I accept Martin Luther King’s quote in that certain content stating “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that”. While I do belive blind optimism is useless, in the way it was originally used as heartfelt deterrent to encourage people in a delicate social situation pertaining to racial equality, not to hate blindly against more hate was a useful statement that shows it self partially, positively supported in Yousafzai’s speech that is based heavily on fair education for woman in her land was a very true and inspiring statement. As evidence in Yousafzai’s speech, when talking about the Talib who shot her she stated that “Even if there is a gun in my hand and he stand in front …show more content…
It stands true that both strongly believed that getting to caught up in hate would not solve their problems. Hating their opposer to no end would not solve anything and when loving someone might not always drive out hate, more hate on their part will certainly not help either party. In contrast, Oscar wilde quote “Hatred is blind as well as love”. Arguing from a realistic standpoint, not all hatred can be remedied with love. It’s true that blind hatred and an unwillingness to show compassion can not always be remedied with love when some people are willing to go to their grave refusing to see a different viewpoint on a select subject. Blind love is no better when it’s applied in the wrong way. Meaning of course that professing to not shoot a person or to not be consumed with hatred over something that has passed does not have the same standing as showing preference to a person regardless of their actions. It is also not false to state that simply showing compassion to a person is not how most world problems are solved, but it is also not false to state that peace is a solution that benefits all parties and hatred has no place in
Speaking out for that in which one believes is brave. Knowing the repercussions could include death and choosing to speak out still is braver still. Malala Yousafzai possesses such faith in her cause that she knew she could be killed and still didn’t bat an eye before setting off to change the world. She trusted her God to protect her, but never forgot the risks. She never allowed violent thoughts to take control of her mind, instead insisting on peaceful resistance methods and the power of words to change minds. While I do not share the same God with Malala, I admire her faith in her cause and in her country, and hope to become a fraction of the positive influence that she is. Malala Yousafzai is a peaceful fighter who would do anything for her cause, the God she loves, and her country.
...nbsp; Overall, both pieces had their fair share of similarities between them. The only real difference was the way they presented their ideas. Both men either changed the way the country was run, or paved the way for change, being two of the first men that spoke up and stood up for what they believed, and did not let anything stand in their way.
Stories were being told, except we weren’t sure if they were true. Rumours were spreading about how the Taliban treated people, but time went by and nothing changed. When the world started to fall silent, Malala Yousafzai, with all her courage and strength, spoke up. She has suffered for doing that, but she doesn’t regret it. Every word she says is expressed with concern. She knows that even her small voice, can and has, changed the world. Malala Yousafzai is a young activist from Swat Valley, Pakistan. In my opinion she is one of the most influential people living and that’s why I’m going to talk about her struggle, her accomplishments and what she wants and will try to change until the day she dies.
Bibliography Yousafzai, Malala, and Christina Lamb. I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban. N. p. : n.p., n.d. print.
Just recently we took an eleventh grade field trip to go watch the movie, “He Named me Malala.” We were only able to go on the trip thanks to donors. Through this opportunity I recognized perspectives. The movie was about a teenage girl who was trying to help the young girls in her community by speaking up with her opinion that all girls should receive education
Several points are evoked from this quotation. How foolish it is for people, all apart of the human race, to pin ourselves against one another is one. Senselessly, we fight over land and worldly possessions that, in the grand scheme of life, simply don't matter. We recklessly harm and take the lives of people who are no different than us. Driven by power, our incentive is greed. I am reminded of the Benjamin Franklin quote “There was never a good war, or a bad peace”. A quote which I first heard at school. This quote perfectly displays this possible connotation. Furthermore, another implication this Eugene
Imagine waking up every day and having to cover your entire face and body, to avoid punishment, then serving the men in the community rather than working or going to school. Then, picture women as subservient and inadequate to men in society on every level. This is the impertinence that women in the Middle East face every single day of their life; it is how they are born and raised and it is all they know. In Malala Yousafzai’s factual autobiography, I Am Malala, the Taliban target Malala for empowering girls to go to school and they shoot her in the head; however, somehow, Malala lives to continue the battle for women’s right to an education. The book was published in October 2013 by Little, Brown and Company and it gives a first-hand portrayal of what life is like for women in Malala’s home town of Swat Valley, Pakistan (Lamb and Yousafzai 3). The issue is that women do not have the opportunity to educate themselves or exercise what many consider natural freedoms. This is predominating in many Middle Eastern Countries. Women in the Middle East should have equal rights as men and they need help gaining their freedoms.
