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    success. I argued that Malcolm X’s idea was more radical because of the terminology he used (“liberty or death”‚ stop singing and start swinging) and because I was told to believe he was a violent‚ pro-Black advocate. However‚ after the discussions in class‚ I changed my mind and am now at the fence. Even after reaching the end of DuBois‚ I am not leaning to one side in particular on deciding whose idea is more effective for racial progress in America. I think both DuBois and Malcolm X suggest some effective

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    Martin Luther King and Malcolm X were two very influential men during the Civil Rights Movement. While they both were fighting for the same things‚ they had quite different ways of acting upon solving these problems. A lot of people see them as complete opposites‚ seeing as they had contrasting views on violence versus peace. Most are very familiar with King‚ seeing as he has his own holiday‚ but not many people may know what he did or was involved with other than civil rights. Both men were adamant

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    Malcolm X or as in his birth name Malcolm Little was born on May 19‚ 1925 in Omaha‚ Nebraska. His mother was Louise Norton Little and she was a homemaker busy with the family’s eight children. His father was an outspoken Baptist minister and supporter of Black Nationalist leader Marcus Garvey. The actions of Malcolm’s father of civil rights activism prompted several death threats from white supremacies and forcing the family to relocate twice before Malcolm’s fourth birthday. His father was found

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    The X Factor In the excerpt from Malcolm X’s “Message to Grassroots‚” Malcolm X uses effective stylistic devices such as colorful figurative language‚ effective repetition‚ and powerful diction to persuade his audience of his argument. Malcolm X feels strongly that America has treated the people of color unjustly‚ and he is angry about it. He is arguing that minorities need to forget their differences‚ so they can unite in a common cause to gain equality and liberty. Too‚ he says blacks‚ and

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    Outline for Comparative Essay 1. Thesis- Although King uses great allusions and much reasoning to get his point across‚ I feel that Malcolm X was more persuasive in his speech‚ The ballot or the bullet‚ because of his ability to connect with his audience with his extensive use of Anaphora and Asyndeton/Polysyndeton. Emphasising his points with anaphora/epistrophe. -Malcolm X‚ Anaphora‚ Polysyndeton‚ Asyndeton‚ Metaphor -Audience Easier to persuade 2. Compare different ways of using rhetorical device

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    Adolf Hitler vs. Malcolm X: The Infamous Propagandas In the comparison and contrast between the two films‚ Triumph of the Will by Leni Riefenstahl’s and Malcolm X by Spike Lee‚ both films are based on the lives of two notorious leaders. Adolf Hitler‚ founder of the Nazi Party‚ was known to be a great speaker. At the time of the German war‚ many were distraught and his words became something to look up to. Hundreds followed as he began a movement of his political and religious beliefs and

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    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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    The story basically shows that Malcolm X was somebody that was able to become by himself a “somebody”. He became that “someone” after fighting street problems and after losing his freedom to jail. He was upset with himself because he didn’t even knew how to write and also because he lacked some of the very basic literacy abilities. That fired upon him the eagerness to learn and make out of himself somebody important. An inmate called “Bimbi” was his initial motivator or “engine” that initiated those

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    Malcolm X is evoked as one of the greatest and influential African American figures‚ at the same time degraded for the violence he provoked as well as his black supremacy teachings. Martin Luther King‚ Jr.‚ on the other hand‚ is recognized as the greatest influential character in the black Civil Rights Movement‚ with teachings of non-violent resistance and equal rights for blacks and whites. After spending several years in prison‚ Malcolm converted to the Muslim religion and utilized newspaper

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    other traits are those which you develop overtime due to various incidents in life. These are the learned traits and these can be eliminated with effort. With this in mind‚ we can now form justifications to the similarities and differences between Malcolm X and Martin Luther King; in the way they approach the problem‚ the type of person they are and reasons that justify that. Martin Luther King Jr. is one of the most

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