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Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistani woman known for her human rights activism. Raised by a family that ran a chain of schools, she began an anonymous blog at age eleven, detailing her life in a region occupied by the Taliban. When she was twelve, she was featured in an American documentary about her life. When she was fifteen, she was on a bus and a Taliban gunman boarded the bus and shot her in the face, an attempt to shut her up and put an end to her activism. Amazingly, she survived, recovered, and lived to continue her activism. She made the following speech to the UN, only nine months after the attempted assassination. (She won the Nobel Peace Prize a year later, at age 17, the youngest Nobel winner ever.)

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Read and add two annotations of her speech. Watch for techniques that she uses to persuade her audience. Consider her purpose as you read. Your annotations should be analytical. You may also pose a question or respond to a classmate.

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In the name of God, The Most Beneficent, The Most Merciful.
Honourable UN Secretary General Mr Ban Ki-moon,

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Mariya Little Mariya Little (Apr 22 2020 8:18PM) : Religion more

She starts off her speech with a sentence relating to religion. This automatically brings in emotion because people can relate personally and emotionally to her talk of God. Especially because she says “The Most Beneficent, The Most Merciful.”

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Katarina Assenato Katarina Assenato (Apr 28 2020 9:54PM) : I agree. She wants people to feel like they have something that they can relate to her, and she uses god to bring in something that a lot of people have which is a strong faith.
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student Kayli Fuhrman Rabuck student Kayli Fuhrman Rabuck (May 25 2020 3:42PM) : The way she repeats the words "respectable" and "Honorable" abd then leaves more space between lines gives the paragraph a more dramatic effect
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Logan Kaiser Logan Kaiser (Apr 19 2020 12:34PM) : Uses respected and honorable to try and talk to the leaders respectfully
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Chenoa Franz Chenoa Franz (Apr 20 2020 11:01PM) : Good. Why? To what effect?
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Meghan Mendez Meghan Mendez (Apr 21 2020 5:48PM) : She uses honorable and respected when addressing important people of the community. It shows they're importance and authority but also shows she personally respects them as well
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Mariya Little Mariya Little (Apr 22 2020 8:19PM) : I feel like she's listing the people she's addressing by their ranks. From most important (highest up) to least important. Starts with God and ends by addressing her brother and sisters, the common people. [Edited]
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Austin Piotrowski Austin Piotrowski (Apr 24 2020 1:20PM) : I feel like she uses respected elders and MY dear brothers and sisters to show many are important to this.

Respected President General Assembly Vuk Jeremic

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Honourable UN envoy for Global education Mr Gordon Brown,

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Respected elders and my dear brothers and sisters;

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Today, it is an honour for me to be speaking again after a long time. Being here with such honourable people is a great moment in my life.

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Shelby Bartz Shelby Bartz (Apr 22 2020 4:14PM) : In this paragraph Malala is saying that she is honored to even be talking again after being shot in the head, and she is grateful to be talking to the people who support her with everything she is doing/putting towards her goals.
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Chenoa Franz Chenoa Franz (Apr 24 2020 7:54PM) : Good. What is the effect of this statement? Why does she include it?
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Zoe Rohling Zoe Rohling (Apr 27 2020 5:15PM) : she is drawing her audience in and making them feel welcomed and important. Maybe trying to build a connection before she continues? she showing a great amount of ethos in these first short paragraphs
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Lauren Eck Lauren Eck (Jun 06 2020 10:47AM) : she starts off strong by drawing in the crowd and letting them know how honored she is and making them feel important by calling the "honourable people".
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I don't know where to begin my speech. I don't know what people would be expecting me to say. But first of all, thank you to God for whom we all are equal and thank you to every person who has prayed for my fast recovery and a new life. I cannot believe how much love people have shown me. I have received thousands of good wish cards and gifts from all over the world. Thank you to all of them. Thank you to the children whose innocent words encouraged me. Thank you to my elders whose prayers strengthened me.

