Our Books And Our Pens: Most Powerful Weapons
Bryce E. Duff
Spoken Communication 1101
Dr. Kris Curry
September 1st 2013 Malala’s Dream
In her speech “Our Books and Our Pens are the Most Powerful Weapons” Malala Yousafzai urges world leaders to prioritize education for women and children. Malala is a 16 year old Pakistani girl who was shot in the head by the Taliban for speaking out for women’s rights. She gives this speech on her birthday, which is now an international holiday known as “Malala day”. Malala begins her speech by addressing everyone in the room according to rank. She begins with “In the name of God, the most beneficent, …show more content…
She then states that even given the chance she would not kill the man who shot her “This is the compassion I have learned from Mohammed, the prophet of mercy, Jesus Christ and Lord Buddha. This is the legacy of change I have inherited from Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela and Mohammed Ali Jinnah. This is the philosophy of nonviolence that I have learned from Gandhi, Bacha Khan and Mother Teresa. And this is the forgiveness that I have learned from my father and from my mother. This is what my soul is telling me: be peaceful and love everyone”. This statement is so multicultural that it touches the hearts of almost everyone who hears and that’s why it’s so awesome. She then goes on to tell about why the Taliban are so afraid of education and how a boy in her schooled answered why they were “they are afraid of this book because they do not know what is written in it”. She then goes on to explain that the Taliban is even ignoring what their very own book, that they use to justify their own actions, says about education. “They think that God is a tiny, little conservative being who would point guns at people's heads just for going to school. These terrorists are misusing the name of Islam for their
Spoken Communication 1101
Dr. Kris Curry
September 1st 2013 Malala’s Dream
In her speech “Our Books and Our Pens are the Most Powerful Weapons” Malala Yousafzai urges world leaders to prioritize education for women and children. Malala is a 16 year old Pakistani girl who was shot in the head by the Taliban for speaking out for women’s rights. She gives this speech on her birthday, which is now an international holiday known as “Malala day”. Malala begins her speech by addressing everyone in the room according to rank. She begins with “In the name of God, the most beneficent, …show more content…
She then states that even given the chance she would not kill the man who shot her “This is the compassion I have learned from Mohammed, the prophet of mercy, Jesus Christ and Lord Buddha. This is the legacy of change I have inherited from Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela and Mohammed Ali Jinnah. This is the philosophy of nonviolence that I have learned from Gandhi, Bacha Khan and Mother Teresa. And this is the forgiveness that I have learned from my father and from my mother. This is what my soul is telling me: be peaceful and love everyone”. This statement is so multicultural that it touches the hearts of almost everyone who hears and that’s why it’s so awesome. She then goes on to tell about why the Taliban are so afraid of education and how a boy in her schooled answered why they were “they are afraid of this book because they do not know what is written in it”. She then goes on to explain that the Taliban is even ignoring what their very own book, that they use to justify their own actions, says about education. “They think that God is a tiny, little conservative being who would point guns at people's heads just for going to school. These terrorists are misusing the name of Islam for their