The Autobiography of Malcolm X‚ published in 1965‚ depicts the struggles and successes of Human Rights activist Malcolm X before his fame arose. The author Alex Haley had extensive research and interviews with Malcolm before his death in 1965. The book shows emphasis on the mindset of Marcus Garvey‚ whom Malcolm favored; where the only way for Africans to be “free” from discrimination and oppression was by handling it themselves. Malcolm accounts many times where not only him‚ but the people around
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1. Throughout Brandt’s “Sponsors of Literacy” she explains in depth the roles and qualities of literary sponsors. In summary‚ she explains sponsors are powerful figures‚ usually more knowledgeable and well established. Literary sponsors are used as models and figures of encouragement. Brandt provides examples of literary sponsors being teachers‚ military officials‚ older relatives and priests. Alongside human sponsors‚ literary sponsors can also be organizations like school systems‚ churches and
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throwing a big fight. MALCOLM MORA (37) lives a double life. He’s a veteran detective and he’s a contract killer that uses a mime mask. He gets his assignments from FRANK. Malcolm forces fighter BULL (30) to leave the city after Malcolm learns that Bull is supposed to fight his brother‚ DIO MORA. Mobster‚ BILL SANTORO‚ who runs an illegal fighting organization‚ wants Bull found. He sends his henchman VICTOR to find him. Santoro threatens Dio into throwing the next fight. Malcolm feels especially close
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Malcolm Gladwell opens his bestselling book Outliers: The Story of Success with the story of Stewart Wolf‚ a physician who revolutionized our understanding of health. Wolf studied digestion at the University of Oklahoma and spent his summers at a farm in Pennsylvania. One summer‚ Wolf was astounded to hear from a colleague that it was extremely rare to “find anyone from Roseto under the age of sixty-five with heart disease” (Gladwell 6). At the time‚ heart attacks “were the leading cause of death
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Literacy Begins at Birth After I explored the websitewww.readtoyourbaby.com‚ I found a great article “Literacy Begins at Birth” by Jack Prelutsky. The article emphasizes the importance of reading to the babies‚ and the ability of understanding words at an early age. Moreover‚ it said the average of words the babies can understand in the first eight to ten months‚ also it said that at 6 years old a child is able to understand about 13‚000 words. The article explains how babies learn vocabulary‚ and
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While reading about Malcolm X’s story was that it was most definitely inspiring that he was self-motivated about getting an education‚ he was more motivated than most people about getting an education‚ as for a literary sponsor he triumphantly educated himself. He then became a remarkably literate man throughout his life. One of Malcolm X’s biggest influential sponsors of literacy was when he was in jail. If he Malcolm had not gone to jail he would probably still have been living on the streets and
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Summary The only thing constant in Texas is the people’s love for Texas-style barbecue. There are more than a thousand BBQ establishments in the Houston area alone. Some of these are large chain restaurants competing with small neighborhood businesses. Drexler’s World famous Bar-B-Que is located in an area of Houston called the Third Ward-an economically disadvantaged neighborhood not far from downtown. It has been in the area since the late 1940s. It was a small establishment around 1500
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Malcolm Gladwell has worked for the New Yorker and the Washington Post‚ and has multiple bestselling titles to his name. As a journalist and a public speaker‚ Gladwell’s work demands an accessible (and at times witty) tone‚ and this pattern is evident in Outliers: The Story of Success. A short read with helpful footnotes may disguise itself as yet another grabby “guide to success‚” but Outliers defies this preconceived notion. Rather‚ it challenges the exhausted trope of the “rags to riches” story
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Reaction Paper 1 April 11‚ 2013 Laura Rognerud After reading “Do Juvenile Killers Deserve Life behind Bars” and doing some research‚ I side with Charles Dutton; “There is no point in destroying a second life if that life is actually redeemable”. There are many reasons why juveniles do not deserve life in prison without parole. It is not right to hold children and adolescents who are underage to adult standards. Children do not have the rights or responsibilities that adults do. At that
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10. Pugo and Togo were a Filipino comedy team in Philippine movies during the 1940s up to 1950s. Composed of Mariano Contreras (1898–1978) and Andres Solomon (1905 – November 3‚ 1952)‚ their brand of humor consisted of short skits‚ slapstick‚ and funny dialogues presented in Manila’s theaters‚ most particularly Clover Theater and Avenue Theater. Mariano Contreras starred as Pugo‚ while Solomon portrayed Togo. They were both bald headed. 9. Palito (September 4‚ 1934 – April 12‚ 2010) was a veteran
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