“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter” - Martin Luther King Jr. From the beginning of time, people have stood tall for what they believe in, and proved that one voice can have a big change all over the world. Malala Yousafzai is just one example of this. She fights for what she believes in, she doesn’t back down when faced with a challenge and she always believes that there is more that we can do to help. For all these reasons and many more, I believe that Malala Yousafzai is an active global citizen.
Malala Yousafzai is one girl who knows how to stand up for what she believes in and knows she can help make a difference in the world. In 2008, Malala spoke out about the Taliban taking over girl’s schools, she said “How dare the Taliban take away my basic right to education?” and from there on out, she had made the decision to speak out about women needing the right to their education. After stating this, she was proving to not only herself, but others as well that she wasn’t going to stand for the …show more content…
Our world is always changing and there is always someone who can use a little help. Malala talks to the people about how if we were to stop funding military weapons for just eight days, we would have $39 billion to fund twelve years of free, quality education to every child on the planet. She is not just focusing on the girls and women around her, she is looking out for the young women all around the world and trying to prove a point that if we stop and think about the things we pay for, we may not spend the money on them anymore and pay for what really matters; girls education, which leads into the next generations of children to soon take over the world. Malala has done so much to help so many women and girls all over the world and this is just the beginning for what she is capable of doing within her
Malala Yousafzai is one girl who knows how to stand up for what she believes in and knows she can help make a difference in the world. In 2008, Malala spoke out about the Taliban taking over girl’s schools, she said “How dare the Taliban take away my basic right to education?” and from there on out, she had made the decision to speak out about women needing the right to their education. After stating this, she was proving to not only herself, but others as well that she wasn’t going to stand for the …show more content…
Our world is always changing and there is always someone who can use a little help. Malala talks to the people about how if we were to stop funding military weapons for just eight days, we would have $39 billion to fund twelve years of free, quality education to every child on the planet. She is not just focusing on the girls and women around her, she is looking out for the young women all around the world and trying to prove a point that if we stop and think about the things we pay for, we may not spend the money on them anymore and pay for what really matters; girls education, which leads into the next generations of children to soon take over the world. Malala has done so much to help so many women and girls all over the world and this is just the beginning for what she is capable of doing within her