Ian Malcolm

The person who I chose to research more information on is, Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr. but he identifies himself as aka: ‘Snoop Dogg’. American Rapper/Record producer and Actor, Entrepreneur. He was raised as a Baptist, then he converted to Mormonism, then to Islam and now currently his religion is Rastafari religion • Aka: Snoop Dogg was born October 20, 1971 in Long Beach, California, US. • He was raised Baptist, starting his musical career by playing the piano at the local Baptist church.…

While in jail, I had a spiritual awakening. I met a positive brother by the name of Jamal who befriended me early at my stay in the Fort Bend County Jail. Jamal was well in his late fifty’s and he was one of the first inmates to speak to me when I entered the tank. Jamal was arrested and charged for aggravated assault on a police officer with a deadly weapon and received a fifteen-year sentence. He was currently waiting on chain to go to the Texas Department of Corrections also known as…

The Black Power Mixtape is a historical documentary that shows footage shot by Swedish journalists who were examining the evolution of the Black Power Movement in America from 1967 to 1975. Their mission was to “[show] the country as it really is.” The documentary examines the movement year by year, highlighting important black leaders and historic events that have shaped our nation into what it is today. The footage they showed was very insightful. Interviews with black people living at the…

Where do you think the world would be if people like Bill Joy, Albert Einstein, or Bill Gates had never been given the opportunity to excel in their fields of expertise? The world very well may have been a different place, with no understanding of the atomic theory, computer programming, and no high speed personal computers. Their expertise and contributions to today's modern society were all developed out of chance and opportunity. Though many people view the key to success as grit and…

purpose 2. a person or thing that achieves desired aims attains prosperity.” Yet we all seem to take the definition of the word a bit differently, what might be considered successful to a six year old will vary from what it means to a 17 year old. Malcolm Gladwell, author of the book “Outliers”, defines success based on the facts of when you born, where you grew up, and what language you speak. However, I describe success differently as, work ethic, persistence, and faith. Swimming is one of my…

Mind Over Society Most people believe a successful person is one who graduates high school with outstanding grades, but the real question is, those that receive the excellent grades, how do they truly define success? Success of a person is defined as going for a higher education after high school and still managing to be delighted with what they have and what they are doing for the rest of their lives. It is an arduous process to achieve because it demands: self confidence, being the most…

National History Day project: Muhammed Ali & and his Worldwide Effect Almost everybody recognizes Muhammed Ali as one of the greatest boxers to ever live. To my surprise a numerous amount of people do not know the huge, worldwide effect Ali had in so many different areas. He fought for civil rights and provided hope for a countless number of African Americans in a time of distress. He also helped fight for religious freedoms in a time that only Christianity was embraced in the United States.…

On Saturday March 1, 1952 was the day that Dorothy Bashore was born. She was born on the second floor of her house in Bernville. Dorothy lived in three houses but they were all Bernville. the one house were called a “haunted house”, it use to be an old hat factory but was changed into a house, They called it haunted because an man killed himself on the third floor. The house had a long hallway on one of the sides was a big room. At the end of the hall up the stairs there was the living…

in the 1960 Olympic games held at Rome, Italy, and won the gold medal in the light-heavyweight division” (Muhammad Ali). He proved to everyone that he was capable of boxing by building an impressive amateur record. Ali was inspired by the famous Malcolm X and also began following the Black Muslim faith (Muhammad Ali Biography). “Born Cassius Clay Jr., Ali changed his name in 1964 after joining the Nation of Islam” (History.com Staff). The Nation of Islam leader, Elijah Muhammad, gave Ali a holy…

When Gladwell wrote his essay he was thinking in the past when the whole world is living in the present. All of these factors are very important and should be considered when analyzing and reading his essay. Gladwell does explain and prove many of his viewpoints and gave examples for them, yet he is missing key information. I think the context in which he analyzed the essay was slightly confusing. The essay was very confusing in my opinion because he is talking in past tense and he stays that…