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    Malcom X used all of these elements in his speech that he gave. Malcolm X exhibited a great use of logos throughout his speech. He argued that black Americans had been taken advantage of by a white owned government. He supported that by stating that black had been setting themselves up for this by allowing white men to set up businesses in their neighborhoods. I believe that this gets the audience…

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    Malcolm X: A Hero

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    Malcolm X was born on May 19, 1925 in Omaha, Nebraska. His parents were Earl Little and Louise Little. Malcolm X had six children. Malcolm X is a hero because he made sacrifices for the people. He helped the african americans in civil rights movement. Malcolm X is a hero because he showed leadership, selflessness, and he was brave. Malcolm X was a hero because he showed great leadership. He led the civil rights movement with Martin Luther King. He led thousands of people in the New York…

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    Though shocking to me, this was my first time listening to one of Malcolm X speeches and I am really pleased it was an assignment, especially for a class like this. I chose to listen to Malcolm X’s speech, Message to Grassroots given on November 10, 1963. With the new communication skills I have learned, I am achieving the steps needed to be an active listener. I began this assignment by fully concentrating, understanding, and remembering the information given to me. To be completely honest, I…

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    Malcolm X Postage Stamp

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    On January 20th 1999, the U.S. Postal Service unveiled a postage stamp honoring Malcolm X. The thirty-three cent stamp was the 22nd in the Black Heritage Series and portrayed a black-and-white portrait, taken by an Associated Press photographer, of Malcolm X answering a question at a 1964 news conference in New York. It also contained the name he used at the end of his life, El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz. The Black Heritage series began in 1973, when the post office released a stamp honoring "Porgy…

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    Malcolm X: A True Hero

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    parents were Louise Norton and Earl Little, and he shared a house with his eleven siblings. Malcolm Little, later changed his name to Malcolm X, had 4 daughters with his love, Betty Shabazz. During the time period, segregation was a problem and the white people felt superior while they seen African Americans as the lower class. Clearly in a situation like that, Malcolm couldn’t stay quiet any longer. He soon became a civil rights activist.…

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    In the Autobiography Of Malcolm X the authors purpose contributes to the beauty and power of the text by showing the beliefs of Malcolm which he believes understanding a person, their birth must be reviewed, which relates to the authors purpose of showing the reader how Malcolm became the man he became to know in his time period. The author began the Autobiography with Malcolm still being in his "mother's womb" which could reveal the connection of his belief, which he lives on throughout his…

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    and being ridiculed finally standing up for something he believes in. Walter, in A Raisin in the Sun, is tired of working for the same people, wants something better, something that doesn’t involve working for the white man. Malcolm fights not only for black rights but also to keep the white man out of the black community. Both men must take on obstacles and do things that are very unlikely. Malcolm grew up a thief. After being put in jail for six years, He came out a new man. Malcolm, who…

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    Malcolm X Research Paper

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    experiences. Malcolm X's father, Earl Little, a Baptist minister, had been an exceedingly outspoken supporter of Marcus Garvey, the leader of Black Nationalism. However, these shameless beliefs came with consequences; members of the Black Legion, a white supremacist group, had targeted his family to attack and harass them at their home due to Little’s unwavering support for Black Nationalism ("An Abridged"). Earl Little’s constant support for black nationalism and racial equality had impact…

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    This document is an extract called “Black Nightmare” taken from Malcolm X’s (Malcolm X was an African-American Muslim minister and human rights activist. To his admirers he was a courageous advocate for the rights of blacks, a man who indicted white America in the harshest terms for its crimes against black Americans; detractors accused him of preaching racism and violence. He has been called one of the greatest and most influential African Americans in history.) autobiography written himself in…

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    Middle school and eventually, became a street criminal in Harlem NY. During this time, his childhood beliefs are consistent. He began dating girl named Laura who was deeply in love with her. Malcolm leaves her heart broken when he leaves her for a white female named Sophia. With Sophia on his side, Malcolm began drug dealing, gambling and robbery. In 1946, he is arrested and sentences to a lengthy sentence. His prison stint is a history changing moment; since that’s where learns about the…

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