Ah, coffee. How would college students ever survive without it? The jolt of energy you feel while drinking a delicious cup, avoiding the thought of that six page essay due at midnight… Or, drinking a hot cup of joe that warms your insides while you shiver in panic because all of a sudden, the printer decides to malfunction. Now, all these little things seem trivial, but they are a part of a bigger picture.
What is the importance of education in my life? I once thought that education was beneath me, all that mattered should be finding a good husband and creating a happy family. A naive ten year old I was; I was sure missing out on the importance of education. When I moved to the United States at the age of fourteen, I began to take my education seriously. At this new American high school, I knew nobody and did not know who to trust; my books became my solace.
A major turning point in my life was Malala Yousafzai. She was shot in the head for daring to get an education, and standing up against this ancient way of thinking. She campaigned that the only reason they feared her attaining an education, was her gaining power. Then it clicked, knowledge is power! Her campaign inspired me to not only push forth and
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While none of those appealed to me, I discovered the wonders of nutrition and how it can help in preventative medicine. It is studied that people living in poor neighborhoods, food deserts or on welfare have a higher rate of preventable diseases such as diabetes, high blood pressure and hypertension. My career choice is to be a Registered Dietitian and in order for me to do my job effectively, I need to be aware of all the factors surrounding my clients. My longterm goal is to aid people to afford fresh produce by building community gardens, limiting sugar intake, and other measures to prevent them from being piled by medical bills due to these preventable
The appeals of pathos, ethos, and logos are effectively applied to illustrate a world with no rights for women which persuades the U.N. to protect women’s freedom to a basic education.
The autobiography I am Malala by Malala Yousafzai begins with the scene of young pakistani education and women’s rights activist Malala being shot in the head. Her school bus had been stopped by the Taliban who, after asking which of the girls was Malala, put a bullet into her head. Malala ends the powerful prologue with the words “Who is Malala? I am Malala and this is my story” (9). Malala then rewinds to the story of her birth and how in Pakistan, no one congratulated her parents when she was born because she was a girl. Pakistani culture pushes for the birth of a boy as an islamic majority country. However, her father saw the potential in his daughter as a great leaser and named her after one of the great female leaders in Pakistan-
1“I reassured my mother that it didn’t matter to me if my face was not symmetrical. Me, who had always cared about my appearance, how my hair looked! But when you see death, things change. 'It doesn’t matter if I can’t smile or blink properly, ' I told her. 'I’m still me, Malala. The important thing is God has given me my life '".”
“Education is a powerful weapon we can use to change the world.” Nelson Mandela expresses this statement in hopes of showing others his compelling beliefs towards education. From childbirth to adulthood, as one thrives, they acquire knowledge about many aspects of the world, and the manner in which people interact and behave is influenced by the society around them. Each person embarks on a unique journey and creates their own opinions. In the memoir Night, Elie Wiesel, a jewish holocaust survivor, and during an interview on “The Daily Show,” Malala Yousafzai, a taliban survivor, share the world from their perspectives having endured exceptionally difficult situations. Both Wiesel and Yousafzai share their gruesome experiences to powerfully
Malala Yousafzai is a young woman speaking as a young education advocate at the Youth Takeover of the United Nations. This was her first speech since she had been shot in the head by the Taliban in Pakistan on October 9th, 2012. The Taliban targeted her because she was blogging about her own right, and the right of all women, to an education. Her purpose is to inform the people of the denial of education to children around the world. She is also trying to persuade her audiences to join her campaign in ensuring all children gain their right to education before the end of 2015. Her primary audience was all of the delegates who attended the Youth Takeover of the United Nations, and all the people fighting for education. Her
Do you know teens that are activists? Well one of them is malala you might know her. She was really young when she stood up for girls education.
For young women in Swat Valley, a district in the northwest frontier province of Mingora, Pakistan, having basic rights such as an education is an issue that has been fought for since its existence. Malala Yousafzai daughter of activist Ziauddin Yousafzai is one of many unfortunate young women who have felt the wrath and despair of the Pakistani Taliban regarding this issue.
