X and Gandhi

I don't see similarities between X and Yogananda, but his X can be compared with Gandhi: both men admit to being fallible, both men identify powerful life altering moments in their lives, both men were seen as a threat by the ruling power.
X was as much driven by social change as he was religion; he and Gandhi spent their lives looking for truth, and while X missed the mark for a long time he was objectively searching. A fundamental difference with the men is their method. X spoke of a lesson Elijah Muhammad gave him over dinner in the chapter Savior- I would give you exact page but i bought the wrong addition so our page numbers are different, but the lesson states,

You want to know how to spread my teachings? he said, and he pointed to the glasses of
water. "Don't condemn if you see a person has a dirty glass of water," he said. "just show them
the clean glass of water you have. When they inspect it, you won't have to say that yours is
better."

Malcolm then says, "I don't know why, that still stands out in my mind. Although I haven't
always practiced it. I love too much to battle. I'm inclined to tell somebody if his glass of
water is dirty."

Gandhi's entire movement of nonviolence was showing the English their glass was dirty, and while he was a social critic I believe Gandhi would have agreed with E. Muhammad on this point--though with none of his other doctrines, because Gandhi repeated stated that truth always wins no matter how long it takes.

Apology for State's History of Slavery
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This article is on the front page of today's Orlando Sentinel. Do you think this is a step forward? Or do you think it is unnecessary? Post a comment.

the Blue-eyed white devil....

I strongly believe that this phrase has been a factor in making Malcolm seem like a hateful, scary person. What I would like to pose for everyone, who does this phrase really encompass? Is Malcolm talking about every white person now or is it aimed at European ancestors. I feel if we all have a better understanding of who he is addressing, maybe we will be able to the message more clearly.

Final Thoughts on Malcolm X

As we near the end of The Autobiography of Malcolm X, write a few words about your final thoughts on the novel, the man, and/or the message. Make sure to include favorite or important quotes--things that prompted you to go deeper.

Violence and Malcom X

When we first started talking about Malcom X, it struck me hard that in middle/high school you don't hear much about him, and from talking in class, that appeared to be the case for most people. Maybe it is because Malcom X is more violent, but the more I read the more I cannot really blame him. He learned from a young age that taking action was the answer. With the life of hustling, he lived violence became the means to survive. He took so many drugs and made sure people knew he wasn't afraid to die, so he could live this lifestyle without a certain level of fear. This is his background and who he was before he underwent his transformation.

Debate

I thought Dr. Smalls' position was arguable, and he did a good job with it. Luke however seemed to be playing devil's advocate. I did not feel Luke even believed his own conclusion, which led to a shaky use of textual evidence.

Class 3/19

I didn't feel like I fully agreed with either side of the debate today. I think that there are a lot of fundamental differences in the ideology of Dr. Martin Luther King and Malcolm X, first and foremost the employment of violence as a means to acquire rights. I did feel, however, that there are numerous similarities in the way the two leaders though. I don't think we can really assess the two because despite being around in the same heated political and social context, there were too many factors that affected the means and ends of both leaders' struggles.

Class on Wednesday will be held in our regular classroom in Orlando Hall 101.

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