The Autobiography of Malcolm X

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…

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…

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…

I do believe that people with an internal locus of control tend to work harder and persevere longer in order to get what they want. People who have an external locus of control would mainly work based on what others had to say. Everything that may be influenced by others may not be matching to what the individual wants. Those influences could lead to possible regrets later on or future manipulations by peers. People with an internal locus of control feel more comfortable with the decisions and…

Up until the mid 1960s, Alabama's constitution rested upon white supremacy as a basic element of governance. The Jim Crow era championed the ‘separate but equal’ doctrine, which became the status quo in the United States until the mid 20th century, especially in the deep south. In his essay, “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” Martin Luther King Jr., a human rights activist heading the civil rights movement, addresses a group of Alabama clergyman’s specific concerns about the movement while at the…

The government should treat every religion the same. No matter how popular, big or small one religion may be, there should be equal respect and value given to all religions. The act of giving one religion more value over another is unfair and it create religious discrimination. In another word, the government should by no mean interfere with religious practice or belief. Because the constitution demands that, everyone has the right to their religious freedom and there should be no barrier for…

Arlindo Chimbanda story Arlindo Chimbanda was born in Angola Africa. Arlindo family was one sister and three brothers and his mom. The army was coming to fight in the city. Arlindo’s family lived in the city.Angola was very dangerous because Angola had war and fighting. Arlindo’s dad was in America working for the government and going to school.. Arlindo’s family moved to the countryside with his grandparents because the…