the flame has already died out. It we can ignite ourselves with passion‚ but unfortunately far too often the passionate burns time. Too often we see reflections of this theme in our everyday life. For example‚ we see civil rights leaders such as Malala Yousafzai or Martin Luther King Jr.‚ being shot for standing for what they believe
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Senior Prize Winner - Katherine McIndoe‚ age 18‚ New Zealand Commonwealth Essay Competition 2013 “To boldly go”: a letter to the lost girls To the lost girls‚ My name is Katherine. I’m a girl‚ just like you. I have grown up in New Zealand‚ and I go to university. Ever since I was little‚ I have had this feeling that I can do whatever I want to do‚ that my future is not my fate but something that I can choose. I see no obstacles‚ only opportunities. No one can force me to do anything that
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Malala Yousafzai opens up about the topic of feminism by speaking‚ "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." Feminism represents a movement where people seek to achieve improvement on women’s rights and equality. Two characters‚ Nora Helmer from A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen and Calpurnia from Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare‚ share the conflict of women’s rights. Nora and Calpurnia have the similar
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States which is yet to see a female President. In countries in the middle-east where most girls do not receive an education this can still be a message of hope. One example of how Western mass media ideas on women can have a positive influence is Malala Yousfazi. The Nobel Peace Prize winner‚ writes in her book about how she was inspired to continue her fight for education for women by the smart and powerful female characters she saw depicted on the hit American series‚ Ugly Betty (Yousfazi‚ 2013)
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The British Empire was a collection of colonies which were ruled by Britain in the late 16th to 18th century. The empire had expanded to extremes by the 18th century making them filthy rich and powerful.By 1924 the British Empire was at its peak‚ with it owning 14million square miles of land and having a 450million population. The empire used two main tactics to achieve this; trade and conflict. Both of these methods caused serious problems in the colonies they had fought hard to maintain. Many of
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fought to become equal in society. From Elizabeth Blackwell who was admitted into medical school in 1847 as a joke and continued to receive ridicule‚ opened up her own hospital after nobody would hire her to the modern day female education activist Malala Yousafzai who literally looked death in the eye for something as simple as going to school. Though there is a growing list of feminists‚ two particular feminists‚ Emmeline Pankhurst and Lucy Stone‚ have contributed to the feminist movement
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Mohit Mulani Prof. James Gilligan 22/12/12 “God and the State” The idea of malevolent terrorism is fundamentally rooted in an extremist interpretation of religion enabled and to a great extent encouraged by priests and political figures. To examine this closely with reference to historical situations and ideas‚ we can apply the notions bought forward by the Russian 19th century philosopher and nihilist Bakunin in his seminal book‚ “God and State.” In the book‚ doctinaires are critiqued
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Education is very important for every child whether boy or girl. It is sad that some communities still discriminate against the education of the girl child. About 57million children around the world are not going to school. The report‚ Children Still Battling to go to School‚ finds that 95% of the 28.5 million children not getting a primary school education live in low and lower-middle income countries – 44% in sub-Saharan Africa‚ 19% in south and west Asia and 14% in the Arab states‚ UNESCO said
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In our society‚ we are surrounded by powerful women‚ Beyoncé‚ Hillary Clinton‚ Malala‚ Rosa Parks‚ Marilyn Monroe‚ and Tina Fey. Yet our country has failed to elect a woman President since becoming a free nation. In three of the most iconic works of art‚ Venus of Willdendorf from the Paleolithic era‚ the Bust of Nefertiti from Amarna‚ Egypt and the Venus de Milo from Melos‚ Greece give us insight in the role played by women in each society. Throughout history‚ civilizations have portrayed women as
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“When right of education is denounced” Education is a universal‚ fundamental human right‚ recognized by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights‚ and reaffirmed in international human rights conventions. In this era of technology‚ advancement and globalization‚ education is the key to success and peace. Education is considered as the cheapest defense of a nation. But the worst condition of education in Pakistan reflects the fact that it is unable to defend its own sector. Though 62 years have
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