What are the qualities a person should have to be considered heroic?
What is your mental picture of a hero/heroine?
Look at the following definition? Were you right?
The following is a definition given by a young British person:
Can you think of any figure (in the field of history, science, literature, art, politics, etc.) that matches these definitions?
How old are the heroic figures you came up with? Is any of them of your age?
What are the rights generally taken for granted in our country which are not necessarily guaranteed elsewhere in the world?
When I think of a heroic figure the word that pops to my mind is courage and the image I picture in my mind is that of a person overcoming incredible difficulties, of a person who manages to keep his/her balance regardless of the pressures s/he is subjected to.
We gain strength and courage and confidence by each experience in which we really stop to look fear in the face.
We are going to work on an incredible young girl’s act of defiance, an act that almost caused her life to come to an end, an act that has sparked constructive reactions all over the world, an act that has reminded me of how young people can make a difference in this world and how adults can learn from them.
Malala Yousafzai is a young woman striving for getting education in developing countries such as Afghanistan, Pakistan, Syria and Africa. She was attacked in 2012 in Swat when she was going home from school; she was shot by militants Taliban because she had been criticising them for not allowing girls for getting education in the Swat Vellay.
Read the following article about Malala and be prepared to answer the following questions in class together. I am indebted to the idea of a post on Malala and to the article to my colleague Nella Maccarrone. As you already know I often work with Nella and the other great colleague Laura Cimetta, whose website you have visited on different occasions. She created a post on Malala too, visit it! What would I do without these friends and colleagues that spark enthusiasm and creativity in my teaching?
Questions on the newspaper article taken from Current
Now watch a BBC Interview to Malala. What are the questions you would ask Malala? Jot down the questions asked by the interviewer? Do they satisfy you? What strikes you about Malala’s way of speaking?
Watch Malala’s speech at the UN Youth Assemly and do the activities prepared by Nella.
Malala has become a heroic figure around the world and has inspired petitions, debates and prompted a beautiful song, proof that Malala’s voice sparked creativity in some young singers who apparently seem so distant from her personal fight and plight, but certainly share the same need to see their rights preserved. They can go to school without seeing their right to an education thwarted by the system, so why did they write this song in support of Malala? I am Malala official song (the lyrics)
Different star figures have taken to raise people’s awareness and inform them of Malala’s plight.
Look at the following video clips and be prepared to discuss in class the different ways these famous figures used their influential public resonance to endorse Malala’s cause.
Which one did you like best? Why?
The boundary between self-referentiality (self-publicity) and true humanitarian support is very fine, almost impossible to put it down in black and white.
Now I would like you to create a video with quotes, catchphrases, images, poems written for Malala, a page of her diary (written by you but inspired by her!) with a background song to be posted on Youtube to celebrate this great young woman.
This is the way some teenagers reacted to Malala’s words. Let me hear your voices too, let me see how you can pay tribute to Malala too.
If you want you can read the first pages of her book “I am Malala” and the diary she originally wrote in Urdu published on the BBC webpage.
In 2014 this Pakistani child education activist and Kailash Satyarthi, an Indian child rights campaigner, have jointly won the Nobel Peace Prize. At the age of just 17, Malala is the youngest ever recipient of the prize. The Nobel committee praised the pair’s “struggle against the suppression of children and young people”.
Thorbjorn Jagland, chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, paid tribute to Malala’s achievements by saying: “Despite her youth, Malala Yousafzai, has already fought for several years for the right of girls to education and has shown by example that children and young people too can contribute to improving their own situations. This she has done under the most dangerous circumstances. Through her heroic struggle she has become a leading spokesperson for girls’ rights to education.”
Malala was named one of Time magazine’s most influential people in 2013, and awarded the EU’s prestigious Sakharov human rights prize that year.
Nobel peace prize
Here you can find her Nobel Peace Prize Speech
FACTS
95 Nobel Peace Prizes have been awarded 1901-2014
16 women have been awarded the prize, including Malala Yousafzai
17 Malala’s age, making her the youngest ever laureate
62 average age of laureates when they were awarded the prize
3 laureates were under arrest at the time of the award: Carl von Ossietzky, Aung San Suu Kyi & Liu Xiaobo
The story of Malala moved and touched me so much because the issues, that she was fighting to, are really important to create a better world. I think education is the most important right to the humans: all of us should have an education, without exception.
