Similarities Between Obama And Malala

This world is in need of heroes, big or small, to change the world and make it a better place for the future. Nelson Mandela in South Africa, Harriet Tubman in America, and Malala Yousafzai in Pakistan, rose up in their society from the support of their advocates to the hero by changing something in the world and inspiring others to fight for a cause. Even though these individuals fought to enact change in this world for different causes, they all worked to make it a better future for others.

“We were scared, but our fear was not as strong as our courage.” In the years of 1945 and 1997, two people of great significance were put in situations of cruelty and immense death. Elie Wiesel from Night describes his experiences of being sent to a Nazi Germany Camp at the age of fifteen during the Holocaust. Malala Yousafzai from I Am Malala expressed fighting against the Taliban for women's rights and education. Malala and Ellie are different as Malala is a victim of terrorism, whereas Elie is a victim of the Holocaust. Although they are very similar in the ways of both of them growing quickly because of conflict and they risked their lives for specific reasons. While both endured dreadful situations, Elie and Malala were able to survive and tell their story of their individual situations.

Malala Youafzai's activism started with her passion for education. As a child Malala loved school and felt it was very important. In 2007 the Taliban invaded her home town Swat Valley Pakistan forcing their strict Islamic law onto the ones who lived their. The Taliban were going to extreme measures to prevent women from going to school. Malala being very passionate about her education since a young age

She started doing interviews and began seeking government help on behalf of her people. She started getting personal threats but she expected this to happen eventually, she therefore continued her campaign.”The taliban felt threatened and were furious about the support she was getting.” One day on her way home from school she was shot in the head but this only made her stronger, she moved to birmingham and continued advocating for the right to an education. She was recognized by very important people and was taken seriously. George Norris was called a traitor for being sly and distracting america from the bill. He lost respect and his career went downhill but he showed his courage by going to the state he represented and telling them his positions and why he did what he did. He began to remember his goal that he had at the beginning of his career that he wanted our government to have integrity and

Malala is a great activist for our world. For example, she has a big part of the inspiration for education. In her homeland, Taliban told girls they weren’t allowed to go to school or dance, play outside, sing etc. She believed girls had much of a right to go to school as boys do. Malala started to go to the boys school as one of her own rights. At this point, the Malala become a target to the Taliban. She was fourteen and the Taliban struck her on the bus with a shot in the head. She was hit in the head but missed a little bit by her skull. She came back strong at sixteen years and showed she will never give up for girls rights. “ I speak with my voice” she would say in an interview. Just because we have feet and hands, knees do not

Courage comes from being brave and taking risks. It is unpredictable and it can either be in your favor or it can fail you, there is no guarantee. Atticus Finch a father and a friend in the novel To Kill A Mockingbird. In the book there are many obstacles and life lessons to be taught, including the momentous discussion about courage. Malala Yousafazi connects to his definition by fighting for something she believes in. Even though Atticus is a fictional character and Malala is a real girl, Atticus’s definition is a direct match to Yousafazi’s life.

Why? Because she was not only a 15-year-old girl; she was also a crusader for girls’ right to go to school. This work had made her famous throughout Pakistan and around the world. It had also made her a target of the Taliban.” (6) This is also a challenge because Malala would be risking a lot of things by standing up to the Taliban and going to school. She would be risking the death or torture of herself and her family. The article stated, “The bullet severely damaged her hearing and fractured her skull, causing her brain to swell dangerously. Fortunately, the physicians in Birmingham were able to control the swelling. Over the past months, she has undergone several operations to repair her skull and improve her hearing.” (9) The last challenge is a big challenge for Malala because she will have to go through many surgeries to fix the damage from the bullet that the gunmen shot at her. Her brain and hearing might never get back to normal or how they were before the bullet hit her.

The article, “Malala the Powerful” by Kristin Lewis, describes the roughness of Malala, a Jewish girl, who like many girl Jews, crumbled in the hands of Taliban. Malala was alive when the Taliban took over Pakistan. She and many other girl jews were kicked out of school and forced to follow all these stitched rules. In 2009, Malala took action and started a blog. She talked on T.V shows about how hard life was like and was standing up to the Taliban. In 2010, the Taliban shot Malala in the face but she and many other Jews still survived. Though she lived in rough and tough challenges, Malala show lots of courage trying to stand up to the Taliban and their powerful government.

The Taliban issued death threats against her because she was fighting for girls rights to an education. On October 9, 2012 a gunman shot her in the head on her way home from school. After she survived, she gave speeches and still remained to fight for girls education rights. The Taliban kept giving her warnings but she still fought for what she believed in. Malala’s speeches and her never giving up helped her be nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize in 2013. She didn’t win but in 2014 she was nominated again and won. Malala still lives and succeeded in getting girls rights to an

Mike Dilbeck put our thoughts of a hero on paper, and captured them perfectly. He speaks of a hero as someone who "transforms compassion into a heroic action." He says that a hero will take risks for their cause and volunteered willingly for service for someone else. Finally a hero doesn't expect gifts and material gains in return. Two heroes fit these guidelines. First, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, a women's rights activist in the 1840s, argued for women, she made silenced people finally have a voice, and a loud one at that. Second, is Malala Yousafzai, a fighter for education, she took bullets for going to school and speaking out, but her opinions are far from being quiet. Based on Mike Dilbeck's hero description, Malala Yousafzai is more of a

Finally, the last activist: Malala yousafzai is one of the most bravest activist out of the two other activists that is listed above. It all started when the Taliban came to swat valley in 2004. They then showed the real power of terrorism in 2007. The people that are in swat valley have seen very bad days in life. Malala's story starts when she sees all of this madness and darkness in swat valley. She tries to get her voice on media channels, tv shows, websites and says to everyone that we need to fight against terrorism. When the Taliban closed down all of the schools Malala started to fight for education. To help her with this her dad was most helpful in support of girls education. The Taliban closed down the schools because they believed

Mother Jones, Cesar Chavez, and Malala Yousafzai all fought for the rights that they believed in. They all were leaders part of a big picture. Although these three individuals used different methods to get their point across, they all had courage to speak out about injustice and improve human rights.

There have been many people in history who have accomplished great feats. Their accomplishments have made major impacts on the world as we know it today. Their journeys changed the lives of generations, and invoked curiosity, determination and resilience among countless numbers of people. Whether it be by breaking records, or by discovering the unknown, we will always remember the people who shape our world and ideas.

Malala Yousafzai, simply stated, is remarkable. She is unafraid to speak her mind, despite the penalties she might face. In her book, Malala says, “When the whole world is silent, even one voice becomes powerful”. When I first read that line, I stared at the page and thought back to all of the oppressive eras in the world’s past that I had learned about in my history classes and thought to myself, history is happening now, it’s always happening. It’s not just a page in some dusty textbook, it’s a book with never-ending pages filled with amazing people like Malala.

Barack Obama and Martin Luther King Jr. are both very influential African American leaders. Both have had an extremely positive impact on America, especially for the African American community. Obama spoke out about the past struggles, struggles of today, and what can be done to resolve these struggles for African American children in particular during his speech at the NAACP Centennial Convention in 2009. In King’s speech “I Have a Dream” given back in 1963, he spoke about the change that we need and how he believes we can get there. Obama and King’s use of repetition, analogies, and ethos determines the impact they are leaving on their audience. Although Obama gave a strong powerful speech, King used those rhetorical devices more effectively to leave an impact on his audience.