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Essay 1 In Leading for a Lifetime, Bennis distinguished between two “eras” that he called Geezers and Geeks. The Geezer era lasted from 1945-1955 they are now mostly seventy years or older. The main event that impacted the Geezers perspective was World War two. WWII involved most of the world and created a huge social change within America. While most American men were away fighting in the war, everyone within the United States were doing “their part” to help with the war; women began working…

Malcolm was released from jail, he joined the Nation of Islam to learn more about his religion, and changed his last name from Little to the initial X. As a member of The Nation of Islam, Malcolm X met the man who fascinated him to peruse in the Nation of Islam, Elijah Muhammad. He was the leader of the nation and saw a bright future in Malcolm. Malcolm X helped organized and funded multiple temples for his nation in New York, Philadelphia, and Boston. His rank in the nation slowly grew as…

and it has been widely-used ever since. The first use of nuclear energy in the medical field is for medical imaging which is a way of creating visual representation of what is going on in our body. Medical imaging began when Wilhem Rontgen discovered x-ray in 1895. However, at that time, the dangers of radiation was not known yet. Fast forward about 20 years later, contrast agents which are harmless to the body were used to visualize bile ducts, gall bladders and our digestive systems. By the…

The Discovery of Magnets by Santiago Webb We use magnets every day without knowing it; it might be fridge magnets, cabinet latches, speakers and other electronic devices. Magnets are used in many different fields such as in medicine, education, science, and just for fun. For example in medicine, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) uses very strong magnets and radio waves to show doctors inside the human body. In science, magnets can help store information on computers; they are also…

The Ballot or the Bullet is a persuasive speech given by Malcolm X who had a significant impact at the time when there is Civil Rights Movement. The speech takes place in the 1960’s and in Kings Solomon Baptist Church. It portrayed the African Americans as an oppressed group to make the audience aware of their own rights, and beliefs. Ethos was an element that is encountered in the speech it is one of the most common used persuasive techniques that aims to gather the society members. Therefore,…

Dick Gregory once said, "This isn't a revolution of black against whites; this is a revolution of right against wrong. And right has never lost." He is explaining that whites and blacks are not at war with each other. Rather, it is about what is right and what is wrong. Moreover, he says that right has never lost, meaning right has more significance than wrong. When the country was plagued by racial tension and discrimination came into play, two important figures faced a tremendous amount of…

In the autobiography The Sunflower by Simon Wiesenthal, Simon, who’s the main character went through much heartache and confusion; throughout being separated from his family to being put into concentration/work camps. Simon witnessed many people brutally slaughtered, including close friends. While working one day on the line a nurse pulled Simon aside and took him to a school building that had been turned into a hospital. There he saw a man whose face was completely wrapped in bandages. This…

The Assassination of Malcolm X One of the most influential male leaders of the 20th century is Malcolm X. Born to Earl Little, his father, and Louise Norton Little his mother. Malcolm Little was born in Omaha, NE but shortly after Malcolm’s birth his family moved to Lasing, Michigan where Malcolm was raised. Ridiculed by his teachers at a young age, Malcolm dropped out of high school never to pursue his aspiration to become a lawyer. It wasn’t long after when Malcolm moved in with a…

Henry and X On March 23, 1775, Patrick Henry addressed a speech to the 122 delegates from the colony of Virginia. He wanted to obtain freedom from the British, and become his own country. Almost 200 years later, Malcom X, a human rights activist, composed a very similar speech. His goal was to give equal rights to blacks in America. Although the two men may both be seen as extremists for their cause, they left a mark on America’s history of separatism. Patrick Henry and Malcom X both build…

Malcolm X is an African American man who was born Malcolm Little on May 19, 1925. Malcolm was born in Omaha, Nebraska to his mother Louise Norton Little and Father Earl Little. Malcolm and a friend of his met up and moved to Boston. Malcolm and his friend got into some trouble and was arrested due to burglary charges and Malcolm was sentenced to 10 years in prison and after seven years was granted parole after serving 7 years. During his few years in prison, Malcolm began to become a better…