The world has always revolved around so called ‘social norms’ and centers their negative attention to those who fail to meet them. Most would consider these people as outcasts, people who are rejected or cast out from the society that they reside in. However, the word outcast has changed as much as civilization itself, morphing from a more physical, tangible word that coexists with words like exile or banishment, as used in medieval times, now turning into a word that is defined by judgements based on a previous comparison to others they see as similar. The word outcast can be traced back to almost the beginning of time. It was used by ancient civilizations as a way to label someone who was facing extreme punishment. These people could face banishment from their civilizations, and therefore become outcasts. In the ancient civilizations an outcast was labeled by those with significant power and desire. The punishments were likely to be death or at the very least negatively life-altering. Those who were deemed an outcast were often exiled and forced to begin a whole new life. The label would not …show more content…
Malala Yousafzai, a young eighteen-year-old girl is an example of someone who championed so hard for women's rights but is seen as an outcast in her own home country of Pakistan. She was so powerful in her belief in a woman’s ability to be educated that she was targeted by the Taliban who shot her in the head. Miraculously, she survived but is now forced out of her own country, because of the danger of being again targeted. The Taliban punishes innocent protesters and brainwashes other citizens to believe their ideals about a ‘perfect’ society. Thus, Malala lives as an outcast, trying to stray from predetermined Pakistani
Malala Yousafzai has made many claims for what she believes in. Those without a voice need to be heard. The taliban cannot quiet her. Nonviolence is one of the World’s greatest traditions. Education is one of the most important human rights. Yousafzai is able to support these claims with the way she speaks. She is splendid at using rhetoric, persuasive language with techniques like figures of speech. Malala Yousafzai uses repetition, pathos, and ethos to support her claims.
The journey of Malala’s life has been fighting to get education for young girls of Pakistan. Malala wants to show everyone how valuable girls are and that they don’t need to be hidden away from the public, “My mother always told me,’hide your face, people are looking at you.’ I would reply, ‘it does not matter; I am also looking at them’” (Yousafzai 43). Malala will no longer stand for
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In protest to this, Malala Yousafzai, a Pakistani girl, refused to follow these rules, and even began a blog for the British Broadcasting Corporation, detailing her life under Taliban rule. In response to her protest, a gunman approached her, and shot her three times. This assassination attempt started a global movement in support of Yousafzai and her beliefs. Like Thoreau, Gandhi, King, and Yousafzai, one must realize when others are being oppressed and take action against those in power who oppress the people they rule. Otherwise, there will never be change, and the world will never see justice.
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.
Women in America do not have to worry about a terrorist group coming and taking their rights away. They have a government that protects them from these groups and makes sure they have the same rights as others. In the Middle East, especially Afghanistan and Pakistan, women are scared to speak too loudly. These women live in fear each day of their lives because if they make one small mistake it could mean their life. Yet, there are some people who are fighting for women’s rights, especially women’s education. Malala Yousafzai is a girl who fought for women’s education. At the age of eleven, Malala began writing a blog for BBC Urdu. The blog described how she was upset that women’s education under the Taliban would be forced to stop. Malala also appeared on national television talking about women’s education. She has become a symbol of resistance against the Taliban. Even after Malala was put on the Taliban’s hit list, she continues to speak out about what she felt needed to be said. Malala would give her life for this cause, and she almost did. On October 9, 2012, Malala was on her way home from her morning classes when a man walked on to her bus and asked, “Who is Malala”. When she said it was her he shot her. The bullets hit her head and her leg. The Taliban ordered for her to be shot because she was promoting western culture in Pashtun areas. In another case Mukhtar Mai stood up for women’s rights and was sexually assaulted by multiple men with orders from the tribal council. The tradition in Mukhtar’s tribe was that a woman who is sexually assaulted by multiple men should kill herself, but instead of committing suicide she fought for her cause (Samira 28-30). Although the Taliban restricts women’s education for religious reaso...
Being shot in the face and seriously injured, did not stop Malala Yousafzai from pursuing her dreams. She did not morally agree with her government’s treatment of women, so she fought for her beliefs. Malala grew up in a rural village in Pakistan and was forced to follow customs she did not believe in. Swat Valley changed to a strictly ruled village with discrimination towards women. Malala created awareness around the world of the situation and stood up for her rights to education. Through Malala Yousafzai’s painful experience with growing up in a dangerous part of Pakistan, she created awareness in hope to regain the rights to educational opportunities for women.
