Education is equally important for everyone and it does not matter where you come from, what ethnicity you have, what language you speak, what gender or sexual preferences you have. Everybody are entitled to equal treatment and the right to an education. For Malcolm X, Sherman Alexie, and Mike Rose things were different. They all fought various inequalities and obstacles with one goal in common: education. In Malcolm X's "Learning to Read," he tells the story of how he taught himself to read from the inside of a prison and how that nurtured his future career as a political activist. In Sherman Alexie's "The joy of Reading and Writing: Superman and Me," he talks about how Indians are expected to fail in non-Indian society and he claims that …show more content…
Alexie said "As Indian children, we were expected to fail in the non-Indian world," (Alexie 17). That statement shows us that he found motivation in wanting to prove the society wrong. It also tells us that he went on and got his education because he wanted to be successful and better than the rest, and being better is a power. In this case, the word better serves for the term more knowledge because that is what education gives you. When it comes to higher education you can choose what subject you want to gain more knowledge on and when you are done, you will get a degree. If you obtain this power of education it is a fact that your chances to get a job are greater and, therefore the chances of a better life are increased. "For example, in 2014, the employment rate for young adults ages 20 to 24 with a bachelor's degree or higher was higher than the rate for young adults with some college (88.1 vs. 75.0 percent)," (U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics). Alexie has had a very successful career and because of his education, he got a job where he is able to do what he loves and get paid and that is a success from …show more content…
Our identity is something that is unique for each and everyone on this planet and we can discover our identity through many things, one is education. Mike Rose talks about how his mentor, Jack MacFarland, motivated and helped him to study, to go to college and get an education. Regarding his education Rose said "It enabled me to do things in the world," (Rose 358). Through his education, Rose found his identity and calling to pursue a career as a teacher. And as a teacher Rose could now give back to the world of education, the world that enabled him to search for and find
Being educated can help people earn their living and be more responsible. Nowadays, education level is one of the most important requirements and comparative advantage for searching a job. The people who finish higher education, they would have more opportunity. Just like the author Wes’s father, “he finally had the chance to host his own public affairs show. And he’d hired a new writing assistant. Her name was Joy.”(12) After graduate from Bard College, his father gained more opportunities to realize his dream, being on television. Studying in college, we can learn the professional skill and know more about the
In this essay “Saved,”’ by Malcolm X. Malcolm is talking about how he went to prison and how that made him want to improve his language. So he got a holed of a dictionary and read it. while doing this, he though to himself he also could improve his hand writing so when he would read the dictionary he would also write down what he read. than he would read what he wrote down out loud, this made him a faster writer and a good reader. Now because of this, Malcolm loved reading he said he would stay up all night reading and only would get 4 to 5 hours of sleep, but that was all he needed.
The chapter seventeen, of the autobiography of Malcolm X, is about Malcolm X’s experiences during his visit to Mecca to perform hajj He was a Muslim minister, a leader in Elijah Muhammad’s Nation of Islam. In the beginning of this chapter, Malcolm X starts off by telling the readers that all Muslims must attempt the pilgrimage, or hajj, to Mecca at least once, "if humanly able".
After reading “Superman and Me,” by Sherman Alexie, I was shown how the author learned to read, and how he used his love for reading to impact his life and the lives of others. Alexie grew up with his family on an Indian reservation, relying on irregular paychecks and government surplus food. Alexie learned to read, on his own, at the young age of three. His love for reading originated from his father’s passion for books, and reading whatever books he could get access to. Alexie’s reading level reached such a high level to where he was reading Grapes of Wrath in kindergarten. He knew he was smart, and he didn’t want to take on the stereotype that all Indians are stupid. Unlike the other Indian children in his class on the reservation, Alexie tried to become as educated as he could, despite being teased by the other kids. Alexie came to describe himself as smart, lucky, and arrogant. This attitude of who he was and what he was capable of allowed ...
Malcolm X should be everyone’s hero, someone people like myself should look up to as a human being. Anyone who thinks otherwise is either a racist or is extremely ignorant. Malcolm X wore his heart on his sleeve and whether right or wrong he was never afraid to say what was on his mind to anyone who cared to listen. I personally believe Malcolm X’s beliefs give me strength to do what's right and carry myself with dignity. I remember, as a kid, my parents had tons of books about Black History books. The first book I read was a Malcolm X biography. I realized Malcolm X was truly a powerful, significant, and essential work for all time.
When comparing and contrasting movies and books, the majority of the time the book presents more of a detailed atmosphere and illustration of events. However, in this case I think the book, "Autobiography of Malcolm X” and the movie, “Malcolm X” quoin side with one another.
This paper will discuss the different stages of thought processes the former Nation of Islam minister, Malcolm X went through during his lifetime in terms of how he viewed white people, but more specifically “the white man” in America. The reason the focus is on White Americans is because these were the people outside of the Nation of Islam that shaped his life good or bad and put him on the path where he eventually transformed from Malcolm Little to Malcolm X who was one of the most polarizing and controversial figures during his lifetime and even nearly 50 years after his death the name Malcolm X causes certain people to shudder. Malcolm X became a well-known figure during the 50’s and 60’s during the civil rights movement which involved figures such as Martin Luther King Jr. This was a pivotal era in American history because for the first time that there was major push towards full rights for African Americans. When Malcolm X came on the scene he put fear into White people because they weren’t used to hearing the truth about race relations in America and many of them felt that things were just fine because they themselves were living life high on the hog while at the same time exploiting Blacks. Because this type of talk from a black person was new to them they misinterpreted his views as “hate speech” and accused him of trying to incite violence when he was simply trying wake his people up to properly deal with what was happening to them.
