Twenty-six whopping minutes. That’s how long Malala Yousafzai's Nobel Prize speech was, and it was jampacked full of rhetorical devices such as figurative language, repetition, and parallel structure. You could go and watch it, but you’ll get the same content from reading this paper, and it’ll take half of the time. There are many instances of figurative language that can be found within Malala’s speech, but I’m just going to highlight the ones that stuck out to me. One of the most impactful uses of figurative language that I came across was a metaphor. In order to convey determination to learn, she referenced her “thirst for education.” I thought that this was very impactful because it compares education to one of the basic necessities of life, water. Another great use of figurative language within her speech was the use of symbolism. Throughout her speech, Malala uses herself as a symbol for various issues that she cares about, but it’s very evident when she claims to be other girls that have had to fight for their rights. Malala uses …show more content…
Three times she says “so it becomes the last time” when referring to education deprivation. She does this to ingrain the thought into our brains that if we take a stand, children will no longer have to worry about education deprivation. As a result, the thought that more and more helpless children will lose their rights to education if we don’t decide to help them will be ingrained in our minds as well. While talking about the same subject, Malala states that “it is not the time to pity them” twice to emphasize the point that nothing will happen if we don’t take actions to help the children. Towards the end of her speech, she reveals that her goal is to see “every child in school.” Twice more, she repeats the phrase, “the last time,” to show us that if we put all of our effort into achieving her goal, we will never have to fight for education
She uses powerful language, includes metaphors and similes throughout the entire book. These are important as they help paint a picture in your head by comparing familiar things with more vague ones. One simile that is mentioned numerous times in the autobiography is "Malala is free as a bird." (Chapter 1, pg. 19). Malala recalls the words her father has always said
Malala Yousafzai uses the rhetorical appeal of pathos to express the immorality of Pakistani government which coaxes the U.N. to allow women basic rights. Everybody should be granted the right to education, no matter race, gender, or religion. Malala pleads to the U.N. to allow her an education. During her presentation at the U.N. meeting, Malala appeals to the emotions of the representatives of various countries by discussing heartbreaking topics such as terrorism, war, and most brutally, death. While fighting for their basic rights, Yousafzai stated, “thousands
An unlikely promiscuous figure became the pinnacle of peace and equality. This figure is Malala Yousafzai, a driven girl from the valley of Swat in Pakistan, stood up against her peers and spoke out against an imposed custom on girls. Malala’s endeavours began with the introduction of the Taliban within Pakistan. Now ran by tyranny, Pakistan became a place of oppression, especially against the rights of females. Malala and her father, Ziauddin, were among the very sparse population of activists within Pakistan, advocating against the Taliban’s influence. Malala effectively expresses her story by utilizing rhetorical devices such as evocative imagery, juxtaposition and ethos.
Malala Yousafzai is a young woman speaking as a young education advocate at the Youth Takeover of the United Nations. This was her first speech since she had been shot in the head by the Taliban in Pakistan on October 9th, 2012. The Taliban targeted her because she was blogging about her own right, and the right of all women, to an education. Her purpose is to inform the people of the denial of education to children around the world. She is also trying to persuade her audiences to join her campaign in ensuring all children gain their right to education before the end of 2015. Her primary audience was all of the delegates who attended the Youth Takeover of the United Nations, and all the people fighting for education. Her
Malala Yousafzai is a 16 year old activist that’s fighting for children's education. She gave her famous speech to the officials of the UN. She was presenting her speech to stand up for education for every male and female. Malala justified, there to be education for every woman, man, and child. Her supporting arguments are that the Taliban are scared of change and learning about new innovations. Although what's massively lacking in her speech is logos. Despite the fact she used lots of pathos in her speech in which she was using to manipulate the audience's feelings towards the Taliban's actions.
Repetition specifically anaphora, was the rhetorical strategy most prominently used in the speech. Yousafzai repeats “we” as shown in her speech, “We call upon all governments to ensure free compulsory education for every child all over the world… 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. We call upon our sisters around the world to be brave – to embrace the strength within themselves and realise their full potential”.
