Taking a Stand for Human Rights
As Nelson Mandela once said “Courage [is] not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it.” Mother Jones, Nelson Mandela, and Malala Yousafzai are human rights activists that made powerful impacts on the world. Unethical child labor practices drove Mother Jones to fight to eradicate child labor. Nelson Mandela was the president of South Africa and helped to liberate his people. Lastly, human rights activist, Malala Yousafzai, is a strong advocate for women's education. These individuals all took action to take a stand for human rights while persevering to overcome obstacles because they believed everyone should have an equal opportunity to be successful.
To begin, Mother Jones was a heroic woman that wanted
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Malala attended her dad’s school, and despite the threats from the Taliban, returned to school every day. Thousands of women are being deprived of education which motivates her because she believes that everyone deserves an education no matter what gender they are. Malala Yousafzai Biography asserts, “With a growing public platform, Yousafzai continued to speak out about her right, and the right of all women, to an education.” Malala was an active advocate to support women's education. She even received death threats from the Taliban because of her activism. While Malala had many victories, she had to face obstacles too. One day on her way home from school, a gunman boarded Malala’s school bus and fired at her, hitting Malala on the left side of her head. Stated in Malala Yousafzai Biography, “The gunman fired at her, hitting Malala in the left side of her head; the bullet then traveled down her neck. Two other girls were also injured in the attack.” Malala was then rushed to a hospital and made a full recovery. Just two years after getting shot by the Taliban Malala Yousafzai received the Nobel Peace Prize and was also the youngest person ever to receive it. Stated in Malala Yousafzai Biography, “She was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize in 2013. In 2014, she was nominated again and won, becoming the youngest person to receive the
Malala Yousafzai is a girl from the Swat Valley who started the fight for education for Pakistani girls. She was born in a place where girls are hidden away and boys are celebrated, but she wanted to change all that. Out of all of the stages of the hero journey, Malala’s journey along with her return from darkness help depict her as a hero to men, women, and children around the world.
Malala started her heroic journey when she started blogging under a pen name “Gul Makai” how life is with the Taliban for the BBC. She knew that by doing this she was taking a risk, but for her, the risk was worth it if she could get girls to have an education. She was able to go back to school when
A Taliban leader said that if girls did not stop going to school within a month, there would be repercussions. Instead of capitulating, this proclamation only made Yousafzai more passionate and courageous. She continued to attend school, despite the numerous threats and causes for fear. As an education activist, she was in more danger than most of her classmates, so it was not safe for her to walk anywhere, instead she had to take a car or bus. One day, while aboard a school bus with her classmates and friends, two men entered asking which girl was named Malala. The other girls looked at Yousafzai which unintentionally gave away her location. The men shot 15 year old Yousafzai in a defining moment in history. This not only had consequences for her and her family, but it also had consequences for the citizens of Pakistan and people living around the world. This was a turning point because people began to realize that the Taliban would target anyone with opposing views, even teenage girls.
She uses illusions and allusions by saying “We realize the importance of light when we see darkness.” and, “This is the compassion that I have learnt from Muhammad-the prophet of mercy, Jesus christ and Lord Buddha. This is the legacy of change that I have inherited from Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela and Muhammad Ali Jinnah.” She uses a metaphor of “light and darkness” to show how we realize the importance of our voice when we cannot use it and need it the most. She additionally refers to famous icons and leaders of religion to compare herself to. Malala also gives statistics, saying 57 million children are not receiving the education they deserve. She makes the audience face the honest truth and continues to build her argument by saying, “The extremists are afraid of books and pens. The power of education frightens them. They are afraid of women. The power of the voice of women frightens them.” She uses this to connect education with women’s rights and how society treats women differently. Malala uses anaphora effectively, as well. With her repetition of the words “their right” in the 6th section of her speech, she passionately gets her point across, making us feel just as passionate. With Malala’s ability to speak confidently on this subject, she tries to unite us by using “We” and “Us”. Malala urges us to start a revolution, to join her in bringing change. This makes the audience feel as if she needs you personally, to help her cause. She also gains sympathy by mentioning the women and children struggling from
Imagine a world with no education. It is hard not to imagine a society where no knowledge, no future, or no life. If the world had no education; how will we build our sources? How will life know what is right and what is wrong? How would society know about the stages of life from past, present, and future? Just think how empty the world would be without education. Malala Yousafzai, an activist of woman and children's right of education known for her courageous acts to improve education globally. Malala Yousafzai has positively benefitted modern society by speaking up for her rights of education and by inspiring others to join her to create equality for all.
