One Girl Can Make a Difference

There are those inspirational people in history who have risen in times of adversity.Automatically who comes to mind might be Martin Luther King Jr., Abraham Lincoln, Ghandi, or Rosa Parks. Different time periods, but they put their heart and soul into what they believed was their mission in life, to enact change in their environment.

In war torn countries and impoverished nations, many people are forced to be silent. They may disagree with the laws and the treatment of their people but, are too frightened by outside forces to stand up and make a difference.

Malala Yousafzai was and is, a phenomenal young women.Like many influential men and women in history, she could not simply stay back and watch as laws in her country were limited people from reaching their full potential.She was and is a hero, in many people's eyes.


Malala inspires me to make a difference in my society.She's an eighteen year old female who at the young age of 15, was shot in the head by the Taliban. She was shot in the head because she defied society's norms.The taliaban were attacking girls schools in her area, she did not believe that it was right for them to threaten her right, and of other girls, to attend school and get and education.She began blogging for BBC about her experiences and going onto various public platforms to speak out of girl's rights of education and advancement in society.She was so inspiring that she was awarded an International Children's Peace Prize in 2011.

Malala was getting various death threats at the time, but her family did not believe that it was anythingto be extremely worried about though it frightened them.

On October 9th, 2012 Malala Yousafzai was shot in the side of the head while on the school bus, by a Taliban gunman.Two other girls were injured in the attack.

Malala was not going to let adversity stop her from making the world a better place.She was not going to let this hold her down and stop her for good.Through coming out of a coma, and going through surgery, she has risen to be even more inspiring then she was before. She has continued to speak to the public for advancement of girl's rights and she even wrote an autobiography.Though she is still a target for the Taliban, nothing seems to stop her. Like the most inspiring people who have gone through history, she is one that will be remembered for her strength, for her compassion, and for her tenacity.She is a true inspiration.