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Meghan Mendez Meghan Mendez (Apr 21 2020 5:56PM) : In the beginning she thanks god first, and as well in the first main paragraph she brings up god. Showing a very strong belief and connection to him. Making it known she is very committed to her religion.
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Maja Bielich Maja Bielich (Jun 03 2020 3:53AM) : She sets the tone by starting of the piece thanking god and everyone who prayed for her. This shows that she is religious.
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Olivia Platt Olivia Platt (Apr 21 2020 1:45PM) : How she establishes that she has a strong connection to God because everyone is equal in his eyes. This sets the tone for the whole piece. [Edited]
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student Kayli Fuhrman Rabuck student Kayli Fuhrman Rabuck (May 25 2020 3:44PM) : I agree with Livi because she's very clear about her relationship with god and how she says it also shows her view on life
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Lily Navarro Lily Navarro (May 25 2020 10:54PM) : She establishes her thank fullness for God and everyone who has ever prayed, encouraged, or shown love to her. She shows emotion and expresses her gratitude.
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Nisse Rosholt Nisse Rosholt (Jun 05 2020 4:08PM) : she begins by thanking everyone in her life that helped her to get to were she is, establihing humblness and respect twardes everyone
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I would like to thank my nurses, doctors and all of the staff of the hospitals in Pakistan and the UK and the UAE government who have helped me get better and recover my strength. I fully support Mr Ban Ki-moon the Secretary-General in his Global Education First Initiative and the work of the UN Special Envoy Mr Gordon Brown. And I thank them both for the leadership they continue to give. They continue to inspire all of us to action.

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There are hundreds of Human rights activists and social workers who are not only speaking for human rights, but who are struggling to achieve their goals of education, peace and equality. Thousands of people have been killed by the terrorists and millions have been injured. I am just one of them.

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Sophia Venne Sophia Venne (Apr 22 2020 4:17PM) : She is explaining how she is not fighting alone, many other people have been in her situation, some may not have been fortunate enough to survive being shot though. more

She is raising awareness about how she is not the only person to have gone through the violence of the taliban and how there are many other human rights activists who have attempted to be heard but are not being recognized.

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So here I stand... one girl among many.

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Kyle Brand Kyle Brand (Apr 20 2020 12:00AM) : Sentence sticks out by saying essentially she isn't the only one and establishes ethos
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Chenoa Franz Chenoa Franz (Apr 20 2020 11:01PM) : Good.
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Zoe Rohling Zoe Rohling (Apr 27 2020 5:24PM) : making an impact on her audience. more

She is building off her last paragraph, how pp11 she used such big numbers(hundreds, thousands, millions) making her audience feel this overwhelming amount of sympathy for these people. then she brings it back to how she was one of those many people who have suffered and she’s here to speak out for those who can’t.

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Marley Piscopo Marley Piscopo (Feb 04 2022 12:12PM) : TO me this sounds like a pretty powerful statement
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I speak – not for myself, but for all girls and boys.

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carley chapman carley chapman (Apr 21 2020 3:09PM) : She isn’t speaking out to get pity from others but to stop others from having to go through what she did.
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Austin Piotrowski Austin Piotrowski (Apr 24 2020 1:22PM) : She is also including boys and girls to show she cares fro both genders and isnt biased on her opinions.
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I raise up my voice – not so that I can shout, but so that those without a voice can be heard.

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Olivia Platt Olivia Platt (Apr 21 2020 1:47PM) : She establishes that she is not only fighting for herself but for everyone to gain equal rights and she is trying to stand up for everyone.
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Katarina Assenato Katarina Assenato (Apr 28 2020 9:58PM) : She is saying that she wants to be heard by people, but she also wants to make sure that she backs up her words with actions, that she is fighting for everyone.
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Lily Navarro Lily Navarro (May 25 2020 10:57PM) : She uses "I" but relates to everyone who deserves to have a voice and be heard. She is fighting for all who deserve their rights they should have.
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Those who have fought for their rights:

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Dear Friends, on the 9th of October 2012, the Taliban shot me on the left side of my forehead. They shot my friends too. They thought that the bullets would silence us. But they failed. And then, out of that silence came, thousands of voices. The terrorists thought that they would change our aims and stop our ambitions but nothing changed in my life except this: Weakness, fear and hopelessness died. Strength, power and courage was born. I am the same Malala. My ambitions are the same. My hopes are the same. My dreams are the same.

