Origin: This was written by Alex Haley as told by Malcolm X. It was a collaboration between human rights activist Malcolm X and journalist Alex Haley. Purpose: The purpose was to have Malcolm X tell his story and where he came from. This was for people who follow him and his life closely and would like to get an idea on how he thinks. He was telling people about the questions or concerns he has with the world. He wrote the book to tell Malcolm X’s side of his story. Value: I can see how he thinks
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Impact of Education Education is one of the most essential necessities of a personal life because without education‚ we would not have a brighter future. In two essays “Learning to Read and Write” and “A Homemade Education”‚ Malcolm and Douglass describe what they have gone through in order to become more successful in their pursuits in life. While Malcolm X lived part of his life in prison‚ he spent his time writing numerous definitions from a dictionary amongst the walls and tables. The elements
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Alex Haley: Roots Contents Page Contents 2 1. Introduction 3 2. Alex Haley: Roots 4 3. Dialogue between Kunta and his father 5 4. Kunta’s thoughts 7 5. Summary 8 Omoro said that three groups of people lived in a village. First were those you could see – walking around‚ eating‚ sleeping‚ and working. Second were the ancestors‚ whom Grandma Yaisa had now joined. “And the third people – who are they?” asked Kunta
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The Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) The blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata) belongs to the family Corvidae and the order Passeriformes (Cornell University‚ 2015). It is one of the most common birds to be sighted in the United States. It has a range that covers about 2/3 of North America (Johnson‚ 2011). Blue Jays tend to migrate only over short distances‚ and have never been observed anywhere south of the United States. Given their wide distribution pattern‚ many observations relating to their life history
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of his decisions that affected his happiness was that he caught a ride in the same taxi as Jay Twistle. Chris tried talking to Jay‚ but Jay kept telling Chris that he had to go to a meeting. Chris then says that he is going the same direction as Jay is anyway‚ so Chris catches a ride with Jay. Chris goes on to talk to Jay‚ but Jay gets distracted by his Rubix cube. Chris solves the Rubix cube‚ which leaves Jay baffled. The quality time they spent together in the cab leaves Chris with a shot at getting
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Shyamalan‚ the director of this fantastic film‚ made sure that every little detail in the movie had meaning. He also made sure that he picked the correct actors for the position. Dr. Malcolm Crowe was played by Bruce Willis and Cole Sear was played by Haley Joel Osment. In the movie Cole‚ has a problem that only Dr. Crowe can relate to. But not only does Cole have a major problem‚ Dr. Crowe struggles with an issue as well. Throughout the movie they both try to overcome their problem with each other
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Firstly‚ one interesting fact I found was that his birth name was actually James Louis Johnson‚ but that he was often referred to as Jay Jay Johnson. Secondly‚ I learned that Jay Jay is considered one of the first trombone players to embrace bebop music and one of the leading trombonists of the post-swing era‚ thus having a great influence on other jazz musicians. Thirdly‚ I also found it interesting how trombone
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On September eighteenth in 1873‚ Jay Cooke and Company officially declared bankruptcy‚ and in doing so set off a series of financial crises that plunged the western world into an economic depression that lasted six long years. The collapse of American economic structure had been brewing for a long while‚ as in Europe the crash came early in May of that year. Surging to export into the Eastern economic vacuum‚ American businesses overstretched themselves and wound up in the same state as the Europeans
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The death of jay Gatsby confirms what we already knew. The American dream is nothing but the hope sustained for the hopeless. Jay Gatsby was never accepted by the east egg people because they were old money – meaning that they were more responsible for their wealth and did not throw it around‚ and he was the new money‚ meaning he was more eager to show off the fact that he was rich. Daisy and Tom and those type of people did not understand him because they did not work for their money‚ like he
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terrible tragedy which led to the subsequent loss of a great man‚ Jay Gatsby. Jay‚ was not only my neighbour‚ but was a sophisticated and kind hearted man whom I have acquainted with throughout my time here‚ in West Egg. (Clears throat) But however I don’t think I’ve ever seen Jay’s house as empty as it is today. The life‚ fun‚ and excitement of Jay that have become characteristics of his beloved house seem to have vanished. Jay will always be remembered for his generosity and compassion. For he
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