I Am Malala And A Long Way Gone

Throughout the book, A Long Way Gone, rap music plays an extremely important role in saving Ishmael’s life. While the boys are traveling one day, a group of large, muscular men jump out from the bushes, holding up their machetes and hunting rifles. These men are the voluntary guards of the village and were ordered by their chief to bring Ishmael and his friends back to the village. They are immediately tied up in the village and questioned. Even though the boys continue to insist they are not rebel soldiers, the chief does not believe them. The chief would not believe the boys until they discovered a rap cassette tape in Ishmael’s pocket. The chief forces Ishmael to explain the rap music. Ishmael was instructed to sing and dance to “O.P.P” by Naughty by Nature and “I Need Love” by LL Cool J. The chief is still cautious of the boys until a young boy from the village admits to knowing Ishmael and his friends. The boys are untied and the village surprisingly feeds them and even offers them a place to stay. Knowing that the rebels will eventually come, the boys refuse the offer. At that point in the book,

This was the society into which Malala was born in 1997. Fortunately, her father wasn’t someone to go along with the societal norms. He saw the value of an education for all people, not just men, dedicating his

“The terrorists thought they would change my aims and stop my ambitions. But nothing changed in my life except this: weakness, fear and hopelessness died. Strength, power and courage was born.” This quote by Malala Yousafzai is a profound explanation of what she has persevered and what her perseverance has achieved. The book I Am Malala is an autobiography written by Malala Yousafzai, a women's rights activist from Swat Valley in Pakistan.

One major connection that could be made between Malala and my own experiences was public speaking. Malala took similar footsteps as her father when she wanted to find a way to impress him after stealing and lying to her family. “Notices had gone up at school for a public speaking competition /.../ I remembered the story of my father surprising my grandfather and longed to do the same. When we got the topic, I couldn’t believe my eyes. It was ‘Honesty is the best policy’” (Yousafzai 108). Although Malala did not win first place, she made her father proud and discovered one of her best talents that influenced her to speak out in the future. This was similar to my junior year when I tried out to be a member of the

As Americans, we are privileged in many ways one of the main reasons being education. Malala Yousafzai is a hero who disobeyed the Taliban and urged girls be allowed an education. She is a 20-year-old female Pakistani activist for female education and the youngest Nobel Peace Prize laureate. She is one of many people who has survived an assassination attempt by the Taliban. Malala has impacted the world in a positive way for countless people in many different ways.

In the A Long Way Gone, Ishmael Beah, a twelve-year-old explains how he used to go on a swim with his friends and his love for rap music and hip-hop dance. When Ishmael and his friends went to visit Mattru Jong, they visited Ishmael's grandparents in Kabati. While staying at the Mattru Jong, they

For examples, girls could not go to school in Afghanistan, but where Malala lives girls can go to school and get a good education. Malala knowing that other people are suffering and not getting school

I Am Malala is a memoir by Malala Yousafzai that chronicles her experiences in standing up for education in Pakistan. Malala spent her childhood advocating for girls’ rights both in and out of the school system. Her distinguished father, Ziauddin, encouraged her to take a stand and continue to attend school, even when the Taliban decreed that girls were forbidden from getting an education. Malala writes, “My father used to say the people of Swat and the teachers would continue to educate our children until the last room, the last teacher and the last student was alive. My parents never once suggested I should withdraw from school, ever. Though we loved school, we hadn’t realized how important education was until the Taliban tried to stop us” (146). On Tuesday, October 9, 2012, Malala was traveling home from school when a Talib boarded her bus and asked, “Who is Malala” (9)? The man shot Malala in the head. After a miraculous recovery, Malala continued to fight for education for girls around the world. By standing up for women’s rights in Pakistan, Malala inspires others to do the same in their communities.

Unfortunately, the story of women is the story of injustice, inequality and violence. This inequality in education between girls and boys continues to grow in the third world. We clearly see this portray in Malala’s society since the day a baby is born. Malala introduces her book with her first chapter, “A Daughter Is Born”, Malala illustrates the different reactions from parents when a girl is born, compare to the reactions families have when a boy is born. She mentions “I was a girl in a lad where riffles are fired in celebration of a son, while daughters are hidden away . . .