I really liked the Malala’s speech in the United Nations Youth Assembly because with simple words she faced a difficult theme and so she showed her strength and intelligence.
I think that Malala without her family could not reach these achievements because she haved to be helped and supported by someone. In fact, her family incited Malala to not give up and to continue till the end.
Malala is a role model to everybody because she teached us that with sacrifices and tenacity we can reach all we want.
But what did she really teach you? She taught you not to give up? She taught you that education is important? She taught you that we all need to be helped by somebody to achieve our dreams?
I remember first hearing of Malala Yousafzai two years ago on the News. At the time I didn’t realize how important and powerful her story was, I thought she was brave and extremely brilliant and thoughtful. Now I know that she isn’t just a couraugeus girl, she’s a heroine. When I think of a role model, I always have in mind Nelson Mandela who inspires me everyday, but from now on I won’t ever forget about Malala Yousafzai.
She had the strenght to fight for her beliefs, she has the strenght to do it not just for herself but for all the children, all the women living in the same conditions. She fought for something that should have been hers already, an education, and she had been shot for that. She didn’t stop, she didn’t give in to a dishonest society of terror but she kept hoping, fighting for her goals. She forgave who did it.
This should awe us and make us wonder about our lives. We don’t have the same problems, we take education for granted, actually, we complain about going to school but we should be grateful for it.
As she said, we need to be firm in our beliefs, stronger than the ones who try to obstacolate us because trying to bring someone down is a sign of fright. We can’t be afraid of fighting, we need to be united and forceful. We may just be teenagers, but we are the future and we can change it, we can make it a brighter one and the only weapon that can help us is knowledge. Malala is a heroine, we should all join her battle.
Thank you for your profound words. Mandela is one of my guides too, his RESTORATIVE JUSTICE goes hand in hand with Malala’s capabulity of FORGIVENESS. You are a great teenager and I am sure you will make a difference in life, how could it be otherwise. Your intelligence and sensitivity make you appreciate what you have and make you see beyond things.
MALALA
Malala Yousafzai is a heroine, a fighter, an example to follow, she is hope. This girl has even touch the death to fight for something that now we should be able to take for granted: the right to education. Unfortunately, this right is not respected: millions are the illiterates, the boys and girls who, instead of going to school and growing up enjoying childhood, are forced to take up arms, scavenge, look after children like them and become earlier adults. Despite her young age, Malala has the courage to rebel against this harsh reality and, despite all the obstacles, to keep alive her determination to spread women’s education; continuing to do this every day, she shows us that if you fully believe in your ideals and if you have the strength and the courage to never give up and to continue to fight for what you believe in, for what you think is right, you can really make the difference.
Malala’s story doesn’t make me realize just how important is to transform thoughts into actions, be strong and determinated, have confidence in yourself and never let someone deprive you of your voice, to arrive to the realization of your dreams; it also opens my eyes to the shallowness and selfishness of the society where we live. Often we realize too late about what we have, we worry about the appearance and not about the substance, we take everything for granted, when there are children who have to fight even just to hold in their hands books and pens.
“We realize the importance of light, when we see darkness; we realize the importance of our voice when we are silenced; in the same way when we were in Swat, in the north of Pakistan, we realized the importance of pens and books when we saw the guns. The saying “the pen is mightier than the sword” is true. The extremists are afraid of pens and books. The power of education and the voice of women frighten them. ”
I found really touching the Malala’s speech to the United Nations Assembly, where she called out for solidarity, brotherhood (she called the listeners “dear brothers and sisters”) and for equality and freedom.
Her words made me admire her even more. The attack of the Talibans makes Malala stronger, free from fear and more determinated in the realization of her dreams. This girl teaches us also the forgiveness, infact she doesn’t hate even the Taliban who shot her and she wants education also for extremists’ and Talibans’ sons.
It is really interesting you point out the fact that Malala is to be admired for her capability of forgiveness too.
I already knew that Malala was a very brave person, but by the video
where she speech at the UN Youth Assemly, i could understand that
she should be considered as an heroine, because I have seen how she
is strong, how much courage she has, and how much she is fighting
not just for herself, but for every people who lives the same way
as her.
