I Am Malala Essay On Education

Nelson Mandela once stated, "Education is the most powerful weapon because with it you can change the world." Each day, I walk into school knowing that I will safely learn something whether it be a new math equation or a new style of essay to write. In school, we have the power to ask questions and get answers from our teachers. In America, this seems like an everyday occurrence that nobody seems concerned with. We do not have to worry about the Taliban threatening to blow up our school, shot our school teacher or shot a student. Before reading the book, I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up For Education And Was Shot By The Taliban, I never thought that there was a chance that an innocent girl could be shot because she spoke out for her right to a quality education.

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In other countries, many of them in the Middle East, it is more often than not the fight of a lifetime to get access to an education. I was truly impacted by this fact when I turned to the last page of I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up For Education And Was Shot By the Taliban. In the book, Malala states, "By giving me this height to reach people, he has also given me great responsibility." Malala's desire is one that we all share - for all children to live in peaceful enviornments where they can learn without fear. All women have the
As the saying goes, actions speak louder than words. It is easy to sit here and write this blog and strictly look at the statistics. According to the Malala Fund, "130 million girls are out of school." To put this number into perspective, a large pizza had ten slices, and each slice represents a girl that is in need of an education. This would work out to 13 million pizzas. That is truly astonishing. 13 million pizzas with 10 slices each. The more important thing to think about is that these girls are people. They have stories, families, likes and