Teen Activists Can Be Hurt

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Everyone has been hurt at some point in their life; wither it be physically such as being punched and kicked or verbally, such as verbal bulling. Teen activists are no different they have been hurt too, some cases more extreme than others. One way teen activists can be hurt is physically. One day Malala was on her bus ride to school, when some Taliban members came onto the bus and asked for her. When Malala was pointed out the members of the Taliban shot at her. One bullet hit her in the head but did not hit anything vital. Instead, the bullet traveled through the left side of her head, traveled under the length of her face and into her shoulder, while she was severally hurt she was not killed This shows that teen activists can be hurt physically.

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