Part Four:
- A Death Threat against Me
- “Everybody knows they will die someday. No one can stop death. It doesn’t matter if it comes from a Talib for from cancer.”—Malala Yousafzai
Reflect on this quote. Would you be as calm as Malala if a death threat had been made against you? If so, what qualities do you share with Malala to approach death in this manner? If not, why not?
- The Promise of Spring
- Malala is now an internationally famous advocate for education. She is also a teenage girl. What event showcases this contrast? Why is this included in the book, do you think?
- What of the letter that arrives at the house? What recurring theme can you point to regarding the Taliban and their motives? Why are they so threatened?
- Omens
- Have you ever had strange dreams or premonitions similar to those that Malala had? Were they triggered by some event or emotional issue (you can keep personal details just that—personal)? Did anything ever come of those?
- A Day like any Other
- Reflect on Malala’s account of this day. It’s clear what happens at the end of the chapter, but what of all of the details prior to that? Why were these included? What tone does it imply?
ReplyDelete“Everybody knows they will die someday. No one can stop death. It doesn’t matter if it comes from a Talib for from cancer.”—Malala Yousafzai
Reflect on this quote. Would you be as calm as Malala if a death threat had been made against you? If so, what qualities do you share with Malala to approach death in this manner? If not, why not?
I wouldn't be as calm, like Malala if I had a death threat towards me. I would be panicking and afraid. I value my life and I wouldn't want someone to just take it away from me so easily. My life is precious to me because I have so many goals to do in my life and I want to accomplish them before I die. I know that I can't prevent death, and that we all die some day, but I don't want to die from a death threat I think that's horrible.
I agree with you. I would also be very scared because you can never know when someone could end your life.
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ReplyDeleteI agree that the letter shows the Taliban is threatened by the Yousafzai family.
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Delete“Everybody knows they will die someday. No one can stop death. It doesn’t matter if it comes from a Talib for from cancer.”—Malala Yousafzai
ReplyDeleteReflect on this quote. Would you be as calm as Malala if a death threat had been made against you? If so, what qualities do you share with Malala to approach death in this manner? If not, why not?
I think Malala is right when she says that you can't control death. It happens when it happens. You may be able to delay it but you can't stop it from happening. I would not have been calm at all. I would have been terrified. I'm not sure what I would do exactly but I know I would not have felt calm on the inside. I don't think you would ever really know how you would react until it really happens.
I also agree, you (most of the time) can not control death. It can be delayed sometimes, but you can't stop it completely from happening.
DeleteSaying you wouldn't know how you would react is something I relate to. I have an idea of how I would react but, death is unpredictable.
Delete“Everybody knows they will die someday. No one can stop death. It doesn’t matter if it comes from a Talib for from cancer.”—Malala Yousafzai
ReplyDeleteReflect on this quote. Would you be as calm as Malala if a death threat had been made against you? If so, what qualities do you share with Malala to approach death in this manner? If not, why not?
If a death threat had been made against me, I know for sure that I would not be as calm as Malala was. As calm as she was, I feel like I would act more like her father in this situation. He is scared for his daughter, and wants to “hibernate” for a little while. He doesn't want Malala to be in any harm, but knows this is her decision to make. I am not as strong as Malala, and definitely would be afraid to face the fact that a death threat was being made towards me.
I can agree with you Maddie, because something like that would be really scary. I most likely would act more like the father.
DeleteI agree with you, receiving death threats would be a very scary thing and I know that personally I would not stay calm at all.
DeleteI agree with maddie, I would also be like the father and think about going away for a while but what kind of life would that be? I would rather stick to my normal life than to change it because of a death threat, that was the whole intent of the threat, to instill fear in to you, so I would not give in to it.
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ReplyDelete“Everybody knows they will die someday. No one can stop death. It doesn’t matter if it comes from a Talib for from cancer.”—Malala Yousafzai
ReplyDeleteReflect on this quote. Would you be as calm as Malala if a death threat had been made against you? If so, what qualities do you share with Malala to approach death in this manner? If not, why not?
