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The following autobiography files and the article, "The Unfinished Dialogue" provide a portrait of these civil rights leaders. Additionally, the readings of their speeches have given you insight in their reflection on America's past, present, and future. As you write your post, think of their judgements and their hopes through direct evidence which shows their use of ethos (reputation of the speaker), pathos (emotional appeal), and logos (facts and allusions) Your post should discuss at least 2 similarities and 2 differences. Choose from their childhood (biographical), their path to political action (political), or their ideas (ideological). Identify whether you are tacking a biographical, political or ideological comparison.in your post. Remember to include direct evidence from the text.
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august witte
8/31/2012 10:52:11 pm
In the article “The Unfinished Dialogue of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X” there are many similarities and differences discussed between the two seemingly opposite political and civil rights activists, some of which extend beyond the realm of their ideals and speeches, are found in their upbringing and home life.
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Ms. M
9/2/2012 03:44:34 am
A well reasoned argument here. The early influences on King and Malcolm X give such importance to how our paths begin can truly impact the choices made in adulthood.
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Jena
9/1/2012 09:15:08 pm
Malcom X vs Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Ms. M
9/2/2012 03:49:50 am
Clear identification of commonalities between their political agendas and the shift from stark differences in their earlier approaches to finding a common solution.
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Maddie Booth
9/2/2012 01:47:39 am
Common Roots, Different Fruit
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Ms. M
9/2/2012 03:53:29 am
Nice use of the other readings as well as the article in your response and the movement from messages that moved from division towards unity in the path forward.
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Ryan Mantell
9/2/2012 03:37:22 am
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Ms. M
9/2/2012 03:55:01 am
In your responses, you want to utilize more specifics from the text. While you clearly understand the differences and similarities, you need to amply your understanding through direct quotes.
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Mackenzie Jones
9/2/2012 04:23:07 am
The “Unfinished Dialogue” pointed out Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X’s conflicting ideas, but they also have ones that they have in common. They both wanted to get rid of racial discrimination; however, they took different routes to achieve it. The way they gained supporters and motivated people were also a difference in between their ideas. Despite their differences they were the voices of black Americans.
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Ms. M
9/2/2012 03:42:01 pm
Good use of key ideas from the text to show contrasts between the two leaders. It would also be nice for you to show similarities through the text as well.
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Nicky Telega
9/2/2012 04:56:19 am
Martin Luther King Jr.’s vs. Malcolm’s X’s Ideologies
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Ms. M
9/2/2012 03:44:16 pm
You are demonstrating a clear understanding of similarities and differences. Include more direct quotes from the text that show their words in terms of where they connect and where they differ.
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Cassidy Harless
9/2/2012 06:16:40 am
The Top Dogs: Two Different Breeds
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Ms. M
9/2/2012 03:46:47 pm
You have a strong discussion from the article itself. It would be nice to see a bit more from King's speeches directly here.
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Evan
9/2/2012 07:25:25 am
In “The Unfinished Dialogue of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X,” by Clayborne Carson, Carson addresses several key similarities and differences between the two eponymous civil rights leaders. Everything from religious affiliation to personal upbringing is discussed so as to shed light on the major ideological standpoints of the men and their relationship with one another, and to examine how their differing visions could come together to achieve one common goal: freedom for all.
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Ms. M
9/2/2012 03:49:13 pm
You bring a good compare/contrast from the article. This response needs a little more of the primary texts through direct quotes to support the strength of your argument.
