Have you ever read an autobiography “I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban? Well‚ when the Taliban took control of the Swat Valley in Pakistan‚ one girl spoke out. That one brave girl was the author‚ Malala Yousafzai Malala refused to be silenced by laws and fought for her right to an education and all education for every girl and woman across the world. On Tuesday‚ October 9‚ 2012‚ when she was fifteen‚ she almost paid the ultimate price. She was shot in
Premium Taliban Pakistan Afghanistan
"Nelly‚ I am Heathcliff" With this unusually leading statement‚ Catherine Earnshaw is able to profess her love for Heathcliff‚ the outcast and rugged villain of the novel Wuthering Heights. However‚ not only is this just a declaration of love‚ this statement also allows Emily Brontë to open a door to a world of much wider and deeper issues. She raises the idea of how there can be no place for one’s true and authentic self in this over-civilised‚ bourgeois nineteenth century world‚ and depicts both
Free Wuthering Heights
that I am thankful for‚ and most of them are really simple things in life. I am sure that a lot of people have several different things that they are thankful for and different reasons why they are thankful. First of all‚ I am especially thankful that I have a happy family with enough parents and siblings. Because I know that many people in the whole world do not have a complete family. Another thing that I am really thankful for is the food on my table. Every day I look around myself and I see a
Premium English-language films World Positive psychology
The so-called gender pay gap‚ which has been debunked many times‚ is still one of the most talked about feminist topics. Feminists still believe that women earn only 77% of what a man earns. This is simply not true. There are several factors which affect men and women’s salaries‚ and hourly pay isn’t one of them. If women truly did earn 77% of what a man earns‚ then the workforce would be almost completely made up of women so that every major company can save up to 23% on wages. The substantial amount
Premium Gender Woman Discrimination
Female rights play a big role in the novel “I am Malala”‚ by Malala. The story tells and goes through the struggles of a female education in a third world country. The problem with jobs that females want and what they need to do for their country. Also just rights in general as Malala struggles to get something we take very lightly‚ an education. This is Malala‚ and here you have her story. Inside Malala’s story there is a friend called Moniba‚ who happens to be Malala’s best friend. Moniba wants
Premium Woman Gender Gender role
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
Premium Taliban Pakistan Swat
119). This is what Malala believes in‚ she believes that everyone should have an education. In I am Malala she told her story to make her dream come true she is still working on that dream today. I am Malala was a great book And we all want more. We want to know what she’s doing today and what she’s still doing to get an education for everyone around the world. In this book you will be able to see I am Malala in a whole different way than you did before. Chapter one talks about her dad and how he
Premium United States Education Pakistan
PRIMARY SCHOOL ENROLLMENT AND GENDER GAP IN NIGERIA COUNTRY PROFILE: Nigeria is a federation of 36 States and a Federal Capital Territory. There are three(3) types of Governments; the Federal‚ State and Local Governments. Each State is governed by an elected Governor‚ while each local government is headed by an elected Chairman who is the Chief Executive assisted by a Secretary who is the administrative head. Nigeria sit on a Land Area of :923‚768 sq. km with of 158 million (2009 estimates;
Free Primary education School Education
“Day one thousand and one. We came in close contact with a hive today. Blood tests confirm that I remain immune to both the airborne and contact strains. Canines remain immune to airborne strain only. The vaccine trials continue. I’m still unable to transfer my immunity to infected hosts. The Krippen Virus is... elegant.” -Robert Neville A virus breaks out in “I Am Legend”‚ virtually wiping out the human race‚ leaving only a select few to return order to the world. Instead of being contractible
Premium Black-and-white films Virus
Dear UAW – Local 685‚ My name is Jessica Gates and I have been selected to be a student ambassador for a People to People program. Fifty years ago President Eisenhower’s vision for these Ambassador programs was to give everyday citizens of different countries a chance to meet and learn understanding‚ friendship‚ and lasting peace. It is an European Heritage trip. In the summer of 2014‚ we will travel to England‚ France‚ Germany‚ Belgium‚ The Netherlands‚ Austria‚ and Switzerland. This is going
Premium Dwight D. Eisenhower