When Malala was shot on October 10, 2014, it sent waves around the world. It was making education a household word, everyone was talking about it. Various opinions on how females should be educated, whether or not they deserve an education arose. Malala’s journey was important for females education because it was no longer something that could be ignored, it became a social issue that everyone would become passionate about like Malala. Like Malala said, “When the world is silent, one voice becomes powerful.” Her voice stood out, millions of people were listening to her, which is exactly what the Taliban did not want. Her voice could spark the world to question what they were doing, creating anarchy among those they control. Her being shot was the Taliban’s way of trying to silence her voice. That did not work if anything Malala’s voice became louder and stronger. The world was watching her recover, watching her grow stronger and continue her education. The Taliban only made Malala stronger and more inspired to ensure education equality for everyone. Malala said in her book, “We realize the importance of our voices only when we are silenced.” Malala saw the impact she could have in the fight for education equality when the Taliban shot her. She was making waves around the world, bringing to light what was happening in Pakistan, but also many countries around the world that are also being affected by educational inequality. After her shooting, that passion was made

Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistani school understudy and instruction extremist from the town of Mingora in the Swat District of Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa territory. She is known for her instruction and ladies' rights activism in the Swat Valley, where the Taliban had on occasion banned young ladies from going to class.

Malala risked her life to fight for girls’ education, but survived and is still fighting for the cause she deeply cares about. Many foreign countries such as Pakistan or Iraq believe that certain targeted groups don’t deserve a proper education because of certain ways that they live life. As a young girl fighting for such a controversial issue such as education, Malala understood the struggles of many uneducated students’ lives because she has lived it. She told the interviewer, “When you don’t have an education, your life is very much controlled by others” (Yousafzai 1). It is so difficult to go through life with no type of education, then one is unable to critically understand what certain things are which doesn’t help very much. If a person does receive an education, they understand the problems that people face and understands different areas. Throughout her fight for education, Malala felt the need to not just help fight this cause locally but also internationally because of people hearing about her courageous story. “The Malala Fund was created to help advocate education around the world” (Yousafzai 1). There are many different types

When it comes to important topics, it can feel that others are being repetitive. This is because the issues are constantly spoken about, but there is no one taking the necessary action. One might say that voicing an opinion does not cause the action to begin. The opinion can, however, engage a large audience that will in return cause a louder and much more powerful voice such as Malala. It is important that to look to people like Malala to remind ourselves of the privileges we have and the power of our voices. Sometimes it takes a powerful movement to awaken the minds of us who do not face these challenges.

The Hardships of life in The book, I Am Malala, broadened my perspective of life. This book helped me perceive life as an important gift; it led me to realize that humans have to perfect themselves from the inside rather than the outside. As Malala said, “It doesn’t matter what I look like. I am alive.

“One child, one teacher, one book, one pen can change the world.” This inspirational saying by Malala Yousafzai helped my understanding of what has been happening in Pakistan and many other countries all over the world. It shows us how important the littlest things can be and how by ourselves, we can make an impact on the world. In the book, I am Malala, by Malala Yousafzai, Malala explained how as a child, she was denied education because of the Taliban (a group of terrorists) and she chose to do something about it: she spoke out against them. When they tried to retaliate, even more people joined her cause for justice. In a similar case, Arnold (Junior), in the book The absolute Diary of a Part TIme Indian, was a boy living on a North American Indian reservation (rez) where unlike Malala, he was able to go to school, but his schools were very bad. Mr. P, his teacher, told him that if he does not leave the res, that he will not get any further in life. He decided to transfer to Reardan, a school outside of the reservation, where he knows that it will not be easy. He faces discrimination and he is exposed to more and more of the terrible things that happen in the world. And even though we learn from him that living on an Indian reservation is not a walk in the park, and that even living there does not compare to going to school at Reardan. Unfortunately for these two characters, they have both faced hardships that have deeply affected their lives. These stories show that when someone is in an environment that makes them lose their innocence, sometimes they also lose faith in humanity; when that has happened to someone, they might want to stand up for the other people with similar struggles.