My answer- This quote shows that Malala is relating her trouble with life and death to a common problem for other people. If i would have found I was going to die I would be really scared. If i was fighting for what I believed in like Malala was it would have been a little less scary. You never want someone to take away your right to sticking up for what you believe in.
You have a very good point about how you wouldn't want anyone to take away your right of standing up for what you believe in. I wouldn't like anyone doing that to me neither, because being able to stand up for what you believe in defines who you are as a person. So not being able to stand up for what you believe in hides who you truly are.
DeleteYou make a great point, I also would be scared but living in that fear would I think worsen my life.
DeleteHave you ever had strange dreams or premonitions similar to those that Malala had? Were they triggered by some event or emotional issue (you can keep personal details just that—personal)? Did anything ever come of those?
ReplyDeleteMy answer- I feel like there is no way to experience dreams like Malala's. Those dreams were triggered by something serious that happened. I have not had any moments like that, that have triggered any dreams.
I agree with your statement Payton. I can't relate with Malala because I don't know what Malala has been through. She has been in many serious situations that I haven't experienced before.
DeleteI agree with your statement. Her dreams were triggered by terrible events that I could never imagine going through. I have never experienced something of that seriousness in my life.
Delete"Everybody knows they will die someday. No one can stop death. It doesn't matter if it comes from a Talib or from cancer." -Malala Yousafzai
ReplyDeleteReflect on this quote. Would you be as calm as Malala if a death threst had been made against you? If so, what qualities do you share with Malala to approach death in this manner? If not, why not?
I don't think I would be as calm as Malala, and I would be scared, but I wouldn't let it control me. If this were happening to me, it would be awful, but there would be nothing I could do about it. I would live life as if nothing were happening because I would rather be happy than be afraid all of the time.
I agree, I wouldn't let it control me because if I were to die, I would want to die a happy life and not one where I would always have to worry about everything.
DeleteHave you ever had strange dreams or premonitions similar to those Malala had? Were they triggered by some event or emotional issue (you can keep personal details just that-personal)? Did anything ever come of those?
ReplyDeleteI have never had intense dreams occur because I have never experienced anything as bad as Malala has. She has been through something traumatizing and nightmares are common issues in situations like this. I have never experienced these situations, and I hope to continue to not have dreams like her's.
I agree with your statement about why Malala experiences nightmares. She has been through traumatizing situation that started as a young girl.
DeleteI am the same way, Emmi. I have never had such dreams, and I hope not to. They seem scary and intimidating. I feel bad for the stress they leave on Malala.
Delete“Everybody knows they will die someday. No one can stop death. It doesn’t matter if it comes from a Talib for from cancer.”—Malala Yousafzai
ReplyDeleteReflect on this quote. Would you be as calm as Malala if a death threat had been made against you? If so, what qualities do you share with Malala to approach death in this manner? If not, why not?
I would be calm because death is something nobody can avoid. Although I would like to live out my life as a kid before I go not everyone is that lucky. I am going to be a marine when I get out of highschool and I am not afraid to die when I get deployed. Malala and I both understand that life ends but it matters what you do in the time your here.
“Everybody knows they will die someday. No one can stop death. It doesn’t matter if it comes from a Talib or from cancer.”—Malala Yousafzai
ReplyDeleteReflect on this quote. Would you be as calm as Malala if a death threat had been made against you? If so, what qualities do you share with Malala to approach death in this manner? If not, why not?
-If I were to receive a death threat I would be paranoid. I would be paranoid because I wouldn't know when, or where I would die. I would always have to be cautious about who I talk with, and who I trust. Although I would be paranoid, I'd also try to remain as calm as possible. I would try to remain calm because I agree with Malala. I always think the exact same thing as she does. There is no avoiding death, it just comes to us some day. So we are all going to die eventually, one way or another.
