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    Malcolm X

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    The Civil Rights Movements throughout the sixties were very turbulent at times and a lot of activists were injured or even killed‚ one of them was Malcolm X. Malcolm X was a very influential man to many people and led the Civil Rights in a lot of areas in the U.S. Malcolm X was a great civil rights leader because he had a troubling childhood that made him who he was‚ he made speeches to the people to defend themselves from the white oppression‚ and his philosophies carried on after his death.

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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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    Malcolm X used literacy as the main tool to gain knowledge. If Malcolm X were alive today he would have been just as likely to have needed and valued literacy. Writing can be used as a means of increasing understanding of complex subjects. Technology can prove to be too distracting for cognitive learning. Malcolm X used writing as a way to memorize and better understand words. While imprisoned in the Charleston Prison he began to copy the dictionary from beginning to end. In doing so Malcolm started

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    Empire. 1765- The Stamp Act is passed. The Stamp Act was passed as a means to pay for British troops on the American frontier. The colonists were the ones paying for the troops and they violently protested the Act. 1766- The Stamp Act is repealed. 1768- British troops arrive in Boston to enforce laws. 1770- Four workers are shot by British troops stationed in Boston. The American Patriots labeled the killings "The Boston Massacre." 1773- Massachusetts patriots dressed as Mohawk Indians

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    American History Notes Ch.1 * 1000-1200 AD … Cahokia community * Part of the Woodland culture (Missisipian people) * Pop. 10‚000-20‚000 * Gone by the time Europeans come to America * Lived along the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers * Lived in houses * Farmers * Traders * Largest civilization in US * Moral Code * Mound builders The great serpant mound is theirs * May have went extinct because of drought‚ locusts

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    American Jerk Summary

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    In the article "American Jerk" Todd Schwartz affirms that Americans feign civility‚ but as much as his sentiment towards courtsey is appreciated‚ our problems as a society go much farther than civility. We are careless and self centered. "Were to far from our food and energy sources". Schwartz explains in paragraph 12 and I absolutely agree. Americans are so self-absorbed that we don’t know where our food comes from. We’d rather mindlessly eat‚ than know how our food is processed and what ingredients

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    endure endless hours of labor and turmoil‚ but received scarcely any pay at all. To make things worse‚ they were struggling to exist in the late 19th century where industrialization was flustering and depressions were part of the norm. An average American worker earned a measly $500 per year and a woman only half as much as the men. People were not making enough money to purchase the necessities of life and thus‚ lived a hard‚ struggling life. A woman stated she didn’t "live" ‚ but merely "existed"

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    American History 1763-1776

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    American History 1763-1776 Introduction In the 1700s there was a connection between the united colonies and the Great Britain which had some things done commonly. Trade was governed uniformly by a set authority which gave no room for liberty. Great Britain was not ready to release the united colonies and brought in tensions. The king of Great Britain also didn’t buy the idea of the United Nations to have their right to liberty‚ but instead governed through arbitration. This paper analyses the compositions

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    The Autobiography of Malcolm X as Told by Alex Haley is one of the bestselling publications in American history. Writing about a controversial public figure and topic can put a writer’s life and the publisher’s business at risk but spreading awareness on the struggles of black Americans was of great importance then. In addition to the accounts written by Alex Haley‚ the foreword by Attallah Shabazz and eulogy by Ossie Davis at the end part provides readers more interesting facts about the colorful

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    Gen X

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    Instructions: The age cohort group you will research this week is Generation X. This report should include‚ but is not limited to‚ the following information: a. Overall description of the group (demographics: education‚ income‚ location‚ marriage‚ children‚ percentage of population‚ etc.). b. Attitudes of this age group. c. Spending (what products‚ brands‚ etc.) / saving patterns of this age group. d. Product development for this age cohort. e. Marketing (advertising and sales promotions)

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