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Hailey Anchor Hailey Anchor (Apr 20 2020 11:49AM) : Uses pathos to show that a gun couldn't silence her and she doesn't plan on stopping just because she got shot. She wants the world to know that she is going to fight for what she believes in
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Chenoa Franz Chenoa Franz (Apr 20 2020 11:03PM) : Great!
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Ivan Bautista Ivan Bautista (May 12 2020 8:28PM) : The amount of power and voice in this paragraph is amazing, even with a gunshot to the face even after such trauma she still continues to voice her ambitions and inspire more and more that no matter what even a bullet wont stop her.
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Chenoa Franz Chenoa Franz (May 12 2020 9:26PM) : I agree completely. What specifically gives her voice power? Look at her word choice or her syntax.
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Jadyn Torkelson Jadyn Torkelson (Apr 23 2020 2:07PM) : Says dear friends as she's addressing to the audience and makes her more appealing to them and more personable.
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Chenoa Franz Chenoa Franz (Apr 24 2020 7:56PM) : Yes! And therefore more reliable.
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Marley Piscopo Marley Piscopo (Feb 04 2022 12:12PM) : I wonder why they shot her friends to
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Will Michalsky Will Michalsky (Apr 21 2020 12:07PM) : Short sentence to add emphasis and to contribute to the emotional story.
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Chenoa Franz Chenoa Franz (Apr 24 2020 7:57PM) : Good. Why emphasize the failure of the Taliban?
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Marley Piscopo Marley Piscopo (Feb 04 2022 12:15PM) : Instead to me it seems like it increased Malala's goals instead of lowering them
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Alisia Schwark Alisia Schwark (Apr 23 2020 6:27PM) : Even though Malala and her friends were shot she came through even stronger and more willing to spread the word about equality. She will not be silenced because this is something she believes very strongly about.
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Dear sisters and brothers, I am not against anyone. Neither am I here to speak in terms of personal revenge against the Taliban or any other terrorists group. I am here to speak up for the right of education of every child. I want education for the sons and the daughters of all the extremists especially the Taliban.

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Maja Bielich Maja Bielich (Jun 03 2020 3:56AM) : She uses the terms "brothers and sisters" in order to show that they are all connected and in it together.
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Lauren Eck Lauren Eck (Jun 06 2020 10:49AM) : She addresses everyone as a whole crowd and says "sisters and brothers" to let them know they are all being heard.
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Logan Kaiser Logan Kaiser (Apr 19 2020 12:26PM) : Repeats “ dear brothers and sisters” plenty of times during speech
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Chenoa Franz Chenoa Franz (Apr 20 2020 11:03PM) : Why? What is the impact?
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corrin henry corrin henry (Apr 21 2020 11:40AM) : she is speaking for the majority so everyone can be heard
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Chenoa Franz Chenoa Franz (Apr 24 2020 7:57PM) : Nice, Corrin!
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Jadyn Torkelson Jadyn Torkelson (Apr 23 2020 2:10PM) : She doesn't want revenge and show's how she's a good person that is just fighting for the children and wants education available.
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Marley Piscopo Marley Piscopo (Feb 04 2022 12:16PM) : I think everyone should have a chance at education no matter who they are cause we are all equal.
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Sabrina Bonine Sabrina Bonine (May 04 2020 2:07PM) : Even though a member of the Taliban attempted to kill her, she still wants education for everyone, including them. This shows how forgiving she is and overall makes her argument more appealing.

I do not even hate the Talib who shot me. Even if there is a gun in my hand and he stands in front of me. I would not shoot him. This is the compassion that I have learnt from Muhammad-the prophet of mercy, Jesus christ and Lord Buddha. This is the legacy of change that I have inherited from Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela and Muhammad Ali Jinnah. This is the philosophy of non-violence that I have learnt from Gandhi Jee, Bacha Khan and Mother Teresa. And this is the forgiveness that I have learnt from my mother and father. This is what my soul is telling me, be peaceful and love everyone.