I agree I would feel paranoid too. I myself get paranoid of little things and if my life was threatened I do not think I could handle it. You also did a nice job explaining the quote.
DeleteMalala is now an internationally famous advocate for education. She is also a teenage girl. What event showcases this contrast? Why is this included in the book, do you think?
ReplyDeleteOne thing that stood out to me that I felt really showcased how Malala being internationally famous and a teenage girl is when she said, “Meanwhile, my own schoolwork had actually slipped a bit because of all my travels.” This quote makes me think that Malala was a little overwhelmed with all that had been going on at that time. She said she was shocked and could barely believe it, because she loved school and the schoolwork. I feel like this is included in the book because she wanted to let the audience know that she makes a couple mistakes once in awhile, but she still has to work for everything. I know from a personal experience that I can get very flustered, and overwhelmed when I have many tests the next day. I think Malala wanted to showcase how even though she was behind in her school work, she still spoke out about education rights for girls.
I would agree. I can't imagine how much stuff goes on in her daily life for her to worry about, or be excited about, and still give her time to do her homework. She loves school so I feel like when it did slip away from her, she was probably devastated. I think Malala's life is hard because she wants to be a "normal" teenager and do her homework and have a simpler life, but she cares about speaking out for education rights that she will do whatever it takes to have them both.
DeleteI agree. I think she is trying to learn a balance between the two but with someone so big on your shoulders it can be hard. I think furthering her education is amazing but I think her fighting for others girls education at the risk of her own is even more courageous and outstanding.
Delete“Everybody knows they will die someday. No one can stop death. It doesn’t matter if it comes from a Talib for from cancer.”—Malala Yousafzai
ReplyDeleteReflect on this quote. Would you be as calm as Malala if a death threat had been made against you? If so, what qualities do you share with Malala to approach death in this manner? If not, why not?
There is no way I could remain as calm as Malala did when there were death threats made against her. That takes so much strength and courage to remain calm when your safety is being threatened. I couldn't even imagine how I would react if someone or a group of people were threatening my safety, however I know there is no way I would stay as calm as Malala did.
Have you ever had strange dreams or premonitions similar to those that Malala had? Were they triggered by some event or emotional issue (you can keep personal details just that—personal)? Did anything ever come of those?
ReplyDeleteI cannot say I have ever had any dreams such as Malala. I have no clue what she has dealt with in her life. I do know that I haven't ever had to deal with anything as bad as she has. However I have had some strange and scary dreams, just nothing like she has. I have a wonderful life compared to what she had to deal with every day as a teenager.
•What of the letter that arrives at the house? What recurring theme can you point to regarding the Taliban and their motives? Why are they so threatened?
ReplyDelete- A letter arrived to Malala's house the next morning, after her school field trip with her father, that read "Dear Muslim brothers, there is a school, the Khushal School… which is a centre of vulgarity and obscenity. They take girls for picnics to different resorts. Go and ask the manager of the White Palace Hotel and he will tell you what these girls did…"(Yousafzai 122). Other copies of the letter were posted all over near her neighborhood, and near their school. The letter makes it seem like the girl's were acting/doing improper things at their school field trip, when they weren't. "There was no denying it: The Taliban might have been defeated, but their beliefs were still spreading." (Yousafzai 122). Malala realized that the motive of the letter was related to Taliban beliefs, they wanted others to think bad of schools for girls. The Taliban also spread the lie because they feel threatened by the Khushal School, since the school is going against they're belief by allowing girls to get an education.
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“Everybody knows they will die someday. No one can stop death. It doesn’t matter if it comes from a Talib for from cancer.”—Malala Yousafzai
Reflect on this quote. Would you be as calm as Malala if a death threat had been made against you? If so, what qualities do you share with Malala to approach death in this manner? If not, why not?:
I do not think I would be as calm as Malala if I were in her position. I think that I would be scared, but I would not freak out and cry and be scared and stay home. I think I would continue doing what I believed in, and fighting for it. Malala does the same thing, and tells her dad that everyone dies, so you should continue to fight for what you believe in. Like I said, I think I would be scared and not show it just so I don't look more vulnerable to the people that want to kill me. Malala is a strong girl, and if I was in the position she was in, I hope that I could be as strong and willing to fight like she was.
