American History X

... American History X It's quite amazing when you think about how much of an influence someone you look up to can have on your life. I chose to study the movie American History X, because it tells the story of how a white supremacist goes to jail for a hideous hate crime, and while in jail realized that everything he had believed was wrong. His whole mind was warped into believing that the white race is superior in everyway, and everyone who wasn't a white protestant had no right to be in America. Derek Vinyard is the main character. He became the protégé of a man by the name of Cameron Alexander. Cameron is the leader of the white supremacists; he is very persuasive in getting others to believe what he believes. He became the significant other of Derek and every other white supremacist in the area. Significant other is

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