Introduction Malala Yousafzai is a nineteen year old activist for women's rights and education. She had confronted the Taliban in Mingora, Pakistan, she was shot in the head and miraculously survive. She was born on July 12 1997, her first languages are Pashto and Urdu, she lives in the Swat Valley region in Khyber,, Pakistan. Some people who look up to her always say that her bravery made her a target. When she knew that the Taliban shut down all of the schools for girls. She gave a speech, nobody
Malala Yousafzai is a modern day hero in the truest sense of the word. How she reacted when her beliefs were tested to the limit defines the type of person she is. She is a person who is in service for the greater good. Her life’s story has influence both nationally and internationally. She has been greatly influenced by her father who is a head teacher and anti-Taliban crusader. At the age of 11 Malala began speaking out about children’s rights to an education, and in particular girls’ educational
Her birthday was named as the “Malala Day” in 2013. She was given the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014.(FYI, she’s the youngest to receive one) And the Taliban still want to kill her. Once a girl who cared a lot about her looks and especially her hair Malala Yousufzai now does not even have her face symmetrical or as they say “like it used to be”. A big fanatic of Twilight she dreamed of being a vampire too.But things changed and in one of her interviews she told that when she saw death; the feeling of being
Malala Yousafzai once said, “We realize the importance of our voices only when we are silenced.” The world took notice when she used her voice to speak up for what she believed in. Malala Yousafzai changed the world by campaigning for girl’s education and rights. She brought attention to the importance of education for all and the hardships that women and girls face. Malala leaves her legacy as the girl who stood up against the Taliban for her right to education. The early life of Malala Yousafzai
Malala Yousafzai, (born July 12, 1997, Mingora, Swat Valley, Pakistan), Pakistani activist who, while a teenager, spoke out publicly against the Taliban’s prohibition on the education of girls. She gained global attention when she survived an assassination attempt at age 15. In 2014 Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi were jointly awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace recognizing their efforts on behalf of children’s rights. Childhood And Early Activism The daughter of an outspoken social activist and educator
Social Justice in Discrimination Malala Yousafzai, a young girl who was shot when getting off her school bus, believes that “ [t]here should be no discrimination against [the] languages people speak, skin color, or religion.” Malala along with many people believe that discrimination is a big problem around the world consisting of many being looked down at or being suspected of doing a crime based on the color of the skin, the language they speak, or origin. Discrimination can be done through different
that serve and act on the behalf of others. One sample of heroes acting and serving on the behalves of others comes from the short story “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell. In this short story the antagonist Zaroff believes it is okay to kill humans for sport. “Hunting, Great Guns, General Zaroff, what you speak of is murder” (Connell 20-21). The protagonist of the story, Rainsford, knows that it is wrong and ends up killing Zaroff, saving numerous amounts of lives