Malala Yousafzai: Not Yet Powerful Girl

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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. According to the article, Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott, On a chilly December evening in 1995, Rosa Parks was asked to get out of her seat on a bus for a white man. Even though she was demanded to get out of her seat as per the law, she did not obey to do so and was ready to get arrested. This shows that Rosa Parks felt that segregation was wrong, so she acted on it. By so, she inspired blacks and whites all over the country to defeat segregation. She performed a simple action for an enormous risk. In the article, Malala Yousafzai: A Normal Yet Powerful Girl, it states Malala was a girl born in Pakistan, she fought for
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(Not your actual voice, more like your opinion). MLK Jr. Saught that segregation was bad, os he started boycotts to share his voice, and they were heard. Not because of the fact that he was the Martin Luther King Jr., but because of the fact that he enforced his voice with other peoples voices. (Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott) Rosa parks also enforced her voice, but in a different way, instead of using boycotts, she used action and words. By sitting down, Rosa Parks started a revolution. (Malala Yousafzai: A Normal Yet Powerful Girl), Malala also got her voice heard, she wanted to make it so that all girls could go to school, and she worked vigorously but finally achieved it. In summary, to be brave you need the courage to find and share your voice, if you are too scared to share it, you cannot be

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