Untouchables are usually never accepted in any society, but they have their own place in which they live. According to dictionary.com, and untouchable is “a person disregarded or shunned by society or a particular group; social outcast”, or basically a person that is at the bottom of a social level. In Chinua Achebe’s book Things Fall Apart there are indeed untouchables and they are clearly mentioned in the book. Achebe describes untouchables as “A person dedicated to a God, a thing set apart-a taboo for ever and his children after him. He could neither marry nor be married by the free born. He was in fact an outcast, living in a special area of the village, close to the Great Shrine. Wherever he went he carried with him the mark of the forbidden caste – long, tangled and dirty hair. A razor was taboo to him. An OSU (Igbo word for untouchables) could not attend an assembly of the free – born, and they, in turn could not shelter under his roof. He could not take any of the four titles of the clan, and when he died he was buried by his kind in the Evil Forest.” (Achebe 156). An untouchable’s main problem is its existence. Untouchables are not permitted to be around a “normal” human. Many peopl...
Laila Marchione Ms. Williams English 10 Honors, Period 5 April 17, 2024 No Violence: The Power of Books and Pens In the “Speech at the United Nations”, given by victim of a Taliban shooting, Malala Yousafzai, she repeatedly uses rhetorical appeals throughout her speech, the most effective being pathos. After being victimized by the Taliban, Yousafzai shares her experience not to make others feel sorrowful for her, but to stand up for all women and children’s rights. Malala Yousafzai uses pathos as a way to not make women feel sad for themselves, but to empower them: “They are afraid of women. The power of the voice of women frightens them” (par. 19).
Malala Yousafzai, the teenage girl who was shot by the Taliban, the youngest person to be awarded a Nobel Peace Prize, a girl brave enough to speak up against the Taliban, a girl who wanted a change for women’s equality and education, and a young girl who was once an average teenage girl. Malala has had many influences in life but the two most important ones are Ziauddin Yousafzai, her father, and the Taliban in Swat Valley. Her father has shown her such great love since birth and has allowed her to have a voice. At the same time, the Taliban has inspired her to speak out and strive for change. These two influences have motivated Malala as she has become an activist and a voice for change.
There are always outcasts, and they are not always outcasts for the same reasons. An outcast is a person who does not like what is popular. They do not do what is popular. They have may have issues like disabilities. Sandra Cisneros's The House on Mango Street shows us how society often treats outcasts.
An outsider is someone who does not fit in. They stand out. I believe that everyone is an outsider in their own way. You may not realize it, but you will always be an outsider in some sort of way. An outsider may not always stand out. They may have a certain group that they fit in with and feel comfortable in. Everyone has a certain group that they love to hang out with because there, they fit in and they are normal. Though, in other groups you may stand out. In other groups, you are the outsider. The different one who does not fit in and might not want to fit in. An outsider may not want to fit in. Sometimes they want to stand out and be different, but not always. There are many outsiders that still want to fit in. I am one of those outsiders that like to stand out, but also love to hang out with people I fit in with.
“I am Malala” by Malala Yousafzai is a beautiful and hard breaking book at the same time. This book is an autobiography that describes the author childhood and her support on the right for girls to have an education. Through this autobiography, Malala describes the restrictions that are imposed on females in her country. There are many that believe that woman of Pakistan should not be educated in the other hands there are a few that oppose this idea. Malala’s support on education for girls almost cost her life, since she was shot by the Taliban. From a multicultural perspective Malala’s story touches on topics such; culture shock, discrimination within your own culture, oppression, religion, family and woman’s right. Despite the opposition
Social exclusion is the exclusion of an individual from the current social system, their individual rights and privileges. This is usually a result of a person living in poverty due to circumstances he or she has no control over, or their own human error. Becoming socially excluded can also be the result of the individual belonging to a minority social group. Social exclusion refers to individuals whom are excluded from certain aspects of social life such as employment and social relations. This can be due to reasons such as whether or not the individual would like to participate in social activities, or whether he or she is unable to participate in social activities for reasons which are beyond their control, such as a disability (Burchandt et al. 2002). Social exclusion can be a major problem, studies have shown that being socially excluded from a group/s in fact activates particular areas of the brain, areas which would usually only be activated by physical pain (Eisenberger et al, 2003). Not only can social exclusion have negative effects on an individuals mental health and wellbeing, but it can also cause exploitation, oppression and marginality. Social exclusion also prevents equality, fairness and social justice.
An outcast is a person who is rejected or cast out of the society. This could be due to various reasons. This made a lot of people loners, because once they were cast out there was nowhere to go and nobody to talk to. During the years of the fore fathers a lot of people were considered outcasts because of one offence or the other. For example, years back when my uncle was caught sleeping with his cousin’s wife he was cast out of the community and was restricted to talking to anybody which makes him a lone...