Compare And Contrast Hillary Clinton And Malala

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A lasting peace with security is the main utopia the people want to live in. Malala Yousafzai and Hillary Clinton have both made speeches about the conditions needed in order to make this happen. These positive conditions include, rights for women, stopping violence, and working together. The revolutionary dialogue of these women have addressed the key things people need to work toward if they want to live happily ever after. It is important to realize that women are people and not objects that reproduce and do chores. Everyone needs to be at a common ground to achieve a content state of mind. Malala Yousafzai advocates for girls and women’s education. With education, women are able to use their power of voice and,” be independent and fight for themselves,” Malala concludes in paragraph 8, sentence 4. If women are empowered with the same rights as men, they will empower the rest of the world. Hillary Clinton believes this when she says, “If women are free from violence, their families will flourish. If women have a chance to work and earn as full and equal partners in society, their families will flourish. And when families flourish, communities and nations do as well.” In order to achieve the lasting peace, women’s rights need …show more content…
Malala learned the philosophy of nonviolence from Gandhi, Bacha Khan, and Mother Teresa and says, “I do not even hate the Talib who shot me. Even if there was a gun in my hand and he was standing in front of me, I would not shoot him,” (Paragraph 4, sentence 4 and 5) because she has learned to be peaceful and use knowledge to solve her problems. Hillary Clinton has also recognized that people’s, “lives are threatened by violence, including violence in their own homes.” Claims paragraph 5, sentence 2 of her speech. There isn’t a single way how to live life, but it is crucial that humans respect each other and respect the choices they make in order to be

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