Malcolm McDowell

Malcolm X is regarded as one of the most polarizing figures of the 20th century. As a human rights activist, a Muslim minister, and most of all a black American, his purpose was not only to inculpate whites for the oppression of Black America and the black population as whole but to also undertake a social and territorial insurgence against the global white population. Being one of the biggest critics of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X did not condone the use of love as a mean to solve…

George Whitefield was a preacher in the Great Awakening, an emotional Christian movement in the late 1730’s. He was very popular, his sermons inspired and changed people with his new ideas. According to Benjamin Franklin’s autobiography (Document A), Whitefield was a very persuasive speaker. Franklin attended one of his sermons about building an Orphan House in Georgia, something that Franklin did not support as he did want one built in Philadelphia instead. However, as Whitefield went on,…

Martin Luther King Jr and Malcolm X are still two men that remains a fix image in the American consciousness. King, an advocate of Integrationsm, with his famous “I Have a Dream Speech “delivers that African Americans should be non-violent when dealing with racial forces. Malcolm X, a Black Nationalist activist who encouraged African Americans to fight racial oppression. By any means these two men were ideologically opposites. King was a man of Intergrationsm and X was Nationalism. Did they…

another thinks that success is living to ninety years old. In general, however, people achieve success when they accomplish their own life goals. Most people go about their lives making choices and acting in ways which will lead them to success. Malcolm Gladwell, the author of Outliers, believes that choices by people do not influence their success in a big manner. Against popular opinion, he believes that a “self-made man” is imaginary; instead, circumstances, family background, and tolerance…

It is important to acquire knowledge and skills, and it can bring positive changes in life, enhance the intelligence of a person and enable him/her to lead more successful life. Malcolm X and Liz Murray are good examples of this. These two authors changed their lives by educating themselves. In Homemade Education, Malcolm discusses his time in prison, where he taught himself how to read and write by using a dictionary and books, to become literate. On the other hand, in Breaking Night Liz Murray…

Malcolm X was a well known figure in the 50’s. His lifetime Macolm went through many changes in his life. Most of the changes were the way he viewed people. In the beginning of his lifetime Malcolm viewed whites in a certain way until he learned all whites were not the same.He focused on whites because beside the Nation Of Islam they were the ones to shape his life. Today Malcolm X is still a big figure and his words still have a huge effect on people. Once Malcolm X joined the Nation Of…

In The Autobiography of Malcolm X, Malcolm X illustrates his life as an Afro-American by showing the readers examples of systemic oppression, racial identity, and separation vs integration (central ideas). The three key events that interact to develop the central ideas in the memoir includes: Malcolm’s talk with his teacher Mr. Otrowski, his incarceration, and his pilgrimage to Mecca. Malcolm’s imprisonment ties into the central idea systemic oppression because Malcolm began to practice the…

A Future Battle Some people claim that parenting is the main factor of success. One of those people is Amy Chua, the author of "Why Chinese Mothers Are Superiors". In contrast, Malcolm Gladwell, the author of Outliers: The Story of Success, suggests that there are other factors affects a person 's identity. Gladwell rejects Chua 's idea of strict parenting and forced practice, and he proposes that there are other factors such as life circumstances and practicing intelligence which are…

Malcolm X “You can't separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom” Malcolm X born on the 19th of May, 1925 in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. He is among the most discussed and debated public figures in history. Malcolm X was a human rights activist and supported freedom through violence to achieve equality in a society dominated by whites. He encouraged the blacks to fight back and gave them a sense of pride. Malcolm X is widely known for his beliefs and…

community, Dr. King stuck with the approach of nonviolence, confident in its ability to not only to invoke a moral awakening among whites but prove that fighting back was not essential for change. However, the Black Power movement, led mainly by Malcolm X clearly addressed whites as the oppressors…