I am Malala is the memoir of a fourteen-year old girl’s campaign for women’s right to education. In 2011‚ Malala was shot by the Taliban in a bus on her way home from school. Two Taliban men boarded the bus and asked‚ “who is Malala‚” soon after‚ firing shots into Malala’s head (Yousafzai 9). The Taliban‚ a radical Islamic group‚ wishes to instill a conservative version of Islamic law called Sharia. Malala grew up in a society in which women were treated as inferior beings‚ housekeepers‚ and had
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Why am I the way I am? This question has entered my mind quite a bit in the past ten years. Growing up I have found myself to be quite different then the rest of my peers. My interests in life and other cultures around the world were lots different then individuals I was around. After being in this class the past several weeks I have began to find some answer to the question. My findings have rooted from chapter one‚ where I found developmental psychology‚ behavioral psychology and personality
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Professor Mrs. *** English 1101 12 January 2014 I am Special I am not a special girl‚ but I am special and unique in this world‚ nobody can replace me. I believe that being who you are makes people respect you more‚ there’s only one of me in this world. My name is Luna‚ one year exchange student come from China. Specifically‚ I have a mixed family‚ a Korean mother and a Chinese father‚ that helps me I can learn well both Korean and Chinese culture and language
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Bhagat Singh 1931 Why I am an Atheist Written: October 5–6‚ 1930 Source/Translated: Converted from the original Gurmukhi (Punjabi) to Urdu/Persian script by Maqsood Saqib; translated from Urdu to English by Hasan for marxists.org‚ 2006; HTML/Proofread: Andy Blunden and Mike Bessler; CopyLeft: Creative Common (Attribute & ShareAlike) marxists.org 2006. It is a matter of debate whether my lack of belief in the existence of an Omnipresent‚ Omniscient God is due to my arrogant pride and vanity
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is an example of why I am so great. I was nice enough to notice that the bird was stuck and it might of needed help; so then I pulled off the trash can lid and picked up the large trash can and let the bird fly away. Another reason I am great is because I am also very respectful to other people. An example of why i am respectful is because I will hold a door for people if they are old or just plainly out of nowhere just to be respectful. The last example of why I am great‚ Is I have traveled to an
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“A Municipal Report” takes place in Nashville‚ Tennessee shortly after the American Civil War between the northern states and southern states. It is told in the form of a report by a man who came to Nashville on business but whose name we never learn. The plot involves what happens between the narrator and three main characters: Azalea Adair‚ an educated‚ and gentle lady of the old South; Major Caswell‚ the cruel husband who treats her badly; and Uncle Caesar‚ a kind African American man with a royal
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Instructor: William Lewis February 9‚ 2015 Why I am in College Everybody has reasons behind the choices they make in life‚ whether they realize this or not. It does not matter if the reasons are good‚ bad‚ strong‚ or weak‚ because it is up to the individual to decide what will truly motivate him or her. With that being said‚ I have been asked the question‚ “Why am I in college?” At first glance‚ the question seemed simple to answer. However‚ upon reflection‚ I found there were a myriad of reasons behind
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“Who am I? I do not know. What am I? I cannot answer. Where are you from?”‚ Agitated I said stop. What will your legacy be? How will you shape your future? Who are you? Questions asked some are never answered it is a mystery which we all have sought for an answer. It is not one thing‚ but made up of many others‚ it is a whole‚ made up of fragments which fuse into each other‚ fickle as it is we all search for out identity. It is not how you live your life‚ it is not what you have done‚ but what
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As I scroll through the unknown hallways of high school for the first time‚ anxious and worried of the unexpected I was about to anticipate‚ my palms start the tip of shaking heavily and sweating uncontrollably. Thinking to it‚ I knew it was a start‚ a new start of life as a beginning‚ new chapter of not just believing in finding myself‚ challenging more to my limitations‚ setting high bars‚ letting myself free to the world of judgements and doubts of others around me‚ and showing my heart to the
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Heng-Hsuan Tsui ENC 1101 Spring Essay #1 1/20 2014 The Reason Why I Am Attending College The reason for attending college are probably just like everyone else’s. I went to college because I wanted a better life for myself. I’d like to find a job and have a wonderful life. I am an international student majoring in dance from Taiwan. My country’s dance doesn’t have a chance to be appreciated‚ so I tried and moved to another country‚ which its dance is famous‚ and appreciate on international
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