Marcus Luttrell

The Autobiography of Malcolm X is a very eye-opening book. I always believed that Malcolm X was a one sided person – meaning that he always had the same beliefs all of his life; Especially when, he was involved in a time where Racism was all over the place. The book does a great job at showing a reader who the American Hero, Malcolm X was as an individual and at explaining piece by piece how he became the man the world now knows. Created by interviews between Malcolm X himself and Alex Haley…

After, being sentenced to imprisonment for 10 years, Malcolm X took that time to self- educate himself and in his essay, A Homemade Education, he informs his readers of his background and how he became the man he was. Malcolm X wanted his readers to understand that an education is what you make out of it, and not what you learn. He believed that you can go to the college of your dreams, and learn nothing from it. But, being willing to be educated, you can educate yourself and grow intelligently.…

rival the oppression and overcome it. This has been shown through the works of literature that were read and analyzed over the year in class, such as Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse, The Ladder for Booker T. Washington by Martin Puryear, Back to Africa by Marcus Garvey, and Harlem Riot of 1943 article. The first example of rivaling an oppressive force is in the novel Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse. The examples of rivaling an oppressive force within this piece of literature are metaphorical. The…

At the end of reconstruction, Southern whites wanted to recreate the image of the south as tolerate and humane. This ideology is known as the “lost cause” the lost cause states that the civil war was fought in order to maintain states’ rights and protect the family. The idea of states’ rights being the reason for the civil war created an image of the south as tolerate. As well as restored the souths feeling of bravery, rebellion, and resistance against the national government. The creation of…

The film I decided to analyze was that of “Gladiator” (2000). It depicts the death of Marcus Aurelius and his wishes that after he dies, a faithful Roman soldier by the name of Maximus Decimus Meridius take his place as emperor. However, Marcus Aurelius’ son, Commodus, takes matters into his own hands to guarantee that he will be the one to be proclaimed heir and ultimately, Caesar. Although, the film explores the history of Rome by including several historical figures, it is mainly based on a…

I really enjoy writing about the philosophical thought that is at the root of this lifestyle we call minimalism. I especially like to write about the ideas of the ancient greek and roman thinkers like Epicurus, Epictetus, and Marcus Aurelius. At the same time, I 've been trying to cover a variety of topics over this first year-and-a-half of blogging, so I haven 't been writing about that particular subject lately. It 's also been a while since I 've read any philosophical works…

During - and partially thanks to - the sobering up of the nation, reforms in race relations took place in the 1920’s. The Universal Negro Improvement Association, founded and led by Marcus Garvey, had four million members by the turn of the decade. The organization sought to encourage self-respect among African Americans by establishing businesses owned by blacks. Despite the organization coming under allegations of fraud, Garvey encouraged…

people were, not from years of War but from what I know now as Alienation. I think Karl Marx hit the nail on the head with that one, the people I worked with were miserable! Of all the Philosopers we have studied I think I align more with the Stoics Marcus Aurelius and Epictetus and the Materialist Karl Marx, an interesting combination I know. Like the Stoics I believe that the only thing we can really control is our attitudes and ultimately, through the decisions we make we can influence our…

previous emperor’s daughter. It is also shown during Maximus’s final battle against the emperor, when he says “My name is Maximus Decimus Meridius, commander of the armies of the north , General of the Felix Legions and loyal servant to the true emperor, Marcus Aurelius, Father to a murdered son, husband to a murdered wife. And I will have my vengeance, in this life or the…

message implied therein was Malcolm had better work his tail off at Keystone or he would be cleaning up after the camels at Broadview. Malcolm was rumored to be thicker than the skin on a pachyderm's fanny, but he was a doctor, and as such, theoretically capable of taking a hint. Speaking no foreign languages and English only poorly, Malcolm had no desire to do his residency at Broadview. Taking Dr. Brown's advice, he worked his tail off from the very first day on the job. In addition, he made…