Teen+Activist

__Malala__ 3/22/13 After months of treatment and recovery, the teen activist finally goes back to school. Fighting for girls to have an education hasn't ended because she's been shot, if anything, it made her will even stronger. To BBC, Malala says, "I think it's the happiest moment that I'm going back to school, this is what I dreamed, that all children should be able to go to school because it is their basic right." She told them she is proud to wear the uniform for Edgbaston High School For Girls beause it proves that she is living her life and learning also.

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/03/19/174749963/malala-pakistani-teen-shot-for-demanding-an-education-attends-school-in-u-k Ethan Barley-How much of an impact do you think she really has on herself and other getting an education?

Malala 3/18/13 Malala Yousafzi was born on July 12, 1997 in Mingora. Mingora is a province of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhutunkhwa. In 2010, //New York Times// made a documentary. It was a film on Malala's life as a Pakistani girl; she wants to become a doctor. Also, this teen activist, is the youngest person to ever be nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize.

The petitions for Malala to be nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize first started in Canada. In Canada alone, there were already eighteen petitioners. Internationally, 6 more big petitioners came about. Total, there were eleven petitions to nominate this young Pakistani girl for a Nobel Peace Prize.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malala_Yousafzai http://www.change.org/en-CA/petitions/nobel-peace-prize-for-malala

3/11/13 Malala, a fifteen year old girl from Swat Valley, is now an inspiration for all girls thirsting for an education around the world. She grew up being influenced by her father to strive for as much of an education as she can. Although Malala and her father believed in all girls being well educated, others strongly disagreed. Tuesday October, 9th Malala's world was turned upside down. On her way home from school, a gunman had shot openly at several girls. Two suffered from injuries that were not life threatening; however, the teen activist had been hit in her head and neck with bullets.

Malala was in an intensive care unit in Pakistan. From there, she went to a hospital in the United Kingdom where she continued her treatment. With not even three months of treatment under her belt, Malala was already back to reading, writing, and even walking. Although she still as a surgery or so to go, this young girl striving for an education has made a remarkable recovery.

This astounding young girl has shown every other girl who is suffering from the lack of rights for her to be educated that it's okay to stand up for what you believe in, even if others don't approve. Since she s now a role model for many young girls, the United Nations decided to set a day aside to celebrate the courage that Malala has proven to have. This day takes place every year on November 10th. This day is declared as Malala Day. There are thirty-two million girls out there that are just like this activist. The right to get an education is the most important thing to them; every girl deserves the chance to learn.

Mac- This outstanding resilience shows that women are extremely strong-willed, powerful people just like men, and even though some ignorant individuals, or even countries refuse to accept this fact, this article is proof.

Sabrina- Your article seems a little mixed up when it comes to chronological order, but I love the topic you chose. This article really shows that you should stand up for your what you believe in. It also shows the extraordinary things that humans, even teenage girls, are capable of. It inspires me that she has such a desire to learn. Some people here say they hate having school everyday, but one thing that we as Americans have to realize is that school is an amazing privilege to have, and that we should make the most of the generous opportunity that is public schooling. How many kids in America could say that they would take a bullet for public schooling?

Rachel- This is such an inspiring story and its a wonderful show of the ability of women and their equality to men. Hopefully this young girl had an impact on that fact, inspiring other girls to believe in their personal abilities.

http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/30/world/europe/uk-malala-surgery http://www.cnn.com/2012/11/10/world/asia/pakistan-malala-one-month http://www.cnn.com/2012/11/09/opinion/brown-pakistan-malala/index.html?iid=article_sidebar http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/25/world/asia/pakistan-college-malala/index.html?iid=article_side

Carli Freeman- This is well written and conveys all of your thoughts very accurately.