Malala Yousafazi's Role Model

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Malala Yousafazi had a lot of goals and dreams when she was growing up in the SWAT valley where she lived in Pakistan. She was surrounded by people who challenged her led her in the right direction which helped shape her into the person she is today. Malka e-Noor challenged Malala because they both wanted to be top of their class. As a result, they both took their education seriously which benefited both of them in the end. Ziauddin Yousafazi is Malala’s role model. He is the one that teaches her all about equality and the importance of education. Malala made the difference she did because of her goals, dreams, and the people that surrounded her. Malala had a lot of different experiences and values that allowed her reach her goals. One experience that made her into the person that she is today, is when she developed a bad …show more content…
Even though her main goal was to help all of the girls in Pakistan so they could all get an education but at least she is getting one in England. Malala liked how in England it was a peaceful place and there wasn’t nearly the amount of violence there was in the SWAT Valley. In a way, Malala is achieving her goals because she helped bring attention to the problems in Pakistan and also she is able to continue her education in Birmingham, where it is safe.
In a way Malala chose her goals, but they also chose her. Malala chose to be an education enthusiast. She wanted to do good in school and learn a lot, but the reason she wanted to this was because her dad was interested in school also. Since she was around her dad a lot she was somewhat influenced into liking school. So in a way, her goals chose her because of everything she saw her dad go through. Either way Malala is doing a tremendous job today, going around the world, sharing her story, and teaching people how important education is and how we shouldn’t take it for

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