Throughout this well-written, emotional and inspiring novel about Malala Yousafzai we have not only seen who she is as a person, but we have seen the challenges in her life and we have come to learn her story due to the rhetorical strategies she has included all throughout the book. Malala has shown us the use of pathos, logos and diatyposis. Malala has always been a different person in her family ever since she was little and that has helped her become the women she is today, the woman who stood up to the Taliban and survived a head shot bullet, but most of all she is a girl who stood up for children's right at a young age by simply going to school. Malala’s story isn't about herself, it's about her country and what the Taliban are doing
“Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter” Twain Mark. Malala Yousafzai, a teenager and the youngest Nobel Prize winner is a testimony to what Mark Twain (the author of several American novels) said in his quote. Yousafzai started the fight for her right to education and fundamental rights after her school was attacked in 2008. The Pakistani education activist Malala Yousafzai used her Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech to launch an attack on governments that have the resources to begin wars, travel into space but not to enable universal education. She won the Nobel Prize when she was seventeen.
Malala Yousafzai is not only a nineteen year-old Pakistani teenager, but also a nationally recognized activist. Yousafzai advocates for the improvement of access to education with a focus on young girls and young women throughout the world. Yousafzai additionally promotes gender equality and overall world peace. Being that she was born in the male dominated country of Pakistan in 1997, she has first-hand experienced the systematic oppression faced by women residing in the country. Her activism stemmed from her love and passion for attending school and overall learning and education—traits from which she inherited from her father, Ziauddin Yousafzai whom is a Pakistani diplomat. Through her activism, Yousafzai has received multiple honors such as Pakistan’s first National Youth Peace Prize in 2011 as well as a nomination for the International Children’s Peace prize also in 2011. Her activism has also procured her national recognition and increased her popularity, both of which had upset Taliban leaders. Taliban leaders voted to kill her and in 2012, Yousafzai survived an assassination attempt in which she was shot in the face by a Taliban member in Pakistan’s swat valley as she. In
Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistani activist for education, especially for females, and equal rights to education in the middle east. She revolutionized education equality for children. She has received many peace awards, including the Nobel Peace Prize. The Taliban outlawed education in Pakistan, where she lived, for all females in 2009. She continued to attend classes and speak out on her BBC blog, the radio, and was even in a documentary about her life in the middle east and going to school as a girl despite the new law. In early October of 2012, when Malala was 15, she became the victim of an attempted murder by a Taliban gunman. She was shot in the head on the bus ride home from school. She was rushed to the hospital and after being stabilized, she was moved to another hospital to remove the bullet. After her tragic personal experience, she became well known and used her newfound popularity to advocate for education in the middle east. This speech is just one example of the many speeches she gave to bring attention to the problem. She also asked many other influential people with a higher status to help her bring awareness to the cause. To understand Malala’s speech the reader needs to understand what her goal is, what rhetorical devices she uses to reach that goal and how effective the speech is. She is quite effective in getting her goal across to the audience through her speeches by using her public speaking skills to get her audience to agree with what she has to say.
The right to education is one important fundamental justice that everyone should have, but most times that right is denied. There 's many reasons why people, states or countries may not take education seriously. Pakistan is one country that has the most curtailment on education towards women. Malala Yousafazi became a young activist, she stood up for her people in Pakistan to restore the rights of education to women. Her journey began when she was just the age of fifteen; she was shot on her head near the school bus by the Taliban in 2012. After her surgery recovery, she addressed a speech to the youth in New York on July 12th. In 2013, Malala and her father co-founded the "Malala Fund" in supporting young girls like her. Malala accepted the Nobel Peace Prize on December tenth, 2014 with Indian children 's rights. She bravely continues to work hard and strive for education justice so that, one day, every child will receive an education.
The speaker is Malala Yousafzai, a Pakistani girl; she is sixteen years old. She was shot by Taliban in on October 2012. Malala was the first and the youngest person who received the biggest European human rights prize called "Sakh arov" Malala was received Nobel Peace Prize in 2013. She also received many other international awards such as women of the year 2013 by Glamour, Women's rights award "Raw & War (Malala yousafzai Web, 2013).
“They will not stop me. I will get my education if it is in a home, school, or any other place” these are the words of Malala Yousafzai, a Nobel peace prize winner, a human rights activist, and a Pakistani girl, who has traditions, stories, and a unique experience. She was named after Malalai of Maiwand, the greatest heroine of Afghanistan, and she lives up to her name as a heroine for girls education. Despite the cultural traditions of Malala Yousafzai’s community, she has grown as a world leader in spreading world peace throughout the globe, through her challenges, her accomplishments, and her growth in publicity, with her common goal being an education for all girls.
Regarded as not only one of the bravest, but also one of the youngest education activists alive, Malala Yousafzai has dedicated her life to helping children around the world receive quality education. Since childhood, she has spoken out against the Taliban’s ban on girls education and gained global attention in 2009 after a failed attempt on her life. At only 20 years-old, Yousafzai has a plethora of accomplishments and hopes to add many more to her list.