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    non-white victims his weapons of war.” Malcolm X tells us what he has perceived‚ based on his new educational background‚ using harsh and angry tone to emphasize his point by using terms like “piratical opportunist” and “criminal conquests” to convey‚ what he feels‚ has been an extremely great mistreatment of non-whites from the white man. During the time Malcolm X was in prison he read book such as Story of Civilization amd Negro History. Based off these‚ Malcolm X is adopting his conclusion that the

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    English 100 C01 Davis RR 1 September 5‚ 2013 Superman and Me Sherman Alexie‚ Author Superman and Me‚ by Sherman Alexie‚ is the inspiring story of the author’s rise from a poverty stricken childhood on a Native American reservation. It began with his love of books and reading and continues through his fight to help the Native American children living on the reservation today. Alexie grew up in a seemingly typical Native American family and lived on a reservation in

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    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 Lansing‚ Michigan; Earl Little was killed under mysterious circumstances; welfare agencies split up the children and eventually committed Louise Little to a state mental institution; and Malcolm was forced to live in a detention home run by a racist white couple. By the eighth

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    Name: Brandon Kuck Period: 1 10th Grade Research Project Outline Format-2012-13 I. Introduction Paragraph A. Hook Sentence: Malcolm X was one of the fierce black leaders that gave equal rights to their race B. Anecdote or Example C. Background Information: ______________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________

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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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    I choose the story ’Salt’ written by Sherman Alexie. When I saw the name of the story‚ it seems to be unique and different.It created an interest in me to know about this story‚ that’s why I choose this story.I like this story because this is a very emotional story. It shows the feeling of the people when their loved one goes from this world and this story about the myth of people that salt keeps them safe from death.The summary of the story given below. This story is about an eighteen-year boy

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    Sherman Alexie wrote the biography “Superman and Me”. His biography is an extended metaphor about the connection between him and Superman. As you read Alexie’s biography you begin to understand his connection between them. Like Superman‚ Alexie is also trying to save people’s lives. Alexie learnt to read at an early age. He learnt to read from a Superman comic book he can’t even remember. Throughout his biography‚ he compares himself to Superman. Alexie stated in his biography‚ “I am trying to

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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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    Malcolm X How is it that a man who was completely illiterate‚ a criminal and even worse he was black‚ in a time that meant you were less than a dog‚ could go on to lead a nation of black people towards freedom? Malcolm X is the classical story of tenacity‚ adversity‚ and determination and his end result was triumph. To Malcolm X reading was the most important thing in the world to him‚ and no matter how hard it would be he wanted nothing more than to learn. He knew that if he were to change his

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    Malcolm X and his view on white people Malcolm X and his views on white people “For the white man to ask the black man if he hates him‚ is just like the rapist asking the raped‚ or the wolf asking the sheep‚ ‘Do you hate me?’ The white man is in no moral position to accuse anyone else of hate!” (Malcolm X‚ Autobiography of Malcolm X‚ 1965) Malcolm X (b.May 19‚ 1925; d.February 21‚ 1965) is also known as El-Hjaa Malik El-Shabazz‚ but he changed his name after he became a Muslim

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