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    10/11/2011 To: Pamela Ansaldi From: Paula Black Subject: Richard Wright and Malcolm compare and contrast essay. Richard Wright and Malcolm x were two gigantic inspirational speakers. They were two historians who pave the way for what America has become. Although it’s an ongoing journey their struggles and determinations‚ have given many other who followed in their footsteps. The courage they need to open the doors to discriminations instilled in it. Love‚ peace

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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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    Malcolm X and Dr. King are two African American leaders‚ whose names we cannot forget. Their views on equality and eliminating injustice have shook the nation for centuries. Dr. King wanted to see the day that both black men and white men were found in unity‚ while Malcolm X focused on how the African American race could achieve control over their own lives‚ rather than the white community being in control. The aspect that ties these two leaders together is their resistance to violence. Throughout

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    contrasting two great people. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X are very prominent African American individuals throughout history. They fought for what they stood for but in many different ways. As we all know in history there are no two great men that are alike. Their many beliefs may have blossomed from the households they came from and how they grew up. King grew up in a middle class family and was well educated. While‚ Malcolm X grew up in an underprivileged environment that was very hostile

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    In Learning to Read‚ Malcolm X‚ one of the most articulate and powerful leaders of black America during the 1960s‚ describes his struggle of self-education while being incarcerated. Malcolm X composed his journey of self-in order to convey the message that the reader should strive to look for more than what is taught to them by the public school system‚ to‚ in a way‚ look outside the box. The three portions of the rhetorical triangle‚ to analyze Learning to Read‚ are the audience‚ author‚ and text

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    Malcolm X was an American Muslim Minister and a human rights activist. He was born in Omaha‚ Nebraska United States on May 19th‚ 1925 and was assassinated on February the 21st‚ 1965‚ giving him a life span of only 40 years. Even after his death‚ he was considered one of the most greatest and influential African Americans in history. Malcolm’s social life mainly revolved around a group called the Nation of Islam (NOI). He also managed to make political and cultural developments through a free drug

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    Julius Caesar and Malcolm X were influential men in their own rights. While they lived millennia apart and in extremely dissimilar societies‚ their lives have several parallels. Pundits and scholars of history concur that both defined and influenced the respective histories of their time and were loved or loathed in equal measure by those that their lives touched. Malcolm X was an African American Muslim minister and human rights‚ activist. To his admirers he was a courageous advocate for the rights

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    Reading Activity 1.2: The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1. a. outspoken b. imitate c. searching d. greatly‚ extremely e. necessary 2. a. Malcolm X b. His self-education while in prison. c. Civil rights movement d. Charlestown prison e. Trying to emulate Bimbi f. Getting a hold of a dictionary and studying/learning some words 3. Malcolm X taught himself by using a dictionary. 4. Malcolm X spent time in the Charlestown prison during the Civil Rights movement. While confined

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    Frederick Douglass and Malcolm X Comparison Essay Nneoma Okeoma Sept. 28‚ 2011 2a Frederick Douglass and Malcolm X Comparison Essay Draft 1 Can one think undergoing suffrage of unjust slavery and being held in a penitentiary be compared? In the excerpt of Frederick Douglass (Learning to Read and Write) and in Malcolm X (Learning to Read): both dealt with the oppression that the white race as brought to them. Douglass lists the ways which he learns how to read and write. He discusses

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    this case I think the book‚ "Autobiography of Malcolm X" and the movie‚ "Malcolm X" quoin side with one another. Spike Lee is not only one of the best filmmakers in America‚ but one of the most crucially important‚ because his films address the central subject of race‚ as so does the book. He doesn’t use a sentimental approach or political work‚ but shows how his characters lived‚ and why. Alex Haley depiction of Malcolm X life as told to him by Malcolm‚ shares the same perception as the movie‚ but

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