Can A dictionary 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
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Introduction Malcolm X is seen as quite a controversial person. His admirers see him as a courageous human rights activist who campaigned for the rights of African Americans and showed white America how racist it was. His enemies see him as a racist‚ anti-Semitic and violent person. Malcolm X was orphaned early in life. At the age of six his father was killed and it has been rumoured that white racists were responsible. Seven years later his mother passed away after which he lived in a series of
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Y pestis is the causative agent of the bubonic plague. An infectious disease which has claimed the lives of millions of people across the globe. The purpose of this essay is to give a brief overview of the history of the plague and epidemiology‚ to discuss both the microbial characteristics and virulence of Y.pestis‚ and the way in which it is transmitted. This essay will also discuss and compare the different forms of the plague and the ways in which it is currently diagnosed and treated. Three
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Jacob Fair Mrs. Hazen English 3 2 December 2011 “Soldier X” Book Report The book I read is Soldier X by Don Wulffson. The book is set in Germany and Russia during World War II. The story is told in first person from the point of view of Erik Brandt. The main character‚ Erik Brandt‚ is the protagonist and there isn’t an antagonist because the book is about Erik’s journey during World War II. The conflict throughout the book is Erik vs. society as an external conflict. I believe the conflict
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racism. Malcolm X grew up in a tough place for an African American; he was constantly judged for the color of his skin. He was persecuted throughout his life. He decided that that was not the life he wanted to live so he attempted to change his life to the way he thought was fair. Malcolm X believed that everyone deserved equality in America. However during his life there was no equality for African Americans‚ even though America promises every citizen fair treatment. All Malcolm X wanted was to
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In the story “Moonface” by Richardo Keens Douglas‚ a young 13-year-old boy named Moonface is exceptionally unique for several fascinating reasons. What genuinely sets him apart from the majority of those around him are his personality traits. To begin with‚ Moonface is very beloved and kind hearted towards the people around him. In the beginning of the book‚ it is stated that “Everybody loved this little boy called Moonface”(Keens-Douglas 1). All the people of the town enjoyed his presence‚ and they
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renamed himself Malcolm X in keeping with Elijah Muhammad’s belief that American blacks should give up their "slave names." The "X"‚ he said‚ "Replaces the white slave-master name imposed upon my paternal forebears by some blue-eyed devil." (203) Malcolm X believed that integration wasn’t the answer to American Negro’s problems. He believed that “no sane black man really wants integration! No sane white man really wants integration!” (250) It is this belief that Malcolm X proceeded to share among
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Struggle is Progress Frederick Douglas one said‚ “If there is no struggle there is no progress”. Douglas is expressing how people have to go through a lot of hard work. People have to get through obstacles to move forward with their life starting with school‚ tragedies‚ jobs and other things to achieve their goals. Certain people don’t get through things as easy as others so it’s a harder struggle but if you keep moving forward and doing what is best to stay on track you will get progress and be
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Malcolm’s life is a Horatio Alger story with a twist. His is not a "rags to riches" tale‚ but a powerful narrative of self-transformation from petty hustler to internationally known political leader. Born in Omaha‚ Nebraska‚ the son of Louise and Earl Little‚ who was a Baptist preacher active in Marcus Garvey’s Universal Negro Improvement Association‚ Malcolm‚ along with his siblings‚ experienced dramatic confrontations with racism from childhood. Hooded Klansmen burned their home in
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From chapter nine and beyond Malcom X goes through some personal growth and changes of views on different topics. Earlier in life he would se the discrimination acts on him and his family as a direct personal attack. While in prison Malcom beggins to understand that past actions taken on him and his family are more of an attack on his race rather than personally. He now sees all black people as victims of racism not just of himself. Malcom also converts to Islam and feels that his criminal
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