While the world may not live in peace, it is an attainable goal if humanity works together. The research findings align with my personal opinions. For instance, the glass ceiling prevents workplace opportunities “despite years of equal opportunity and affirmative action efforts, women remain concentrated in certain lower-level positions” (Alkadry). This is often not seen but felt in the lives of women. I feel agree “this is a critical time for young women to be empowered; currently more than half the world’s population is under 30… and is projected to rise 75 percent over the next decade”(Ngcuka). Improving the lives of the generation can influence future women to do the
As of today, upwards of 65 million girls around the world are out of school. In places such as Pakistan, girls are purposely kept out of school by groups like the Taliban and denied basic rights. This oppression is in no way justified and should attended to by doing what is right, even if it means going against the regime like the character Antigone in Sophocles’ The Oedipus Cycles or in today’s world someone like Malala Yousafzai who despite being a young teen, fights for girls’ rights to education. Laws that revoke basic human rights are meant to be broken with civil disobedience because everyone is morally entitled to basic rights, and the oppressive forces that stand as barriers must be overcome.
Some say wisdom comes with old age, I guess I am wise beyond my years. You see even though I am only seventeen, I have been provided with numerous life experiences that have both challenged me mentally and molded me emotionally. In her book, You Learn by Living, Eleanor Roosevelt states that the best part of learning is “the capacity to learn from each thing you see, from each fact you acquire, from each experience you have, from each person you meet” (14). By saying this, Roosevelt is stating that we learn throughout everything we view and live through, not just what we read about in school. There have been a number of life lessons that have helped guide me, and they will continue to steer me throughout the rest of my life. They will grow
was a reverend who fought for peace. He was very much nonviolent. A pacifist. In his letter from the Birmingham Jail he wrote, "In any nonviolent campaign there are four basic steps: collection of the facts to determine whether injustices exist; negotiation; self purification; and direct action." His first step was not to become enraged. It was to gather more information to see whether there really was some sort of prejudice or injustice occurring. His second step was negotiation. He wanted to work things out through talk if possible. He wanted to right the wrongs without anyone coming to harm of any sort. His third step was self-purification. He wanted to prepare himself. He wanted to be able to endure the hurt that could come from a resistance such as the one he was undertaking.He wanted to wipe all the blemishes and jagged edges of himself away. His fourth step was the most difficult. It was direct action. It wasn't the kind of action that men usually take. He wasn't going to lash out or hurt someone. What he was to do was to let the blows fall where they may. He was prepared to be hurt by his fellow men in order to accomplish his goals. He wouldn't retaliate when struck. He endured the harshness of jail. He took the difficult route. The one that made a thousand enemies for him so that change could occur. That change has made a more equal nation for
Sadly, during her practice of civil disobedience Malala Yousafzai was shot by the Taliban. When the Taliban targeted Yousafzai in the attempts of silencing her, her actions gained global recognition (Botelho). Yousafzai soon became the front runner for the crusade against the ban on education; she was awarded the Sitara-e-Shujaat (a Pakistani award) and Mother Teresa award in 2012, the Clinton Global Citizen Award and Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought in 2013, and the Nobel Peace Prize with Kailash Satyarthi in 2014 for her courageous acts of protest (Malala Yousafzai). Yousafzai’s acceptance speech for the Nobel Peace Prize was still aimed at tackling education barriers in which she stated, “One was to remain silent and wait to be killed. And the second was to speak up and then be killed (Yousafzai Lecture).” Malala Yousafzai later drove away the Taliban and put an end to the Taliban’s harsh version of shari’a law
He states that we have to care about one another. We cannot just be steamed up at someone because they are a different race which falls into our central idea of the passage. While this speech winds down, he explains that we all need each other. Violence, anger, or hatred cannot stand between us if we want to continue what Dr. King did. In this section the author used pathos, and sentence structure. I noticed he used pathos when he said, ‘What we need in the United States is not division,” because he wanted to find the soft part in all of our hearts so we could be awakened to do the right thing and not become angry at one group of people. The he also used sentence structure when he said, “What we need in the United Statesis not hatred,” and, “What we need in the UNited Sates is not violence and lawlessness, but love and wisdom towards one another,” because when the sentence is short like this he is trying to make a statement about what he is saying. While this was the second main idea the helped build up the central idea, I'm going to talk about the third and final main
While both stories chronicle how hatred, prejudice, forbidden love and stereotypes change a person, neither mention what really made their lives impossible- revenge. A revenge that ran so deep, it ended lives. This was a revenge that didn’t solve any problems, but simply led to more, bigger problems. So, maybe while love can do miraculous things, like help you forget how to hate your enemies, even it is not fully capable of eliminating revenge.
Yousafzai is a young education activist who has been striving for equal education rights for women and girls in Pakistan (Malala Yousafzai - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, 2014). Yousafzai came to the world attention as a blogger for BBC and by surviving an assassination attempt by a Taliban member in October 2012(Malala Yousafzai - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, 2014). Yousafzai struggles for equality are the type of struggles that come to minds of many when they think of the modern struggle for educational equality. She is a subject of an oppressive foreign government risking her life for what she believes in. Therefore, many feel that the struggle for educational equality is taking place in the far flung corners of the earth. When others think of the deistic struggle for equal education, they may think back to the 1950’s, 1960’s, or 1970’s. These decades are well known as the height of the American Civil Rights Movement and the Women’s Liberation movement. While great strides were made in these decades, many would agree that the struggle for educational equality continue to this day. This statement is partially true when applied to the struggles of students with disabilities.