and one pen can change the world”‚ Malala Yousafzai once said. Three young activists that have been deeply researched about‚ who have been working hard to change problems in our society‚ whether they are big or small- Malala Yousafzai‚ Emma Watson‚ and Alex Lin. These activists try everyday to make a positive impact on our society. These three‚ young activists have been fighting for girls’ rights and education‚ feminism‚ and the environment. Malala Yousafzai‚ fighting for girls’ education and rights
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Malala Malala Yousafzai was born on July‚ 12‚ 1997. She was born in Mingora‚ Pakistan. Mingora is in Swat Valley in northern Pakistan. Her parents are Ziauddin and Toor Peki Yousafzai. She enjoyed reading books and playing outside when she was little. Education was very important to her father and when she was old enough to go to school‚ she went to the school her dad had started. Swat Valley had always been a good place to live and tourists visited all the time. Malala herself described it
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shapes and sizes. Malala Yousafzai is a hero to many young modern girls. Yousafzai‚ born 1997 in Pakistan‚ is known for being an activist in women’s right for education and‚ in 2014‚ winning the Nobel Peace Prize (Wallace). Malala Yousafzai is a hero because she went against the system of Pakistan to earn basic rights‚ such as education‚ with her brave‚ compassionate and insightful attitude. First‚ Yousafzai has shown heroism in her intense bravery. At the age of 14‚ Yousafzai was shot in the head
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How Malala Inspires Me Malala Yousafzai is a girl who put up a fight against the Taliban at a very early age. I personally identify with this as a young person who has been given rights as a result of the American Civil Rights Movement. Although I was not alive during this powerful movement‚ I realize as an African American male‚ if the Civil Rights Movement had not occurred‚ I too would not have equal opportunity to education in America. I wonder if I presented the same circumstances as Malala would
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Malala Yousafzai stood up to the Taliban and has faced adversity like no other. Yet‚ as a young Pakistani girl‚ she still found the strength and drive to move forward and better the world. She went to the United Nations (UN) after being shot due to her campaign for girls’ rights to education and said “Let us pick up our books and our pens. They are our most powerful weapons. One child‚ one teacher‚ one book and one pen can change the world” because she knew that unless someone spoke‚ no one would
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In the article Malala The Powerful talk about how see fought through her horrible life. A 15 year old girl stood up to the deadliest group . Malala Yousafzai was on a school bus waiting to get home. When suddenly two gunmen appeared. Malala didn’t know that they were there. Read to find out what happened to Malala and her life in Swat valley in Mingora.The taliban responded with tremendous and violations they blew up government building and murder police officers. How this historical background
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Malala Yousafzai was born on July 12‚ 1997‚ in Mingora‚ the largest city in the Swat Valley in what is now the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan. At a very young age‚ Malala developed a thirst for knowledge. For years her father‚ a passionate education advocate himself‚ ran a learning institution in the city‚ and school was a big part of Malala’s family.In 2007‚ when Malala was ten years old‚ the situation in the Swat Valley rapidly changed for her family and community. The Taliban began to
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In the memoir I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai the reader sees a set of events that makes and forms Malala to who she is today. She tries to get an education and although she loves school it wasn’t gonna work out for her once the taliban took full control. The taliban come between her and education. When she was just 15 she was shot on her school bus by a man just because she spoke out and made others more aware of what was going on with the way women were treated. After this horrible incident it
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noticed about teen activism when working towards goals is never giving up‚ and keep on persevering. Malala Yousafzai a young teen activist from Pakistan was still fighting for girls education even after being shot by the Talibans causing the left side of her face to be paralyzed.
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Maxwell Metzger 12/1/14 Social Studies Malala Yousafzai Malala is a woman who was born in Mingora‚ Pakistan. She was born on July 12th‚ 1997. She grew up in the town that she was born in. She went to a school set up by her father‚ an anti-Taliban activist‚ so that men and women could study the same subjects. This meant that she was a supporter for Women’s rights/education. This was considered against the law and punishable by death. When she was coming back from school‚ on a school bus‚ a person
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