Family In The Glory Field

The history of Malcolm's dedication to black people, like that of his father, may have been motivated by a long history of oppression of his family. As a young child, Malcolm, his parents, brothers, and sisters were shot at, burned out of their home, harassed, and threatened. This culminated in the

Released in 2001, Disney Channel’s The Proud Family was a Black cartoon frequently watched by children who grew up during its airplay. Not vulgar or satirical, The Proud Family centered around Penny Proud and her family as she grew up through her years. As a child, I innocently watched this show, but picked up on unintended implications based off of the character’s skin color. The main character Penny was a lighter skinned girl, who appeared to possess “more Eurocentric phenotypic characteristics (Steele),” exhibited more intelligence, wealth, and virtue, as opposed to her darker skinned best friend, Dijonay, who was associated with deviance and sassiness, while speaking with a more Ebonic style of talking and possessed a more “ghetto” name. Although the show attempted to provide an accurate representation of a “traditional African American family,” it still regardlessly instilled these stereotypes of the African American community into my mindset, which were not disproved in my mind until later in my life (Steele).

My family is from Mexico, a place where there is no prospect, and they have given up their most important wishes for mine. Being a Hispanic doesn’t make me feel inferior, but it makes me diligent. I have observed the way my parents worked throughout their years. The way they managed to survive and pleasure us, my brother and I, with our wants or needs. It is important to love who I am, my heritage and background, because it is not about how much money I have in my wallet but it is about the lesson or motivation I cultivated. The most amazing part about my heritage is knowing how strongly and intensely we believe in ourselves. When we set a belief, it is rare for someone to destroy the significance of it so easily. We have strong morals and that is what makes my background/heritage so important to me. We never give up.

Many African American families went through alot in the early days and the little family was no exception. Malcolm little was born on May 19, 1925, to Rev. Earl Little and Louise little. Malcolm would spend most of his childhood years in Lansing, Michigan. His father, Reverend Earl little, was a Baptist minister, who was a dedicated organizer for Marcus Garvey’s U.N.I.A (Univeral Negro Improvement Association). He believed that negroes should return to their ancestral homeland Africa because freedom, indepedence, or self respect could not be achieved in America. I believe the master student trait of willing to take risks was a

In the light of the Civil War, the 54th Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, which consists of black soldiers who are Northern freemen while others are escaped slaves with Col. Shaw as their leader. The 54th Regiment led a brutal attack against a Confederate fort in Charleston, S.C. They continued to march as part of their disciplined skills and despite the bloody and gruesome fight. The soldiers strong dedication remained evident till the end. The 54th suffered a bloodbath. Due to their courage and discipline, on July 18, 1863, the North recruited one hundred eighty thousand black soldiers who provided an impact during the war.

The author uses pathos and logos in the autobiography of Malcom X to tell us that he fought throughout his life and preceding the events that occurred which made him a strong African American leader in history up till date. Everything being talked about Malcolm’s storyline has to do with race, knowledge, prejudice and transformation. It will be noticed if critically examined that common arguments made all through the book are how blacks were maltreated making them inferior to white folks. It all starts from the intrusion by breaking Malcom’s home window by the hooded Ku Klux in Omaha, Nebraska. His father Earl little was the target, a fearless and strong Georgian Baptist preacher and also a member of universal Negro improvement Association (UNIA) which fights for the return of American blacks to Africa. Louise little, Malcolm’s fair- skinned mother, an educated woman was a homemaker occupied with the family’s eight children.

In the book, The Glory Field by Walter Dean Myers, the author uses the setting to develop the theme and conflict that people will have to face challenges everyday but the consequences you can receive can draw the line between life or death because sometimes people don’t want to see you succeed a life with joy and freedom. By showing how the entire Lewis family were thrown at slavery, , a basketball star, wanting to play for college in the states, the Yankees wanting to help the slaves gain back their freedom, but most of all many slaves want to be able to be free and not be controlled by someone else.

