Malcolm McDowell

I believe that Malcolm X did grow into a positive black leader and member of the nation of Islam because of his tragic life, his motivation, and his belief. Firstly, Malcolm X’s life was full of tragic events that helped him become a positive black leader and member of the nation of Islam. Growing up Malcolm’s father died, which led him to live in a foster home. Malcolm also dropped out of school and began gambling, stealing, doing drugs, and becoming an unfaithful man. Malcolm X even went to…

In the articles “Letter from Birmingham Jail” by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and “Speech at the March on Washington” by Josephine Baker both mention the only way you can achieve true peace is through non-violence. It is true that the only way to have true freedom is through nonviolence. First and foremost, in the source “Letter from Birmingham Jail” by Martin Luther King Jr. argues that his people are using nonviolence over violence. Lines 382-384 King states “Rather, I have tried to say that…

When I first read The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell, I was incredibly intrigued by the notions presented throughout the book. It intuitively makes sense that changes will add up over time to a significant change; after all, “Rome was not built in a day.” However, throughout this book Gladwell explores the counterintuitive concept about the foundation of epidemics. He realizes that epidemics are not caused by long term change, but rather by the…

Malcolm Gladwell in his book, Blink, suggests that thin-slicing suggests that spontaneous decisions are either better of just as good as carefully planned and considered decisions. Gladwell supports his claim by using examples of how normal, every-day people have had experiences with thin-slicing. Gladwell’s purpose is to use examples of regular people and their experiences with thin-slicing in order to persuade readers that intuitive judgment is developed by experience, training, and knowledge.…

inspire change in a nation. One of those such people was Malcolm X, an aggressive revolutionist who took over the movement through fiery rhetoric. In his speech, “The Ballot or the Bullet,” he uses mostly his own opinions, beliefs, and emotions on the experiences at hand, rather than logic and reasoning to convince the audience that there needs to be a change in the way African Americans are treated in the United States. In his speech Malcolm encourages the fight for social justice on many…

Lemlem Beyene Oct 27, 2015 Malcolm X "The Ballot or the Bullet" In this speech, Malcolm X want his audience to know that black people are not American citizen, they are just victims of Americanism. He want to encourage African American to stand up for their rights and take actions against White politicians that are preventing them from getting their civil rights. He goes by saying “It’ll be the ballot or it’ll be the bullet. It’ll be liberty or it’ll be death. And if you’re not ready to…

Critical Analysis Essay: Gladwell’s “The Trouble with Geniuses” In chapters “the Trouble with Geniuses Part I & II” of Outliers Gladwell presents his thought-provoking research about geniuses to substantiate his argument that “extraordinary achievement is less about talent than it is about opportunity” (Gladwell 78). Gladwell argues that opportunity, hardworking and culture are all factors in the recipe for success. Gladwell seems to be reaching out to a broad audience to share his perspective…

Progression to the top above all else and others, is a feat accomplished by few. To climb a pyramid to success simply keeps one at the peak, to create a pyramid of success is to build and learn fundamentals along the journey. The famed Pyramid of Success was created by the now deceased, former UCLA basketball coach, John Wooden, quite famously known as the person who successfully led his team to win ten NCAA championships in a twelve year span. As part of Wooden’s teaching style, he created the…

Karlie Grose English 11 Mrs. Shandera Janarury 19, 2017 Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X greatly impacted today's society and the civil rights movement by providing effective tactics to influence change, which has been adopted from civil rights groups today. Both of these men had different strategies for their movement, even though both were successfully impacting the white community during that time period, the two dedicated to their lives to the people and fighting for what they…

When Malcolm Gladwell was asked why he was so interested in social epidemics, he said that he thought of them as “a way of making sense of the world.” Social epidemics, otherwise known as popular culture trends, are usually thought to originate independently without correlation. Could there be a pattern behind these epidemics? Gladwell, a New York Times staff writer, answers this question in his 2000 book, The Tipping Point. In this book, Gladwell discusses several social epidemics, including…