THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MALCOLM X 1 The Autobiography of Malcolm X as told to Alex Haley ABSTRACT 2 Malcolm X had a hard life. He struggled with coexitsting with whites all of his life. He had many trials and tribulations during his time which formed his opinions of races and equality between races. He was taught his earlier opinions by his learning experiences and what he experienced growing up. As he got older he developed a different sense of what
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Malcolm X : The Ballot or the Bullet On February 2nd ‚ the Civil Rights Act of 1946 was passed‚ banning many forms of racial segregation and admitting African Americans the right to vote. On April 12th ‚ just 2 months later‚ Malcolm X gave his encouraging “The Ballot or the Bullet” speech ‚ reassuring African Americans that there is a conspiracy within the government to block the progress dealing with pursuit of freedom and equal opportunity ‚ so black nationalists or should
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Malcolm X Reading a process. The first step is to learn how to read the letters that are written on the page. Next‚ you have to learn to understand what all of these words mean put together. Finally‚ you think about there meaning in coordination with all of the other words in the essay‚ book‚ article‚ etc. and relate them to things that you know from previous encounters and form a perspective. Throughout the course of this paper‚ I will use Malcolm X as an example to show how someone grows as
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the atrocities and trials that the African Americans were put through on a daily basis. Malcolm X‚ an influential speaker and proponent of this movement‚ invigorates all people to stand up for justice and fight for proper civil rights. Through his rhetorical choices of sentence length‚ vivid imagery‚ symbolism and historical examples‚ X develops the three persuasive appeals‚ pathos‚ ethos and logos. Malcolm X attacks the white man for the hardships that the blacks of the United States have to endure
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In the story “Discovering Books” and the story “Learning to Read”‚ the main characters Richard Wright and Malcolm X grow up with racism all around them. They both are blinded from their dreams of becoming something they wanted. Malcolm’s dream was to become a lawyer‚ and Richard’s dream was to become an author. But the racist people who were the northern whites felt threatened by their presence as a society. In “Discovering Books”‚ Richard is born to a family that lived in poverty. He experiences
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name‚ but he‚ Malcolm X‚ being a rights-activist and public speaker‚ once said‚ “I believe in human beings‚ and that all human beings should be respected as such‚ regardless of their color.” (Quotes by X 1). X‚ a role model to the black community and founder of the Muslim Mosque Inc.‚ was a powerful black leader who fought for human rights and equality. X became one of the most known people‚ somewhat of an alternative to Martin Luther King Jr.‚ to speak up against the law. Many‚ not just X and King‚
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Without a doubt‚ Malcolm Little has been considered as one of the greatest and most iconic African American writers in our history. He is best remembered for the fortitude and passion he presented during all of his speeches‚ and his heritage has moved through the generations as the source for various kinds of books and documentary films. He desired to get his messages out to the world‚ even by using radical methods such as calling white people devils‚ applying anger and preserving his own beliefs
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Book Review – The Autobiography of Malcolm X The Autobiography of Malcolm X is a written collaboration between Malcolm X and author Alex Haley. It is the story of Malcolm X’s life from his perspective‚ describing life events and realizations from childhood‚ through multiple phases of reinvention and enlightenment‚ and concluding with the chapter 1965‚ which was the same year as his death. This final chapter establishes Malcolm X’s general outlook on his life‚ where he discusses his understanding
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Robert E Bennett Jr. BIT 111-70 Professor Davenport 10/15/2012 Works Cited Steroids.com. (2012‚ 10 01). Retrieved 09 28‚ 2012 Aronson‚ A. (2012‚ 08 22). Boston.com. Retrieved 10 01‚ 2012 Assael‚ S. (2007). Steroid Nation: Juiced Home Run Totals‚ Anti-aging Miracles‚ and a Hercules in Every High School: The Secret History of America’s True Drug Addiction. New York City: ESPN Publishers. Bloom‚ B. M. (2007‚ 12 13). MLB.com. Retrieved 10 10‚ 2012 Bryant‚ H. (2005). Juicing the Game: Drugs‚
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Both Frederick Douglass and Malcolm X were at a disadvantage at one time because of language. The mastery of the English language served as a double-edged sword towards Douglass‚ in contrast‚ it became a stepping stool for Malcolm X. The time and environmental differences between the two individuals affected their motives of learning the English language. Due to slavery‚ Douglass resorted to different strategies to become literate. Malcolm X‚ on the other hand‚ had an abundance of resources in which
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