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Ivan Bautista Ivan Bautista (May 12 2020 8:34PM) : The peaceful ways of having a protest or having a voice against such things has been a pattern in history many times, MLK, Gandhi, Cesar chavez. She doesnt hate the person who tried to silence her, she uses it to fuel her voice for non violent resistance
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Hailey Anchor Hailey Anchor (Apr 20 2020 11:53AM) : Believes in non-violence and doesn't have hate for the person who shot her. She believes she can change things without violence. [Edited]
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Hailey Mitchell Hailey Mitchell (Apr 30 2020 8:15PM) : By using three different religious figures she allows for more people to connect with her than they would have if she only had used one of them.
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Alisia Schwark Alisia Schwark (Apr 23 2020 6:59PM) : All of the people she has listed she has learned from. They have inspired her to speak out and do it peacefully. I noticed that these people are not all one race or gender. She sees all people as equal. The people she has listed have devoted their lives more

to help change the world for the better.

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Katherine Griffin Katherine Griffin (May 26 2020 12:46PM) : In addition the people that she listed have show that there is a way to have protest without violence that they are all fighting got equality for people around the world and in thier own countries. more
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Dear sisters and brothers, we realise the importance of light when we see darkness. We realise the importance of our voice when we are silenced. In the same way, when we were in Swat, the north of Pakistan, we realised the importance of pens and books when we saw the guns.

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carley chapman carley chapman (Apr 21 2020 12:12PM) : You never realize what you have until it is taken away from you. We too often take things for granted.
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Nisse Rosholt Nisse Rosholt (Jun 05 2020 8:48PM) : she shows forgivnes and rises above those who are violent twards her
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The wise saying, “The pen is mightier than sword” was true. The extremists are afraid of books and pens. The power of education frightens them. They are afraid of women. The power of the voice of women frightens them. And that is why they killed 14 innocent medical students in the recent attack in Quetta. And that is why they killed many female teachers and polio workers in Khyber Pukhtoon Khwa and FATA. That is why they are blasting schools every day. Because they were and they are afraid of change, afraid of the equality that we will bring into our society.

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Katherine Griffin Katherine Griffin (May 26 2020 12:54PM) : With her reference to the quote of "the pen is mightier than the sword" and how the extermince are afraid and that they want things to be the in the way of oppression and of that where they have all the control. That they are so afraid of what knowledge more

can do and how it can liberate people that they go out and kill those how are a threat to this ideology to be able to silence their knowledge with violence.

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Sabrina Bonine Sabrina Bonine (May 04 2020 2:12PM) : She uses a metaphor for the extremists, meantime they are afraid that if more, specifically women, are educated then their old way of living will change. She doesn’t want revenge for what they have done, she wants to educate others and gain equality.
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Shelby Bartz Shelby Bartz (Apr 22 2020 4:39PM) : When she says "Because they were and are afraid of change, afraid of the equality that we will bring into our society." Malala is saying that the extremists are afraid of how changing everything to be more equal it will be changed for the worst.

I remember that there was a boy in our school who was asked by a journalist, “Why are the Taliban against education?” He answered very simply. By pointing to his book he said, “A Talib doesn't know what is written inside this book.” They think that God is a tiny, little conservative being who would send girls to the hell just because of going to school. The terrorists are misusing the name of Islam and Pashtun society for their own personal benefits. Pakistan is peace-loving democratic country. Pashtuns want education for their daughters and sons. And Islam is a religion of peace, humanity and brotherhood. Islam says that it is not only each child's right to get education, rather it is their duty and responsibility.

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Audry Gerow Audry Gerow (Apr 24 2020 6:52PM) : Ethos more

Malala is using a response from a fellow student of hers to back up her own claim that the Taliban (and possibly other terrorists too) are afraid of the power of education. She’s showing her reader that this educated child has learned to go against what the terrorists want. The Taliban’s beliefs are not among the religions of peace and love because those religions believe in education.

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Honourable Secretary General, peace is necessary for education. In many parts of the world especially Pakistan and Afghanistan; terrorism, wars and conflicts stop children to go to their schools. We are really tired of these wars. Women and children are suffering in many parts of the world in many ways. In India, innocent and poor children are victims of child labour. Many schools have been destroyed in Nigeria. People in Afghanistan have been affected by the hurdles of extremism for decades. Young girls have to do domestic child labour and are forced to get married at early age. Poverty, ignorance, injustice, racism and the deprivation of basic rights are the main problems faced by both men and women.

