Malcolm McLaren

Outliers: The Story of Success, written by Malcolm Gladwell, is a non-fiction book analyzing similarities of culture, family, and class of what we define as a successful person. Gladwell examines and breaks down his answers to what most people wonder: “What are the personalities of a successful person?” “Were they born with various gifts that the unsuccessful don’t have?” “What personal aspects of an auspicious individual help shape the peak of what they reach?” Countless written autobiographies…

Grant, Dr. Sattler, and Dr. Ian Malcolm (a highly-renowned mathematician) to act as consultants (and take a round trip through the park as a tour) for his grand biogenetic corporation in light of recent events that have occurred throughout the park, much to the dismay of Donald Gennaro, who has skeptical about the safety and overall prosperity of the park. Dr. Ian Malcolm constantly emphasizes that the current state of “Jurassic Park” will eventually…

In this section of “The Warmth of Other Suns”, a common theme was strength. Ida Mae, George, and Robert had to face challenges that made them stronger. What struck myself was the stories of Armington High, Henry Brown, Emmett Till and his Mother, and the Clark Family. The majority of these individuals had the strength to escape the South and deal with the harassment of the whites in the North. Emmett Till’s mother had the strength to share her son’s story in a powerful way. Armington…

el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz, also known as Malcom X, is no stranger in American history. If you have studied the civil right movement, then his name indisputably should have come up. Having advocated for the rights of blacks within the United States of America, Malcom X’s life and legacy are often juxtaposed with the well-known civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. Unfortunately, because of their glaring differences in approach, Malcom X is the one who is frequently remembered as a…

Malcolm X fought vigorously against his former leader Elijah Muhammad because Muhammad misused his power to fornicate with multiple women in the Islamic organization or church. He resisted Muhammad’s system and left and the Islamic church to create his own mosque later on. Malcolm spoke to his folks directly, proclaiming that they must use self-defense and must fight by any means necessary to abolish Muhammad’s oppressive system and to claim their freedom. Others saw Malcolm X’s action…

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…