1. Malcom X
Malcolm X taught himself how to understand reading and to write well all while he was imprisoned. Within these six years he learned through reading about history and grew a strong opinion for certain issues. By reading his article "A Homemade Education," shows that he was oblivious and "ignorant" to his surrounding world's history and conflicts but he was not happy, by reading, he learned more about history and his surroundings and felt free with his accomplishments. This makes the theme "With Knowledge Comes Responsibility" or "Ignorance is Bliss" different than Wright's article, "The Library Card." .
The first reason that the theme is different is because Malcolm X went to prison after he dropped out of high school and turned to drugs and violence; he was ignorant but not blissful. Without knowing, he was ignorant, but he was unhappy and raging out against everything and everyone. Before he was locked up he had no interest nor had he ever thought about teaching himself, or even learning at all, to improve his reading or writing skills. Even though his grammar was horrible, it looked like slang, and he wrote sideways and slow, it did not even bother him. At that point, to him it was not even an issue. He soon realized all the extra time he had on his hands, that he had been wasting away sitting around in a prison cell, so he tried to pass the time by reading books. He found that he had not any knowledge of words enough to understand the ideas of what he was reading and in turn got very frustrated. So, to say that ignorance is bliss is wrong in this case because he was very ignorant but in no way happy or blissful. .
Soon out of frustration and not knowing what he was reading, he decided to copy the dictionary. He wrote and learned every word in the English dictionary, A-Z. With his newfound discovery called knowledge, he returned to the same books he had earlier thrown aside and to his surprise, he fully understood and comprehended the readings.
The Autobiography of Malcom X has accomplished that with some of my ideas and thoughts. ... My African-American band director held the entire band over the bell one day to give us a lecture on Malcom X and Dr. ... I went to the library to find out who Malcom X was. ... I formed an opinion of Malcom X based mostly on what my band director had told me that day. Malcom X formed hasty opinions that he explained to Alex Haley during the creation of Malcom's autobiography. ...
Malcom X is the true hero of African Americans. Malcom X born with the name Malcom Little, was a very defiant kid with a criminal outlook on life. ... I think that Malcom X was far more respectable than Martin Luther King Jr. because Malcom X's basic philosophy was lets clean up our own communities with no government help, no welfare, no interference from other groups other than the blacks themselves. ... The media portrays Malcom X in a very different way than he is seen from his own people. ... As you can see MLK is no match for Malcom X. ...
Malcome X and Martian Luther King Jr. ... Malcom X was born in Omaha, Nebraska 1925. ... In February 1965 Malcom X was shot dead in New York City during a rally. Martian Luther King Jr as Malcom X set his sights on stopping segregation that had been around for ages. ... Although, Malcom X took a different path, Malcom joined forces with Elijah Mohamed. ...
Malcome X and Martian Luther King Jr. ... Malcom X was born in Omaha, Nebraska 1925. ... In February 1965 Malcom X was shot dead in New York City during a rally. Martian Luther King Jr as Malcom X set his sights on stopping segregation that had been around for ages. ... Although, Malcom X took a different path, Malcom joined forces with Elijah Mohamed. ...
Malcom, at an early age had his family taken from him by " the white men." ... While growing up Malcom X was exposed to white torment and constant degradations. ... Malcolm X had a different type of self-education. ... Malcolm X went into the Nation of Islam. ... Threw Malcom X, American society has become better. ...
Malcom X After reading the Autobiography of Malcolm X by Alex Haley I've realized that I've been taught and educated about the civil rights movement with a sugar coating on top. ... Malcolm X led an extraordinary life. ... Malcom X is a perfect example of this type of leader. ... For example as a child he was Malcom Little, as a young man he was referred to as Detroit Red. ... Malcom changed his name from Malcolm Little to Malcolm X because he says Little isn't his real name and Little is what the white man branded him as. ...
On May 19, 1925 in Omaha, Nebraska, Louise Little gave birth to a son, Malcom. Both she and Malcom's father, a Baptist preacher named Earl, were members of Marcus Garvey's Universal Negro Improvement. Including Malcom, there were eight children in the Little family. ... After his father died, Malcom's mother had a mental breakdown. ... Many people believe Malcolm X was a revolutionary black nationalist whose exclusive interest was to combat white supremacy while fostering black unity. ...
X Martin Luther King and Malcom X are two African Americans fighting for the same cause but believe in fighting in two totally different ways. King believes the non-violence approach is the best way to fight discrimination and Malcom believes to do whatever it takes. ... Malcom still uses the same techniques but! ... Malcom says "we should get whatever is necessary to protect ourselves in a country or in an area where the governmental ability to protect us has broken down" it gives his listeners a sense of fear because is sounds as if they have no other choice and their cornered in. ... Mal...
Frederick Douglass and Malcom X were both men who made American Black History. ... Frederick Douglass and Malcom X are known for their powerful vocalizations, but they did not always have a way with words. ... Malcolm X's search for knowledge was more self-sustaining than Douglass'. ... Malcolm X said literacy "freed him" and "attacked his ignorance.... Malcolm X, consequently, had a higher judgment of education than Douglass did. ...