Malcolm X

This story about Malcolm X and the way he learned how to read and write was interesting and inspirational. I think that it is great that instead of just waiting his time out in prison, he took all the spare time he had to learn to read and write. And the most amazing thing is that he did it on his own. He taught himself. That it always amazing to me when someone can have the will to teach themselves something. I find it amazing that he wrote everything down out of the dictionary, even the puncuation. Reading this story about Malcolm X reminds me of a time in my life when I taught myself to play the oboe.
I really wanted to learn how to play the oboe and my mom didn't have the money for lessons. I wasn't going to let that stop me. I got a finger chart and a whole bunch of beginner books and went to work. Every minute I had to spend on playing the oboe I did. I came home from school and did my homework and then started learning the oboe. I learned all the notes and where my fingers had to be. Then I was able to start actually playing songs. Small easy songs at first, but then they got harder and harder and before I knew it I was ready to play my oboe in the band class I was in. I did really well, but could still use some work so I took some lessons from the kid who sat in the first chair. I was second to him, but he was willing to teach me for nothing so I took advantage of that. After a few short months I was doing really well, well enough to take first chair. I was so amazed. I was very pleased with myself that I had done this all by myself.
I think that Malcolm X was an amazing person and we could all learn from him and how he learned. He had a lot of very important things to say and to get across to the world. I find it really sad that he was killed and people couldn't continue to learn from him and his teachings.