one girl to challenge the same discrimination in Pakistan. Malala Yousafzai took the chance that very few 11 year olds would have taken under such a regime. She expressed the voices of thousands of silenced girls and women in Pakistan as a blogger for the BBC. This expression‚ however‚ had disastrous consequences‚ resulting in her attempted murder. The bullets that punctured her brain‚ however‚ resulted in international support for Malala as she became a role model to millions of girls around the
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the same fate for themselves (Ovais‚ 2014). Women even after being highly educated‚ they will still be bonded by their husbands‚ cultures and social norms. Malala Yousafzai celebrated her 18th birthday with opening of the Malala Fund’s “Malala Yousafzai All-Girls School” near the Syrian border to provide quality secondary education to girls (Malala Fund‚ 2015). This shows that women are still fighting around the world for their rights to education. Even today‚ Wollstonecraft’s argument for right to
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One example is Malala Yousafzai‚ who said‚ “I raise up my voice-not so I can shout‚ but so that those without a voice can be heard...we cannot succeed when half of us are held back” ("Malala Yousafzai Quotes."). Even when a complex situation came her way‚ Yousafzai never resorted to being negative. Instead‚ she tried to help others. Charlize Theoron is
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Anne Frank how being positive can make hard situations not as bad‚ Books such as Cujo‚ The Shining‚ and I am Malala show how being strong can help survive bad times. War and conflicts in communities also show things that can be fixed by being positive and strong. When problems arise‚ always be strong‚ stay positive‚ and never get down. Works Cited Frank‚ Anne
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Malala is an 18-year-old girl from Pakistan who is an advocate for education for girls. Her beliefs provoked the Taliban so he issued a death threat for Malala and when she was 15-years-old‚ she was shot in the head. She was in a coma for more than a week and had to recover both physically and mentally. Just a few months after being shot in the head‚ she went back to attend school. Malala is a prime model of a modern-day hero who exhibits the same bravery‚ courage‚ and confidence William Wallace
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FOA “No More Abuse Campaign” This is a campaign that was launched by the King Khalid foundation‚ a non profit organization that uses a powerful‚ simple and compelling image to make a statement against the dominating male figure in Saudi Arabian’ society. Denied the right to travel without consent from their male guardians and banned from driving‚ women in Saudi Arabia are now monitored by an electronic system that tracks any cross-border movements. This campaign is an excellent example of
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come it is possible. The way people choose to react to these setbacks shows who the person is‚ and whom they may become. Dealing with and learning from adversity makes individuals who they are. As Elie Wiessel‚ Tom Benecke‚ Hannah stern‚ and Malala Yousafzai all faced adversity many times throughout their lives‚ they all coped with their problems by managing to change their future‚ learn from their past experiences‚ and find positives in every situation that was thrown at them. These thr
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forever devote himself to this cause. Yet another devoted leader was Malala Yousafzai for never giving up on her fight against the Taliban. According to Malala her reason for doing so was for those without a voice as the following quote goes “I rise up- not so that I can shout‚ but so that those without a voice can be heard.” Therefore‚ Malala always spoke up against the Taliban‚ even when they put a price on her head for doing so. Malala and Frederick were visions of how not being quiet‚ silent‚ and a
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Introductory 1:Adversity is a common thing amongst the human-race. Almost everyone has had a problem once or twice in their life. For example‚ not everyone can agree on everything. Arguments amongst people aren’t rare‚ and almost every person has been a part of one. Scout from To Kill a Mockingbird had this exact adversity in her life. When she first went to school‚ she found different kinds of classmates with different views and opinions. She even butted heads with her teacher when she told Scout
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speech at your town hall‚ or maybe Teen activism is when a young person‚ usually under the age of 25‚ takes charge for a topic. A common example of a teen activist is Malala Yousafzai. Malala is a teen activist because she defied the Taliban and demanded that girls get an education she is also an activist because she set up the Malala Fund which helps girls get an education. Another example of a teen activist would be Alex Lin who has helped to reduce 300‚000 pounds of e-waste by convincing the Rhode
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