The X Factor

Martin and Malcom X fought for black freedom. Martin has been honored with a national holiday, although Malcom has been honored only a postage stamp. However, some people do not understand the history of Malcom’s final year in political progress. Martin has grown up with his family who were wealthy and he was a doctor, but Malcom X family was not wealthy. They have may similarities and difference such as they both were sons of ethically active Baptist ministers and both were supporters of…

Dealing with Generation X and Generation Y in the Workplace When you take a look at any given workplace in today’s world you will see more diversity than ever before. This not only includes more women, minorities, and religious groups but more age differences than ever as well. There are more generations working together at the same time and in the same place than there has ever been in history. It is not uncommon to see a seventy-year-old person working in the same place as an…

Blacks and Whites, as a result of the practice of the Jim Crow Laws which promoted the idea that the Blacks were lesser than the White . This saw the rise of two prominent African-American Civil Rights activists, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X. Though the two activists had a common goal (which was racial equality), their ideas of equality and how they proposed to achieve it very much differed from one another, and as a result, the two leaders were portrayed as contrasting leaders…

Physical education curriculum provides an indispensable opportunity in the establishment of physical literacy, however the aim of PL is to move beyond specific proficiency in specific activities to inclusiveness of all abilities and focuses on competencies in a variety of movements and environments. The internationally accepted definition of PL is “the motivation, confidence, physical competence, knowledge and understanding to value and take responsibility for engagement in physical activities…

extremely prominent during the 1950s and 60s. The use of publicity earned by civil right figures within their given organizations, specifically Martin Luther King Jr. (SCLC), Rosa Parks (NAACP), and Malcolm X with the Nation of Islam (NOI), created palpable tension between whites and blacks. Malcolm X and the NOI brought to the table what others civil right leaders rarely did, the aspect of fear. He utilized the teachings of his organization along with popularity he had earned and turned it…

the form of x rays and gamma rays. It is transmitted from one place to another. Ionizing radiation is high energy waves that pass the body's tissue, that produces positive and negative charged particles. These high energy waves remove electrons from atoms and cause an interaction between the x rays and the patient. This process is referred to as ionizing radiation. The amount of energy acquired from ionizing radiation is absorbed into the patients tissues. The interaction between the x rays and…

Malcolm X is a famous civil rights activist and an Islamic Nation leader. He was a great controversial speaker and was very motivational to those who heard his speeches. He also was possessed by a vision for change which to Campbell (2002) is a characteristic for a great leader. Although, he past away in 1965, it is relevant to know and study about his speeches and actions because he verbally made a change through his speeches for equality for African Americans. Still up to this day we are…

smaller hospital in a neighboring town that Swedish American Health System in Rockford Illinois owns. At SwedishAmerican Medical Center/Belvidere, we currently have one Philips x-ray room and one AMX portable x-ray machine. The medical center only has one computed radiology (CR) laser reader. The x-ray room and portable x-ray both utilize this (CR) laser reader. If the laser reader happens to break down, we have no way of developing our images. In addition, there are times that more than one…

growing. Different environments may have their own dialects of English, even though they know standard English exists. For example, Malcolm X, a spokesman of the Nation of Islam, states: “It was because of my letters that I happened to stumble upon starting to acquire some kind of a homemade education,” (121). Surrounded by car thieves and drug dealers Malcolm X believed that he was trapped in his…

between 1946 and 1964, and became parents to Generation X from 1965 to 1980. The most recent (completed) generation, and also the largest, is the Millennial Generation, who were born between 1981 and 2000. Due to human nature, we are a society that loves competition and comparison, and it’s no different when it comes to discussing these groups. Overlooking the obvious and conceited “duh, my generation is the best” argument, there are many factors used to determine…