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I Am Malala Reading Part Five

My abstract theme: Alienation of GENDER

In the next few chapters (23-24), Malala wakes up about a week after the shooting and is terrified because she doesn’t know where her father is and she doesn’t know how her father is going to be able to pay the hospital bill. None of the doctors or nurses were answering her questions regarding her family and that was irritating her to no end. Her left eye kept watering and blood kept coming out of her left ear, she was extremely confused to say the least. When she first woke up, she was confused as to whether she was still Malala and confused as to what happened to her. She slowly began to remember everything. Eventually, her parents decided to go to Britain to stay with her and when she found out she demanded that they bring her school books for she needed to prepare for her upcoming board exams. She believed that she would be going home soon. Before her parents came, she discovered that she couldn’t walk properly and that she would need to go through physiotherapy. She didn’t know that her story had gone worldwide, but it was soon known to her when she saw all the letters and packages that had been sent to her. She realized that the Taliban shooting her made her campaign global. She was getting recognition from huge celebrities and she just couldn’t wait to tell her best friend, but this was before she learned that she can go home again. Her family finally arrived and were shocked to see her unable to walk, unable to hear out of her left ear, unable to speak in anything but baby languages, and unable to smile or laugh. She was having a surgery to repair the left side of her face’s nerves. The operation went well and she slowly started being able to use her left side of her face again (still not the same as before) They also put a hearing device in her left ear to allow her to hear again. She also got her other half of half reattached. She started to go to school in the UK because it was no longer safe in Pakistan. She still misses her friends, the warmth, her home, and her village. Her feelings about the Taliban and her mission have never changed even after being shot, she still believes that every child deserves an education and she wants to help make that possible.

This section wasn’t exactly focused on gender alienation, but it was the effects she faced after fighting for equality. She could never go back to her home again, she’d never be able to see her friends again, and she could never go back to Pakistan again. I cannot imagine to be in her shoes and to never be able to go home again. She knew the risks of speaking out against the Taliban, but she took them anyway because it was right. I don’t think I could’ve continued my mission after being shot, I would’ve lived in constant fear, but not Malala. She used her shooting as a platform to help her campaign grow. She took a negative situation and made it positive. I don’t think, actually I know I don’t, have the same determination or courage as her to do the same.

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Each child is unique in his or her understanding of death and response to grief. This understanding is largely influenced by the child’s developmental level and chronological age.

Attached here is a description of the different stages of childhood and how they view the concept of death. Since death is still an abstract topic, not matter how science-oriented my book is, this is very relevant when thinking of death. We often forget that young children, infants, and young adolescents do not think like adolescents and adults do, especially when regarding something so abstract.

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A 2009 documentary by Adam B. Ellick profiled Malala Yousafzai, a Pakistani girl whose school was shut down by the Taliban. Ms. Yousafzai was shot by a gunman on Oct. 9, 2012.

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What is really interesting about this documentary is that it was filmed in 2009 before she was shot by the Taliban. We see that her determination even with the threats her and her family have received does not stop her from attending school. Her father, unlike many in their society, encouraged her to continue to go to school. He believed that she would one day make a difference in Pakistan and on the world. His desire for education helped to shape Malala’s character. Without her father’s influence and support, she probably would not have the same motivation to save her country. Her mission has always been the same before and after she was shot, she has always fought for a women’s right to an education.

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Malala Yousafzai, the youngest winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, celebrated her 18th birthday in Lebanon on Sunday by opening a school for Syrian refugee girls and called on world leaders to invest in "books not bullets."

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Malala Yousafzai’s story alone is inspirational, her speeches are motivational, but it is truly her actions that make all the difference. Anyone can speak on behalf of women’s rights, but until they actually act upon these words, they mean almost next to nothing. Addressing the problem is the first step, but actually doing something about the problem is the most important step. This article proves that Malala wants to make a difference in the world and allow ALL children the right to an education.

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I really like seeing another person's reaction to the book and how they acted on the conviction that had after reading it. This also brings life to the book by showing a specific example of people and being able to hear the physical voices and see their physical faces is really incredible. I also liked hearing how she wanted to use the talents and gifts she had to make an impact.

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My book doesn't address what "half the sky" means until the very end and so the reason behind the title was very unclear to me for a very long time. Its relevance is discussed towards the end of the book and so I now understand more of what it means. The whole idea is that women are of major importance to the world in so many ways. The movement's slogan is "turning oppression into opportunity for women worldwide." It signifies the potential of women and their value to the development of our world.

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Flickr photo by Anders.BachmannThis is been a year of change for a lot of people in my social circle who share life with animal companions. ...

After talking to my mom about this project and how I couldn’t think of any other types of secondary sources, she told me to research how pets react to death. I honestly can’t believe I didn’t think of it myself but it is what it is.

I found this small but informative article talking about how dogs react to the loss of other house pets. I was thinking more along the lines of how pets react to the loss of their owners, but this was just as interesting. The author, Lorrie Shaw, spoke to Barbara J. King, an anthropologist at Virginia’s College of William and Mary who also published How Animals Grieve in March of 2013.

I plan to look into this more because it’s still so astonishing how human-like dogs are and sometimes I think we forget that death doesn't just affect us as people, but the rest of the world mourns, too.

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Linked here is an explanation of how African culture differs from western culture and how they deal with death.

As a second generation Nigerian myself, this is something that I relate to and find very important. Again, this is a spiritual interpretation and not as scientific as my book, but it still gives off the same type of ‘death-isn’t-that-bad-we should-celebrate-life’ vibe that ‘Stiff’ gives off.

(Also, they party and celebrate the person’s life after death. The older they were, the longer the celebration)

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