“I am Malala‚” by Malala Yousafazi is a book about a young girl who fought for her rights and refused to be silenced when she was persecuted. In her home country‚ Pakistan‚ not many people believe that women should be able to get an education or get good jobs‚ like the men do. Instead they believe that women are meant to be housewives‚ only cooking‚ cleaning and serving the man of the house. Malala and her family did not agree with this at all‚ and they fought for what they believed in‚ which made
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Malala Yousafzai was a girl who grew up in a place that tried to bring her down. The people in Swat‚ her hometown‚ created multiple social constructs to convince themselves that men should be valued higher than women. In the book‚ I Am Malala‚ by Malala Yousafzai‚ Malala explains how the women around her never stopped to question what these laws were doing/where it was leading the society‚ and the way these rules made them feel‚ which is hopeless. Malala was a woman who chose not to put up with being
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Hollywood‚ amazingly out of this world‚ and when I say out of this world‚ I mean it. Whether we realize it or not‚ Hollywood can sometimes be seen as an artificial way of life and in the movie I Am Sam‚ Hollywood is extremely helpful in the way we portray individuals with an intellectual disorder. To begin‚ I Am Sam is a 2001 movie that portrays Sam Dawson‚ a Starbucks worker with the mental capacity of a seven year old. In the beginning of the movie‚ he has a daughter with a homeless woman whom
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Whether regarded by viewers as the worse or greatest movie to date‚ the “I Am Legend” movie in my opinion addresses numerous social issues that we as a society face and should be more aware of in today’s era. According to Imdb.com‚ “The ‘I Am Legend’ movie starring renowned actor Will Smith focusses on “a scientist named Robert Neville who is incapable of stopping the horrible virus once created to cure cancer. At first‚ the virus looked promising and was given to cancer patients to treat their disease
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The book entitled “I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up For Education And Was Shot By The Taliban” written by Malala Yousafzai together with Christina Lamb is generally a book depicting the current struggles of the society in dealing with conflicts on education and women empowerment. This carefully written book specifically centers in the modern day Pakistan where traditional practices and religion hinder every woman’s right for education and the right to live as individuals. However‚ among all the
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WHY AM I HERE? Do you ever lie awake‚ wondering why am I born? Why am I here? Why do I need to die? Why do I need to do things that have purpose? Why do I have to breathe? Why do I need to drink when I feel thirsty‚ eat when I feel hungry or learn new things every day? Why? A person often says that everything has a purpose. So why do we have to live and die? Millions of people are thrown in a situation called life but we never ask why we are here. Why in the world am I here? I know this is the
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"Annabelle! Are you ready for school yet?"‚ my mom shouted from the kitchen. "I’ve been ready for ten minutes. Can we please go now?" "Yeah‚ I’ll be right there. Meet me in the car." I darted out the door of my house to my mom’s Chevy. I’ve been waiting for years for this moment. I bought new clothes‚ supplies‚ new everything. I just can’t wait to start middle school. All the new people‚ sights‚ sounds‚ experences. "I can’t wait‚" I let out a quite sigh of relief. My mom started the car
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of the time people do not realize where I come from. They know I am Honduras‚ and typically the first thought is a violent and dangerous country. The truth is there are some amazing and peaceful places still in Honduras‚ and I am blessed to come from a small town where everybody knows everybody‚ and we all take care of each other. I can truly said that I fall in love with town. Therefore I am used to a safety environment‚ with many people around me that I can call them friends. Family is where you
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“Who is Malala?” That was the question that was last asked before she was shot on the fateful day of October 9th‚ 2012. I am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban is an autobiography written by Malala Yousafzai‚ with the help of Christina Lamb‚ that depicts her life under the rule of the Taliban‚ an Islamic armed insurgency‚ during which she fought for women’s right to education and other basic human rights. Women’s rights are widely ignored in Islamic countries
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