“I don’t want to be thought of as the ‘girl who was shot by the Taliban’ but the ‘girl who fought for education. This is the cause to which I want to devote my life.” (Yousafzai 309). People all over the world consider Malala as one of the courageous and strong teenager in the world. She risked her life to fight for women to have the right to have an education despite the opposition of her society. In “ I am Malala ” despite her surroundings and the expected roles of women in her society‚ she
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On September 11th 2001 America was attacked by terrorist. America will recover from this attack but recovery is not enough. These types of attacks and the people who conduct them must be eliminated from the world. The attack on America was so savage and so unnecessary that any response short of annihilating the perpetrators is not only inappropriate‚ it is unconstitutional and inhumane. We hate war as much as anyone does it is ugly; it causes misery‚ suffering and death... Unfortunately‚ we have
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On October 7‚ 2001‚ the United States and its British ally initiated Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and attacked Taliban and al-Qaeda targets in Afghanistan. The war had the backing of most just war theorists those who believe that wars must meet certain criteria before they can be deemed just. This essay will discuss various aspects of the causes and conduct of the U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and how they fit into established ethics of war in Western traditions. First‚ this analysis will
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Mark Walberg’s character and the other men are Navy Seals were tapped with a mission to kill a high powered Taliban leader. During their mission‚ they were stumbled upon by goat herders in the mountains. Unable to make communication with base‚ they must decide the fate of these men. They find themselves at odds with each other as what to do and consequences of their actions they are considering. Once the ill-fated decision is made to let them go‚ they move to higher ground and continue to try to
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something about the issue. Much of the discontent is directed toward the Pakistani Taliban‚ the extremist group that has claimed responsibility for the shooting and declared it has vowed to kill Malala if she recovers from her injuries. Also‚ it has issued fresh threats to another girl Hina Khan of Islamabad who is also known for her female rights activism and pro education stance. This threat comes two weeks after the Taliban shot Malala. Hina is originally from the Swat valley but was forced to move
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Justifying the War in Afghanistan Before arguing whether or not the war in Afghanistan was a just or unjust war‚ I am going to give some history about what was happening before 911 or talks of war even began. The Taliban was the government in Afghanistan from 1996 until 2001. The Taliban means "Students of Islamic Knowledge Movement". They came into power during the civil war in Afghanistan‚ and were detested from the world community because of their actions. They held about 90% of the country’s
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Thesis: Operation Enduring Freedom began on October 7‚ 2001 and is still in effect today. I. Introduction A. Tragedy of 9/11 B. Response of the U.S. II. Factions A. NATO B. Northern Alliance C. Taliban III. Different Approaches A. Equipment B. Tactics C. Training IV. The Beginning A. Afghanistan and Iraq B. Philippines V. Conclusion A. Casualties B. Progress Operation Enduring
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faith is not just a belief but also a strict lifestyle and the majority of Afghanis lives are governed by their religion being Islam. Afghanistan has been a warring nation since 1978 and has suffered immense repression under the regime of the Taliban who are an extremley brutal and powerful
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of fear. This is the same for both Malala Yousafzai and Atticus Finch. Malala’s life was threatened by the Taliban‚ an extremist group ruling her hometown‚ Swat Valley. They attempt to suppress her by not allowing her to get an education‚ but Malala knows what they are doing is wrong. Her passion is education‚ and they can not take that away from her. Even after she was shot by the Taliban‚ she continues to stay strong. Atticus Finch also has adversities he must face in his life. He is faced with
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was “How dare the Taliban take away my basic right to education?”. In late 2008‚ the BBC Urdu website came up with a nice idea to cover the Taliban’s growing impact in Swat. They decided to request a school girl to blog about her life under Talibans‚ but anonymously. None of the students was willing to do that‚ since their families were afraid‚ considered to be too dangerous. Finally‚ Zauddin Yousafsai suggested Malala‚ his daughter‚ just 11 years old girl. At that time‚ Taliban were taking over
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