Generation X

A Tough Mind and a Tender Heart Martin Luther King Jr., a prominent American minister and civil rights activist, argues that the combination of a tough mind and a tender heart is essential to end segregation and racism (King, Jr. 13-14). King defines a tough mind as one that is able to think sharply and decisively and make realistic judgments (King, Jr.14). Having a tough mind gives one the ability to discern what is true from what is false on their own instead of blindly accepting what they…

A hero can be classified by many things. A hero can be superman, a police officer, and even your mom, but what makes a hero. Is it someone who can fly or shoot laser beams from their eyes or someone who saves a baby from a burning building. I’ll admit some of these characteristics are far-fetched since I don’t know anyone who can fly or randomly saves babies on a normal day. All heroes, including super ones all, have something in common, they're admired for their courage or an outstanding thing…

Malcolm X and the Nation of Islam During the time Malcolm X (Malcolm Little, at the time) was in prison he learned about the "new" religion of the Nation of Islam. In the Autobiography of Malcolm X, Malcolm X reflects on his own interpretation of the Nation of Islam by sharing his own personal experience of his acceptance of Islam, and his purpose was to show the ideology of the Nation of Islam. Malcolm X was a man of no religion who referred to himself as Satan; and I believe the purpose to…

Introduction: Jinnah is a 1998 epic film the only movie based on the life of the great leader and founder of Pakistan, Mohammad Ali Jinnah. This film describes some of the different parts of his life and consists of some of the main events which took place in the life of Mohammad Ali Jinnah, such as his life as an advocate, his marriage, his illness and problems that he faced during the struggle for independence. This film was directed by Jamil Dehlavi and was written by Akbar S. Ahmed which was…

schools leaves out facts that helps make the world for what it is, it makes more likely of a chance of no change and no progress. Details that is considered inappropriate should not be determined by students and the community. Understanding how Malcolm X learned and achievements his learning and use that to defend what is right in his eye’s. Giving an inside look into the effects of not adding importants facts that can help people understand the main event that happened in the past. Not lead to…

Malcolm X-plained Dusty old shelves piled with photo albums, newspaper articles and files of someone’s life, sparks faded memories, that grow sweeter with time. Each chapter of their scattered past titled to organize a legacy they left behind. In those pages of one man’s story much pain, loss and suffering clouds the few sweet moments that may have been. Well known civil rights advocate, Malcolm X preached unity and aggression through reflections of his own life. Malcolm X fell victim to…

Nearly all ancient societies practiced body modification through either piercingss or tattoos. These ancient practices are becoming ever more present in our modern Canadian society, especially tattoos. One writer says, “Permanent tattooing is the process of body modification by deposition of a pigment into the dermis” (Simunovic and Shinohara 525). In the past three decades, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has become increasingly popular in the medical field. Magnetic resonance imaging is a…

courage and determination that people find is often something they never thought they had and are taken by surprise when they come across it. If you have the right approach on difficult times, you can use them as a chance to grow as a person, as Malcolm X and Frederick Douglass did in their narratives. “Coming to an Awareness of Language” and “Learning to Read Write” tell the story of Malcolm X’s and Frederick Douglass’s struggles through challenges and how they used their own determination to…

The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X Do you know who Malcom X is? Malcolm X was an African-American Muslim minister and human rights activist. Malcolm X exhibited concepts of pride, black nationalism, and race in the 1950s and 1960s. The early years, teenage years, and years of being a minister/human rights activist makes up the autobiography of Malcom x. During the early years, Malcom X was considered Malcolm Little. Malcolm X was born on May 19, 1925, in Omaha, Nebraska. Malcolm was…

denied something since you were different. That was a world that Martin Luther King Jr. lived in. Martin Luther King Jr. was an African American Minister and a civil rights activist. But he was not the only one. There were other activists such as Malcom X, Dorothy Height, and Rosa Parks. But Martian Luther King Jr. was the best civil rights activists because of his noble values, nonviolent protests, and relatable speeches. Racial inequality wasn’t a new concept in the middle 1900’s, so it…