Ian Malcolm

Malcolm X rose to prominence as an African-American orator in the 1960s. His ideas were diverse in separating the blacks, allowing violence upon violence, against other activists wishes, as well as becoming part of the Nation of Islam. These notions grew in success over time, some failing, yet still, caused the power of Black Nationalism. The ability to distinguish oneself and advocate on black independence, earn national identity and be equally free as the whites. Most importantly proud like…

Malcolm was really influenced by his father and mother in different ways. He starts by talking about how his father treated his siblings differently. His father used to beat his siblings. However, he says that his father favored him. This is because he thinks that him having lighter skin make his father feel that way. Also, his father used to beat his mom because of her background and her higher level of education. This caused conflicts between them both. Malcolm learns the importance of…

“If you can’t fly, then run, if you can’t run, then walk, if you can’t walk, then crawl, but whatever you do, you have to keep moving forward.” Declared by one of the most inspirational and effective individuals towards the Civil Rights movement, Martin Luther King. Martin contributed most of his life towards the works of increasing the rights of African Americans. His state of mind towards solving this overall conflict within the excessive amount of tension of the whites and blacks was to…

learn from their mistakes. The readings “Letter from Birmingham jail” by Martin Luther king Jr., “Graduation” by Maya Angelou and “A Homemade Education” by Malcolm X show persistency at its finest in their own individual ways. Maya Angelou and Malcolm X both share their goal for education fulfillment and stop at nothing to achieve it, Malcolm and MLK share their goal of Justice for their race and are faced with many obstacles that weren't enough to hold them back, and MLK and Maya share their…

opinion, “Homeboy” is an exceptional narrative, in which Malcolm X expresses his struggle of “self-degradation” (Malcolm X 181). Although I was not interested in an essay about a man’s hairstyle, I quickly learn that this essay is far, far more. However, elements throughout this essay enticed me to continue reading and enjoy the substance of what I was reading. Description, imagery, and vocabulary are some of the elements that I thought Malcolm X excelled at in this essay. The relatable aspect…

Time Magazine’s one hundred most influential people, Malcolm Gladwell is a Canadian journalist who started his career in New York (Famous Authors). As well as being a bestselling author of four books, Gladwell is a speaker and still continues to work as writer for “The New Yorker” since starting in 1996. His works often deal with research and exploration in the areas of sociology, psychology, and social psychology. On September 3, 1963, Malcolm Gladwell was born in Fareham, Hampshire, England…

The founder of this movement was The Honorable Elijah Muhammad. This founder would teach Blacks they should have pride in themselves and that Whites were evil. Muhammad Ali met with the company of Malcolm X and acknowledged to the public that he was now a member of the Nation of Islam and along with many other things, he insisted to be known from that moment on forth by the name Muhammad Ali and renounced as he put it his slave name, Cassius Clay…

The language perspectives of Malcolm X "Homemade Education" and Jimmy Santiago Baca "Coming into Language" give their accounts on the experiences they had in developing and accomplishing their vocabulary and language skills through self- exploration and determination. Malcolm X was an African American male, his perspective of language came from the streets of Harlem, his life as a hustler made him street smart. Before his incarceration he felt and expressed in his essay that he was one of “the…

Law enforcement claims that Peters a drug wholesaler, and Arturo Beltran Leyva had a relationship. Craig Petties (Race Car aka Kansas) is an African American male who was born in Tennessee. He was raised in the Riverview – Kansas neighborhood by a hard working mother who lay a spiritual foundation. Religion played a critical role in his life. Nevertheless, Race Car dropped out of high school and started dealing drugs at 19. He met a member of the Beltran Leyva family, La Barbie. Over the years,…

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Was born in Atlanta Georgia in 1929 to a middle class family. His father was a preacher and leader of his church. Martin grew up and became a preacher too. Martin was very smart he went up north to college and liked how blacks were treated there. He got a Dr. degree and started to get in to the civil rights movement. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. started his own civil rights group that had very peaceful protests and believed in not hurting anyone. Martin Luther King Jr.…