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Sophia Venne Sophia Venne (Apr 22 2020 4:36PM) : People all over the world are declaring for peace. Education systems need to have world peace to stop terrorism attacks and wars in order to give children around the world the education that they deserve. more
Malala is making these problems known in order to let the extremists know that many people are being affected.
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Hailey Mitchell Hailey Mitchell (Apr 30 2020 8:21PM) : Malala again addresses the secretary as Honorable which not only shows respect for the secretary but also gains respect for herself. It also shows she does not mean any offense and is being respectful even if the sec. may not agree with what she says.
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Jordyn Anderson Jordyn Anderson (May 04 2020 3:33PM) : She refers that if a child is trying to learn but in the back of their mind they know they have a high possibility of being shot, or dying in anyway, it will extremely effect their education, therefore she addresses the person with power to change that.
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Dear fellows, today I am focusing on women's rights and girls' education because they are suffering the most. There was a time when women social activists asked men to stand up for their rights. But, this time, we will do it by ourselves. I am not telling men to step away from speaking for women's rights rather I am focusing on women to be independent to fight for themselves.

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Dear sisters and brothers, now it's time to speak up.

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So today, we call upon the world leaders to change their strategic policies in favour of peace and prosperity.

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  • We call upon the world leaders that all the peace deals must protect women and children's rights. A deal that goes against the dignity of women and their rights is unacceptable.
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  • We call upon all governments to ensure free compulsory education for every child all over the world.
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  • We call upon all governments to fight against terrorism and violence, to protect children from brutality and harm.
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  • We call upon the developed nations to support the expansion of educational opportunities for girls in the developing world.
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  • We call upon all communities to be tolerant – to reject prejudice based on cast, creed, sect, religion or gender. To ensure freedom and equality for women so that they can flourish. We cannot all succeed when half of us are held back.
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  • We call upon our sisters around the world to be brave – to embrace the strength within themselves and realise their full potential.
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Dear brothers and sisters, we want schools and education for every child's bright future. We will continue our journey to our destination of peace and education for everyone. No one can stop us. We will speak for our rights and we will bring change through our voice. We must believe in the power and the strength of our words. Our words can change the world.

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Will Michalsky Will Michalsky (Apr 21 2020 12:15PM) : Repetition of "we" adds to a sense of unity and dependency on each other to accomplish these goals.
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Chenoa Franz Chenoa Franz (Apr 24 2020 8:01PM) : Good. These personal collective pronouns (we & us) generally built ethos.
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Jordyn Anderson Jordyn Anderson (May 04 2020 3:37PM) : She repeats "Dear brothers and sisters" as a form of pathos, to make her speech more personal. She wants the readers and listeners to know that she will help the cause, as a sister. That no one is alone, and everyone is connected.
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Because we are all together, united for the cause of education. And if we want to achieve our goal, then let us empower ourselves with the weapon of knowledge and let us shield ourselves with unity and togetherness.

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Cole Reiger Cole Reiger (Apr 20 2020 8:59AM) : When she says united and unity, and it reminds me of a part from one of Lincolns speeches, the "united we stand" part, which may be trying to relate her way of uniting for education back to her democratic government that is mentioned earlier.
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Dear brothers and sisters, we must not forget that millions of people are suffering from poverty, injustice and ignorance. We must not forget that millions of children are out of schools. We must not forget that our sisters and brothers are waiting for a bright peaceful future.

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Audry Gerow Audry Gerow (Apr 24 2020 7:01PM) : More "Call to Action" and pathos more

Malala is giving a sense of urgency that children are waiting for the reader to take action and make a change. A lot of the speech’s audience is educated, so to think that a child is not given the same opportunity makes the reader have some sympathy and want to help.

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Chenoa Franz Chenoa Franz (Apr 24 2020 8:00PM) : Excellent, Audry!

So let us wage a global struggle against illiteracy, poverty and terrorism and let us pick up our books and pens. They are our most powerful weapons.

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One child, one teacher, one pen and one book can change the world.

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Marley Piscopo Marley Piscopo (Feb 04 2022 12:13PM) : I like how this sentence made a whole crowd stand up and clap
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Education is the only solution. Education First.

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Angela Grant Angela Grant (Apr 19 2020 2:15PM) : Both two short sentences to make the idea of how important education is and how it should be seen.
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Chenoa Franz Chenoa Franz (Apr 20 2020 11:05PM) : Good. This is called a "Call to Action." This is a technique often used to call the audience to act on the topic...to achieve the speaker's purpose.
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