Why are human rights so important? Human rights are important so that peace is kept and so that everything stays aligned, put together and won’t be absent. The rights keep the people safe and feeling safe from harm and any other kind of problems that may occur. Safety is one of the reasons that human rights have been established. The central Idea of Malala’s speech and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is that everyone is or should be equal, and they use parallel structure and uses imagery.
Throughout the span of the human race, many people and organization have stood up for the right of others. Some scientists raced against time to produce vaccines that saved millions if not billions of lives. On the other hand, many speakers traveled across the globe to promote individual’s freedom and rights. In wartime, more people regardless of their backgrounds worked tirelessly to save lives of many individuals who faced genocide. Undoubtedly, history has foretold that at any moment in time, people are working tremendously so that other people may have a better world to live. Regarding education, Malala Yousafzai, known as Malala, has put all her efforts in promoting education to every child living on earth. She was a target of an insurgent group, but now she is the savior of many children. Thanks to her works, many children now have an education which they have never once dreamed they would have. Her moral courage will be a legacy that she leaves for humans.
“I am those 66 million girls who are deprived of education. And today I am not raising my voice, it is the voice of those 66 million girls.” Malala Yousafzai makes this statement in her speech to the Nobel Committee as the first Pakistani and, at the age of sixteen, the youngest person to receive the Nobel Peace Prize Award. Malala was unfortunately shot in the head by a member of the Taliban, due to the fact that she defied a culture that did not allow girls to have an education. Despite her brush with death, she not only recovered, but became a champion for the rights of children and girls around the world to receive an education. Malala delivered a speech before the Nobel Committee
I am honored to be chosen to pick a speech and read it for the conference. I have chosen Malala Yousafzai’s speech on free education for women and children around the world. In the speech given by Malala Yousafzai on July 12, 2013 at the Youth takeover of the United Nations, she claims that we must take action and help fight for women’s rights and free education for all around the world, and that the acts of terrorism against women and children should be stopped. The speaker establishes the hopefulness for the women and children around the world who lack a basic education and are judged by their race and gender to give hope that they might be able to achieve a free education for all. She wrote this speech to inform the audience about the lack of education for women and children. Malala Yousafzai’s speech is the most moving out of the three choices because the speaker creates a powerful message by using anecdotes, repetition and ethos to convey her overall message to the audience.
I think Malala uses simple words so it is easier for all of the listeners to comprehend. She also repeats many words to add emphasis in her speech. By using repetition, a speaker emphasizes her points and constantly reminds the listener about what the speaker is talking about. If she didn’t use repetition, most people would either be confused and interpret it their own way or be bored. Malala using simple declarations in her speech advanced her argument because people could understand her points more, allowing them to become fully engaged in her speech. If she used difficult declarations, most people wouldn’t understand what she was saying.
The purpose of this speech is to speak for every child right to education and to those who can not raise their voice. As Malala says in her speech:
The candid and disinterested voice of Malala is used to create a kind of attention between the terrorist shot and people who don’t receive human right such as education. Furthermore, Malala used a privet aspect of her life to persuade her speech which is about terrorist shot. She wanted to find a solution by telling her story. The best solution is to receive education for everyone.
During the course of this passionate, jarring speech, Yousafzai’s effective usage of persuasive language stems from her
In Yousafzai’s speech “Nobel Lecture” she speaks for all children regardless of their race. She claims how no child should be deprived of education and how there should be peace in every corner of the world. Yousafzai decided to speak up when her rights to learn were taken away. Although she knew the Taliban were going to kill her she did so anyway. Meanwhile in Vai’s video “Go To School: Spread The WORD” he speaks to his people, Pacific Islanders, and tries to send a wake up call so they can get an education instead of thinking that killing someone is the answer to protecting their family’s name. In his piece society racial profiles them instead of seeing potential in them. The difference here is how in “Nobel Lecture” by Malala Yousafzai