Danny Vinyard was influenced greatly by his brother. Derek Vinyard was basically the write hand man of Cameron Alexander, who was the leader of the D.O.C. Danny probably saw that Derek was in a high position and idolized him so therefore he took steps to someday hold the position Derek held.
2. Derek was greatly influenced by his father. In the movie they showed a flash back with Derek's father and they were sitting around eating dinner. Derek mentions Mr. Sweeney and how he was black and how Mr. Sweeney had 2 PhD's and that he had them reading black literature. Derek's dad says "Oh is it Black History Month". Soon there after his dad goes off and starts talking about how the force hired two black men over a white man who scored higher than them because of Affirmative Action. Then at the end of the scene his fathers said don't give in to Sweeney's trap.
3. Derek's father and his father's beliefs in Affirmative Action socialized Derek in a couple ways. In the dinner scene Derek explains that he is reading black literature in English class. His dad asks if its black history month, then asks if the school was making them read black literature because of Affirmative Blaction. Then he tells Derek because of Affirmative Action the police station hired a black man over a white person who scored higher than the black man. I though with his dad saying that it made it seem that all black people are dumb.
4. Derek's viewpoints changed between what his father tells him and how he responds to the media. In the movie when .
5. Derek had some negative views towards the Rodney King beating. He said that Rodney King desreved to be beat because he was in danger of killing some one on the freeway. Derek also said that it was stupid that all the black people rioted there own neighborhoods; I think he said something along the lines of that it makes the minorities look like savages.
7. Racism is practiced different than on the outside.
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American History X Will racism ever come to an end or will its path go on infinitely? ... The movie American History X by Tony Kaye displays an example of people who hold bigoted views. ... All together American History X presents its watchers with an impressive theme that makes everyone who watches it take a step back and just say, "WOW!" ... "Christian" values and ideas those racist group holds are completely ludicrous. At the end of American History X both Derek and Danny realize the stupidity they have been living in. ...
"I really ended up with little idea of what the books said," remarked Malcolm X. ... Malcolm X read all kinds of books on a variety of topics, from philosophy to history to religion. ... He hungered for books about history, especially black history. ... In contrast to Malcolm X's focus on history, Paule Marshall wrote that "although I loved nearly everything I read," "I sensed a lack after a time. ... While both she and Malcolm X wrote about the African-American experience, Marshall's writing was not necessarily designed to move people towards the kind of action inspired by Malco...
He kept the idea of racial segregation because he acknowledged that only his solution would improve African American lives, and that the white race would always dominate society. ... "Eventually Malcolm learns that whites were not inherently racist and forms the Afro-American Unity, hoping to unify African American cooperation with progressive white organizations" ("Malcolm X.... "He helped pave the way for African Americans" (Malcolm X.... The film had put us in the times of history. ... Malcolm is still apart of the American culture as well as African Americans. ...
American History X Imagine this, you are lying in your bed trying to fall asleep when you hear a sound as if a window just got shattered, you look out your window to see a black man breaking into your brother's car. ... American History X is a powerful movie dealing with the boundaries of racism, moral ethics, and humanistic principles. American History X is a must see, it depicts the social unrest between races. ... American History X is an unparalleled film involving the fight between races, ethnics, and family. ... American History X had an amazing set that made it very pleasu...
Malcolm X and King no matter how American society depicts them are more than just figures of hate and love respectively. ... Her purpose of me learning about X was to pass on a sense of identity, history, and cultural pride. The claiming back of history and racial pride that Malcolm X stressed was given to me by my mother. ... Cone also utilizes oral history. ... This is compelling because it shows not only whites but some blacks created the idea that Malcolm X was a terrible person with no good in him. ...
American History X The book says that one important value in the American society is individualism. The common belief in America is that "God helps them who help themselves." ... Another important value in the American society is equality, it's important for the Americans that all people has equal opportunities and chances when it comes to getting a job, getting a scholarship etc. ... He also says that the American way is about fulfilling a destiny. ... Many people gets the idea of the USA as a country were winning seams as the only option, and this is in fact true. ...
Father Figures in Boyz and American History X From Boyz N The Hood's opening STOP sign, bright red, rigid and alarming, and American History X's serene and melodic, black and white opening on the California shoreline, the two films contrast each other in almost every way. The black and white segments and flashback storytelling of American History X hardly parallels the colorful chronological spanning of Boyz N the Hood, making the movies look like opposites. ... It is through these diametric styles that Boyz & X so incredibly examine the same issues. ... Through each filmmaker&...
This unity of human kind made Malcolm think and change his ideas about the solution to the racial problem in America. ... It was through these teachings that Malcolm X developed his radical views about race in America. ... Malcolm X believed that complete segregation was the only way to end racial problems in America. He also said that all actions committed against blacks in history were due to the white race as a whole. ... He created new ideas about race in America and about unity. ...
