one is born into slavery. b) Persuasion lacks the use of action and force‚ Why is direct action necessary? a) Because it sets one as an example for later generation‚ seen as someone who fought for what one believed against the government. As Malcolm X says‚ “if you don’t take a stand‚ your little children will grow up and look at you and think “shame”‚ he believes that one must stand up for themselves and act as an icon. b) Direct action is necessary only when opposing parties have tried negotiate
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beginning of time. Although they still exist‚ is change happening? Not only has it gotten worse but the word has not been spread enough to be able to be changed. That is when Malcolm came in and decided to make a change to make this country a better place. Malcolm X was considered a powerful speaker back in the 1960’s. Although‚ X was considered a powerful speaker a remote time ago he still made a grand difference that makes his remembrance alive. His commemoration continues alive because he declared
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Martin Luther King‚ Jr. and Malcolm X are two powerful men in particular who brought hope to blacks in the United States. Both preached the same message about Blacks having power and strength in the midst of all the hatred that surrounded them. Even though they shared the same dream of equality for their people‚ the tactics they implied to make these dreams a reality were very different. The background‚ environment and philosophy of Martin Luther King‚ Jr. and Malcolm X were largely responsible for
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Malcolm X: By All Means Necessary As I finished reading the book "Malcolm X: By All Means Necessary"‚ I thought about a lot of the things Malcolm X stood for; equal rights‚ black power and freedom from the "white man". Malcolm had an ideology that he stood for strongly‚ which to me is especially important. Malcolm fought for the black population in the 1960’s through adversity and defeat‚ he took a stand for what he believed in and helped change the
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The Assassination of Malcolm X was unjust because he was a civil rights activist. As an American Muslim minister himself‚ he helped change society and its wrongs. However some may argue that he preached racism and violence to his followers. Malcolm X was assassinated on February 21th‚ 1965. Born on May 19‚ 1925‚ because of his dad’s civil right activism‚ the family received harassment from white Supremacist groups like the KKK. As an adult‚ Malcolm indicated white America in its harshest terms for
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10/11/2011 To: Pamela Ansaldi From: Paula Black Subject: Richard Wright and Malcolm compare and contrast essay. Richard Wright and Malcolm x were two gigantic inspirational speakers. They were two historians who pave the way for what America has become. Although it’s an ongoing journey their struggles and determinations‚ have given many other who followed in their footsteps. The courage they need to open the doors to discriminations instilled in it. Love‚ peace
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contrasting two great people. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X are very prominent African American individuals throughout history. They fought for what they stood for but in many different ways. As we all know in history there are no two great men that are alike. Their many beliefs may have blossomed from the households they came from and how they grew up. King grew up in a middle class family and was well educated. While‚ Malcolm X grew up in an underprivileged environment that was very hostile
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Reading Activity 1.2: The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1. a. outspoken b. imitate c. searching d. greatly‚ extremely e. necessary 2. a. Malcolm X b. His self-education while in prison. c. Civil rights movement d. Charlestown prison e. Trying to emulate Bimbi f. Getting a hold of a dictionary and studying/learning some words 3. Malcolm X taught himself by using a dictionary. 4. Malcolm X spent time in the Charlestown prison during the Civil Rights movement. While confined
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this case I think the book‚ "Autobiography of Malcolm X" and the movie‚ "Malcolm X" quoin side with one another. Spike Lee is not only one of the best filmmakers in America‚ but one of the most crucially important‚ because his films address the central subject of race‚ as so does the book. He doesn’t use a sentimental approach or political work‚ but shows how his characters lived‚ and why. Alex Haley depiction of Malcolm X life as told to him by Malcolm‚ shares the same perception as the movie‚ but
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Some of the people that opened up their eyes to real world were: Frederick Douglass‚ Malcolm X‚ And Sandra Cisneros‚ of which‚ wrote about all of their painful experiences of before they learned to be literate and also after in their own autobiographies. Frederick Douglass‚ a former slave‚ lived during the time where slavery was allowed but yet figured out to read and write in many ingenious different ways. Malcolm X‚ a protester against discrimination‚ helped Elijah Muhammad
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