Reading Activity 1.2: The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1. a. outspoken b. imitate c. searching d. greatly‚ extremely e. necessary 2. a. Malcolm X b. His self-education while in prison. c. Civil rights movement d. Charlestown prison e. Trying to emulate Bimbi f. Getting a hold of a dictionary and studying/learning some words 3. Malcolm X taught himself by using a dictionary. 4. Malcolm X spent time in the Charlestown prison during the Civil Rights movement. While confined
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Characteristics of a Good Leader Confidence: Believing in their own abilities is an essential trait of a good leader. Unless and until he has confidence in his abilities he will not be able to lead effectively. Character: A leader’s character plays a vital role in determining the effectiveness of his leadership. Trustworthiness and honesty are the two important aspects of a leader’s character. Even a slight flaw in his character will lead to the followers‚ not believing in his ways. Therefore
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Although separated by a century‚ Malcolm X and Frederick Douglass advocated for the equality and freedom of African Americans at all costs. Despite criticism‚ Malcolm X’s fiery speeches and teachings in the twentieth century wanted people to understand the white man’s inner devil. Frederick Douglass wanted to inform northerners about the horrors of slavery with his speeches. Both men wanted justice and equality for the African Americans living in America. Neither gave up and used anything they could
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Blind Conformity: Malcolm X Tony Franklin ENC 1101 D.J. Henry 2/3/97 In today’s world it is often difficult to adjust to one type of lifestyle or another. The constant bombardment of outside opinions hamper our ability‚ as humans‚ to choose and be comfortable with a certain way of living. Our way of living may consist of a look‚ a way of thinking‚ a religion‚ or any facet of our personalities that may not conform with whatever is the norm or the accepted at a given time. When this is the
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responsibility of promoting men to officers‚ he guaranteed his men were being led well by following a strict list of criteria. In studying both the warlords of history and his enemies‚ Napoleon was able to make strategies and decide which one would be best against his enemies. Napoleon was a great strategic leader in all of his conquests because he paid attention to every detail. Napoleon supplied men for his army by using the draft system. To be eligible for the draft‚ the person had to be eighteen
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ENGL 101 September 28‚ 2014 at 6:59 PM Malcolm X and Black Rage! by Cornel West! Initial Response‚ First Entry In the essay‚ Cornel West tries to explain how Malcolm X’s “Black Rage” articulation wasn’t directed at white americans only‚ but also to black americans who view their lives and minds through what West describes as “White lenses”. West also claims that Malcolm X’s idea of “psychic conversation” would promote blacks to turn that rage to love and appreciation of their own culture
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Tiurin is a good leader because he possesses the qualities all great leaders should have‚ such as confidence‚ good work ethic‚ leads others‚ is focused on helping others‚ and is respected by his peers. He is always trying to help his squad’s lives easier in camp‚ but he also wants them to work for it. The first quality Tiurin possesses is confidence. Throughout the book he doesn’t let the guards get to him‚ and even sometimes stands up to them. Secondly Tiurin is always making sure his squad is
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Grant‚ the 18th president of the United States‚ was a very good leader because he was a military general as well as a president and left a legacy. (“Ulysses S. grant Quotes‚” brainyquote.com) On April 27‚ 1822‚ in Point Pleasant‚ Ohio‚ Hiram Ulysses Grant (otherwise known as Ulysses S. Grant) was born. His parents were Hannah Simpson Grant‚ who was a mysterious woman to others‚ and James Root Grant‚ who made a great deal of money because he was a tanner‚ which is a person who makes things out of
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essay “Learning to Read and Write” and Malcolm X in his essay “Learning to Read” explore the difficulties they had while trying to teach themselves a literate education. Although Malcolm X and Frederick Douglass learned in different eras and environments‚ using different strategies‚ they both had a similar frustrated tone and goal to learn how to read and write. Douglass and X were both African Americans teaching themselves how to read and write. Douglass was a “slave for life” (146) and to find
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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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