Bois‚ on the other hand‚ was an advocate of complete racial equality. More recently‚ a similar dilemma occurred among blacks. Martin Luther King‚ Jr. Believed in acquiescence‚ while Malcolm X felt that blacks
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Outline for Comparative Essay 1. Thesis- Although King uses great allusions and much reasoning to get his point across‚ I feel that Malcolm X was more persuasive in his speech‚ The ballot or the bullet‚ because of his ability to connect with his audience with his extensive use of Anaphora and Asyndeton/Polysyndeton. Emphasising his points with anaphora/epistrophe. -Malcolm X‚ Anaphora‚ Polysyndeton‚ Asyndeton‚ Metaphor -Audience Easier to persuade 2. Compare different ways of using rhetorical device
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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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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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How Malcolm X found his enlightenment. Enlightenment is the act or a means of enlightening (to give intellectual or spiritual light to; impart knowledge to). It’s also a philosophical movement of the 18th century that emphasized the use of reason to scrutinize previously accepted doctrines and traditions and that brought about many humanitarian reforms. The "Allegory of the Cave" by Plato represents an extended metaphor that is to contrast the way in which we perceive and believe in what is reality
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