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In the dictionary, the word responsibility is defined as “The state or fact of having a duty to deal with something or of having control over someone” (“English Oxford” 1). From a young age, every person must accept responsibility for decisions that he or she makes. As situations arise that must be dealt with, people have a duty to deal with those situations. In many ways, the act of living itself is an act of ultimate responsibility. In Robert Penn Warren’s classic novel, All the King’s Men,…

American communities had two main choices of how they would respond and fight back against those who wished to take away their rights and freedoms.”. With this in mind you can see how both passages planned to do this. To summarize Autobiography of Malcolm X, 1965; Malcolm wished to pursue this case in a way that kept people of color separated in a peaceful manner. Stating phrases such as “Let sincere whites go and teach nonviolence to white people!”, and “We will meanwhile be working among our…

“Dr. King wants the same thing I want -- freedom!” (Malcolm X). In the 1960’s the civil rights movement was huge for America. African Americans were fighting for their rights in every way they possibly could. Views were divided and there were multiple approaches people were taking to achieve the same goal: ending racial segregation. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X had the biggest reputation and influence during the civil rights movement, but these two men had both philosophical and…

“If you dont stand for something you will fall for anything”(Malcolm X). Malcolm X was an African-American Muslim minister and human rights activist. He was assassinated February 21, 1965 by rival Black Muslims while addressing his Organization of Afro-American Unity at the Audubon Ballroom in Washington Heights. His followers looked at him as a courageous advocate for the rights of blacks, while he was there for the harshest term for crimes against black americans. People call him a preacher of…

From these keys points, I noticed that between Gen Y and older generations, there are some differences in the characteristics that could be attributed to factors such as their attitudes and professional values other than generational belonging. It is important to find the ways to break the stereotypes because managing the mixture of ages, faces, values and views is an easy task. Since the differences and generational stereotypes are known to exist, there is no need to overstate them in the…

It is a well known assumption that Millennials have a relatively easy life, being born into the era of booming technological marvels while having a surplus of everything. Technology brought them closer together and makes work easier. It also makes Millennials’s way of life more different than any older generations. As Millennials are not just being considered lazy by other generations, studies also found out that they considered themselves as “greedy, self-absorbed and wasteful”. Personally, I…

I know a lot about Minister Lois Farrakhan. Louis Farrakhan, Sr. (born Louis Eugene Wolcott; May 11, 1933, and formerly known as Louis X) is the leader of the religious group Nation of Islam (NOI). He served as the minister of major mosques in Boston and Harlem, and was appointed by the longtime NOI leader, Elijah Muhammad, as the National Representative of the Nation of Islam. After Warith Deen Muhammad disbanded the NOI and started the orthodox Islamic group American Society of Muslims,…

The argument of The Autobiography of Malcolm X is that the Nation of Islam permanently changed Malcolm’s life. Before he joined the Nation and found Allah, he was involved with drugs, hustlers, and prostitution. Malcolm then goes to jail for stealing a watch and becomes known throughout the prison for his anti-religious ways, earning the nickname “Satan.” Malcolm receives a letter from his brother, Reginald, where Reginald tells Malcolm not to eat any more pork or smoke any more cigarettes, that…

Malcolm X: The One Who Started From the Bottom In The Autobiography of Malcolm X As Told to Alex Haley, Malcolm’s life went downfall after his father was brutally murdered. Malcolm was sent to reform school at the age of eight, where later he realized being black was a disadvantage because they didn’t have a place in society. Malcolm thought of being black hurt him; he thought he should hate himself for being who he is. He thought that everything happened because he was black.…

Sacrificed lives became the outcome of being broken by others, for the leaders in a fourth dimension of the crisis have very many similarities. Differences being just as apparent helps just as much to make that alteration of existence possible. To the men that hoped and struggled to make it possible to wittiness a change for a better world. The stories of two men; "I am Prepared to Die" by Nelson Mandela and "Letters from Birmingham Jail" by Martin Luther King Jr, which will be teachings for…