Malala Yousafzai released her memoir, I am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban in 2013, recounting her struggles as a schoolgirl oppressed by the Taliban while living in Pakistan. For those who may not be familiar with her story, Malala became an undercover correspondent for BBC at the age of 12, writing about her thoughts on the ongoing war and how the Taliban was frightfully forcing the girls in ...
First, Malala Yousafzai is an inspiring girl who wanted girls to have education. She was innovative and adaptable to speak out. When she was twelve, her school shut down, so
Malala Yousafzai has made many claims for what she believes in. Those without a voice need to be heard. The taliban cannot quiet her. Nonviolence is one of the World’s greatest traditions. Education is one of the most important human rights. Yousafzai is able to support these claims with the way she speaks. She is splendid at using rhetoric, persuasive language with techniques like figures of speech. Malala Yousafzai uses repetition, pathos, and ethos to support her claims.
In the fall of 2012, a young Pakistani female was shot in the head by the Taliban while riding the bus home from school, but being shot was only one of the trails Malala Yousafzai was to overcome. Malala’s injuries were too great to be dealt with in hospitals in Pakistan; thus, she was transferred to England to undergo surgery. While in England Malala’s story became so popular that the United Nations heard of how she was shot and as a result, she had become an advocate for education; therefore, on July of 2013, at the age of sixteen, Malala, was invited to speak about her experience at the United Nation’s headquarters in New York. Her speech was intended to inform people of an epidemic that has invaded not only the Middle East but also
Sadly, during her practice of civil disobedience Malala Yousafzai was shot by the Taliban. When the Taliban targeted Yousafzai in the attempts of silencing her, her actions gained global recognition (Botelho). Yousafzai soon became the front runner for the crusade against the ban on education; she was awarded the Sitara-e-Shujaat (a Pakistani award) and Mother Teresa award in 2012, the Clinton Global Citizen Award and Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought in 2013, and the Nobel Peace Prize with Kailash Satyarthi in 2014 for her courageous acts of protest (Malala Yousafzai). Yousafzai’s acceptance speech for the Nobel Peace Prize was still aimed at tackling education barriers in which she stated, “One was to remain silent and wait to be killed. And the second was to speak up and then be killed (Yousafzai Lecture).” Malala Yousafzai later drove away the Taliban and put an end to the Taliban’s harsh version of shari’a law
July 12nd 2013. Malala celebrated her 16th birthday. It was the day her first major speech held at the U.N after Taliban’s attempt to assassinate her for promoting education for females.
Malala Yousafzai gives a speech at the United Nations. The terrorist attack made her a strong person, although she is young. She did not give a speech for revenge, however, she finds that talking about the importance of receiving education for all people at the time of the shooting. Further, Malala has a pure heart, so she can’t hate the Taliban. She has learned to be peaceful to all people from Muhammad, the prophet of mercy, Jesus Christ and Lord Buddha.
This quote above from Malala’s UN Youth Assembly, shows how Malala’s ambition to seek education for herself, and many individuals who are unable to receive equality in work, and education because of their gender, show’s Malala’s bravery because despite the obstacles that challenged Malala’s ability to get education. Malala did not let any barriers prevent her from preaching about her values, and beliefs that held importance too individuals and Malala
Malala Yousafzai is a young, education activist. She believes that all students should have equal education, even female students. She was born on July 12, 1997 in a small town called Mingora, Pakistan, where female education was not supported. Her parents, Ziauddin Yousafzai and Toor Pekai Yousafzai, supported female education and raised Malala believing that all girls should be educated. In 2013, 5.4 million children were not receiving an education in Pakistan, and of that 5.4 million, 62% of that amount were females.
Being shot in the head by Taliban did not stop Malala for advocating for the right to education of children. Through her heroic exploits, she received a Nobel Peace Prize on December 10, 2014. This speech was delivered by her during the award ceremony. The speech constitutes everything that Malala stands for. She perfectly provided her background, motivation, and work, along with being grateful towards everyone involved with her in the speech. As an avid speaker, she has also used some rhetorical tactics to capture the attention of her listeners and make sure her point gets through everyone’s mind.