One of my families Christmas tradition is the Christmas tree. Yes, the dreaded Christmas tree. But, don't worry, our Christmas tree is about Sixteen years old and still standing. Each year our tree becomes faker and faker.I think my parents are just trying to get thier moneys worth.  I tell my parents every year that I would like a real tree. But every year that one tree goes up. I know i say i want a new one now but when it happens I know i'm going to miss it.








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Another Christmas tradition we have is watch the 1966 version of "How the Grinch Stole Christmas." I love this version because its short and cute. This grows my family closer, no matter what everyone was doing, we all watched The Grinch together. The newer Grinch is nothing like the original. I always get so excited around this time of the year just for that reason. I enjoy the song to when it comes on the radio.

Post Seven, Chapter Eighteen & Nineteen:)The End.

In Chapter 18, Malcolm realizes that whites nations only hate black because they can. Black have been brainwashed to think about whites are better. The non-whites are plight of the American blacks. Malcolm finds warmly received in Lebanon. Malcolm decides that he wants to visit around and he goes to Liberia, Senegal, and Morocco. But before he lefts for home a high commissioner in Ghana gives Malcolm a ceremonial robes. When Malcolm returned to New York, reporters asked Malcolm about the riots arounds the country. The fact that the reporters didn't notice Malcolm and his new look made Malcolm Mad.

In Chapter 19, The last chapter, He made a new Organization which was called "Afro-American Unity." He lets people know that its all about faith. But one major key to his organization is that there is NO white memberships. Malcolm says that he want to unify the black race before he asks white to join and fight racism. He decides to go back to Africa and the middle east, when he talks to the world leaders he predicts he's going to die. He believes its going to be violent and he won't live to see his autobiography. 

Post Six, Chapter Seventeen.

In Chapter 17, Malcolm X has decided that he want to visit Mecca. Ella has no problem supporting him and get him what he needs. She also withdrawn from the Nation of Islam to follow Malcolm and she didn't agree with what they did. Malcolm tried to get a hajj visa but he quickly learned that since he is a muslim he would have to be advised by Mahmond Youssef Shawarbi, a Muslim United Nations advisor. But Malcom get to leave the united states and goes to Cairo. He then flies to Jedda, Saudi Arabia and the high court doesn't believe that he is a Muslim so they decided whether or not he is. He runs into many different Muslims. Omar Azzam comes to help Malcolm out. Everyone is so generous to Malcolm and lent him a car to get to Mecca. Malcolm wrote a letter back home telling Ella that he has changed his views on racial problems in the United States. He meets a white-skinned Islamic people and who isn't raciest. He changes his name to "El-Haj Malik El-Shabazz." 

Post Five, Chapter Fifteen & Sixteen.

In Chapter 15,  is a very short chapter but The Nation of Islam buys Elijah Muhammad a house in Arizona because he is aging and is getting sicker. Malcolm X starts making a bigger amount of decisions without Muhammad knowing. He also starts going to universities but Elijah Muhammad disapproves of the university lecture circuit. Some of the Muslims accuse Malcolm of trying to take over the Nation of Islam. Malcolm's name starts showing up less and less to try and reduce the jealous of Elijah Muhammad.

In Chapter 16, Malcolm X's welcome at the Nation of Islam is getting very complex in the fact that, they thought he was trying to take it over. He changes is teaching to the moral code but eventually he goes to see Muhammad for advice. Malcolm assumes that Elijah Muhammad was going to confess to everyone but he did not. It made it worse when John F. Kennedy was assassinated because no ministers could comment on it. But Malcolm went ahead and called it the "the chickens coming home to roost." Malcolm was silenced for a ninety days. But all Malcolm can think about is that, they did this on prepose because they want to get rid of him. Malcolm can't believe the betrayal. Malcolm started hearing thing around town, like theres a warrant out for his death. After he was booted all Malcolm could think about is how to get back on the political and economic interests of the black people. He used his famous status to organization called "Muslim Mosque, Inc." in Harlem. 

Post Four, Chapter Thirteen & Fourteen.

