Have you ever felt what it is like to be a hero? Three teen activists with the names of Malala Yousafzai, Alex Libby, and Faye Carey do. A teen activist is someone making a difference in the world. All it takes is picking up some trash on the side of the road or helping out in your local animal shelter. Although only named 3, the list goes on and on with teen activists. I think that teen activists all make a difference in the world. Although you might think that teen activism goes easy, but they do face many obstacles. This is why teen activists all make a difference in the world.
Malala Yousafzai is a teen activist from Pakistan. She fights for education for not only girls but boys, too. When she was in her teens, the Taliban shut down her school. Of course, this was a school for only girls. The Taliban believed that education for girls is not important. But Malala claims that “If a boy gets education, only him will be educated. If a woman gets education, the whole family is educated.” Today, Malala has written a book called ‘I Am Malala’ and is still fighting for girls rights.
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Alex was bullied for years in his old school, and, according to www.dailymail.com, “Alex Libby’s life has changed since he featured in the hit anti-bullying novel, Bully.” Alex states that he was “regularly strangled and punched.” All this and he was only in sixth grade at the time! Today, he has helped over 95,000 kids not commit suicide from bullying. He still is standing up for kids being hurt and bullied. Alex now attends a school in Oklahoma; Edmond Memorial School He still wears a t-shirt that states ‘I stand for the
Everyone lives on the same planet, but we all come from different worlds. From saying you are going to kill yourself if you have to go to school, to getting killed because you went to school. From starving yourself to lose weight, to starving yourself so your kids can eat. From continent to continent people live in different situations, have different experiences, and make different impacts on the world. For those who are in less than adequate situations, civil rights activist like Malala Yousafzai and Elie Wiesel fight for them, fight for what they deserve and what they should have had a long time ago.
The Taliban had began targeting girls' schools in Swat valley because they believed that female education went against their extremist Islamic beliefs. When the Taliban had prevented her and several other girls from attending school, Malala publicly spoke up against the Taliban's outrageous actions. In 2008, Malala spoke to an audience at a local press club in Peshawar about the Taliban taking away her, as well as several other females, basic right to an education by destroying educational and government institutions. Her speech entitled, “How Dare the Taliban Take Away My Basic Right to an Education,” displays the passion and outrage that Malala feels about the events occurring in her hometown. While Malala's speech was well received and made her publicly known among her village, it was her blog that made her rise to world wide fame. After hearing the announcement by Mullah Fazlullah that girls' schools were to be closed by January 15th, Ziauddin Yousafzai was asked by a BBC reporter if he could search for a girl who was willing to write about life under Taliban rule (Profile: Malala Yousafzai, 1). One girl had volunteered but was later dissuaded by her parents who feared the risks and danger of going against the Taliban (Alter, 1). Malala's father encouraged Malala, who willingly accepted the challenge. In order to avoid discovery, Malala wrote under the pseudonym of
Teen activists are inspiring and helpful. They are the ones who are determined to make a difference in the world. They are the ones who never give up on their dreams and hopes. Through their thoughts, sacrifice, determination, and their inspiring heart, they make the world happy, so everyone can live equally. Three teen activists, Malala Yousafzai, Alex Lin, and Iqbal Masih, use their personalities and inspiration so that they can stop unfair education, pollution, and child labor. They are willing to sacrifice to help the world and change history.
“I dream of a country where education would prevail” (Malala Yousafzai). Education around the world has begun to be overlooked more and more each year; women’s education especially. Fighting to learn is one of the many problems women face each day, additionally it does not help when the opportunity to be educated is not given to over 6 million teenage girls alone. The women that are confident enough to stand up and fight for schooling are usually respected. Being one of the very few people in Pakistan who fought for better teachings, Malala is now well respected in many countries. Malala Yousafzai (Yoo-saff-zay) was shot by the Taliban in 2012; after a long recovery, she miraculously advocates for education around the world.
