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    Malcolm X was arrested and sent to serve a ten-year sentence for stealing. To most, imprisonment would appear to be dark horror; however, according to Malcolm his incarceration became his freedom. His prison cell became his classroom where this would also open the door for all his future endeavors. According to Malcolm his duration in prison had been extremely beneficial to him, “ no university would ask any student to devour literature as I did when this new world open to me, of being able

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    Biography of Malcolm X One of the most influential men of his time, not only with the black community, but also with other people of every community. His beliefs for many people are hard to understand and probably thought as if his beliefs are wrong, but until someone actually reads The Autobiography of Malcolm X, then people will not really understand the complexity of the man Malcolm X. His autobiography takes you on a tour of probably lots of black men of this time and shows all the hardships

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    Malcolm X developed the Black Muslim philosophy. The Muslim community in the United States could identify with their leader and other Muslim members. The Black Muslim time marked a period in which certain unique values and practices that were familiar only to the black people in the United States. They can be reference to certain specific values and principles which could not be found in other Muslims. According to Muhammad, the then leader of the black Muslims, the white man was the devil for

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    Why Is Malcolm X Unjust

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    Malcolm X death was unjust because he literally was a civil rights activist and for all intents and purposes worked to basically unite the pretty black people and help blacks definitely develop economic power, however, some people think that caused division among blacks and whites in an actual big way. Malcolm X really was a fierce man he battled for some individuals equity. He leads unpeaceful developments that change the world. As

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    I have read The Autobiography of Malcolm X twice, one before watching the movie and one after, but after the second reading, I found out that the style of Malcolm X really is translated well to the page. The narrator maintained his conversational tone without giving up any of the energy and forcefulness that made him such a compelling speaker. After I had finished my second reading, I appreciated Malcolm's choice to leave the big parts of the previous chapters, which relate with Elijah Muhammad and

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    Malcolm X is known for being one of the more radical Civil Rights Leaders even though he never called himself one. Instead, he was a minister for the Nation of Islam. Before his trip to Mecca, Malcolm told an identity story at the 5-year-old level, it was an innovative story that taught that the white man was the devil and blacks and whites should be separated. After his trip to Mecca, his story changed drastically to be an identity story at the 10-year-old level, it is an innovative story with visionary

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    Plot Summary Of Malcolm X

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    Plot Malcolm X was born in a black family in Omaha Midwest of Nebraska in the period of racial discrimination and violence. Together with his family, they moved to Michigan where racial discrimination is also evident. His father is murdered by the whites, and his mother out of trauma is taken to a mental hospital. He goes through the detention school but moves to Boston after finishing the eighth grade to stay with Ella his half sitter. He quickly catches up with urban life and does things done by

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    have to be well known by everyone to be a hero. They could just be helping their community. Not every hero is the same, and people may not agree on who is and who is not a hero. Heroes are what an individual makes them to be. Although Beowulf and Malcolm X are people of different time eras, both men demonstrate a variety of characteristics of a hero. Starting as a warrior and later becoming the king, Beowulf left behind a legacy. Beowulf portrays many traits of a hero. According to the Beowulf History

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    Essay about Malcolm X

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    Universal Negro Improvement Association, Malcolm, along with his siblings, experienced dramatic confrontations with racism from childhood. Hooded Klansmen burned their home in Lansing, Michigan; Earl Little was killed under mysterious circumstances; welfare agencies split up the children and eventually committed Louise Little to a state mental institution; and Malcolm was forced to live in a detention home run by

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    than in Malcolm X’s “The Ballot or the Bullet” speech. In this speech, Malcolm X demanded that his audience should take action against their government leaders. He proposed that there were only two options to resolve this issue, the ballot or the bullet. Malcolm X delivered this iconic speech on April 3rd, 1964 at Cory Methodist Church in Cleveland, Ohio (Novak 35; Terrill 35). This meeting was sponsored by the Cleveland Chapter of the Congress of Racial Equality (Terrill 35). Malcolm X spoke to

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