Title: How Adversity Strengthens Individuality
A man is sensible to appreciate prosperity until he has tasted adversity. Adverse situations shape an individual’s identity, and play a significant role in one’s life by shaping personal values., determining one’s own potential and self-worth. Malala Yousafzai conveys how hardships shape individuals identities through her incident of being shot in the head by a Taliban who envied female presence of attending schools. Malala’s difficulties, and her youth had not determed or dissuaded her abilities; instead they driven Malala to courageously speak out of her passion for education. Like every individual, Malala went through a series of incidents, and hardships that helped shape who Malala as an
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Malala’s desire for universal education, and optimistic world-view despite her obstacles became a testament to how one’s personal character, and inner strength can transform any situation for the positive; The Taliban’s aim to silence Malala only served to amplify her voice, and message. Therefore, Malala has become a worldwide symbol for equality, and unity of individuals. To me, Malala is a role model that everyone regardless of his or her race, religion, or age can look towards, and learn from her experience in order for one to become successful, in their lives. “One child, one teacher, one book, and one pen can change the world”. A speech given to the UN Youth Assembly. 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, a young Pakistani girl, was shot and wounded by the Taliban. At eleven years old, Malala, and all other Pakistani women were told they could no longer receive any sort of education. Malala would not remain quiet, she wanted to be taught, and she made sure everyone knew the cruelty of the situation. On October 8, as Malala and many other children were riding a bus home, the bus was stopped by a masked Taliban gunman who shot Malala in the head and neck. Malala survived the shot and even wrote a book later on. This situation is much like what some of the characters in Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird, and Rebecca Skloot’s The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, go through. Lee and Skloot demonstrate that restriction from society and others leads to injustice.
The journey of Malala’s life has been fighting to get education for young girls of Pakistan. Malala wants to show everyone how valuable girls are and that they don’t need to be hidden away from the public, “My mother always told me,’hide your face, people are looking at you.’ I would reply, ‘it does not matter; I am also looking at them’” (Yousafzai 43). Malala will no longer stand for
Education is something various people feel extremely passionate about and would not want anything else, but a strong educational system around the world. Countless children around the world do not acquire the right to an education and various of those children are girls. Malala is one of those persons that enjoys education and her dream is to have an education for every girl that is being deprived of her rights. Malala has slowly turned herself into a symbol of peace and her novel is able to reflect that throughout her novel by applying various rhetorical devices. Malala Yousafzai the author of “I am Malala” is able to apply imagery, pathos, and analogy effectively to make an impact on her audience.
Most adolescentes dread Mondays because they signify the start of the school week. They complain about all the work they need to do, and how they have very little free time, but they do not realize how fortunate they are to have an education, and how many people would love to be in their place. A good education is not easily accessible in many countries, especially for girls. When Malala Yousafzai encountered this problem, she began to work tirelessly to fix it, which has made her one of the most respected education activists in the world. She often used civil disobedience to create positive changes in society. Yousafzai’s childhood, advocacy in Pakistan, and more recent actions are all significant parts of her character and her journey to
Soon after, Malala was born and a favorite of her father’s. He taught her the value of education and how he had to struggle and claw his way to get a decent education. He preached that every person should have the right to go to school and be educated. Malala’s father, Ziauddin Yousafzai, is a very influential person in the village and a great role model as Malala grew up. He participated in Anti-Taliban organizations and constantly preached for peace, educational rights and for th...
Nelson Mandela once said “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world”. It is the very same “legacy of change” that Nelson Mandela used that inspires what Malala Yousafzai does today. At the age of 15, Malala Yousafzai was shot in the head by the Taliban for advocating for girls’ education. Since this appalling incident, Malala has gone on to be the youngest person to win the Nobel Peace Prize, start the “Malala Fund”, that funds education in developing countries, and is currently the figure of women’s rights. Malala has been constantly speaking, advocating and helping women and children acquire the rights they deserve. In her powerful speech to the U.N, she opened the world’s eyes to the truth about education
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.
Being shot in the face and seriously injured, did not stop Malala Yousafzai from pursuing her dreams. She did not morally agree with her government’s treatment of women, so she fought for her beliefs. Malala grew up in a rural village in Pakistan and was forced to follow customs she did not believe in. Swat Valley changed to a strictly ruled village with discrimination towards women. Malala created awareness around the world of the situation and stood up for her rights to education. Through Malala Yousafzai’s painful experience with growing up in a dangerous part of Pakistan, she created awareness in hope to regain the rights to educational opportunities for women.
Strength, power and courage was born.” Malala continued to lead activist groups and conferences after being shot. She demonstrates persistence by continuing to speak out about the importance of access to education for women. In her grew courage, bravery and
“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.
Thus, ethos, the building or undermining the credibility of the speaker is seen throughout the speech. The first example of ethos is built by the way Malala connects herself to the people of the UN by referring to herself and her audience as “brothers and sisters;” this phrase causes the audience to pay attention to what she is saying from the beginning of the speech while causing a feeling of kinsmanship. In addition, Malala builds her ethos by keeping a calm, steady voice throughout the duration. Moreover, Malala ethos is strengthened through the phrase, “one girl among many.” Malala wants her audience to view her as just another girl, not a martyr or a Saint. She insists that she was only one of the millions injured and that she is merely speaking for the voices that cannot be heard. Furthermore, Malala’s ethos is enhanced when she insists that she learned peace, compassion, forgiveness, and the concept of change from social activist leaders of the past. This builds her ethos by developing common ground among the audience; thus, the same activist who influenced the common person also affected her for the
“I am Malala” by Malala Yousafzai is a beautiful and hard breaking book at the same time. This book is an autobiography that describes the author childhood and her support on the right for girls to have an education. Through this autobiography, Malala describes the restrictions that are imposed on females in her country. There are many that believe that woman of Pakistan should not be educated in the other hands there are a few that oppose this idea. Malala’s support on education for girls almost cost her life, since she was shot by the Taliban. From a multicultural perspective Malala’s story touches on topics such; culture shock, discrimination within your own culture, oppression, religion, family and woman’s right. Despite the opposition
Despite her devastating experience, Malala does not cease doing what she thinks is right, and still hopes to change the world into a place where everyone has equal chance to education irrespective of gender and age.
Malala Yousafzai, an empowering motivational speaker and advocate for educational rights, portrays strong messages for the world in which she postulates every child around the world deserves an education. Throughout her speeches and her novel, she emphasizes the importance of education and how it should be a basic right to receive one. She emphasizes these ideals by provoking repettiton of vivid imagery, strong diction, and empowering tone. Within multiple sources by Malala, she uses vivid imagery when referring to her back to her past life.
Thanks to Malala, she has fought for equal education for all women out there. “Education is neither eastern nor western. Education is education and it's the right of every human being,”said Malala Yousafzai. Malala is big on education which is one of the most important things in your lifetime. She is taking an action by making it to where everyone, either boy or girl, to have what is needed. Even though Malala Yousafzai got shot for speaking up against equal education for women, she still kept going and blocked off the negatives that happened in her life. Now, Malala is an inspiration to little kids all around the world. She’s won incredible awards for her actions she had spoken up up for. From the Nobel Peace Prize, to a Grammy Award. She has even gotten into University of Oxford, one of the best universities in the world! With that Malala will become a hero and a legend to inspire other kids like her to speak up and take action. You see, Malala is not just an ordinary person. She changed the world by her powerful words and speeches to which it’s motivating for other people the not only change the world, but to change