but he failed but he didnt give up a few years later he tryed again and this time the law was passed. Alex is a teen activist because he helps the world recycle
Teen activists fight for something they believe in And every teen activist does it in a different way. For example Malala Yousafzai fights for women’s education rights by speaking out for her cause.She began her mission after her education was taken from her. There are other ways to fight for what you believe in. Alex Lin an environmental activist began to take charge when he realized that e-waste is destroying the environment is one of these people who fight in a different way. According to Takepart, Alex takes action to help his cause and does manual labor like collecting E-waste or refurbishing old computers. Although taking action is a great way to solve a problem most teen activists seem to use
Shirley Chrisholm once stated “The social, sexual, and psychological stereotyping of females begin when the doctor says, ‘It’s a girl.’” Women have struggled for equality for centuries all over the world. The way society views women seems to differ by place and religion but it actually does not. In I am Malala by Malala Yousafzai and Christina Lamb, Malala talks about her fight for female education rights. In the book Malala states “I don’t mind if I have to sit on the floor at school. All I want is an education. And I’m afraid of no one.” I can identify with Malala because even though women in America do not have to fight to attend school, we have to fight to obtain a higher status in the work place.
Alex is from Sioux City, Iowa most likely still in school right now. He was bullied a lot and was called “fish face”. One day, on a bus to school in eighth grade that’s where it all started. He didn’t tell anyone about the bullying until he decided he should. According to the daily mail he told his mom about it and they went to school and told the vice principal and all she said was “ i’ve been on that bus and the kids are as good as gold, but we’ll do something about it.” After that, Alex’s mom said “you know she said that at the start of the year.” As they were walking away in the parking lot. Then according to PBS a movie director heard about this and went straight to Alex and said “hey I heard you were bullied and I was bullied too, but do you wanna be in my movie the bully effect.” Alex obviously said yes and he started like that to stop bullying. Later on, the movie was very successful and so Alex used his money to make an organization called “I Stand For The Silent.” Right now he is 16 years old in 2017. He is probably in school right now having a great day in his new school. A thoughtful quote From Alex Libby according to stopbullying 75 “I don’t believe in luck I believe in
She made her recovery in Birmingham, UK where her family settled. And at age sixteen Malala had become a global symbol of peaceful protest, and the youngest person to ever receive the Nobel peace prize. “Let us pick up our books and our pens, they are the most powerful weapons. ”Malala Yousafzai is an education advocate, Nobel laureate, and seventeen years old at the time of writing. I believe I AM MALALA: How One Girl Stood Up For Education And Changed The World is engaging for all ages and it is inspiring to look at the change one person can make.
Teen activists are very important to this world and make a huge difference, they change our thoughts and actions for the better. To become a teen activist, you have to see something in this world that needs to happen, or needs to stop and then do something about it. In this essay I am going to give you examples of three teen activists, Malala Yousafzai, Alex Lin, and Craig Kielburger, and what difference they made in this world. One great example of a teen activist is Malala Yousafzai.
Malala is now getting supports from multiple groups around the world. According to a recent interview, Malala says in Urdu, Her sacrifice and her bravery to fight for the benefits of the society have inspired and have garnered support of many people including teenagers and adults.
Have you ever heard of teen activists? They are very inspirational people. They are 13-19 year old girls and boys that see a problem and try to make it right. Also, they are passionate about advancing the cause for the ¨greater good.¨ It takes courage, passion and a plan to be like these people. In this essay I will be talking to you about Malala Yousafzai, Emily Rigel, and Faye Carey. They are three teen activists that took action and tried to help solve different problems for the ¨greater good¨.
Well, Malala also won the Nobel Peace Prize, and spoke up for her rights. She got shot in the head because she spoke so strongly for rights to be able to go to school legally. Yes, she did write a blog under an anonymous name, as a type of silent protest, but she later revealed who she was. This whole thing all started with her father suggesting that she be the one to write a blog for BBC, but has escalated into something more well voiced. Malala Yousafzai started the Malala Fund and on her 18th birthday opened a school near the Syrian border that can hold more than 200 girls living in informal camps. So, Malala Yousafzai has done so much more than just writing a blog. (“Malala Yousafzai Deserve the Nobel Peace
Malala Yousafzai is a hero because a hero is a courageous, persistent individual who is willing to fight for others and she has demonstrated these qualities throughout her life.
A big question asked amongst people sometimes is “Can a teenager make a difference, and if they do is it positive?” a lot of people just brush it off sometimes and think that because they’re young and don’t have the same experience as some older people, they are bound to make mistakes. This is not always the case, as some teens can make a difference, whether it be in large scale that affects the world or in a smaller scale affecting the community or society. There are a couple kids that have make a difference, although some of the things they have done might be greater compared to others, they still have made a difference in where they live and the people in their communities.