Malcolm X's Coming To An Awareness Of Language

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“I've never been one for inaction.” Malcolm X sets the tone of his essay “Coming to an Awareness of Language” by making a compelling statement about himself. In this he is challenging the reader to prove that he is indeed an active person by reading the following essay. It is a hook in itself, demonstrating the powerful message Malcolm X intended to send. That he, Malcolm X, was a man of inaction, and freedom and self sufficiency were byproducts of having a mastery of language. “Everything I've ever felt strongly about, I've done something about.” It is just as compelling as the first sentence in the essay even though it happens to follow it so closely. Here Malcolm is trying to give us a glimpse of his personality and how strong a “doer”

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