Argumentative Essay On Malala Yousafzai

On July 12, something beautiful happened, sparked by Malala Yousafzai’s birthday wish, thousands of people stood up with her to tell world leaders why they chose #booksnotbullets. Malala’s new campaign is another one of her many attempts to fight for the right to education, especially for girls. When I read the email from Malala’s organization, I knew what I had to do; join the cause. So I started reading the responses, thousands of people had responded to the hashtag, and many of the reasons why they chose books not bullets made my skin shiver. It got me thinking of we, the people who take education for granted and how lucky we are to have been able to complete our education without fear. I immediately regretted the many times that I pretended …show more content…
They grow up knowing that society will challenge them if they as much try to break the cycle. We can’t fight a system that it’s broken from the inside. Not when they are teaching them to stay where they are, and teaching us to help them stay there rather than to help them succeed. Bill Gates, former US president, said that the myth that in order to improve education one should first solve poverty, has to end. He says it’s the other way around, and I agree with him on that one. The guy might have gotten many things wrong throughout his government, but he surely got this one …show more content…
Not the type that tell you to give away alms, but teachers who are passionate about education and will be able to use it as a weapon against those who challenge the notion that education is a given right and not a privilege. We need a teaching body that believe that all children can attain academic excellence, despite your social status. Education should not be subject to social hierarchy. And once it’s fixed from the inside, we can go and claim the Trees of Death money to send more children to school, college, and the start of a new