And the thing that struck me more is that she keeps fighting
even after she was hit by a bullet.
I totally think that Malala should be seen as an example for us to
follow, because she teach us to fight for our rights and not to
give up, no matter what.
What should you fight for? Is there anything you think you should fight for?
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Malala Yousafzai
Obviously a heroine is someone who will remembered for that she has done in her life.
Malala Yousafzai is seventeen and she’s a Pakistan student and education activist.
She is originally from the town of Mingora.
She’s known for her activism for girl’s and boy’s rights, especially to be allowed in her town.
She was a victim of an attack in 2012 when she was severely hit in the head by armed men boarded the school bus when she was returning home from school but she didn’t die.
She has won a lot of prizes infact she’s the youngest woman to have the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014.
I think she’s a very stronger warrior, an example and a heroine.
She is brave and determined, she is a woman who faced her problems with great courage.
She’s able to go on despite the difficulties and facing up life.
She fight every day infact she made me realize that if we want something we have to fight as she did.
You summarised aspects of her life that are easily known just by reading the things on the post. You did not write what you learnt from her. Just in the last few lines.
If I were Malala, I wouldn’t do the same thing. I don’t think so.
In my opinion Malala is a heroine for everybody, in particular for us. She’s brave and at the age of 14 she became very important all over the world for what she did and for her determination about she believes. Malala fights for her rights everyday but one day she showed her courage to all the world. In fact, Malala lives in kind of state where girls have not the possibility to go to school but Malala, with her friends and her courage decided to do this. Although she was shot in her head she never stopped fighting. Watching her video at school, I understood how family is close to her and how many brave Malala is. I would like to know her to ask some questions.
You wouldn’t do the same thing for lack of courage? Why? What questions would you ask her? Why not sending her a few questions? I am sure she will answer.
I really admire Malala as a woman, but first of all as a person. I was very impressed about the reason of her battle, I was very impressed because she didn’t do it only for her, but primarily for all the women that are violated because some people, in this case Taliban, don’t respect human rights. Since she was a little girl, when her father was a teacher, the only thing that she wanted was to go to school and learn, infact she said “education is our basic right”; so she decided to take the risk: she dressed as a man and went to school, braking the rules, but being always afraid of death. When I knew about this deed, I thought that she was crazy, because when my peers and I were 12, we thought that school was boring and sometimes useless, but then, when I pondered, I understood that for people in Malala’s conditions (poor and with no freedom), one of the only ways to save themselves is to know, to learn, so to go to school.
In the end, all that I tried to explain with these words, was that Malala is a really brave, young and little woman that the only little thing that she has is her age, because everything else, from her heart to her brain, is incredibly amazing!
It is from admiration that we can learn so much, isn’t it? Malala can be a role model for lots of teenagers (and adults too).
MALALA
“The extremisis are afraid of woman; the power of the voice of woman frightens them”
I wanted start with this sentence because it struck me and made me think. I think that everyone is afraid and they are afraid of the women.
I would like to gove a metaphor… if a person is afraid of an insect, a spider for example.. what does? Escapes. But if this person is with other people and doesn’t want to look like a coward in the eyes of the others what he/she does? kills the insect. And this also happens with people, thinkung that killing them will stay silent and not yell their rights. But no; who kills is only a coward. The power of words is immense and luckily someone like Malala believes, believes in their rights and risked her life for these. The Talibans were afraid that this girl could do to have rights of Muslim women and they thought that killing her would all be over. But now the whole world is talking about her, her courage… she’s a heroine! She has become more stronger and hasn’t stopped talking.
I hope that one day, thanks to her, all of woman of yhe world and of any religion, can benefit from specific education. We have to believe in our dreams and to think that if we believe, we will always find a solution.
Malala is a Pakistani girl who was shot in her head by Taliban because she wanted to go to school.For us is incredible because we normally go to school but in some countries children,in this case girls,have not this oppurtunity and she fight for this,for education,for equality.She fight for her and for everyone,she made the difference.
She taught me that if you want somethig you have to fight for it,you have to be brave,determinated and believe in your dreams.
She make me reflect that we have a really important opportunity(education) that we take to granted but that we should appreciate it.
She is a heroin and she should be an example for everyone.
