9. Malcolm X He was born in Nebraska in 1925 with the name Malcolm Little. He had a rough childhood, I imagine like any black children in that time. In 1942 he moved to New York City and involved himself in drug use and trafficking. Malcolm was arrested and sentenced to jail for a couple of years. In prison, he became educated in the religion of Islam. A couple a years after he was released from prison, Malcolm changed his name and left what he considered his slave name ( Little) to X. He became
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10,000 Hours In the passage 10,000 Hours by Malcolm Gladwell, his purpose is to demonstrate that you will go no where if you do not put in the hard work and effort that it takes to get to the top level of your game, weather it being a sport or a musical instrument. Gladwell conveys this message to the readers by using the motif of hard work and details to strengthen his ideas that you have to always work your hardest to become the best. As seen right away in this short passage, Gladwell shows that
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Malcolm Gladwell’s “Outliers”, analyzes the traits of successful people in an incredibly unique perspective. Gladwell attempts to explain how the outliers of our society using statistical analysis , considering and explaining every confounding variable imaginable. A perfect quote from Gladwell perfectly exemplifies the overall theme on why individuals succeed or fail, “They had to look beyond the individual. They had to understand the culture he or she was a part of, who their friends and families
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Long Shot to Victory There are many teams who do not have the tools to win, some have no talent or a desperate coach, that is where strategies such as the full court press come about. I agree with Gladwell completely, not only was the full court press brought about by an unskilled team but, it was also brought about by a desperate coach who looked to find a way to win. The full court press was a strategy that the coach attempted in which defense would lead the way, he planned to have his players
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The quote by dr. Martin Luther King Jr. says it all. As well, the quote sums up a major concern in and an important theme in hi speech “breaking Silence” regarding Vietnam. While King centers his entire speech around Vietnam, the war is used more as a case study on the issue of speaking out and taking action. His Focus in the speech is specifically on speaking out and taking action in relation to inequality that exists in society. It is a sad fact that because of comfort, complacency, a morbid
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Why Can't We All Just Get Along? I recall an incident back in my Middle school days, when I was on the playground during an afternoon recess. My friends and I were intensely involved in an emotional game of basketball. I had been playing miserably, so after my fourth brick, I spiked the ball, super bowl touchdown style against the solid pavement. It began a long process of ricocheting off the walls of the covered area and amidst its air born flight it somehow managed to collide with the jawbone
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Malcom X | By John Green | ------------------------------------------------- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X are also two of the most famous civil rights leaders even though their methods were different they both had the same goal which was equal rights for African Americans. They were both religious leaders but Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was Christian and Malcolm X Islamic The first notable difference between them is that they came from very different backgrounds . Dr. Martin Luther
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have made an immense impact. However, none of them can compare to the enormous amount of impact that Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X had. Both men displayed a massive amount of courage while trying to put an end to racism when no one else dared to. They both stood up for what they believed in no matter how much they were ridiculed. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X were two of the most recognized leaders in history who both had the same objective of putting a stop to racism but had several
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HIS/145 David Klein 03/03/12 The struggle for civil rights had defined the ‘60s ever since four black students sat down at a whites-only lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina, in February 1960 and refused to leave (History.com). Several sources state that the act of the four students began the civil rights movement in 1960. Throughout the 1960’s the media constantly showed the struggle the obstacles the southern states were going through. Thousands of colored people were soaked
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Malcolm X Labeled as one of the greatest speakers in African-American history, Malcolm X delivered a powerful speech entitled “Ballot or the Bullet” on April 3, 1964 in Cleveland, Ohio. In the profound speech, Malcolm looks to unite all blacks in America, disregarding their religion, and to promote Black Nationalism. Black Nationalism, through the eyes of Malcolm, mainly causes for blacks to take over the politics in their communities. Along with the political aspects, Black Nationalism requires
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