X-Men

Tiger lady Olivia Munn needed to undergo a celebrity weight loss diet in order to become Pyslocke for “X-Men: Apocalypse.” The actress needed to lose 12 lbs and had to take Victoria’s Secret Model Gisele Bundchen. This celebrity weight loss was successful that she was able to fit into her Psylocke outfit. According to Perez Hilton, she didn’t set out to lose weight. Instead, her diet was to gain strength. She was taking on tae kwon do traning and was on the 80-20 Gisele Bundchen diet. The…

Corrupted By Power I believe that the theme of corruption of power applies to the film X-men: First Class. Sebastian Shaw shows this throughout the film, he is very and uses his power for evil. The government also has lots of power and in some cases it is corrupt because of it. Magneto (Eric Lensherr) is corrupted by his power and uses it for evil after he defeats Sebastian Shaw. These characters and people show corruption of power in the film. Sebastian Shaw is a powerful mutant who wants…

Power of leadership does apply to the film X-Men First Class for many different reasons. Charles Xavier shows power of leadership by forming a team of mutants. He is the voice of the group and is also well respected. Sebastian Shaw is powerful, manipulative, devious and intelligent. He uses his power to make people support him. The government shows power of leadership because their agents help the mutants and show courage, respect and honesty. All of these people show power of leadership…

Many today consider Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. to be revolutionary men. Though these two men had similar goals for changes in the African American communities, they are perceived differently. Though Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. were well-known Civil Rights Activists, they were significantly different men with the common goal of aiding their fellow members of the African-American community. Malcolm X and MLK had similar religious upbringing because their fathers taught in…

Henry and X On March 23, 1775, Patrick Henry addressed a speech to the 122 delegates from the colony of Virginia. He wanted to obtain freedom from the British, and become his own country. Almost 200 years later, Malcom X, a human rights activist, composed a very similar speech. His goal was to give equal rights to blacks in America. Although the two men may both be seen as extremists for their cause, they left a mark on America’s history of separatism. Patrick Henry and Malcom X both build…

Two Great Men Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was an incredible man who integrated the nation. Malcolm X also helped in this process, he too was a speaker on Civil Rights, but there are always two sides to every coin. Martin Luther King believed in peace, equality and thought that white people can be good and bad. In contrast Malcolm X believed that violence was the best way to do things, black people should be superior, and that white people are horrible and should not be trusted. One will see…

The civil rights movement emerged in the late 1950’s through the 1960’s. This non violent movement was a great change in the history of America through two men who had a great influence, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. Both individuals had different outlooks on the idea of civil rights, but both wanted society to better serve the African American community. In Martin Luther King, Jr's “I have a Dream” speech, King gave many African Americans hope by demonstrating the real promises of…

One of the most fundamental similarities between these two men, though, was their pursuit of freedom for their people. While both Dr. King and Malcolm X viewed freedom differently, they both alleged their form was the best option, and this belief was combined with their unwavering awareness of racial tension, which both men had from young ages. This search for freedom, for liberation from white supremacy, pushed them to become activists in their communities. They both knew since childhood the…

Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X are very well known African American men that fought for the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s. They shaped the history for African Americans in the United States. Both had very strong ideologies and had fought for what they believed in, even though their beliefs may have differed. The first thing to note is that both men had come from very different backgrounds, which may have shaped their perspectives. Martin Luther King Jr. grew up in a middle class…

Malcolm X was born on May 19, 1995 as Malcolm Little. The son of Louise and Earl Little. X was the fourth of eight of his siblings to Louise. His mother worked as a homemaker. His father worked as a preacher and a member of the Universal Negro Improvement Association. Since X’s father was a civil rights activism, his family faced harsh harassment from white supremacist groups. Before X was born, the family faced their first stage of harassment. When the Klu Klux Klan surrounded their home…