I would like to pose her if she has never been afraid and how she face her fears.
The story of Malala Yousafzai stuck me so much because she was fight to have an education and go to school.
I was especially struck by his courage
Malala is one of the best heroine that I have known from which I learned a lot.
In fact she taught to me that in life it’s important to never give up and fight to make your dreams come true and to create a better world.
Education is a very important thing that help you in the everyday life. For example go to school help you to have a work, a future. And this is the reason why she was fighting.
Even Malala’s speech at the UN Youth Assemly stuck me. First of all she speaks very well English and than she wanted to thank the people that help her after she was attacked by the Taliban when returned from school by bus. She is alive for a miracle.
Watching video on Malala Yousafzai, I learned many things about her.
She is a young girl of my age, who years ago (2012) was shot in the head by militants Taliban. Now she has more courage, hope, she wants to fight for the rights of or young peolpe for education.
In 2014 she won the Nobel Prize for the peace. She won for her thought,her speeches and her ideas; ‘We kids have to go to school’.
Now she is a symbol of the struggle for the right to education, is a heroine.
People like Malala can motivate everyone. With her I realized that the school is a right and my friends and I, are lucky in that we can go without problems.
Malala and the other girl were afraid of not having a future.
She wants to make everyone understand that children and woman should be independent and they should not lose their dignity.
She wants to fight violence, terror, fear, discrimination and she wants to win.
She is a great example for all of us; in spite of everything the Taliban continue to scare her, but she is more and more brave.
What happened to Malala serves to make us think and reflect on all what we have.
I think Malala represents the courage and strength. Malala has already shown so much to the world, even if she’s so young! she showed how much are important the rights of a person. she showed that everyone can start over and rebuild a life. Malala has taught something to each one. Apparently so frail, but so strong inside. A girl who has literally changed the world!
I think that I’ve never had the will to carry one after an accident like the one she had. She’s a beautiful example that represents her country. In my opinion, everyone that lives with her are so proud of what she did.
She will be forever in our memories for what she did and for the courage she had.
I hope that one day every one of us will have the same strength of her.
Thanks Malala for what you give us!
MALALA
Malala. A name like the others, a name that if by chance you happen to hear it wouldn’t make you think at nothing, a name that you would just forget about after hearing it a few seconds before, but it’s also the name of a heroine.
I remember the first time hearing about her, I was having lunch with my parents and suddenly I heard on the News about this young girl who had been shot in the head by a Taliban group, but the thing that shocked me at that time and that still affects me is the motivation of the gesture, she had been fired because she wanted to go to school. That is insane. I refuse to accept a behavior like theirs.
She made me think about how lucky I am. We take for granted the education we receive, but in some countries teenagers like me, girls like me can’t go to school because it’s forbidden to them. Malala was one of those girls but she wasn’t like the others, oh no she was very far from being like them, she didn’t remain impassive against this injustice, she fought not only for herself but even for the ones whose voices couldn’t be heard. She was scared, but determined to achieve her goals: that the right to an education was given to everyone.
‹‹They shot her and made her stronger. In a brutal attempt to silence her voice it grew louder.›› said Angelina Jolie referring to Malala.
It’s definitely true. Her voice is growing louder and it can’t be stopped anymore, I think that this is the start of a revolution that will change the world for better, because as she said during her speech at the United Nation Youth Assembly ‹‹Weakness fear and hopelessness died, strength power and courage was born ››.
Malala is who we definitely can call a heroine of these days. She’s a human like all of us, who understood that her and all Pakistani women’s right to education does not exist. So she started fighting, struggling to reach her objective: the right to education guaranteed for every woman. She demonstrated astonishing strength and bravery like very few people did, and she kept fighting because she really cares of education and equality. I can’t really understand how can she possibly manage to keep holding on despite all the sorrow she has gone through and the obstacles she has found so far and she will find. I think I would never ever have his strength and faith, so I admire her very much. I think especially young people should know about this incredible girl, because too many students have always taken the right to education for granted, without reflecting and knowing that there are people who only dream it. Some of us hate school and think that we would live better without making the effort to study, but we have to realize how lucky we are, because there are women who don’t have the chance of a brilliant future. The incredible thing about Malala is that she doesn’t want the right to education only for her: she wants it to become guaranteed for all women like her who would love to study if they only had the chance to. Another admirable aspect about her is that, although she has done incredible and brave things, she’s always extremely humble and grateful to those who love her and help her. I think Malala is an excellent example of strength and courage and we should all be inspired by her. I’m sure she will keep fighting her whole life and I really hope she will achieve her objective and dream.