The Promise of Spring
What of the letter that arrives at the house? What recurring theme can you point to regarding the Taliban and their motives? Why are they so threatened?:
The letter that arrived at the house said, "Dear Muslim Brothers, There is a school, the Khushal School... which is a centre of vulgarity and obscenity. They take girls for picnics to different resorts. Go and ask the manager of the White Palace Hotel and he will tell you what these girls did...." (Yousafzai 122). This letter showed me that the Taliban's are afraid and threatened by the Yousafzai family and the people that still fight for and believe in the right of education. The people that wrote the letter made up lies and went through a lot of trouble to try to get the school for girls to sit down and close their school or get blown up. They also sent this letter out, which made people believe in the Taliban's beliefs even though the Taliban had been defeated...
I agree about the Taliban being scared of people who fight against them. I think they know that if everyone were to stand up that they would lose some of their power.
DeleteQuestion 1: I disagree with Lily. I would not be scared. There is no point to fear dying, Malala is right we will all die someday we might as well die doing what we love.
DeleteQuestion 2: Lily did a good job using the quote and explaining it. She went in depth on how it affected people and how they acted.
Have you ever had strange dreams or premonitions similar to those that Malala had? Were they triggered by some event or emotional issue (you can keep personal details just that—personal)? Did anything ever come of those?
ReplyDeleteNo I think her dreams were triggered by something so intense that there is no way I could have a dream like that. I have not had enough very bad things happen around me or to me that could spark something like that.
I agree with you that her dreams are triggered by terrible experiences that have occurred in her life.
DeleteQuestion: Have you ever had strange dreams or premonitions similar to those that Malala had? Were they triggered by some event or emotional issue (you can keep personal details just that—personal)? Did anything ever come of those?.
ReplyDeleteI've had strange dreams like Malala that were triggered by an event. For example I was worrying about something happening to me one day and I had a dream about it. It helped me think about what could happen and how I would deal with it. It helped me prepare for the worst.
Question: “Everybody knows they will die someday. No one can stop death. It doesn’t matter if it comes from a Talib for from cancer.”—Malala Yousafzai
ReplyDeleteReflect on this quote. Would you be as calm as Malala if a death threat had been made against you? If so, what qualities do you share with Malala to approach death in this manner? If not, why not?
This quote shows how Malala views death. She is not scared about dying, she knows that she will die someday. She wants to die with her boots on. Die doing what she loves. I feel the same Malala does. I know I will die someday so there is no point in fearing death. I feel we should go through life without fear, and do what we love.
“Everybody knows they will die someday. No one can stop death. It doesn’t matter if it comes from a Talib for from cancer.”—Malala Yousafzai
ReplyDeleteReflect on this quote. Would you be as calm as Malala if a death threat had been made against you? If so, what qualities do you share with Malala to approach death in this manner? If not, why not?
I am with Malala when she says you can't control death. Any one of your loved ones could be taken from you at any time.You can't stop it. You may be able to slow the process of death down but you cannot stop it completely. If I would've had a threat against my life I would've been frightened but I wouldn't of lost any sleep over it.
Have you ever had strange dreams or premonitions similar to those that Malala had? Were they triggered by some event or emotional issue (you can keep personal details just that—personal)? Did anything ever come of those?
I've had dreams that almost predict the future exactly as it happens. I'll have a dream about something and almost the same thing will happen the next day.It was never triggered by anything though.
Have you ever had strange dreams or premonitions similar to those that Malala had? Were they triggered by some event or emotional issue (you can keep personal details just that—personal)? Did anything ever come of those?
