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Malala Yousafzai “Once I had asked God for one or two extra inches in height, but instead he made me as tall as the sky, so high that I could not measure myself.” -Malala Yousafzai
Malala is a confident and passionate young adult about learning. Not only a brave, determined, willing woman, but a heroin to all girls, of all ages. And most of all an inspiration to me. Malala Yousafzai was born on July 12, 1997 in Mingora, Pakistan. When Malala was a young girl, she loved to read and learn. She wanted to be a doctor when she was a child. When the Taliban took over her country, the Taliban did not think girls should be able to go to school, only boys. Malala did not care, she still went to school, everyday, to schools that still taught girls. When the Taliban found out what girls were doing, they started to blow up the schools that still taught girls. Malala felt angered about this so, she commenced to speak
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That did not stop Malala, she still spoke out. Then the Taliban put their claims into action….. Malala was on the bus ride home when a Taliban man boarded the bus. He said “Where is Malala!” all Malala’s friends shot glances at her, and it took a few seconds to figure out who Malala was. He pointed the gun at Malala and pulled the trigger… he fired two bullets, Malala was severely injured, she was shot in her head, on the left. And the other bullet was shot at someone in her seat. Malala was immediately flew to the hospital where they would have to perform critical surgery. Malala survived, but recovered slowly. She could not talk, or walk. She could spell only two words, daddy and world. Malala was rewarded greatly for her actions, she was the youngest person nominated for the nobel prize and they started a national day; Malala day, presented on july 12th, her

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