Malala is a girl, a big Pakistan girl who fights and has fought for her rights. Malala is a girl who risked her life to have an istruction. She went against the ideals, wrong in my opinion, of the Pakistan religion. In this place women can’t go to school and they have to stay at home to look after the family and the house. Malala thought that everything of this was an injustice, She decided to go against everybody and she went to school. One day when she was returning home the police man shoot her in head and they disfigured her face. Fortunately she survivedand also after the accident she continued to fight and she was rewarded. In 2014 she won the Nobel Peace Prize. Although her face was disfigured she didin’t have problem to go straight on her way. Malala had a big power and I have never had the courage to fight in this manner. I always fight, i always try to arrive to my objectives. But i sometimes do big mistakes and fall down disappointing people. Malala no, she didn’t fall down and she conducted everything that she wanted sice she was a child. She became famous, not a famous people like the stars of our days, like actors of Hollywood, she became an heroine, an example to the people who at the first ostacle gave up and say: “i give up, i can’t do it”. How i said previously i probably never fight all the way for fear, the fear wich this big heroine didn’t have. Malala is a girl to esteem and I don’t say only I everything of this, some of global stars say this like Madonna, Bono, Angelina Jolie who spoke about her. The story of Malala is a deep story which arrives straight to the heart and explains the importance of real things which stay around us.
Malala is the living example that if you fight for something you want, if you never give up, you can achieve everything.
Malala is a Pakistani girl who was forced to stay at home to make the houseworks like all the other Pakistani women. But she didn’t really feel like staying caged in her own home and so she decided to face the problem. She went against everyone and everything because she wanted to go to school and have and education at all costs. But due to this, she unfortunately went against a lot of difficulties. For example she faced the local authorities, she was shot in her face, but she had a surgery and she came back as good as new, ready to fight for her goals. And so she fought during all her life to let the other Pakistani girls to have an education. For this reason she was awarded with the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014 and she have become a heroine, not like the ones of the movies, of the cartoons or of the books, but a real heroine of our times who is admired for her bravery and her outstanding achievements. Sincerely, I don’t know if I would have had her same bravery, if I would have risked my own life as Malala did. It’s true that If I want something, I try to get it. But fighting against EVERYONE… it’s something different… I wouldn’t have done it.
For this reason I think Malala must be absolutely appreciated. This girl reminds us how the youngsters can make the difference and how much the adults can learn from them.
Many stars have honored Malala as well. People like Madonna (maybe going too far), Angelina Jolie and Bono. But many other ones have written song about her in order to praise her.
What can I say… Malala is a really amazing girl, from whom to take as an example, because she has been brave like few in my opinion. A curtsy and many compliments wouldn’t be enough to honor her properly.
MALALA
Malala is an extraordinary and strong girl, a heroine, an example to follow. She made me believe that the nationality, the age, the sex don’t matter if somebody wants to carry out an objective important and, maybe, revolutionary.
She fought for her rights fearless, speaking against Talibans openly. I was touched by her because at the age of 16/17 she was able to be a “spokesperson” for the girls who are afraid of rebelling and speaking their minds.
When my teacher told to my class and me Malala’s story a I was speechless, I mean, I would have never had the courage that she had for fighting for HER goal and deal with, in a certain way, the Talebanis. We often take for granted lots of rights (in this case education that here it is for everybody), so we need to open the eyes and see that not all the world is like our little place.
Malala was shoot in his head by Talibans and she had the strenght to raise herself and give to many people, that are in her same situation, the power and the hopes for a new future for them, without thinking of any revenge about who wounded her. I think those who shoot her and her parents helped her to start a revolution.
About Madonna, Angelina Jolie and Bono, I would say few words. I think Madonna was ridiculous: she tatooed the name of Malala only to gain fans and fame. Instead, I liked Angelina Jolies’ and Bono’s little speeches because with simply words they spoke about Malala and gave her support even if I think it is still a sort of getting more popularity (more than they already have).
