Elizabeth Lutgen Ms. Krick English 8 12 March 2024 Courage and Fearlessness: Similar but Different When speaking about courage‚ writer Nelson Mandela once said‚ “I learned that courage was not the absence of fear‚ but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid‚ but he who conquers that fear.” Consequently‚ fear is something that every person knows or has experienced at some point in their life. Its presence hinders humanity and tries to hold them back‚ but people have found
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Why was Malala Yousafzai targeted by the Taliban? A young girl; Malala Yousafzai was shot in October 2012 by Taliban forces for going to school even though The Constitution of Pakistan “obligates the state to provide free and compulsory quality education to children”. Malala from Migora Town in Pakistan was a pupil‚ educational activist and the first eleven year old to write an anonymous blog detailing life under Taliban rule. She insisted on her own school attendance and had the courage to
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strong belief that things should be different in their community. Some examples of teen activists that show this are Malala Yousafzai‚ Faye Carey‚ and Craig Kielburger. I believe all of these teen activists fight for what they believe in. One teen activist who fights for what they believe in is Malala Yousafzai. According to the ´´Diane Sawyer´´ video and ´´The Daily Show‚´´ Malala is a girl who lives in Pakistan. When her
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rights as they deserve in some countries. Women’s rights are rights that raise a position of legal and social equality for women with men. Effie Hobby was a woman that lived in America at a time when women were fighting for their right to vote. Malala Yousafzai is a woman that survived being shot by the Taliban. Previously‚ she lived in Pakistan but now she is a 17-year-old girl with the honor of being the youngest-ever Nobel Peace laureate. Finally‚ Loujain Al Hathloul and Maysaa Al Amoudi are two
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Times‚ October 10‚ 2012. What is the article or editorial about (100-150 words)? A 14 year old girl‚ Malala Yousafzai was shot in head and neck by Taliban while she was in her school bus with fellow students. Malala Yousafzai‚ who raised her voice for the education rights and opposed Taliban for their actions against women education in her home town‚ was a symbol of pride for the region. Malala came into attention in 2009 when she was covered by many international media groups for her brave initiative
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a dream. Young Malala Yousafzai and Iqbal Masih had a dream. However‚ there dreams were to allow girls to attend school‚ and to stop child labor. When Malala was 11 years old‚ she was banned from school. Her dad owned the school‚ and loved it. Malala was very intrigued at school. All she desired was to learn‚ and that was stripped from her. Iqbal’s dream was to inspire people to stop child labor. When he was little‚ he was forced into child labor. He escaped and then died. Malala is brave and a symbol
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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 another example. Theoron did not let
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Malala Yousafzai‚ a seventeen-year-old Pakistani girl began blogging about her life under Taliban occupation and her views about girls’ education under a pseudonym for BBC around age twelve. When asked her name and threatened with a gun‚ Malala Yousafzai didn’t deny her identity‚ even though she might have been killed. She was shot in the head‚ and had the guts to stand her ground. Even though there was an attempt on her life because of her views‚ Malala continues to speak for
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Malala inspires Millions of Girls Worldwide: “I am Malala” is not just a catchphrase‚ it’s an initiative launched by United Nations to bequeath the girl child with the basic right of getting education. Malala Yousafzai is just a 14 year old teenager with no extra-ordinary background but today she is the global face of struggle for “Girl’s right to education”‚ not because she is taking out morcha’s and doing fast-unto-death to hog limelight but because of her naive valour to shun the fear of Talibani’s
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behavior are thinking of others before yours‚ for instance a fire fighter puts other’s life before theirs. A police officer puts other’s life before their life. These are examples of heroic behavior. Some of my heroes are Martin Luther King Jr‚ Malala Yousafzai‚ and Malcolm X. Martin Luther King Jr.‚ I think‚ has the greatest speech of all time " I have a dream" speech is by far my favorite speech! Martin Luther King was a Civil Rights Leader. My favorite quote from Martin Luther King is "The time is
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