While Malcolm's father was away and Malcolm's mother was pregnant with Malcolm, a group of

I need to explain with a little detail so bear with me. The Crowders have southern heritage that is traced back to at least 1673. Bartlett Crowder was the son of Robert Crowder, that came to Lawndale NC from Va in 1790 with his family. Robert's dad was a Revolutionary War veteran. Bartlett lived and worked the family plantation in upper Cleveland County. He had 6 sons, all of which voluntarily enlisted in the Civil War. Joseph, John, Spencer, William, Michael, and Robert Wells Crowder. Bartlett is my direct line descendant . As is his son, Robert Wells Crowder, who was killed fighting for the CSA at 2nd Battle of Manassas. When he was killed he had a 2 year old child at home (Yancy), that fathered William Evans Crowder Sr. I am William Evans Crowder IV, with a direct Civil War heritage. I am a "Son of Confederate Veteran". I have even visited the exact location at Manassas where Robert Wells

Growing up in Lansing, Malcolm was exposed to the negative parts of the city. He even predicted his own death to happen due to violence since most of his family was victims of violence. In Lansing, hardly any black man died from natural causes. In chapter one of the book, Malcolm stated that his father, Earl Little, “had seen four of his six brothers die by violence, three of them killed by white men, including one by lynching.” When Malcolm’s mother found out that Malcolm’s father was murdered, she had a mental breakdown. For several months, she had been doing things out of the ordinary and Malcolm began to worry about her. She eventually was sent to the mental illness home where she spent the rest of her life. All of the children were separated and this gave Malcolm the perception that now his family has been a victim to society. In the summer of 1940, Malcolm spends the entire summer with his sister Ella who had been living in the city of Boston. Seeing how much better life was for the

This event was tragic for the Little family. Malcolm’s mother was so traumatized that when she was admitted to a mental institution in 1937, she spent the rest of her life there. Because of this, Malcolm moved in with a friend of his family. Up until 1939, Malcolm was a very successful student (much like Martin Luther King, Jr.). This changed when he had a conversation with his English teacher.

The scenario that I chose is “My Family Honor” by Sarah H Davis. The players involved in the scenario are Sarah H. Davis, the landlady Letizia, Sarah’s son Jackson and her husband David. The scenario is about Sarah who is an anthropologist and is fascinated about going to Corsica. She brings her son and her husband with her to do researcher about the culture in France. In Corsica she lives with the landlady Letizia and right away Sarah and she have a problem because of cultures values. The characteristic of their culture problem involves: Uncertainty avoidance, low context vs high context individualism vs collectivist and time. The problem occurs because Letizia is upset about at Sarah for not cleaning the house. Sarah could have avoided

But as the sub-context of his controversial crusade, we also learn as the film unfolds that Malcolm X's mother, father, uncles, and countless other relatives and friends were direct victims of the hatred and violence of the white majority in America, during a time when the nation was supposed to be free and equal for all.

History is defined as the study of the science of humanity in the past. It's a broad subject that spans over countless people groups throughout the years that the world has been around. Even before the times we have written word history was still being made, and it is still extremely important. We tend to forget that in our average day to day lives we are still making history. That all over the globe everyone is taking part in what might be in a history book someday.

I grew up in a household slightly different from the average household. This abnormal household showed me that no matter the family unit someone can have a positive influence in their life that will push them to achieve their goals. We lived in Maryland so the cost of living was high my parents had to work multiple jobs. This means my brother and I really had little to none parental or supervision growing up. I am only four years younger than my brother so I would hang with his crowd of friends rather than mine. In my household, my mother’s niece, Monet lived with us she is about ten years older than my brother. When my brother and I would wake up and I would be the only person in the house. I can remember waking up and smelling the freshly cooked waffles and bacon downstairs. Monet was my mother’s brother, daughter. Monet became so close to my brother Avery and I she was almost as if she was our sister. I can remember growing up and she would always say, “You don't have to take the route I took, its many more exits on the highway.” Even though I was young I was not blind to the fact of Monet role in the community and her neighborhood job I never judged her, she did what she had to do to make ends meet. It was an experience every day, or anytime being with Monet. She was so popular around Maryland it was almost like everywhere we went we received respect love. Now that I look back at the past, I see that Monet has taught me a lot that I know and live by today. I could