Malala is the true heroine, I admire her and I learnt a lot about her, thanks also to her words. She can be an example for many people, from the youngest to the oldest.
She taught the world that the war haven’t to be done with weapons but with strong words and intelligence.
Malala made her sorrow a strenght to fight.
Before I didn’t know who was Malala, i’d heard something about her on the news but I didn’t realize how important was, but thanks to my teacher I had the opportunity to know this incredible and powerful girl. I admire Malala because despite her young age, she has done everything to gain his goals and for this, she risked even her life. Girls like her you do not find anywhere, and this is one of the many reason that she is so important, despite what happened to her, she didn’t give up and now she`s here fighting for women`s rights. In fact according to Malala , every single woman and obviously the others in the world, are entitled to all rights, without distinction of any kind, but to be honest I don`t think that our rights are really guaranteed all over the world as they should be, because now there wouldn’t be Malala fighting for this issue. This story should make us ponder of the luck we had and about how lucky we are, to have the possibility to go to school and build our future, so i’m very grateful for it. Today some people do not take her seriously, in fact many people used her image for advertising just because everyone was talking about her, and if they did, I think that they didn`t really understood at all, what she`s doing. Malala and her story taught me many things, taught me to believe in my dreams and to overcome my difficulties because there is always a solution. Nowadays Malala is considered a heroine from everyone, is not just a little girl, but a ‘WOMAN’ admired for her courage and determination. I hope that she continues unto the right path and will achieve her goals.
Malala Yousafzai is only a young woman, a girl, but she is one of the most influential people. Not all the people are allowed to go to school. So, she fights for the human rights and education in some developing countries for children and young people. She has the courage, the strength and the confidence for doing this. The experience that she has lived made her continue to fight, she didn’t stop. She looked at her and thought that she had to gain what she wanted. She is powerful, patient, interested in the others and strong, has got the hope and has not got the fear of the death in the face. She is an help for all, represents the nature of the youth and has got ambitions. Malala remains in our heart and in our minds for her story so difficult and sad. According to her the right education is very important for women and their future career. She said that one child, one teacher, one book, one pen, can change the world. In fact, education is the only solution. She did a very beautiful and good thing. I think that she is one of the real heroines. To me, all the people have to know about her. The whole world can show what she has done for the Earth to the new generations that don’t know anything of these things because they are too young to understand. We can also change our lives and make a better future for us doing what she did, an extremely important thing. I admire her a lot. She is like us, but she had to fight for her rights with only the weapon of the power of speaking and risking the life. She could make this speaking and, in my opinion, that’s a good point that makes us thinking. This courageous and beautiful girl fought with all her forces to achieve what she wanted for the whole world, for all these children who didn’t have the right of education and for the humanity, not only for her, but for everyone. We should take her as an example for us, our personal example. She didn’t fight with her voice just for her satisfaction, for a life together in equality and peace. She took love in the Earth. Her way of fighting is fantastic. That should make us reflect about lots of things, first of all the quantity of rights that are nowadays denied and took for granted. Now all the children can go to school. She supports their dreams and wills. The power of the words of this young woman is enormous, huge. She teaches us the values of living in the whole wide world, showing that the children make the difference and can change things, also. Malala is alive, she is not dead. And this is only the beginning of her adventure. She has just started to make very wonderful things. I am sure she will continue to make a difference in this world and so always more people can learn from her.
MALALA
Malala is a powerful figure who teaches us to believe in our dreams and to keep on believing, even when times get hard, even when people think you won’t ever achieve your dreams, even when you have 1 chance out of 10,000 to succeed.
This girl was 14, just 14, and, with a single bus run, she changed the life of thousands of people, inspiring them and showing them that you never have to stop fighting for you objectives.
I think the Nobel prize is truly deserved and I’m glad she’s now living her dream.
I think that a hero is not a rich person but a figure that made the difference,a person who changed something. Malala Yousafzai is a hero, a heroine.A heroine is a woman who is admired for great or brave acts or fine qualities:Malala.
Malala is a 17-year old girl from Pakistan. She’s known for being an activist for female education and she’s the youngest-ever Nobel Prize laureate. She’s a “special” heroine because she became it at the age of 14 and she’s so young.