ReplyDeleteI have never had a dream as Malala. I know that she has had a much harder and scarier life then me. Therefor; the events in her life have triggered those dreams. I have had dreams that are somewhat similar to what is happening in my life.
ReplyDelete“Everybody knows they will die someday. No one can stop death. It doesn’t matter if it comes from a Talib for from cancer.”—Malala Yousafzai
Reflect on this quote. Would you be as calm as Malala if a death threat had been made against you? If so, what qualities do you share with Malala to approach death in this manner? If not, why not?
If someone had made death treats on me I would be in the middle between calm and totally terrified. I would try not to live every moment scared for my life but that would be really hard. Your life could be over in a blink of an eye and you would never know when it could happen. But in another way I would know that whatever would happen to me was meant to be. I cant prevent my death so I would just have to try and enjoy what was left of my life.
"Everybody knows they will die someday. No one can stop death. It doesn’t matter if it comes from a Talib for from cancer.”—Malala Yousafzai
ReplyDeleteReflect on this quote. Would you be as calm as Malala if a death threat had been made against you? If so, what qualities do you share with Malala to approach death in this manner? If not, why not?
I think this quote means that you can't be scared to die even if you know you're going to die soon and there is a reason because there could always be a reason you could die you just don't always know it. If I was like Malala and had a death threat made against me I wouldn't react that much I probably would cry when I first found out but then I would just accept the fact that they wanted to kill me. Some qualities I share with Malala on death, is that I know death is going to come, we can't live forever and if that death comes by cancer or from someone killing me then that is what Is going to happen you can't really stop it.
I agree I felt that the quote meant the same thing as you. You never know when you are going to die or how in that matter. We are different because if someone threatened my life I would go insane.
DeleteHave you ever had strange dreams or premonitions similar to those that Malala had? Were they triggered by some event or emotional issue (you can keep personal details just that—personal)? Did anything ever come of those?
ReplyDeleteI have not had dreams like Malala. But I have had some dreams that were triggered by an event. Nothing compared to Malala's situation but they were bad dreams to me.
ReplyDelete“Everybody knows they will die someday. No one can stop death. It doesn’t matter if it comes from a Talib for from cancer.”—Malala Yousafzai
Reflect on this quote. Would you be as calm as Malala if a death threat had been made against you? If so, what qualities do you share with Malala to approach death in this manner? If not, why not?
I believe that this quote means that eventually everyone is going to die. There is no way anyone can cheat death. Malala means that people cannot control when they die because they never know how it will happen or when. If I were Malala I would not be as calm. I am scared of dying, it is actually one of my greater fears. If I was threatened I would go insane because I would never know when I would get murdered or by who.
Have you ever had strange dreams or premonitions similar to those that Malala had? Were they triggered by some event or emotional issue (you can keep personal details just that—personal)? Did anything ever come of those?
ReplyDeleteI have had dreams like Malala's. I have had dreams where men have snuck up behind me and kidnapped me. They are pretty terrifying. I actually have had the dreams recently about when all the clown stuff came out. I am terrified of clowns and it really bothered me.
ReplyDelete“Everybody knows they will die someday. No one can stop death. It doesn’t matter if it comes from a Talib for from cancer.”—Malala Yousafzai
Reflect on this quote. Would you be as calm as Malala if a death threat had been made against you? If so, what qualities do you share with Malala to approach death in this manner? If not, why not?
If a death threat was made against me, I definitely wouldn't be calm, I think I would probably be terrified and paranoid. But then I would try to live my life to the fullest because like Malala said "everyone knows they will die someday" so I think we should try to live our life to the fullest and live with no regrets and try to be kind to everyone while we still have the chance.
Have you ever had strange dreams or premonitions similar to those that Malala had? Were they triggered by some event or emotional issue (you can keep personal details just that—personal)? Did anything ever come of those?
ReplyDeleteI have had scary dreams but not like the dreams Malala had. I did once have a dream that I died but obviously that hasn't happened yet.