Malcolm X and Frederick Douglas are two famous story about the African American in the 20th century. They are both a slave and did not have a chance to go to school to study English. However‚ they had a motivation to study how to read and write by themselves. Malcolm X studied English by copying all the words in the dictionary‚ which he borrowed from the Charlestown Prison Colony. Meanwhile‚ Frederick Douglas tried to read so many books‚ and learned from other kids‚ who can read and write. They had
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Cameron Fuller Professor Booth English 1020-10 30 September 2014 Chapter Five Summary of Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking In chapter five of Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking‚ in which Malcolm Gladwell has several main points of focus‚ which correlate previous chapters and bring new ideas into sight. In the previous chapters‚ he talks about “thin-slicing” (Gladwell Ch. 1‚ Section 2‚ Paragraph 7)‚ which is finding patterns in narrow windows of experience and also how snap
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Frederick Douglass vs Malcolm X Frederick Douglass and Malcolm X were both powerful protesters against racism in their times‚ but each had their own style of expressing themselves. For example‚ Frederick Douglass used strong negative connotations in his writing and Malcolm X had a very radical and persuasive tone. Their actions also defined their character. After a close look at both‚ I believe Malcolm X was a better leader against racism for two reasonshis actions
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experience and it insisted on the freedom and the autonomy of the individual” (Wolf). The philosophy of existentialism‚ and one of its greatest philosophers Jean Paul Sartre‚ were the motivation and inspiration to the arts and humanities during the 1940’s and 1950’s. First allow me to elaborate on the definition of existentialism and France at the start of 1940. Existentialism is a philosophical movement oriented toward two major themes‚ the analysis of human existence and the centrality of human choice
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said by Malcolm Little‚ known as Malcolm X when he was introducing Fannie Lou Hamer. Malcolm Little was born on May‚19‚1925 in Omaha‚ Nebraska. He helped expand the Nation of Islam by being a strong orator during the civil rights movement. He used his fiery words and actions to help African Americans become free from the discrimination from whites. He was a strong civil-rights activist and NOI leader. Starting when he was a child‚ continuing into his adulthood‚ and even since his death‚ Malcolm X used
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Christian or a Muslim or a Nationalist” all African Americans had the same problem. Malcolm quotes in his speech that “they don’t hang you because you’re a Baptist‚ they hang you because you’re black”. Through this he exposes the “white man’s strategy” of divide and conquer and counterattacks it by highlighting the most important reason they were there in the first place‚ which was freedom of oppression. Malcolm instructs his people that before they can move forward they must first come together
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When people hear the occupation lawyer‚ they assume that that individual attended a prestigious university and went to law school. However‚ people do not need to attend a prestigious university in order to pursue law. In Malcolm Gladwell’s “David and Goliath”‚ Gladwell blathers about David Boies‚ a well respected trial lawyer and chairman of the law firm Boies‚ Schiller & Flexner and is involved in high-profile cases in the United States. Unlike most lawyers‚ Boies did not attend a prestigious university
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to gain support for their causes. Not only are companies and larger organizations using social networking sites (SNS) to promote change‚ but also everyday citizens are sharing their personal stories to motivate people to take action. But‚ is social media actually a strong platform for activism? Author Malcolm Gladwell‚ doesn’t think so. In Gladwell’s paper Small Change: Why the Revolution Will Not be Tweeted‚ he argues that social media does not result in large-scale change. Instead of promoting change
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There are only a certain amount of people in the world that can influence a society into what inventions have ran their course‚ or which inventions are still in their peak. Throughout the book‚ The Tipping Point‚ Malcolm Gladwell elaborated to the audience that there are three main concepts on how products‚ behaviors‚ ideas‚ and messages can spread within a society. The three main ideas are The Power of Context‚ The Stickiness Factor‚ and The Law of the Few. According to Gladwell‚ The Power of Context
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Sports have always been an important part of people’s lives and a way for them to relax. The 90’s was a decade of unbelievably talented athletes and major icons. Michael Jordan started his fame in basketball and is now known as one of the greatest basketball players of all time. In 1995‚ at age fourteen Serena Williams became a top competitor and became a pro in the game of tennis. Tiger Woods became the first golfer in history to win the U.S. Amateur title for three consecutive years. The 1992 Dream
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