She is the daughter of a headmaster and at the age of 14 she wanted to go to school and study but local Taliban had banned girls from the school. She fought against this but on 9th October 2012 she was shot in the head by a gunman. She was sent to England for rehabilitation but her right part of the face is still paralized.
She became the simbol of fighting for the peace and for equal rights. We should learn from her: she teaches us that you should never give up. She became one of the most influent people in the world and she made young people think. We shouldn’t take everything for granted as for example school. In Pakistan you coudn’t go there and we should be grateful that we can go and we have the opportunity to receive an education.
Malala is a heroine.
Fight, hope and humility. These are the three words that in my opinion describe Malala. She is a brave and a strong woman, that at the age of 12, changed the world. I have to say “Thank you Malala”, because she made me understand that if you fight for your dreams, for your ideals, and if you really believe in what you want, you can achieve it and realize your dreams. Here in Italy, we take for granted the right of education, and sometimes we say “I hate school”, “The school annoys me”, “It’s useless” or things like that. It is disrespectful to children who can’t go to school. People here underestimates the value of the education. Education is future, and Malala fought for her future and for the future of thousand of girls and boys like her. When I listened to her words, I was speechless. I mean, she made all by herself: she learned English and with her speech, she has involved all listeners. Malala’s story impressed me. Although she was shot in her head by the Terrorist and she risked her life, she talked against them to all the world. I admire her. She has my age and she is an example and an icon all over the world: that encourage me, because now I know that if young people really want it, they can change the planet. Another thing that impressed me, is that Malala is humble. A humble, sweet girl. And, although she understand the power and the influence she had, she always speak with humility and humanity. And Malala thanks her God for all she did. And I am grateful to her. So, “Thank you Malala”.
MALALA YOUSAFZAI
During my life, my idea of “hero” had changed a lot of times.
I thought a hero was someone we appreciated a lot, that we admired for the things he or she did. I remember when I was at primary school, every afternoon I was at the gym to do gymnastics. I was just a little girl and I saw the girls who were older than me and they were my heroines because when I saw them I wondered if one day I’ll become like them.
They were what I dreamed to became and so I looked at them as if they were perfect like a butterfly.
Now I obviously grew up and I have another conception of hero. I think a hero is someone who makes incredible things that demand a multitude of courage and determination.
I think that not everybody should became a hero. It’s very difficult.
They’re not paranormal and they’re not even strange, mad or with superpower, but they are determinated and brave. They’re not frightened even if they know that sometimes they’re risking their life, that’s the most precious gift that God gives us.
The most bug heroes known all over the world are, for example, Martin Luther King, Mahatma Gandhi and here in Italy even Paolo Borsellino and Giovanni Falcone could be considered heroes.
The one that I’ve not mentioned yet is Malala Yousafzai. I want to stop momentarily to speak about this big girl.
She’s a special heroine, because she become a fighter girl at the only age of fourteen years.
The thing that makes me think about what happened to her is that she was fighting for a right that we take for granted. In Italy, like in a lot of other states in the world, going to school is a right and school is open to everybody. This is not equal. All the children in all over the world should go to school.
Malala complained about this, but she had been shooted in the head because not everyone shared her ideas. Her deed was a very brave one. She probably knew the outcomes she would have to pay, but she did never stopped her fight against the militants Taliban who did not allow the girls for getting education in the Swat Vellay. She has become an example for everybody, we should take her as an example, and she teaches us not to give up to fight to achieve our aims.
Rarely in this world you can find a hero, but the Earth is big and there live seven miliard inhabitants.
I think there are some people that are heroes like Malala.She is my age and she is a heroine. She changed the world in a better place,she helped many people and she has an enormous heart.
Malala Yousafzai was born on 12th July 1998 in Pakistan.
All began when she was eleven and she made a blog for BBC where she documented the regime of the Taliban in Pakistan. For this she was nominated for the International Children’s Peace Prize
On 9th October 2012 she was severely hit in the head by gunmen in a schoolbus but fortunately she is survived but she can not move half of her face.
On 12th July 2013, in her sixteenth birthday, she spoke at UN Headquarters in New York.
In 2014 she won the Nobel Peace Prize.
We have to be proud of her and of what she made.