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Live and Learn In the article “A Homemade Education” by Malcolm X is about Malcolm not knowing how to write properly, he was frustrated about not being able to convey himself in his letters that he wrote especially to Mr. Elijah Mohammed. He didn't go past the eighth grade in school, so the only writing he knew was slang. Malcolm was in prison so he began to teach himself by requesting a dictionary along with some paper and pencils from Norfolk Prison Colony school to learn the meaning of words but most importantly to express himself. In the article of “A Homemade Education” he states “But now, trying to write simple English, I not only wasn’t articulate, I wasn’t even functional. How would I sound writing in slang.”and the reason why I say …show more content…

On May 17, 2016 I walked the stage and received my diploma. I am happy I had this change in my life it matured me made me realize and learn many things but most importantly it made me a better person I do not regret this changed at all. It's never late to go back and finish what i had started I did not just go to school since preschool to just give up almost at the finish line? A quote I picked from “Superman and Me” was “I was never taught how to write poetry,short stories or novels”. Sadly I prefered to fool around in school and not paying attention in class, I wasn’t taking my education seriously at all but thankfully my life changed with just a simple change of schools. I now take my education seriously and I couldn’t be anymore thankful for Mr.Eli who helped me alot if it wasn’t for him I dont know where I would be right now honestly. I'm really happy through out all the doubts I was able to prove every single person wrong and show them I wouldn't end up as a high school dropout and to make them see that i've had changed my ways of thinking and didn’t accept myself as a failure in this world. I was able to “Live and

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The article mainly is about Malcolm who went to prison in the Charlestown prison for burglary there he knew how to use time and tired of not being understood by others who read his letters he began using a dictionary to study and learn some words , putting a lot of effort reading back to himself to have a better understanding of new words that he don’t even knew exist each day he wrote a new word of the dictionary his goal was to learn how the read using the dictionary as his best tool . Time passed quickly practicing over and over writing every words of each section of the dictionary helped him improve his reading and handwriting speed .From this article I learned that even being imprisoned Malcolm he had a great experience there

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Sample Body Paragraph 1 Focusing our mind on a simple task can inspire us. Malcolm X is a figure who illustrates this idea. He dedicated himself to educating himself and learning how to read in prison. He spent countless hours of undistracted study, carefully copying words from the dictionary to improve his vocabulary and handwriting.

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“Learning to Read”, by Malcolm X reveals that he had a reading and writing problem. Malcolm X wanted to get the attention of Elijah Muhammad, but did not have the skills to write to him through letter while he was in jail. Muhammad was a religious leader and all Malcolm X knew was his street slang. Malcolm X was frustrated that he cannot express his thoughts through letter, because he didn’t know how. He decided while he was in jail to learn how to write and read, by copying the dictionary.

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The ability to read and write is both creative and destructive. This ability opens your eyes to the world and how beautiful it can be. It also has the potential to destroy your entire grip on reality and expose you to the actual world you live in. It imprisons you yet, releases you from your mental confinement. Some people never escape from this confinement, some do; and those who escape sometimes go on to do great things in life.

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Malcolm X 's "A Homemade Education" uncovers a story of how he gained knowledge by himself and how it guided his thoughts and ideas in becoming a more knowledgeable speaker. Although Malcolm X is a very outspoken person about racism in the United States and throughout the world, he had the right to be upset but goes a little overboard on blaming whites. The main focus of "A Homemade Education" by Malcolm X is his endless attempt to increase his knowledge by teaching himself how to fully understand different words of the dictionary. Although he was inspired by a fellow inmate when he was in Charlestown Prison, Malcolm, young as he was back then, began reading intensely but couldn’t understand exactly what he was reading because of his writing and reading skills. Starting from being illiterate, Malcolm X used every resource he had to broaden his language abilities and be able to communicate to the world and his people.

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In the article on “A Homemade Education” Malcolm X also had obstacles to over to get where he wanted to be. Malcom X and Lam both struggled to achieve their dream and become successful. Malcolm X struggles with his lack of education to be where he wanted to be. His drive to learn was what made in successful in the future. Both Lam and Malcolm had to go against their cultural norms to be where they wanted to be.

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