Malcolm Little, born in Omaha, NE on May 19, 1925 has been dealing with racism before he was even born. When Louise Little was pregnant with Malcolm they used to get many death threats and harsh treatment from racist groups such as the KKK. When Malcolm was around 6 years old his house was bombed while everyone was asleep luckily everyone managed to escape unharmed.
Since the dawn of time, there has always existed the concept of good vs evil. Normally, this concept is used to explain two forces battling against each other in order to influence people’s actions. However, these concepts also exist on a realistic level; although the realistic form is based on race rather than morals. Like a recessive gene, black people were suppressed by the dominant gene, white people, in the 1950’s. With the white race oppressing the black race being a colossal dilemma, few people chose to solve it. Among them were Martin Luther King, and Malcolm X. While King wanted to solve the problem with peace, Malcolm knew the only way to solve the dispute was fighting back. Malcolm X was born in 1925 in Omaha Nebraska, and was one
Malcolm x also against segregated school System. He believed “A segregated school system produces children who, when they graduate, graduate with crippled minds”. Even though the school is segregated but it’s the white men who are controlling the schools and white men don’t want better future for the blacks “They 'll always give you the lowest or the worst that there is to offer”. He also says in order to grow stronger you have to take control of everything, just like “the white man has control of his, you need to control
Passion is known to be contagious. Many would consider civil rights leader Malcolm X as being one of the most passionate individuals no matter the circumstance or stage in his life. He is known to have been bursting with passion regardless if he had been hustling on the streets of Harlem, doing time behind a jail cell, delivering sermons on behalf of the Nation of Islam or finding his definition of being a real Muslim. The movie, Malcolm X is a Spike Lee produced biographical drama focused on the Afrocentric upbringings of an activist who spends his life seeking the truth. In the scene where Malcolm is giving a sermon at a Nation of Islam rally, the audience is able to realize how big of a devotee he is to co-founder and minister Elijah Muhammad,
Education is the passport to the future for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today is one of the most notable quotes by Minister Malcolm X. Malcolm X was a born Malcolm Little and was the son of a Baptist preacher who followed the teachings of Marcus Garvey. Malcolm X was sentenced to twenty-one years in prison and this is where he started to study and follow the teachings of Elijah Muhammad, leader of the Lost-Found Nation of Islam, popularly known as the Black Muslims. Muhammad’s teachings that the white man is the devil with whom blacks cannot live had a solid impression on Malcolm. Turning to an abstinent way of life and reading widely, he began to overcome the deprivation he had known. The argument that only blacks can cure
Malcolm x was one of the great civil rights leaders during the 1960’s. He spoke for self-sufficiency and rights for all and believed; “I’m for truth, no matter who tells it. I'm for justice, no matter who it's for or against.” (Malcolm X). Malcolm X was at a great disadvantage all through his life. He was treated badly by the white population in Lansing, Michigan; his family was the only African Americans to attend the local schools. Malcolm X was rejected and often left out from pursing any opportunities throughout his whole life. This made him vulnerable, as a youngster to logical ideologies. From the time he was little he never settled for status quo, it was his hopes and ambitions that kept him searching for the truth.
African Americans faced an absence of justice on a daily basis. White supremacy has caused an unfairness towards the black lives, having no control or say over their own destiny. Malcolm X can stand by and relate to this life style having grown up and faced it all his life. Malcolm X (1963) states that the “position of wealth, power, and authority that these white Americans now hold…”(p. 2) is causing injustice between the two worlds. These white Americans have so much power and say over the blacks, because they have received all the help they need, which only led the blacks to become even more impoverished with no help. The white world had better education, the backing of the federal government, free of racial discrimination, and had more rights. The injustice of education caused blacks to lose their own right of receiving a good education. Once segregation was passed, they still faced the injustice of the school’s white students. The African Americans would either be harassed, tortured, ignored, or be sympathized by few white students. Going to school should not be this challenging and fearful for any student. Injustices need to be diminished from both worlds so that everyone has a fair chance to achieve the life they
Malcolm X or Malcolm Little and also known as “El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz”, was an African-American Muslim minister and a human rights activist. He had a hard child a young adult life. His admirers he was a courageous speaking for the rights of blacks, a man who accuses white America in the meanest terms for their crimes against black Americans; critics accused him of preaching racism and violence. “He has been called one of the greatest and most influential African Americans in history along with martin luther king jr.” based on some of the things malcolm has done, Martin luther king jr. definitely had a different way of approaching issues. with both of their totally different way of getting their point across, discussion could be made on who was more effective in the civil rights movement as a whole. If Malcolm x wasn't around and fighting for civil right around the same time as MLK was doing it here he probably would of had much of a chance and would have just been killed, he in a way motivated the whole world into fighting for civil rights in their country, without his “black power” philosophy. he was easily in the top five people that got the civil right movement to follows it course and end up get equality for black and white.