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Emily Young
9/2/2012 07:56:24 am
I think it is excruciatingly important when looking at the views, ideas, emotions, or the past of a person, one must first look at the givens. In the particular matter concerning Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King Jr. Similarities can be pointed out through simply skimming and not looking for hard detail. It is however, pointed out in the one of the last paragraphs of " The Unfinished Dialogue of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X that " Malcolm and Martin understood the African American dilemma from different perspectives ... Each leader was a visionary... Each exhibit remarkable leadership skills, but each was also a product of an era of remarkable mass struggles." Both men, exhibited the true qualities of a leader. They stood up for something few people of their race did at the time. They were the voice of their people, and although they took different approaches, the end result being freedom, was kept in sight by both people. The difference in their backgrounds however, I do believe would come to influence how they dealt with the situation. Malcolm X, did primarily go to school with " white teachers and interacted with white students." Malcolm X also tried as hard as he could " to be white." Because Malcolm X was not white, or accepted as white, or even respected, most likely influenced his view on cooperating with whites. Martin Luther King went to a school which consisted majorly of black people, he grew up with the culture and with that sense of cultural identity. Malcolm X didn't really have that as mentioned he had " little racial pride." I believe when Malcolm X was reforming his life, he thought of all of the things that kind of scarred his childhood and he could fix them. Martin Luther King grew up in a loving, christian home, and so was taught to love. As Martin Luther King described him he was " A man who lived under the torment of knowledge of the rape of his grandmother, and murder of his father." These few differences in their past would identify them as different, and change the pathways in their lives, but in the end, they both fought for the same thing. Martin Luther King sought nonviolence and Malcolm X would come to see that " nonviolent tactics could be used militantly and were essential aspects of any mass struggle." Malcolm X understood the root of the problem, and Martin Luther King would feel that " he had a great ability to put his finger on the existence and root of the problem."
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Ms. M
9/2/2012 03:51:14 pm
You have a clear discussion of the article here. This argument would be amplified by the use of the primary texts in the discussion.
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Cullen Ennis
9/2/2012 03:52:16 pm
In “The Unfinished Dialogue of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X", two completely different leader's are portrayed. The similarities drawn between the two are that they are both fighting for black rights; the area where I specifically draw the difference between the two, is that Martin Luther King Jr. was fighting for civil rights, whereas Malcolm X was fighting specifically for black rights. Both leaders were considered extremists, however Malcolm X was much more of an extremist than Martin Luther King Jr.; although MLKJ was called an extremist for standing up in what he believed in, he had a very organized nonviolent campaign planned out for his people. What MLKJ did was stand up for his people, it was Malcolm X who brought it to an extreme. Malcolm X's ideology of black men needing to rise against white men as they didn't "belong" in America in the first place was not going to spark a successful revolution, perhaps if Malcolm X had not been assassinated and he had gained more followers than MLKJ, the civil rights movement might not be where it is now, and the situation for blacks in America would most likely be worse. Malcolm X quotes “And what we have foremost in common is that enemy – the white man.”; due to the overwhelming number of white's in America, if Malcolm X and his followers rose up and acted against white America, they wouldn't have achieved half of the battle that MLKJ did with words.
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Bradley Runyon
9/2/2012 07:19:20 pm
Dr. King and Malcolm X lived two different lives as children. For one Martin luther King never witnessed any family members killed unlike Malcolm who saw his mother and father killed. This presents a difference in background which ultimately afflicted with how Malcolm viewed the world and racism as it's own topic. For example he said King was doing nothing when actually he was choosing the lesser of two evils, in how he dealt with his situation. Another difference they have was in the manner they went to jail. Malcolm went to jail when he was 19 years of age and he went there for breaking and entering which made him even harsher on his judgement of the whites and King. Where as King went to jail for non violent protesting which has a certain respect because he didnt do something wrong for the manner in which he went to jail. They also have similarites in the sense that they both had a common goal and sought to achieve it their common goal was to free the colored people from opression and both thought that all the colored people should drop their differences and ban together to fight as one. Now even though Malcolm was harsh he eventually reformed which made it easier for the public to handle therefore making it so the colored would want to ban together because now they wouldnt have to worry about getting into a "war" with the whites. Their final similarity would have to be in that at one point they both recieved oppression martin as a young age would recieve harassment from the whites which eventually would shape him into the merciful great leader he became and Malcolm recieving it pretty much his whole. Unfortuantely Malcolm took that harassment from anger in to hate and eventually to a bloodlust but thank goodness nothing came of it.
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