Malala Yousafzai's Speech Comparison Essay

Picture this. The date is September 9th, 2011. You just got off of the phone with a loved one for the last time. You’re experiencing terrorism for the first and last time. The worst part, you ask? Your rights as a woman could have easily helped to prevent this, had they been as equal as the rights to the people around you. For example, the conditions that are necessary to a lasting peace and security in the world are made very known in both Malala Yousafzai’s and Hillary Clinton’s speeches. While both women have a different approach, as well as a differing view, both speeches also share a number of similarities. Malala feels that education will help solve world problems, such as poverty and terrorism, while Clinton focuses more on women’s rights

She does this by stating that both intelligence and power can solve problems, such as terrorism, in more effective ways than violence. One quote from her speech that explains her theory perfectly is, “The pen is mightier than the sword.” Malala repeats this saying throughout her speech to show its importance and value. The quote itself reflects perfectly on Malala’s idea that intelligence, “the pen”, is more effective than violence, “the sword.” This is just one of many techniques that Malala uses to convey a lasting peace and security throughout the world. There are many things stated in Hillary Clinton’s speech that decipher what is necessary for a lasting peace and security throughout the world. Clinton uses many styles and techniques to help the reader understand the message that she is trying to convey. Hillary Clinton says, “Those of us who have the opportunity to be here have the responsibility to speak for those who could not.” This statement means that those of us who are treated equally and have obtained our rights should fight for those who are less fortunate. Clinton says this because, by simply doing this, our society would be benefited as a