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 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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Malcolm X Malcolm X was a African American civil rights leader during the 1960’‚ who was a major forthright spokes man for black nationalism. During this time Malcolm was a very unique leader for the African Americans as he strongly believed in using violent and aggressive measures to fight for civil rights Malcolm X had a very strong perspective on racism and segregation. He was totally against it and was to do what ever he could to show his perspective and fight for his values of freedom‚ justice
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Who achieved more for black Americans‚ Martin Luther king (MLK) or Malcolm X During the period of the 1950’s‚ black people were discriminated against and received unfair treatment because of white people’s opinion on the race. Black people at the time had to live in very bad conditions‚ health‚ housing and school wise. It was enforced very harshly that white and black people (or people of colour) to be separated. This washarsher in the south due to the fact they were more openly racist than the
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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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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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rights or having a younger new generation‚ like Malcolm X and Stokely Carmichael. Both bringing questionable methods that differentiate from John Lewis’ methods when it came
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Autobiography of Malcolm X as Told by Alex Haley is one of the bestselling publications in American history. Writing about a controversial public figure and topic can put a writer’s life and the publisher’s business at risk but spreading awareness on the struggles of black Americans was of great importance then. In addition to the accounts written by Alex Haley‚ the foreword by Attallah Shabazz and eulogy by Ossie Davis at the end part provides readers more interesting facts about the colorful life of El-Hajj
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The Black Revolution Malcolm X‚ edited by Imam Benjamin Karim You can listen to a sound clip [requires RealPlayer‚ approx. 46sec] from this speech from Malcolm X : A Research Site. June‚ 1963 note - this speech was delivered before Malcolm left the Nation of Islam and accepted true Islam -- so his views in this speech do not reflect his own or those he held near the end of his life. Dr. Powell‚ distinguished guests‚ brothers and sisters‚ friends‚ and even our enemies. As a follower and
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theories that occur during all stages of life. Even though I have not lived long enough to discuss many of the topics‚ I have just made it through adolescence. Because I do not remember many of my younger infancy and early childhood I feel that it would be best to discuss my adolescence while it is fresh in my mind. Turning eighteen is a big step in one’s life and there are many changes that take place during this time‚ in this paper I will analyze these stages in my life. Going through identity crisis
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