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Malala Yousafzai was a young bright eyed teenage girl who fought endlessly against the injustice in girls’ education. When a person is well educated, they hold a strong tool, take away this away this tool all that’s visible is this mere image. Malala Yousafzai was shot in the head by the Taliban for going to school and desiring a better future for herself, she not only suffered with vast injuries, but she overcame them coming out even more powerful fighting women’s rights in education. Moreover,…

Careless Judgement Many people judge without taking the time to acknowledge the meaning behind it. In the autobiography I Am Malala, by Malala Yousafzai along with Patricia McCormick, the main character is Malala herself. And she faces rough conflicts throughout her teen years. When Malala was out of grade school, she found that she can no longer continue her education since she is a female. So Malala decided to do something about it and worked hard with her father to bring back girl’s…

Malala Yousafzai is a education, human rights, and peace advocate from Swat Valley, Pakistan. Malala became the youngest recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize at 17 for her activism for education for all children. At age 11, Malala began writing a daily diary published by BBC for people to read about life for a school girl living under the Taliban regime. After writing the diary, Malala felt her purpose in life was to spread awareness of the importance of education for all children and global peace…

Many people, events, values shaped Malala into becoming the person she is today. Her father, Ziauddin Yousafzai, was an activist himself. Like Malala, he believes girls' have the right to the same education possibilities as boys. Her own name was a symbol to her. In the Pashtun culture, Malalai of Maiwand was a heroine who was killed for raising her voice against the British tyranny during the 19th century. Ziauddin chose this name for his daughter, believing she would also instill change during…

People can be motivated and inspired to change the world in many different ways, however, Malala Yousafzai was specifically motivated by her father and the events that took place in her life. Malala is an activist who supports women’s educational rights(Biography.com). She is often perceived as a voice for people who are not heard, and do not even have a voice in certain cultures. Malala is also the youngest person to win a Nobel Peace Prize, because of the struggles she has gone through and her…

The story of Malala Yousafzai is the story of a young girl struggling for rights in the face of adversity, or in Malala’s case, the Taliban and bullets. In 2007, the Swat Valley of Pakistan was invaded by the Taliban, a radical Islamist group, whose mission was to fulfill their interpretation of Sharia law where music was banned, the faces of women were covered, and education for girls was forbidden. Malala’s emergence as an advocate for education and women’s rights threatened the Taliban’s…

Malala’s Yousafzai struggles and hardships throughout her teenage life show every college student they can fight for what they believe in and to never give up when times get hard. The bravery that she exhibited through it all showed me that no matter what you are going through and the obstacles that are thrown in your way you can always overcome them, and by overcoming those trials and tribulations you become a greater person because of it. As Malala said in the book “We don’t understand how…

Born in Mingora, Pakistan, which is located in the country’s Swat Valley Malala Yousafzai, whose name means "grief stricken,” witness her town being destroyed by an Islamic fundamentalist group. Yousafzai’s hometown was a popular destination in the summer for its festivities in her early childhood till the Taliban showed interest in the town. The Taliban is an Islamic militant fundamentalist group that enforced Sharia law. They also denied education to females and forced strict rules of behavior…

The article, “Malala the Powerful” by Kristen Lewis describes the torment that many Muslim people, especially women and girls were put through by the Taliban. Malala’s life took place while the Taliban was taking control over places that she lived in or near, Afghanistan and Pakistan. They began enforcing rules that were expected to be obeyed by everyone they were applied to, lots of the time directly enforced to women and girls. For example, in 2009, the Taliban ordered all girls’ schools to…

The Role of a Character Authors of historical nonfiction novels often choose characters inside their novels to symbolize people or groups of people from the time period he or she is writing about. In The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini plans the event of Hassan’s rape by Assef, along with Amir’s reaction, to create a resemblance between the characters in the novel to Afghanistan and American people. Amir’s silence is meant to symbolize the silence of America, where as Hassan’s willingness to…