In "A Homemade Education‚" Malcolm X uses personal anecdotes and language to describe the wrong-doing of the "white man" and situational irony to establish credibility and effectively enlighten the audience of the importance of gaining an education and to rise above illiteracy to fight against the "white man." 1. "Where else but in a prison could I have attacked my ignorance ...?"(223). He uses situational irony to illustrate how dedicated he was in educating himself that even though
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In the Autobiography of Malcolm X‚ the main character is Malcolm X. Malcolm is an intelligent black man‚ that demonstrates great leadership‚ ambition and is well at showing his aggressiveness in a calmly manner. Malcolm feels that the world views black people as lesser than individuals to the white man. He tries to escape this feeling by moving to different places but eventually realizes he ca not escape the truth. Minor characters that stood out to me in the book was Laura‚ Cassius Clay‚ and Elijah
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Jail is a place to rehabilitate yourself from the wrong you have committed or have been convicted of doing. Malcolm X’s “A Homemade Education” is his narrative to how he formed his opinion or beliefs while he was incarcerated. He met a man named Bimbi‚ who motivated Malcolm to get educated by self-realizing how much he really didn’t know. The factor that sustained his drive for an education was his own curiosity and concern for civil rights. The process of his own education began with any book he
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located within in America‚ they ran the risk of being subjected to racial discrimination and injustice. Throughout my experience of taking the African American Studies M5 - Social Organization of Black Communities‚ minister and human rights activist‚ Malcolm X‚ has intrigued me the most because he developed a thought-provoking and clever notion that accurately encompassed the entire African-American experience. In X’s “The Ballot or the Bullet Speech‚” he states “If you black‚ you were born in jail‚ in
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Presence in each of their lives. Malcolm Little would move to Boston and begin taking pride in his assimilation into white culture--wearing zoot suits and conking his hair--while beginning to reject his childhood faith. In his autobiography‚ he would glorify Allah for this dark period in his life saying‚ “All praise is due to Allah that I went to Boston when I did. If I hadn’t‚ I’d probably still be a brainwashed black Christian” (36). LaMothe writes that “Malcolm X’s withdrawal from and rebellion
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In Malcolm X’s “Learning to Read‚” he talks about his time in prison and how he decided to teach himself about things he never learned in school. While Malcolm X was in jail he decided to improve his vocabulary by reading the dictionary and copying all of the definitions. This helped him become more eloquent of a writer and paved the way for him to be able to read more difficult books. When Malcolm X began to read seriously he discovered a violent past that most people tended to avoid mentioning;
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Malcolm X was born Malcolm Little on May 19‚ 1925‚ in Omaha‚ Nebraska. His father‚ a Baptist minister‚ Garvey supported a "back-to-Africa" movement for African Americans. During Malcolm’s early years‚ his family moved several times because of racism. They moved from Omaha‚ Nebraska‚ after being threatened by the Ku Klux Klan. While living in an all-white neighborhood in Michigan their house was burned. When Malcolm was six years old‚ his father was mysteriously murdered. The black community was convinced
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article states 12 promises that Nike will work on. Including work environment for its employees. "Community Impact." NIKE‚ Inc. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 10 Nov. 2014. This article talks about community impact by the company of Nike. How it provides many jobs‚ provide to community activities‚ etc. Jensen‚ Holger. "Globalization Ala Nike." Stories. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 17 Nov. 2014. This article talks about the employments of Nike overseas. It states that the people who work for Nike are happy and have no regrets
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Prior to joining the Nation of Islam‚ Malcolm X’ philosophy stemmed from his hustling way of life. It didn’t do much to overcome the racism‚ and it was unethical and materialistic‚ focusing on his the individualistic benefit. During that time‚ lived with the mentality of him against the world. The Nation of Islam allowed Malcolm to expand his mentality to make it black Americans against the world. His philosophy shifted from being self-centered to unity and solidarity that is driven by race. He
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Throughout the autobiography of Malcolm X‚ as told by Alex Haley‚ it is evident that there are multiple key events that make Malcolm who he was towards the end of his life: an advocate for African American rights. His childhood‚ his drug addiction‚ his finding of Elijah Muhammad are all key events that led him to become an advocate for racial injustice. Malcolm X lost his father at a young age. His father‚ the Reverend Earl Little‚ was murdered by KKK members. When Malcolm’s mother went to claim
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