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    When asked to name a person whom I think is truly heroic, I took into account my personal view of heroic characteristics. In my view, a hero must be strong. A hero must be steadfast. A hero must fight for those with no voice to fight for themselves. My heroine embodies all of these characteristics. She is a person known the world over for her strength and her voice. My heroine is Malala Yousafzai. Malala was born in Pakistan in 1997. She attended a school founded by her father, and with the…

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    The True Horror The portrayal of the town Kabul in The Kite Runner is a very good look at how the Taliban is shown throughout the story. The Taliban patrols the town constantly leaving everyone watching their back and not feeling safe. The life of Kabul is dead, as are the people and the colors have faded. This shows that the town is not how it should be and is showing the destruction of the Taliban. The horror of the Taliban is shown in chapter 22 when Amir goes to the house where he tries…

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    to survive, support others and became entrepreneur. Gayle Tzemach Lemmon, in The Dressmaker of Khair Khana, tells the story of some women and men in their lives who decided to escape utterly miserable, started their secret business, schools in Afghanistan while the Taliban was in power. These characters show what Carol S.…

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    Malala is a teen activist for girls and women's right for education. The equal rights for her in her country. She believed that everyone needed education. She survived a gun wound to the head. The taliban had taken away the privileges from every girl and women for an example: they banned dancing, watching television, and listening to music. Eventually they wouldn’t just shut down the school, they would either burn it down or destroy it completely. All the women were not allowed to have jobs…

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    Mansour is targeted on 21 May 2016 by the US drones in Pakistan. Since 9/11 attacks, this is the first time that the US has succeeded to target the highest ranking Taliban. It came as a surprise during the peak of peace talks and fighting season in Afghanistan. What are the consequences of the death of this very key and controversial Taliban leader? Mullah Mohammad Akhtar Mansour, known as Mullah Mansour was one of the strongest and cruel leaders of the Taliban. He was a drug and a warlord with…

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    Malala Yousafzai Through the eyes of many, Malala Yousafzai is a survivor; she is someone people look up to and dream to be. She has gone through many trials that tested her bravery, and tested her will to live, and even after all that, she never gave up. Throughout the nineteen years that Malala Yousafzai has been alive, she has endured many struggles that can be tracked throughout her childhood, autobiography, I am Malala, and the education that women receive in the Middle East. Her story…

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    this is a heartbreaking story about facing adversity, there are underlying parallels betwixt characters and scenes displayed in the novel and current events happening in Afghanistan. The scene in chapter 16 when Sanabaur comes back to Hassan, beaten and scarred deliniates what the Taliban took away from the women of Afghanistan during that time period. Because Sanabaur came back to Hassan with scars and cuts littering her face, it takes away all of the power she previously had. She had many…

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    I have chosen Malala Yousafzai to do my autobiography project on for many reasons such as I love what she believes in, her story is inspiring, and how strong of a woman she is. The first reason why I chose to do my project on her is because she believes in girls having a right to an education. That is also very important to me as well, because it isn’t fair that women in her country have to get married off at a young age and stay home and do all the cooking and the cleaning. The next reason why…

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    will present my topic, research questions, and what I will investigate through structural systems and patterning of relationships. I will briefly examine and distribute information on how both these adaptations have affected their environment and culture. I will also mention how the Bhaca benefits from these accelerated changes, and why they had to go through adaptation. In doing so, I hope to provide information that will present the reader’s interest about the Bhaca…

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    I Am Malala is a stunning tale regarding the life of Malala Yousafzai, a world- renown activist. The book uncovers events in her early life and how they shaped her beliefs. Specifically, it is apparent as to how Malala’s connections with important people in her life sometimes force her to shift her perspective. In the novel, the titular character’s relationship with her father is shown to be a foundation on which her passion for humanitarianism is built. Malala’s father, Ziauddin Yousafzai,…

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