Malcolm X's By Any Means Necessary

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Magical Power of Communication
“By Any Means Necessary” (Malcolm X) I am not one to complain, but my powers to communicate are my abilities to survival. I will not me excused for being selfish to hold on to my power to communicate. Malcolm's tremendous feeling of frustration weighed heavily on his mind because he lacks the words to articulate in the letters he wrote from his prison cell. Have you ever felt so strongly about something or someone and knew you had the power within to change the situation? Malcolm always felt secure about something he went do something about it, this is how he survived in the hustling world. Malcolm's journey began in the Charlestown prison where he met a prisoner name of Bimibi. Bimini’s ability to use
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Sally Shaywitz, “one in five American children that have trouble reading” have dyslexia. (Shaywitz) Garth Cook a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, keeper his secret of dyslexia for fear of what another colleague reaction to the news might think of him. Cook’s immediately regressed back to the unpleasant experiences in school caused by his English teacher’s unkind words. We cannot be held hostage by the lack of our inability to not grasp hold of language because of fear of retaliation. Garth’s conscience and courage to not be held back, by any means possible has led him to writing about his experience living with dyslexia as a journalist to shed light on the subject of dyslexia. Similarly, Malcolm and Garth share the same experiences of not using the power within to communicate effectively and fluently with others. This provides encouragement and strength to others that there is yet magic in the power of communication. Some of the most successful people have been diagnosed with dyslexia are: Jay Leno, Whoopi Goldberg, Charles Schwab, and Gavin Newsom, are just a few. "We have an innate desire to endlessly learn, grow, and develop. We want to become more than what we already are. Once we yield to this inclination for continuous and never-ending improvement, we lead a life of endless accomplishments and satisfaction.”
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