and I feel comfortable talking to her about anything I have concerns about‚ she always have the right thing to say. My mom teaches me to be true to myself and to be a leader not a follower and that’s why I love her and she’s a true hero. To me‚ Malcolm X would have to be a societal hero‚ because he too was going in the wrong direction in life. Living the New York lifestyle‚ he was forced in to gambling at a young age‚ robbery ECT. It landed him in prison and had to serve time. While in there‚ he
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How far was the effectiveness of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s limited by internal divisions? (30 marks) During the Civil Rights Movement great improvements were made gradually for the small minority groups in USA‚ for example Black African Americans‚ Hispanic groups and also women. However‚ from the very beginning there were internal divisions within the civil rights movement as well as external divisions. These partitions were caused by four major factors; methods such as peaceful protest
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LISANDA ICART ENG 112‚ 044 PROF. BAKER 9/19/12 COMPARING AND CONTRASTING TWO PERSPECTIVES: MICHAEL MOORE AND MALCOLM X According to Michael Moore‚ a vast majority of social problems can be resolved by common sense. Which means highly paid elites; consultants and lobbyist do not necessarily add value to the general population (Moore 128-145). These excerpts come under various subtitles such as ‘Idiot Nation” and ‘Stupid white
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In the book “Learning to Read‚” Malcolm X describes his “homemade Education.” He started his homemade education because his ability to read and write was hampered‚ which frustrated him. He educated himself with a dictionary and began painstakingly copying every entry. He began remembering the words and what they meant. Over a period of time he finished copying out the whole dictionary. Malcolm regarded the dictionary as a miniature encyclopedia. As his word base broadened‚ he found that he could
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protest is a statement or an action that expresses disapproval or objection of something. Of the three that we went over in class; Socrates‚ Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.‚ and Malcolm X‚ the one whose position is the most effective in protesting and showing that he does not approve of the current way of living‚ is Malcolm X. Malcolm X has a no nonsense attitude about what to do with an unjust law or situation. He uses the “any means necessary” approach to the situation where he believes that you not only
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this quote strongly supports Malcolm X of having a growth mindset. Having an open mind is very important in a growth mindset‚ and the fact that he said “always” emphasizes that he’s been opened to changes since he was young. Mecca‚ where Malcolm experiences experiential education‚ finds out that the whole white race aren’t all “devils” Mr. Muhammed emphasizes them to be. Despite having utter faith in Mr. Muhammed‚ he shifts his thinking and accepts the truth. If Malcolm had a fixed mindset in this
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Blink by Malcolm Gladwell I had an overall good reaction to this book. My first thought when looking at the cover was that it was going to be boring but as I began reading it‚ I realized that not only is it not boring‚ it’s actually rather interesting‚ but it could also help me in my life as well. I have a tendency to over think even the simplest things and when I do make a quick decision‚ I always second guess myself. "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell is a book that really makes you think about the
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In the Ballot or The Bullet‚ Malcolm X uses several different rhetoric techniques to get his points across and create excitement in those who hear it. On the last page he says “And this time they’re not going like they went last year. They’re not going singing “We Shall Overcome.” They’re not going with white friends. They’re not going with placards already painted for them. They’re not going with round-trip tickets. They’re going with one way tickets. And if they don’t want that non-nonviolent army
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for rallying and protesting. Yet‚ there were so many people behind him. So you see you don’t have to do something big and outrageous to be considered a great leader. There are a handful of great leaders that I could think of. Leaders such as Malcolm X‚ Thurgood Marshall‚ and so many others. You never know who the next great leader will be. It could even be your neighbor. So remember‚ you don’t have to be brave to be a great leader‚ and keep in mind that all great leaders are not well known
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Hi my names Mae and I am a black that wants freedom. It was back in the 19th century the Jim Crow Era the worst time ever for me at least. We the blacks had no rights well not a lot at least and I didn’t know why. When we walked the streets white people would give us looks. Like mean looks this didn’t bother me much not as much as the fact that they would beat us if we were bad or even if they didn’t like what we did. But sometimes they would hang our kind. Let me tell you something that was not
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