In Chapter 13, Malcolm was working at the Ford Motor Company in this chapter and decides to quit his job. He decided to become a minister and started training. Malcolm was ready so Elijah Muhammed decided to send him to Boston to aid at the temple. Later on in the chapter Malcolm goes back to his old friends and Malcolm was trying to convert them into the Islamic beliefs. But Shortey loved white women and pork way to much to do that. He also talks to Ella and she don't join but he is very happy from Malcolm to get out of that lifestyle. Elijah Muhammed send Malcolm around to different temples to get them up and running, like Philadelphia and New York. Sammy the Pimp is dead, Malcolm finds out. Malcolm is doing such a good job converting Christians to the teachings of Islam. Malcolm meets Betty a member of the New York temple. He proposes to Betty over a phone and they got married and settle down in Queens, New York. They had Five Children. They have a problem with one of the police attacking one of the members. Calling it the "Fruit of Islam." The victim was goes to the hospital after Malcolm arguing to get him there. The Nation of Islam won 70,000 dollars with the lawsuit against the city. By 1965 the temple grow in Chicago, Detroit, and New York.



In Chapter 14, The Nation of Islam comes out with its own newspaper. The media go crazy about The Nation of Islam, C. Eric Lincoln comes out with a book called "The black Muslims of America. Then there was a television program called "The Hate That Hate Produced." Malcolm realizes that the media will twist anything to get a little shock. Then they got news articles including Life and Time. Malcolm ends up spending hours on end on the phone defending the Nation. Later on in the chapter Malcolm traveling to far away places where people wanted to start the Nation of Islam. He traveled to Egypt, Arabia, Sudan, Nigeria, Ghana. In the 1960's they start holding rallies for the Nation of Islam and Make Elijah Muhammed as the main attraction. The Nation of Islam is being watched by FBI and the police. Malcolm goes after the prison mates thinking that he was in that same position.

Post Three, Chapter Eleven & Twelve.

In Chapter 11, Malcolm wants to expand his vocabulary and starts rewriting the dictionary, starting with the word "aardvark." Then he develops a system of beliefs for africans. He learns that the first men was african, great Western storyteller Aesop is African. The horror of slavery and the bold Nat turner and John Brown impacted him the most. Malcolm started going to debate program which introduce him to public speaking. He revoted the rest of his life to telling the white about himself or die trying (ironic). Reginald is suspended from the Nation of Islam because he got catch with a secretary. Malcolm has a vision of Elijah Muhammed and feels a stronger bond with Elijah Muhammed.  Reginald goes insane and Malcolm thinks its because of Allah punishing him for his sins.  Malcolm becomes closed to his faith then his family. Malcolm begins to follow his fellow prisoners.





In Chapter 12, August 1952, the prison released Malcolm on parole. He moved in with Wilfred, Wilfred took custody of malcolm. Malcolm gets so excited about his first temple meeting. In Chicago Elijah Muhammed publicly liken Malcolm to the biblical figure job. Malcolm is eager to work to attract new member in Detroit. Elijah Muhammed wants Malcolm to court young people. He decides that he is going to replace his last name with an "X" to represent the Africans that got slave names by their masters. Malcolm begins talking at Temple meetings. Elijah Muhammed appoints Malcolm to the assistant minister at Detroit temple. Malcolm learns a lot about Elijah Muhammed and his past. It reminded him a lot of him.

Post Two, Chapter Nine & Ten.

In Chapter Nine, after all the things that happened in Harlem, Malcolm tries to relax and let it go. But ends up sleeping, smoking marijuana, and playing records all day. But then he runs into doing cocaine again. Malcolm gets close to Sophia while her husband is away. Shortey begins seeing a seventeen year old girl, who happened to be Sophia's sister. Malcolm begins hustling again, with himself, Shortey, Ruby, Sophia, and her sister. They all do burglary ring. Sophia and her sister pretend to be salespeople and ask for a tour of their home. They look around and see what they want, then at night Malcolm and Shortey go in and take exactly that. Ruby is their get away driver. Then one day Malcolm decides to walk up to a white man who is talking to Sophia and her sister and blows her cover. Malcolm gets arrest at a pawn shop but he doesn't get charged with burglary but with the nature of his relationship with the women instead. He got ten years in jail.




In Chapter Ten, In the Massachusetts state prison Malcolm was having drug withdrawals and he got himself in to solitary confinement and they called him "Satan." Malcolm meets Bimbi, he's gained the respect of the guards and the inmates as well. He stops thinking so much about hustling and more like a human being. He starts going to the library although it is very small. He likes to read arguments because it channels his rage. They moved him to Norfolk Prison Colony where there is less violence and inmates may study. Malcolm reads subjects like history, religion, literature, biology, and linguistics. This is when he gets into the Nation of Islam and stops eating pork. His brother Reginald tells him more about Islam and their leader Elijah Muhammed. They say that all white men are devils. Then he thinks back to all the white people he's had contact with the white people who split up this family, the teacher who discouraged him. All the white people have done him harm not good. Malcolm accepts the Nation of Islam. Malcolm began to write to Elijah Muhammed everyday and prayed.