Research Paper On Malala Yousafzai

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Most kids dream of becoming something spectacular when they grow up; like an astronaut or a doctor. Imagine if doing something as simple as going to school made you a visionary and ethical leader. That’s exactly what happened for Malala Yousafzai. A young girl given the opportunity to go to school and earn an education despite the opposing cultural and religious norms that surrounded her every day. She valued education, not only for herself, but for her peers as well. Standing up for what she valued and believed in made her the youngest visionary and ethical leaders the world has ever known.

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All that changed when the Taliban came into her Pakistani village and impressed their laws over all in Swat Valley. The Taliban banned televisions, the playing of music, and young girls from attending school. After three years under Taliban’s control Malala was shot in the head for advocating girls’ rights to attend school in Pakistan and around the world. Despite being in critical condition and undergoing months of rehabilitation, Malala remained dispositionally flexible and continued to work towards a future where girls around the world could attend school openly and freely without fear. According to her memoir, I am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and was Shot by the Taliban, Malala didn’t let the time she spent in the ICU of a birmingham hospital stop her from studying. Ten days after being shot and transferred out of Pakistan for treatment, her parents brought to her her book bag so she could study for an upcoming examination. When asked why continue to study at a press junket with more than 250 journalists representing countries from all over the world, she stated that she wanted to place first in her physics class and she needed all the time she could get to practice numericals in order to do well. She relayed that getting shot didn’t change anything. In fact, it had taken her campaign to …show more content…

According to Malala.org, Malala was invited to speak at the U.N. and they declare July 12th “Malala Day.” Malala also promises to dedicate her birthday each year to shining a spotlight on the world’s most vulnerable girls. On her 18th birthday, she opens a secondary school for Syrian refugee girls in Lebanon. The Full Range Leadership lesson states that leaders who display inspirational motivation are charming, enthusiastic, and paint an optimistic picture of the future. Malala does this with her promise to dedicate her birthday each year to underprivileged girls in the world, and then made that actionable by opening a school merely two years later. Providing a place for girls to attend school without fear of harm or reprisal creates hope that all girls will eventually be able to attend school, regardless of where they are or come from. Malala was always courageous and stood up for what she believed in. She first spoke out against the Taliban when she was an

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