Two part Response to “ The Joy and Enthusiasm of Reading” Part 1. Summary In this essay, Ricky Moody writes an essay about the joy and enthusiasm of reading. He shares all of his beliefs about reading, like wandering through the stacks and picking out the first thing that strikes him. Ricky believes in books when others dislike them. Ricky choses the hardest books imaginable.
Reading books change their mind and maybe as well as their lives. The value of literacy does not only play a role on kids but also on adults. After surviving from the holocaust, it is hard and hurt for Wiesel to recall the memory of what he and others had suffered but he chose to write the history down to let it remembered. He said[,] “I was duty-bound to give meaning to my survival, to justify each moment of my life. I knew the story had to be told.
In the essay "A Homemade Education," Malcolm X describes how he became interested in reading and learned to educated himself in prison. He is glad that his homemade education changed his life and led him to success. When Malcolm went to prison, he find his spelling and handwriting is so bad that he couldn't even write in a straight line. Because of Bimbi' s huge knowledge, he could take charge their conversation. It made Malcolm felt shame and then decided to learn reading.
Learning to Read Malcolm X tried very hard to educate himself because he wanted not only to teach himself how to read but he also wanted to be able to understand what he was reading . His simple reason for wanting this was his desire to write letters which accurately communicated his thoughts . Prison is where his curiousity occurred to learn to read and write. He met a man named Bimbi that had both street and book smarts. Malclom felt being like Bimbi would get him where he wanted to go.
Dr. King fought his whole career for equality amongst the races, meaning all communities with violent, racist actions should be addressed. The clergymen presented Dr. King with a list of arguments they had against him; he responded to these in his Letter from a Birmingham Jail. A few of the arguments King responded to from the clergymen were to have local solutions to local problems; to pursue justice in the courts, not the streets; and to keep peace, law, and order among all. Corwin 2 The clergymen of Alabama were clearly against any outsiders coming into their territory. They had called Dr. King an outsider to the Birmingham community.
King and his followers strived to do the same with all the protests and marches that they had conducted because they wanted to achieve their ultimate goal of promoting desegregation among both white and black community. King urges that such steps were necessary because “every time the Negro leaders sought to negotiate with the city fathers the latter consistently refused to engage in good-faith negotiation (King 799).” According to King urging his people to stand up to their rights and fight for their freedom was not wrong especially when it was done through nonviolent ways. In the “Letter to Birmingham Jail” King uses many argumentative methods to convey his point across his audience and convince them of his
He encouraged black men to find dignity in hard work and to disapprove the illegal world of gambling, drinking, prostitution and drugs. The nation of Islam was very appealing to young black men especially those who came from a world of crime. Another belief of Elijah Muhammad was separatism, he believed that the black people should have their own state and should protect themselves with force against the whites. This belief divided the black people; there were 3 main divisions, the nation of Islam, Martin Luther King and the civil rights movement. Because of this division
The American Civil Rights movement was a very treacherous and horrific time in American history. African Americans were long censored in this country and they finally took a stand to make American citizens follow what the constitution says, “All men are created equal”. For activists, such as Malcom X and Martin Luther King, Jr., this journey to bring their people justice would certainly not be an easy one. Although they both wanted the same thing, both of these activists had very different thoughts and ways to make it happen. In order to reach this desired goal that they have been awaiting, strategies were much needed.
This is why as African Americans, we hate to see each other make it because; it creates a false sense of superiority. For example with education I’m better then you or in other situations. In Battle Royal our narrator wanted to give his speech to a number of important white business man over his community to review how good his speech was. The catch was for him to give his speech he would have to win the battle royal, a blind fight among his friends. Throughout the fight we find our narrator friend getting knocked around until he receives a blow that cause his blindfold to come off then he fights with strategy.
A nigger should know nothing but to obey his master—to do as he is told to do. Learning would spoil the best nigger in the world!” (Douglas, 1955, p. 20), Douglass’ life took a turn for the better. This was the time where his thought process began to turn and wonder what else was there to learn. Again, Douglass is keeping the reader engaged and feeling every bit of emotion he felt. He continued to learn, by any means possible, how to read and write.