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in Pakistani territory and the detention of Mullah Baradar (Boon et al 447). The Afghan government continuously requested members of the international community, in particular the United States to facilitate a peace deal with Taliban and pressure Pakistan to cooperate. These efforts accumulated in finding an official address for the Taliban as starting point for negotiation. Both the US officials and Afghan officials attempted to create an address for the Taliban outside the Pakistani influence…

Activists are people who participate, stand up, or bring about a social change. They also stand up for what they think is right. Teen activists are important because they make changes in order to make today’s society better. Teen activists are important because they recognize issues that effect their community and the world. They raise awareness by getting their friends and other adults to help support their cause. It takes more than one person to make a change, but you only need one person to…

The article, Malala The Powerful written by Kristen Lewis is about the amazing girl, Malala, who stood up for girls rights against the Taliban. Malala wanted to have an education and she enjoyed school. The Taliban came and took away the lives of many and decreased girls’ rights. They told all girls schools to close but Malala’s stayed open. She made going to school top secret by hiding all her items under her clothes. So Malala stood up and continued to stand up to the point where she got…

Since almost as long as civilization of man dates back women have been treated unfairly. Women were allowed to vote after men, were and still have been discriminated against, and even get lower pay than their counterparts. But in the last few decades women have been taking a stand and fighting back. Women are now fighting to even be able to embrace their sexuality like men can. But in other cultures history has yet to change and women are more unequal than ever in the 21st century. Some say…

She said, “I am dismayed at the situation is Pakistan, where one in three primary-school children don’t go to school and militancy has taken hold. Maybe this one girl’s story could wake people up to what’s going on.” Christina believes this because she values bringing awareness to what happened to Malala…

the argument mentioned that Afghanistan was not the Taliban so why punish the entire country? I really found it interesting when it discussed how sending troops to Afghanistan would put American lives in danger because they would have to go through Pakistan. It made me think he was implying that the United States would rather kill off innocent Afghans instead of American…

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…

In her autobiography, I am Malala, Malala Yousafzai tells the world of her courageous fight for women’s education in Pakistan, which is overwhelmingly controlled by the Taliban. She talks about the violence, injustice, and struggles she witnesses in her city everyday, including an earthquake that devastated Swat, the valley she lives in. Writing her account of the earthquake, Malala uses a variety of rhetorical strategies to bring the effects it had on her and her people into perspective for…

decided that girls should not have the right of education, but Yousafzai defied them by secretly attending school and voicing her opinions about their laws on her incognito blog (“Malala Yousafzai Challenges Taliban on Education and Women's Rights in Pakistan, October 9, 2012”). A. Malala Yousafzai devotion to further women’s education has earned her numerous awards and titles. B. Yousafzai became the youngest recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, and she was awarded with the National Youth…

's Formerly Simple Life Before she broke into the world of fighting for gender equality, education rights, and overall peace, Malala Yousafzai lived a fairly normal life in comparison to other teenage girls. "She lived in the Swat Valley of Pakistan (a fairly busy area) with her parents and two younger brothers. She also attended a girls ' school that her father had founded." (biography.com editors - biography.com - par. 3 - 4) (Author N/A - malalacp.weebly.com - par. 1) Although an…