Ladies and gentlemen, today is my honor to present you a...

Ladies and gentlemen, today is my honor to present you a man, who contributed to the shape of our nation. A man who had a rough infancy, through struggle, fought for the civil rights at the time of oppression cause by the segregation, inequalities and injustice, a man who never gave up for freedom. A man through his dedication, perseverance was able to make a difference in the African American community. Today he is recognized worldwide, and celebrated in the black history month. This man is Malcolm X. Malcolm X was a visionary who had the courage to step up and motivate the African Americans to fight for their freedom, through his speeches he enable African American to act to have the equalities and justice for all. Today, his acts†¦show more content†¦One of his changes was due to the influence of John Elton Bembry a self-educated himself. One day Bembry told Malcolm X that he â€Å"had some brains†, and consequently he begin to self educate himself (1). By using the prison library and the study of the dictionary he began his self-education program. The second phase of his prison time â€Å"homemade education† was debating other prisoners and clergy on the topic of history, politics and philosophy by his extensive reading. He continued to hone his oratorical skill which later in life would benefit him the most. In addition, he improved his writing skill by corresponding with his sister Hilda and later on with the nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammed (2). After transfer to Norfolk prison in Massachusetts in 1947, Malcolm converted to the religion of Islam. He stopped drinking and smoking, and he preached the teaching of Elijah muhamed to other prisoners. After the release from prison in 1952, he began preaching the NOI message on the street corner. Malcolm was assigned minister in the NOI by Elijah Muhammad and assigned his own mosque in Detroit, which he built into the largest in the nation. 3 His effectiveness as a preacher made him the spokesperson for NOI which membership in the organization grew from 400 to 10,000 people. With his education, he could demonstrate to the African American that everything is possible. Achievements Who would think that Malcolm X a petty criminal would become one of the greatestShow MoreRelatedA Streetcar Named Desire: the Importance of Being Earnest9437 Words   |  38 Pagesfor very long. Algernon and Jack discuss the nature of marriage when they dispute briefly about whether a marriage proposal is a matter of â€Å"business† or â€Å"pleasure,† and Lady Bracknell touches on the issue when she states, â€Å"An engagement should come on a young girl as a surprise, pleasant or unpleasant, as the case may be.† Even Lady Bracknell’s list of bachelors and the prepared interview to which she subjects Jack are based on a set of assumptions about the nature and purpose of marriage. In generalRead MoreTrouble in Paradise with Comments6022 Words   |  25 Pagesabout pulling the plug on it? ROM Mike Gravess tall windows, which were draped in red veivet, the view of Shanghai was spectacular: the stately old Western-style buildings, the riot of modem skyscrapers, the familiar needle of the TV tower. But today Mike barely noticed it. Clenching a copy of his Chinese partners proposal for another acquisition - it would be the companys fourth - he paced the floor and replayed in his mind that mornings unsettling phone call. He had called his boss. BillRead MoreDeveloping Management Skills404131 Words   |  1617 Pagesmymanagementlab is an online assessment and preparation solution for courses in Principles of Management, Human Resources, Strategy, and Organizational Behavior that helps you actively study and prepare material for class. Chapter-by-chapter activities, including built-in pretests and posttests, focus on what you need to learn and to review in order to succeed. Visit www.mymanagementlab.com to learn more. DEVELOPING MANAGEMENT SKILLS EIGHTH EDITION David A. Whetten BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY Read MoreStephen P. Robbins Timothy A. Judge (2011) Organizational Behaviour 15th Edition New Jersey: Prentice Hall393164 Words   |  1573 Pagesmechanical, photocopying, recording, or likewise. To obtain permission(s) to use material from this work, please submit a written request to Pearson Education, Inc., Permissions Department, One Lake Street, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458, or you may fax your request to 201-236-3290. Many of the designations by manufacturers and sellers to distinguish their products are claimed as trademarks. Where those designations appear in this book, and the publisher was aware of a trademark claim, the