Lamont told Derek one day while they were folding sheets that there are more of him than they are of you in the prison. Lamont basically said that he being racist in the pen wouldn't affect any of the black race in the pen.
8. The criminal justice system gave Lamont the shaft and Derek basically a cakewalk. Lamont stole a T.V. and the store owner chased him and Lamont ran into a couple of cops and he dropped the T.V. on the cop's foot, so he got six years for that. On the other hand Derek killed 2 people and only goes 3 years. .
9. Derek realized that African Americans were treated unfairly by the legal system after hearing Lamont's story. I think after hearing Lamont's story he basically realized that he got a cake walk and Lamont got the shaft, because Derek killed two people and got three years and Lamont got six years for shoplifting.
10. When Derek breaks from his group in prison the person who came there to support him was Mr. Sweeney. His opinion was changed drastically. He was probably .
11. Derek is socialized into believing certain things about African Americans from his father. In the dinner scene with his father he warns Derek to read the literature Sweeny makes him, take the test, Ace the test, but don't believe any of the information Sweeny is telling him or the literature there reading.
12. Danny was influenced by Cameron Alexander greatly. One way Cameron Alexander influenced Danny is by telling Danny to write the paper on Mien Kimep . In one of the scenes he Cameron says that if a black person would write a report about Malcolm X or if a Mexican would write a report about Cesar Chavez that they would get commended for it. .
13. When Derek tries to break away from the D.O.C his significant others thought he was crazy. First, Derek approached Cameron Alexander and said that he wanted out. Cameron tried to persuade Derek by saying we are stronger than ever and that Cameron has every clan working together and they D.
" (Malcolm X). ... Elijah Muhammad's idea for the black to establish freedom, justice and equality by having their own state separated from white Americans inspired him. ... X in math as being the unknown (Spike Lee, Malcolm X). ... " (Malcolm X). ... His courage and bravery will remain in the American history books as one of the greatest human right activist there was. ...
American History X Will racism ever come to an end or will its path go on infinitely? ... The movie American History X by Tony Kaye displays an example of people who hold bigoted views. ... All together American History X presents its watchers with an impressive theme that makes everyone who watches it take a step back and just say, "WOW!" ... "Christian" values and ideas those racist group holds are completely ludicrous. At the end of American History X both Derek and Danny realize the stupidity they have been living in. ...
"I really ended up with little idea of what the books said," remarked Malcolm X. ... Malcolm X read all kinds of books on a variety of topics, from philosophy to history to religion. ... He hungered for books about history, especially black history. ... In contrast to Malcolm X's focus on history, Paule Marshall wrote that "although I loved nearly everything I read," "I sensed a lack after a time. ... While both she and Malcolm X wrote about the African-American experience, Marshall's writing was not necessarily designed to move people towards the kind of action inspired by Malco...
He kept the idea of racial segregation because he acknowledged that only his solution would improve African American lives, and that the white race would always dominate society. ... "Eventually Malcolm learns that whites were not inherently racist and forms the Afro-American Unity, hoping to unify African American cooperation with progressive white organizations" ("Malcolm X.... "He helped pave the way for African Americans" (Malcolm X.... The film had put us in the times of history. ... Malcolm is still apart of the American culture as well as African Americans. ...
American History X Imagine this, you are lying in your bed trying to fall asleep when you hear a sound as if a window just got shattered, you look out your window to see a black man breaking into your brother's car. ... American History X is a powerful movie dealing with the boundaries of racism, moral ethics, and humanistic principles. American History X is a must see, it depicts the social unrest between races. ... American History X is an unparalleled film involving the fight between races, ethnics, and family. ... American History X had an amazing set that made it very pleasu...
Malcolm X and King no matter how American society depicts them are more than just figures of hate and love respectively. ... Her purpose of me learning about X was to pass on a sense of identity, history, and cultural pride. The claiming back of history and racial pride that Malcolm X stressed was given to me by my mother. ... Cone also utilizes oral history. ... This is compelling because it shows not only whites but some blacks created the idea that Malcolm X was a terrible person with no good in him. ...
American History X The book says that one important value in the American society is individualism. The common belief in America is that "God helps them who help themselves." ... Another important value in the American society is equality, it's important for the Americans that all people has equal opportunities and chances when it comes to getting a job, getting a scholarship etc. ... He also says that the American way is about fulfilling a destiny. ... Many people gets the idea of the USA as a country were winning seams as the only option, and this is in fact true. ...
Father Figures in Boyz and American History X From Boyz N The Hood's opening STOP sign, bright red, rigid and alarming, and American History X's serene and melodic, black and white opening on the California shoreline, the two films contrast each other in almost every way. The black and white segments and flashback storytelling of American History X hardly parallels the colorful chronological spanning of Boyz N the Hood, making the movies look like opposites. ... It is through these diametric styles that Boyz & X so incredibly examine the same issues. ... Through each filmmaker&...
This unity of human kind made Malcolm think and change his ideas about the solution to the racial problem in America. ... It was through these teachings that Malcolm X developed his radical views about race in America. ... Malcolm X believed that complete segregation was the only way to end racial problems in America. He also said that all actions committed against blacks in history were due to the white race as a whole. ... He created new ideas about race in America and about unity. ...
