Exploratory Draft Reflections

My Reflection:

1) Claim: Malcolm's constant changes of thought show how he can become an effective leader because it proves he's aware of what's around him and really tries to uncover the truth about the black man's role.
2) Question: Even though Malcolm persistently switches his thought, can he still become a successful leader?
3) Trouble: It's troubling to understand whether or not this continuous change in opinion can really influence Malcolm's role as a leader. On one hand, would we want a leader who switches his opinion so often that nothing is achieved, or would we want someone who can strongly go against what he/she believes in?
4) Situation and Status Quo: We would assume that today's leaders have their mind set on something they would like to accomplish, and don't change this thought, like Malcolm did.
5) Reword your question: If we assume that a modern-day leader has their mind set on one particular goal to accomplish for his/her group of people, but Malcolm seems to have a continuous change in his beliefs, then how well would he do as a leader?


Eamon:

1) Claim: While Malcolm is in Mecca, he realizes the truth behind the white man, but only shortly after he is exposed to the white men in Mecca.
2) Question: What leads to this new transformation in Malcolm's life? 
3) Trouble: Malcolm describes his life as a chronology of changes, but it seems to be that his time at Mecca can't just be another "change" in his life.
4) Situation and Status Quo: We would expect Malcolm to rethink his choices, since he was a hustler and pimp earlier in his life.
5) Reword your question: If we expected Malcolm to re-evaluate his life as a hustler and pimp, but he only considers it another "change" in his life, then what leads to this new transformation in Malcolm's life?


Max:

1) Claim: Malcolm's experience in Mecca leaves him questioning about race, especially since he has just witnessed the kindness that the Muslims share towards one another even as they display different complexions. 
2) Question: Why does Malcolm assume that there is a strong connection between color, race, and how kind the person is?
3) Trouble: Malcolm used to think that all whites were created to be devils, by Mr. Yacub, an evil scientist, and there was nothing that these whites can do to change the evil inside them.
4) Situation and Status Quo: In reality, not all whites are devils, and they are most definitely not created by an evil scientist.
5) Reword your question: If we tend to believe that not all whites are devils, yet Malcolm thought that these "evil" whites were created by an evil scientist, then what connection is there between color, race, and how kind the person is?