The 10‚000 Hour Rule: Just How True is it? On page 40 of Outliers‚ a novel written by pop-psych author Malcolm Gladwell‚ neurologist Daniel Levitin explains‚ “The emerging picture from such studies is that ten thousand hours of practice is required to achieve the level of mastery associated with being a world class-expert--- in anything.” Gladwell takes this quote and heavily relies on it with his thesis for the next chapter‚ which basically says that anyone can become a master in anything with
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How important was Martin Luther King compared to Malcolm X? During the 1920’s/1930’s‚ black Americans faced a huge amount of discrimination from the whites and found if very difficult to achieve civil rights. They were at one stage deprived of the right to vote‚ not being entitled to the same things as whites‚ and not going to the same schools as whites. In order for blacks to achieve civil rights they needed someone to follow‚ they needed a leader. Many black leaders did emerge for the fight
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With education being the problem for Malcolm x‚ and also being one of many African Americans imprisoned with no sense of the English language. Malcolm x quickly found use of his time behind bars in the biography titled “Coming to an Awareness of Language”. With only a dictionary‚ dedication‚ and the willingness to emulate someone else‚ he gave himself the greatest gift of all‚ education. An important tool he planned to use more than ever. Before Malcolm X was in prison‚ he had never been the one
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Malcolm X Little was born on May 19‚ 1925 in Omaha‚ Nebraska. His mother mrs.little‚ was a occupied woman with eight kids His father‚ was an outspoken minister .Regardless of the Little’s in 1929 their home was burned to the ground. Two years later‚ malcolms dad body was found lying across the town’s tacks. Police ruled both incidents as accidents‚. Growing up . Malcolm was a smart‚ focused student. He graduated from junior high at the top of his class. However‚ when a favorite teacher told
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made me want to make a difference in the world are Malcolm X‚ Martin Luther King Jr. ‚ and Rosa Parks. They are my heros because they done things that they believe in and that they thought were fair because they wanted to make sure everyone had rights to do whatever they want whenever they wanted to do it. I believe that everyone has a voice in the world and if u believe in something u should do it no matter what the risks are. In addition‚ Malcolm X was one of the greatest American heroes of this
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focuses on Malcolm X learning words while in prison so that he’ll be able to understand books when he read them. Then‚ in paragraph 19‚ there’s a gap between the text signaling a new idea. Malcolm X begins to talk about Muhammad’s teachings and how the white men have plundered and abused black men throughout history. He goes on about this topic for most of the essay. After paragraph 38‚ there is another space between the text signaling a final idea. In these last few paragraphs‚ Malcolm X discusses
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X as told by Alex Haley is about a man who changed the history of America. Malcolm (Little) X preached what he believed about racism‚ discrimination‚ and segregation. He went through many changes in his fight for equality. The three transformations that really changed the way Malcolm thought and preached where his transformation in prison‚ his transformation into the Islamic religion (following Elijah Muhammad)‚ and the biggest transformation of all‚ his pilgrimage to
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Malcolm X was released from prison in 1952. Now a free man‚ Malcolm traveled to Detroit‚ Michigan‚ where he worked with the leader of the NOI‚ Elijah Muhammad‚ to help expand the NOI’s following among black Americans nationwide. Malcolm is largely responsible for the spread of Islam in the black community in the United States. Malcolm X went on to become one of the greatest and most influential African Americans in history. He is credited with raising the self-esteem of black Americans and reconnecting
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still be capable of assassinating them for their wise words and leadership. Leaders like Marcus Garvey‚ Martin Luther King Jr.‚ and Malcolm X‚ already had strong voices of opinion then and would have even higher voices today. Taking that if with the advanced science there is today‚ we would be able to bring back in time the lives of Martin Luther King Jr.‚ Malcolm X‚ and Marcus Garvey; for them to be able to be the same age they were while showing activism‚ and have an intellectual conversation
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Civil Rights activist in the late 50’s and 60’s. Did you think of Malcolm X? Probably not‚ but he was one of the leading factors to stop segregation in the 60’s. Malcolm X was a great speaker because of his childhood‚ his beliefs and his assassination. How has this foster child become one of the most known civil rights activist in the world. When he was a boy‚ his father was a priest and an avid supporter of Marcus Garvey. When Malcolm was 4‚ his housed got burned down by the KKK. 2 years after this
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