Mike Dilbeck's True Heroes

When Malala began speaking she was only 11 and was only trying to speak her mind. The dangerous terrorist group has invaded her home city, and she had the courage to speak up against them expecting no fame. The Taliban enforce strict Islamic law and destroyed or shut down girls' schools preventing women from getting and education. The people living here lived in constant fear but Malala was one of the few brave enough to fight it. Malala chose to continue going to school and even helped lead a group of girls to furthur their education, which is very dangerous considering her circumstances. The radical group soon strikes back, attempting to assassinate a only 15 y/o activist. Malala survived a shot to the head, and dident let that stop her and dident let that stop her from advocating for womens education. She faced many tragities, making sacrafices and even putting her life on the line. Malala overcame many obsticals and those obsticals are one of the reasons she is so globally

In the autobiography of I am Malala, s he showed bravery by standing up to women’s rights - in the country of Pakistan- even though she knew that there were Taliban soldiers trying to kidnap her and/or killer her. In the book, while she was riding a bus to go to school, she got shot but she still survived. THe braver thing is that even though she got shot, she stood up for women’s rights even more. According to the book and some videos, Malala

One of the reasons why Malala is a hero because she shows courage and bravery through her actions. First of all, Malala kept going to her school even though death threats kept coming to her and to her family. This shows that Malala is brave because she did not care what the Taliban did she cared more about her education even though the Taliban kept threatening her. Secondly, when the Taliban began to attack the girl’s school, she gave a speech and the title of her

Malala Yousafzai, Pakistani Women’s Right Activist, is known for her fight against Educational rights, especially for women. Malala is an example we should all follow. She has shown perseverance throughout her whole life. “Malala Yousafzai defied the Taliban in Pakistan and demanded that girls be allowed to receive an education.” Malala didn’t listen to them and kept quite like everyone else, instead she fought. “When the whole world is silent, even one voice become powerful.” Malala believed that education is important, and no one has right to steal that from her, or anyone else. “She was shot in the head by a Taliban gunman in 2012” because she was working against the Taliban. She survived this attacked and moved to England. Even after being

Malala is considered a hero in our society because she is very persistent in her beliefs. Malala believes that everyone should be able to have equal rights to education because, education is power to grow and succeed in life (Kailash Satyarthi). This shows that in today’s society people value someone who is willing to fight for equality for all races, religions, sexes, and ethnicities. In addition, Malala does show weakness throughout her journey to promote education equality. Malala begins to confront the Taliban, a major terrorist group that controlled Swat Valley. This is a mistake by her because she does not realize the consequences of her rebellious actions for education equality to a well-established terror group that could kill her and her family. This shows that in today’s society, people are not simply portraying a hero as a person who is strong and skillful. Instead the modern society looks for someone who is willing to make a difference that is beneficial to the

Malala “fights” for school. According to the Jon Stewart video “Malala Yousafzai was shot in the head even then she still fought for school that proves she is brave”. She was afraid of losing school because learning is important so she stood up for it. She fought against the terrorist. And she was the only one to volunteer to write papers and books about the terrorists

In 2012, word of Malala Yousafzai spread around the world. She had been shot in the head for standing up for girls’ education. Malala is a teenager who displays many attributes that all heroes show, no matter what time period they are in or how old they are. These attributes consist of courage, determination, and selflessness.

In October 9th, 2012 Malala Yousafzai was shot in the head because she was going to a school women could not go to. So the local Taliban shot her in the head at a bus stop, luckily she survived and to this day. She has been fighting for women’s rights. This makes her a hero because she is standing up to something a normal person would not do. The text states that “After a year after being shot she is going to stand up to her goal” and her goal was “I

“If you don’t speak up now, if you don’t stand up now, you will be slaves forever” (abcnew.com). Heroes, like the woman preaching these lines, are leaders who strive to put out a helping hand no matter the consequence. Malala was compassionate and took a stand for her and everyone's good. Just like other heroes, Malala made history without the intent of being rewarded for what she accomplished. Heroes like Malala stand up for what is right even if they could be facing a challenge. Heroism is a trait that many carry without knowing it. Heroes are people who always put others first without the intention of receiving anything in return. A hero is someone who changes another person's life doing an act of kindness or bravery. Heroes may not

What does it take to be a hero? Is it to be rebellious? Demonstrating willpower? Or is it showing compassion for others? These are all characteristics that make up swat valley’s own hero, showing these attributes at the young age of 14. Her name is Malala Yousafzai. She resembles the fictional persona of Katniss Everdeen, another young girl who showed the same traits that Malala. Malala Yousafzai and Katniss Everdeen show the qualities of being rebellious, showing compassion and demonstrating willpower.

One teen activist that changes the world is Malala Yousafzai. Malala is a young girl who believes that everyone should go to school even if they are a girl. She comes from a small town in Swat Valley in Mingora were girls can’t go to school like boys. Therefore, she started to take a stand and got the attention of a terrorist group call the Taliban they didn't want girls to go to school in the first place, they didn't like Malala’s stand. The Taliban thinks that it would be educating the whole family and the Taliban wouldn't have much control. According to the book “Malala Yousafzai,” the Taliban tried to assassinate her, they hoped on a bus and asked the bus driver who was Malala no one answered but they glared at Malala, they fired the gun 3 times, they shot her in the head right above her eyebrow, it went through her head and in the shoulder, the other bullets wounded her friends. She got paralyzed on the left side. Many people didn’t think that she wouldn’t survive. One day a miracle happened and she finally woke up. Her dad told her to stop but she didn’t keep quiet. This shows that Malala is brave because she didn't stop she tried all she can to keep going.

Malala Yousafzai is a role model for people everywhere. Malala was born your average Pakistani Girl, and became one of the world’s greatest Women’s rights activists. Malala, at the early age of eleven, started standing up for her fellow female classmates rights regarding their education. She started collaborating with BBC, giving details regarding her life under the Taliban’s rule, and how they were robbing girls of their education. At the age of fifteen, she was shot by one of the Taliban members due to her rebel actions against the Taliban. She survived the harsh attack, and still lives today, standing up for educational rights everywhere.

Malala is truly a real life hero who stood up for sexism and inspired millions of people who suffered from discrimination. She even won the Nobel Peace Prize in

Today, it is common to read about men and women freely protesting unequal rights in the United States, but to read about a 15 year old girl with a bounty on her head for doing the same thing? That’s almost unheard of in America. Malala knew the dangers of speaking her mind, but weighed the penalty of death against the “crime” and realized that she would rather die trying to relieve herself and other women like her of their injustices than to live without equality.

Heroism is bravery. “Meaning "man who exhibits great bravery” in any course of action is from 1660s in English.’’ (etymonline.com) Malala Yousafzai is a hero because she stands up for what she believes in and she demonstrates bravery. “As a child, she became an advocate for girls' education, which resulted in the Taliban issuing a death threat against her. On October 9, 2012, a gunman shot Malala when she was traveling home from school. She survived, and has continued to speak out on the importance of education.’’ (biography.com). Malala was very brave because she stands up for what she believes in even at a young age. Continuing to fight for what you believe in even when you are issuing a death threat is incredibly brave. “In order to hide her identity, she used the name Gul Makai. However, she was revealed to be the BBC blogger in December of that year. With a growing public platform, Yousafzai continued to speak out about her right, and the right of all women, to an education.’’ (biography.com) Bravery is all about perseverance, and Malala shows bravery with continuing to speak out about her rights and women’s rights even though her identity