Compare the philosophies of Martin Luther King‚ Jr. and Malcolm X. how their goals for the African American community similar and/or different? How their strategies for reaching those goals similar and/or different? During the past century there were two influential people Martin Luther King‚ Jr. and Malcolm X who grappled with the problem of inequality between black and white people. They both wanted to bring hope to blacks in the US through their powerful‚ hard-hitting
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fighting for equality for groups of people. Without them‚ there would still be a lot of controversy and inequality in the world. In the eyes of many people‚ there are no better examples of these types of heroes than Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X. They are both civil rights activists‚ however individually they took different approaches to reach their common goal. In addition‚ both share some of the same qualities of a civil rights activist however one of them managed to have a more civil
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and Republicans have the same goal; to improve America and make it the greatest country on earth. The difference is they have polar opposite philosophies on how to get this accomplished. I feel the same is true for Martin Luther King Jr‚ and Malcolm X. They both advocate equal rights; however‚ their basic philosophy is very different. I understand that if I were African American I might see this completely different‚ but I am not. Therefore‚ all I can do is give you my opinion from my perspective
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King Jr. and Malcolm X were two of the most prominent individuals in the Civil Rights movement. These two were not only helpful in the movement‚ but were also icons in the history of their race. Although they stood side by side and shared one goal they had two different ways of fighting for equality. These different approaches of fighting for equality for the African-American came from their different upbringings and different experiences with the inequality that the both faced. Malcolm X’s childhood
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stood up for their rights To get equality for the blacks and they were Martin Luther King and Malcolm x. They both had the same goals which were getting freedom for the black people but had different strategies to achieve their goals. Martin Luther King and Malcolm x had totally different upbringing. Martin Luther was raised in a middle-class family which he was also educated. On the other hand‚ Malcolm x was the opposite he was not born into a rich family nor had an education which could be the
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Luther King Jr. pursued it with nonviolence‚ while Malcolm X‚ believed the only way to achieve freedom was though violence. Both men believed it was imperative that something be done‚ however their ideas of obtaining freedom were polar opposites. Martin Luther King Jr. always made it a point to argue how violence is immoral and through the use of a number of biblical references to reach his audience he made sure everyone could understand. Malcolm X’s opinion was centered mostly on pointing fingers
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A BEAUTIFUL MIND (Reaction Paper) As I watched the movie‚ a lot of questions and clarifications comes in mymind. The movie was so tricky and full of twist which is really hard to understand yet as the movie goes on‚ my questions and clarifications are slowly answered and cleared. At first my impression was how intelligent John Nash was‚ as most people who suffer from mental illness. The feeling of sorrow came over me ‚ as I watched him struggle with the feelings of loneliness and depression
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evil. Among them were Martin Luther King and Malcolm X. While King wanted to solve the problem with peace‚ Malcolm knew the only way to solve the dispute was fighting
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happening‚ The Civil Rights Movement. There were many important people to the movement like MLK‚ Ruby Bridges and the Little Rock Nine‚ and then‚ there was Malcolm X. Malcolm at the time had an unorthodox approach to things‚ while most were preaching nonviolence Malcolm said “by any means necessary”‚ which caused the two groups to clash. Malcolm often criticized the movement and its leader calling them “stooges” and “chumps”. The leaders denounced his as well saying that he was an irresponsible extremist
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The stages of Intellectual development on Helen Kellers and Malcolm X The stages of Intellectual development were invented by Jean Piaget after the development of children’s thinking for more than a fifty years. There are four stages: imitation‚ separation‚ classify and metaphors. Stages intellectual development is aplicated to every learning process such as Malcolm X a man that learned through a dictionary. Also Helen Keller‚ a woman who was blind and deaf. However‚ learned by touching objects while
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