Resillency

                                                                Resiliency 


In I am Malala, Malala shows a lot of resiliency by standing up for her beliefs and not letting the Taliban pose as a threat to her. Even in the most difficult times when it seemed like there was no hope for her country (Pakistan) and when she was put in a dangerous situation, Malala continues to be resilient. 

Malala still remains resilient by surrounding herself with the people she loves like her family and friends. " My family was scared, but our fear was not as strong as our courage. We must rid the valley of the Taliban, and then no one has to feel this fear,' he said" (Yousafzai 138). This quote shows that Malala and her family are very strong people and they didn't let anything stop them from fighting the Taliban. 

What helped Malala reach her goal was that she took charge of the problem, thought of things in perspective, and figured out a way to spread ways that people could help fix the problem that was heating up in Pakistan. Malala is an inspiration not just for girls, but for everyone around the world. She makes evevryone know that if you want to make a difference in the world, put your mind to it and you can and will succeed. 

I just wanted to finish this post off with one of my favorite quotes :) and just because it relates to the book 

  

"Be the change you want to see in the world." 

I Am Malala Discussion

Today in English, we discussed these 2 essential questions 

1):How do people stand up for their beliefs? 

2): What do personal stories teach us about our connections to others' cultures and humanity?)

For the first essential question, How do people stand up for their beliefs?, I said that Malala and her family don't give up on the things they love and what they believe in, for example Malala's fathers school. In the book it says "For us a turban is a public symbol of chivalry and Pashtun-ness, and for a man to lose his turban is considered a great humiliation. But then he started up again. "I never said those things to your clerk. He is lying." My father had had enough. 'You have no business here,' he shouted. 'Go away!' (Yousafzai 99). 

For the second essential question, What do personal stories teach us about our connections to others' cultures and humanity? I said that it teaches us about how things effect people differently around the world. Obvisouly, 9/11 had a different effect on the people who live in the U.S. and the people who live across the world. For Malala it caused war and chaos in her country according to her. 

This quote says that other people thought differently. "some of our religious people saw Osama bin Laden as a hero.  These people said 9/11 was revenge on the Americans for what they had been doing to other people around the world, but they ignored the fact that the people in the World Trade Center were innocent and had nothing to do with American policy and that the Holy Quran clearly says it is wrong to kill" (Yousafzai 85).  

I think what Malala stands for and what she has done is awesome. She has truly made a difference in the world. Sooo.. Im just trying to encourage all you readers out there to take charge of your beliefs and don't let anyone try to bring you down!! 

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I am Malala

For English class I am reading, "I am Malala." By Malala yousafazi. The book is about a teenage girl who lives in swat, Pakistan. Malala's home gets invaded by the Taliban and they prevent girls from going to school and getting an education. Malala speaks against what the Taliban are doing, and as a result of standing up for her beliefs she gets shot in the head by the Taliban at age of 15.

Honestly, I thought this book was going to be really boring and that it was just go on and on about importance of education. But instead I loved this book, Malala starts off the book talking about her parents and the important roles they played in her standing up for her beliefs. I think Malala started the book of talking about her parents because she didn't have much to write about. Disregarding the fact the her country was at war and she still got shot she is 17-yeas-old.

One thing that I learned from this book was how events around the world can effect you. I have never really questioned what events around the world effect me. Usually when I hear something tragic happen I do feel extremely bad for the people it effected but I tend to push it to the side and carry on with my life.  In I am Malala when 9/11 happened it changed Malala's world. "We did not realize then that 9/11 would change our world too, and would bring war to our valley" (Yousafzai 57). " That part of the book really stood out to me. I never knew that something on the other side of the world could effect someone not even close to that.

I really enjoyed reading this book and I recommend to anyone who has gone through discrimination or a hard time in their life.

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I just finsished  reading "The Color of Water" by James McBride. This novel is "thoughtful contribution to litterature on race." I am enjoy reading this book, the main reason being, the author writes the book from 2 different perspectives. This book was impactful and taught a good lesson.

What I enjoyed about this book the most was how the author portrays his mother, and how she plays a big role in all her children's lives/carrers.  Some of the things she says in the book explains what all mothers do to protect their children. I often think my mom wants to start a fight for no reason about anything. But, reading this book helped my understand what she's doing. 

Why do you think parents go to/ would go to an extreme level to protect their children? 

Reading this book made me realize how greatful you should be for the things you have. The main character in the book had 12 siblings, not a lot of money, a small house, and a rough childhood.He went from having nothing to becoming a famous author.