Jewels Avila January 31, 2017 Ms. A’s Class Putting the Rights of Women First Malala Yousafzai is one of the most influential people in the world. To me and many other people, Malala Yousafzai is very brave because she took a stand against some of the most evil people in the world who believed girls do not have the right to be educated. Born in a place that did not respect women, Malala knew she had to fight for her rights. By using technology, Malala began to secretly speak her mind. Because of Malala’s unique belief and strength people wanted to silence her, but she never failed to show this bravery!…
On Oklahoma postman rescued a young girl from a burning house, a paramedic bride helped people in a car crash, despite the fact that her wedding was still going on, and a marine who lost both feet in Afghanistan saved a baby from a car crash. They all had a choice to walk away and not care at all, yet they decided to take a risk and save a life. These courageous heroes didn’t even think twice about the possible harmful consequences of their actions. The actions of true heroes today are deemed as selfless only if they put their lives in danger to save someone, perform beneficial deeds without expecting anything in return, or take bold actions despite fears. Heroes that endanger their own life for the benefit of others are truly selfless.…
Malala Yousafzai is the world's youngest person to have received a Nobel peace prize for her accomplishment. Yousafzai received the award due to her fight against the suppression of children's rights for their education. Prior to this achievement, she had been threatened and shot in the head by a Taliban gunman, but she survived to keep her desire of an education and for girls to also get the right to an education. Nothing could stop Malala from advocating and fighting for girls’ education. Furthermore, Malala’s argument came to be by her country not allowing girls to get equal access to an education.…
Malala Malala i a person that never gives up because she got shot going home from school and she still protests for women till this day and her efforts earned her a noble prize for peace. Malala is strong because she kept going even though the talaban nearly killed her she still is doig stuff to make eqaul rights What are teen activist? Teen activist are people who fight for what they believe in.. take malala for example she fought for the right that girls can go to school and get a good education. Another peson you can use for example is Alex linn who is a boy who recycles and refurbishes computers and builds things from them.…
Martin Luther King Jr. once said “In the long run, it is more honorable to walk with dignity than to ride with shame. MLK Jr. did not give up until he finally abolished segregation, something he knew was wrong and unfair, this shows that he was brave until the end. Being brave means you can conquer your fear, stand up against injustice, and make your voice heard. Being brave is all about overcoming fear, that is the first step.…
Malala Yousafzai, an advocate for women’s rights, learned to fight for what is right when she defied the Taliban and demanded that women receive an education. On October 9, 2012, “a gunman shot Malala when she was traveling home from school. She survived, and has continued to speak out on the importance of education.” (Source B). Many women lived their lives in fear as a result of the mental, physical, and emotional damage caused by the Taliban, however Malala was much stronger than that.…
Malala Yousafzai is a teenage activist who fights for females education. Malala survived an assassination attempt by the Taliban in 2012. She then made a full recovery. Malala was a young activist who faught for females education. Malala attended a school that her father founded.…
As a young girl Malala Yousafzai was fighting for justice by defying the Taliban’s commands. This took great courage and determination. "As a child, she became an advocate for girls' education, which resulted in the Taliban issuing a death threat against her. On October 9, 2012, a gunman shot Malala when she was traveling home from school. She survived, and has continued to speak out on the importance of education" (Source B).…
Imagine having to work at a young age or not being able to go to school. Mother Jones fought for the abolishment of child labor, while Cesar Chavez worked to gain equality for Latino migrant farm workers. Furthermore, Malala Yousafzai fights for women’s education across the world. They all played an important part in the quest for equality. Although these three individuals used different methods to get their point across, they all had courage to speak out about injustice and improve human rights.…
She stood up for the right of any child to have an education and survived an assassination endeavor. She was noted saying, “I had two options. One was to remain silent and wait to be killed. And the second was to speak up and then be killed.” (Yousafzai).…
According to both Malala Yousafzai’s speeches and Hillary Clinton’s, they both call for peace and security by saying women should be able to reach their full potential. That woman and children will be able to expand or get an education. That woman and girls will have protection. Hillary and Malala express and talk about these things because they feel women and children/girls should be treated equally. When Hillary expresses her thoughts about women and children, she feels women should have a voice everywhere and wants to “strengthen families and societies by empowering women to take greater control over their own destinies.”…
Malala Yousafzai, according to her biography on Biography.com, born July 12, 1997, in Mingora, Pakistan, became an advocate for girls’ education as a young girl, after the Taliban began attacking girls’ schools in her county in 2008. When she was 14, the Taliban issued a death threat against her. Her and her family initially felt that the fundamentalist group would not actually harm a child.…
16-year old Malala Yousafzai gave the speech given at the United Nations regarding education for girls in Pakistan. Yousafzai is an activist who promotes education for girls in Pakistan. Malala plays an essential role in the insurrection against the Taliban regime in multiple Middle-East countries, but primarily Pakistan, when it comes to educational rights for children. Her actions became internationally known after the Taliban shot her in the head.…
I had to do an annotated bibliography about Malala Yousafzai. Malala was born July 12, 1997 at Mingora, Pakistan. She currently is a Human Rights Activist, an Educational Rights Advocate. Malala was just on the school on her way to school when all of a sudden the Taliban stop the school bus in search for Malala. When the afraid students pointed out where she was they started shooting the students and shot Malala on her neck and head.…
Malala was shot in the head at the age of 15 for daring to speak against the Taliban and suggest that girls had rights to an education. However, this by no means stopped the young activist, and it instead made her voice stronger. She took on the responsibility of trying to make sure all the girls of the world had equal access to an education. This, obviously, is no easy task, and it is the reason she has gained so much popularity and support. She tries to accomplish the impossible and accepts the responsibility of trying to do so.…