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Malala Yousafzai Is Not An Average Teenager

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Essay on I Am Malala As part of the Noble Committee, it has come to my understanding that the time has come to award the winner(s) of the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize. There have been many people who have earned the prize from brave activist, Martin Luther King Jr., to faithful, hard-working Mother Teresa. In order to be awarded with this prize, our committee believes that the candidate has to make the world a better place while exhibiting the traits of wisdom, experience, and ambition. This year, I nominate seventeen year-old Malala Yousafzai. Now, I understand that my choice may be skeptical. After all, what has this seventeen year-old done to deserve such a prize? Most teenagers are found hanging out with friends, working part-time jobs, or tweeting about the newest celebrity drama. Their main concern is not about bringing peace to the world. However, I argue that Malala Yousafzai is not an average teenager. Malala Yousafzai is a young Pakistani woman, who I believe should earn the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize. She fits the requirement of bringing peace and equality to the world, and demonstrates bravery and courage by fighting for girls’ education. In addition, Malala had to face two challenging obstacles in her life. First of all, Malala had to adjust to the Taliban’s control over her hometown, Mingora, in 2007. This must have severely impacted Malala because she was just ten years old when the Taliban arrived. In her book, she referred to this part of her life as

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