The experiences of Naheed Mustafa and Sheila Watt-Cloutier are similar in numerous ways. The passion the two women have for their culture is undeniable. However, to others their culture is just another brick on the wall. Often, the both of their cultures clash with society’s views and beliefs in today’s world which is personally rather upsetting to both females. The experiences they share are nonetheless very similar.…
The story about the 8-year-old girl, Zitkala-Sa, is about how an Indian girl is leaving her mother, and follows the paleface missionaries to the East. Zitkala-Sa has always wanted to experience the East, with the big apple trees, and the lovely way of living, and even though her mother don’t believe in the palefaces’ promises, and is against, letting her daughter go to the East, she’s in the end letting her, even though she don’t like it.…
The lasting impact of early life lessons is shown in this quote. This idea was an ever-present theme in the book, particularly from Aibileen’s side of the story. After raising and coming to love 19 babies, only one of which was her own, in her lifetime Aibileen has made non prejudice and equality a big point of childhood upbringing. Most of the maids, including Aibileen, find it hard to understand that they take care of and love on these children their entire childhood, but the children still end up treating the help as their lesser when they are grown ups.…
Malala Yousafzai advocated for women’s right to learn in areas where it was prohibited due to personal religious beliefs or traditions. She did so at a very young age and did it bravely since many groups targeted her due to them wanting to preserve their culture in which women are superior. The Taliban ,an Islamic fundamentalist organization, was one of those groups who targeted her. They gave her death threats because of her movement that wanted a world where women could get an education which would be considered disgraceful to the Taliban. The Taliban ended up shooting her but only wounded her in the facial region. She overcame that obstacle and now she told her story. Her story of bravery and standing up to the people that constantly pushed her down. Malala Yousafzai describes her accounts using pathos, syntax and narration effectively.…
Whether you are coming from the lowest of ranks, or even the highest. In fact those who started with nothing created the biggest of changes. For instance Riff herself coming from the lowest of decks being a filthy and a female, the supposed creatures of World shaker, helped to create peace and equality with the upper decks, and managed to create an unforgettable revolution that changed everything. The theme of the essay does not just imply on the text itself, individuals in our society today created immense change.. To give an illustration of what this essay is trying to say, looking at the case of Malala. At the time Malala was fifteen years old girl, when she shockingly got shot because she was fighting for girls education, luckily she survived and became one of the world's biggest inspiration, until this day Malala is still fighting for girls education and doing sensational change.Malal came from a poor family, starting off with nothing fighting for her beliefs and equality between men and women seemed like an ambition that could never be accomplished but eventually it was, and she was able to create the change she wanted for herself and many others like…
In the memoir I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai the reader sees a set of events that makes and forms Malala to who she is today. She tries to get an education and although she loves school it wasn't gonna work out for her once the taliban took full control. The taliban come between her and education. When she was just 15 she was shot on her school bus by a man just because she spoke out and made others more aware of what was going on with the way women were treated. After this horrible incident it just made her to want to fight more and that's exactly what she did. She travels and tells her story and how you can help the cause. Her parents always made her push forward and continue her studies regardless of what could happen to all of them and this is what makes her such a great human being she saw that her parents wanted her to succeed, so she also had to fight for herself. Malala's identity was shaped by her family, gender, political systems in her country, and education.…
Currently in class we are reading The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis. The realistic fiction book takes place in Afghanistan, and features Parvana (protagonist) and her family. They're very poor, and constantly struggling to survive with the Taliban rule. With the mother depressed, and the father arrested, Parvana must take charge and care for her family. We’ve also taken a look at the non-fiction Kids of Kabul, also by Deborah Ellis, which interviews real kids in Kabul, and their real life experiences. I read about Karima, a 14 year old girl who lives in a very poor family. She must wash clothes with her mother almost all day, and lives with her mean, strict uncle. Parvana and Karima both share very similar stories. (1)…
To dream a successful life will require efforts and sacrifices. The obstacles in life will try to drag you down or it will strengthen you to never face the same mistake again. Specifically, the people’s suffering living from farming and the struggles from depression during tragedies is not a simple journey. There are instances that people consider giving up, but decides to move on to achieve their dreams in life. Also, the idea of changing the lives of the children will give them more strength to face the challenges. People will cannot fathom what is beyond the wall that is about to crush just to let the children leave and explore what the other side of the road can offer. Thus, the parents’ love is stronger more than anyone could imagine.…
Malala has talked about many disadvantages (girls’ experiences), especially what happens in her place, the Swat Valley, education problems, and also, how women are treated.…
All in all this book showed me that we are very privileged to have access to good education for everyone. I admire Malala for standing up for girls rights to get an education. Even though Malala faced many obstacles, one of them being her getting shot has not stopped her, but encouraged her to do more for women's educational rights around the world. This book taught me not to give up even when something looks impossible to…
While on a study tour in India, I had an opportunity to visit Mother Teresa Orphanage, in the famous city Agra. Even though Agra is known for Taj Mahal, a symbol of love for his wife by Emperor Shah Jahan, appropriately Mother Teresa built this orphanage for her love towards the disabled kids who were abandoned by their parents in the same city. It was in that center while holding a six-month year old boy, it struck me profoundly how lucky and fortunate I am. I am blessed with a happy family where my parents are always there in time of need; my sister gives me encouragement to my daily life chores. The support and encouragement that I receive from my family and community have helped me to strengthen my resolve throughout my academic and extracurricular life and given me the inspiration to go out and seek excellent education that would make my parents and community proud. My parents, who are first generation immigrants from a third world country, always encourage me to give back to the community.…
The movie, “He Named Me Malala”, is based upon a foundation of themes including women’s rights, the importance and power of education, goodness, how Islam is viewed, and finally the significance of having a role model. The most prominent theme seen in the movie is women’s rights. Malala found her passion within women’s rights because all sexes should always be considered equal. Malala grew up at a time where women’s rights were looked down upon in Pakistan. The Taliban forced women to hide their faces in public by wearing a type of veil. With these types of hardships, Malala realized the importance of education, especially for women, because the more you learn the more value it brings to your life as a whole. Through the value of learning,…
Without her perseverance and dedication, it would be likely that a girl like her would end up back to the cycle of poverty her family was stuck in, and not in one of the best law schools in the entire country. Another excellent example of determination can be seen by analysing Shilpa, another girl who studied at Shanti Bhavan, and everything she has gone through, from going to Shanti Bhavan against the will of most of her family members to her sister's mysterious death, where even though she suffered much to overcome it all, she never gave up on studying and on her dream to help others. With her perseverance, Shilpa managed to continue at the school, despite the majority of her family wanting her to return home. In addition to that,…
By banning her tele serial “Dushaobas”, a story of three sisters and their triumph over the injustices meted out by the patriarchal society, the writer asserted that the government had denied her a slice of livelihood.…
This passage is about a brave girl called Malala Yousufzai who got shot in her head last October by Taliban gunman. She has started challenging Taliban for years because of destroying schools in her district especially girls’ schools. She has supported girls' rights in her area and she said that they have all the right to go to schools. She used to treat in hospital in Birmingham City, England.…