Autobiography of Malcolm X and the First Day of Ramadan

I was awakened at 4 am today to eat so that I could fast for the rest of the day. I'm as hungry as the next guy at 4 am. I barely ate anything. I did, however, drink at least 4 glasses of water. The fact that Ramadan is occurring during August this year makes it much more challenging to endure the heat while not being able to drink water. However, at this time, the challenge seems bearable. Now you may wonder why the two items described above have any relation to each other. They truly don't. However, after being forced to awaken at 4 am I could not force myself back to sleep. I decided to read my AP english novel, The Autobiography of Malcolm X. I was only about 80 pages from finishing the thrilling novel. You truly need an open mind to endure Malcolm X's constant criticism of the Caucasian race. At times, I too got tired of his constant hatred towards the Caucasian race. Sometimes, it would appear as if they were trying to better society by challenging racism but Malcolm X believed they had their own selfish agenda at hand. Despite the tone of abhorrence in the novel, the novel's message was powerful and contrasted the method of civil disobedience emphasized by another civil rights leader, Martin Luther King Jr. The novel was powerful and allowed me to experience the Civil Rights Era in a whole new way. In many ways I could relate to the novel. For the first time it felt like the school district was teaching something positive about Islam. Hell, it's the first time the school district truly taught anything about Islam other than the mandatory forced lesson given in World History. It saddens me that we hardly ever learn about Islam in school especially in the field of Literature. Many will say, America is a secular nation and we do not teach any religion in school. Not true. My english class is constantly forced to parallel every text in that class to some text that mirrors it in the Bible. I never read the bible so I hardly share a connection with the lesson being discussed. I have an open mind and love to learn about other cultures. However, there comes a point when you want others to learn about your culture as well.
Just my two cents.
only a few more hours till i can indulge on my beloved samosas!