In our lifetimes, we all fight battles. Sometimes we choose them, and other times they are thrust upon us, but we fight them anyhow. Some battles are small, others enormous, but they all take bravery, a quality two girls fighting similar battles, Melba from Warriors Don’t Cry, and Malala from I am Malala, had indefinitely. In both of true stories, two girls from completely different worlds find themselves fighting the same battle, the fight for equal education.
Melba and Malala were both born into worlds plagued with serious prejudice. Melba was born into a world of racism, 1940s/50s Little Rock Arkansas. In this world, people of different colors couldn’t share bathrooms, carousels, or even water fountains, or there would be serious consequences. Melba began to realize this at a very young age, when …show more content…
Malala watched her home turn into a battlefield, saw women’s rights being stripped away, and she knew she had to do something. Mingora hadn’t always been this way. Malala had attended school, a place she loved dearly. She only had to stop with the takeover of the Taliban, led by Maulana Fazlullah and his radio station. Malala spoke up, even in the face of torture and death, and bravely fought for her right to get an education. She became a warrior just as Melba had, and like Melba, nearly had her life taken. Malala was riding a bus when a man boarded and asked for her. When she was pointed out, he shot her in the face. Nevertheless, Malala bravely won this battle for survival and continues her fight for all children’s educations today. Despite the dangers, Melba and Malala both had the courage to stand up for their rights, and refused to let their voices be silenced by hate. They prove that even when everything seems hopeless, if you keep fighting, you will succeed, and we continue to fight their battles today, tomorrow, and until injustice is
Melba and Malala were both born into worlds plagued with serious prejudice. Melba was born into a world of racism, 1940s/50s Little Rock Arkansas. In this world, people of different colors couldn’t share bathrooms, carousels, or even water fountains, or there would be serious consequences. Melba began to realize this at a very young age, when …show more content…
Malala watched her home turn into a battlefield, saw women’s rights being stripped away, and she knew she had to do something. Mingora hadn’t always been this way. Malala had attended school, a place she loved dearly. She only had to stop with the takeover of the Taliban, led by Maulana Fazlullah and his radio station. Malala spoke up, even in the face of torture and death, and bravely fought for her right to get an education. She became a warrior just as Melba had, and like Melba, nearly had her life taken. Malala was riding a bus when a man boarded and asked for her. When she was pointed out, he shot her in the face. Nevertheless, Malala bravely won this battle for survival and continues her fight for all children’s educations today. Despite the dangers, Melba and Malala both had the courage to stand up for their rights, and refused to let their voices be silenced by hate. They prove that even when everything seems hopeless, if you keep fighting, you will succeed, and we continue to fight their battles today, tomorrow, and until injustice is