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    Malala Speech Analysis

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    Malala Yousufzai delivered a powerful speech to the United Nations General Assembly advocating for children's right to education. She introduced herself by recounting how she became an activist after being shot by the Taliban for going to school. This established her commitment to the cause. She used inclusive language like "we" and "our" to make the audience feel part of the struggle. She likened the fight for education to an armed struggle to communicate its seriousness. Overall, the well-written speech conveyed a short but powerful and memorable message through Malala's personal story and use of rhetorical devices.

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    Malala Yousufzai delivered a powerful speech to the United Nations General Assembly advocating for children's right to education. She introduced herself by recounting how she became an activist after being shot by the Taliban for going to school. This established her commitment to the cause. She used inclusive language like "we" and "our" to make the audience feel part of the struggle. She likened the fight for education to an armed struggle to communicate its seriousness. Overall, the well-written speech conveyed a short but powerful and memorable message through Malala's personal story and use of rhetorical devices.

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    Malala Yousufzai delivered a powerful speech to the United Nations General Assembly advocating for children's right to education. She introduced herself by recounting how she became an activist after being shot by the Taliban for going to school. This established her commitment to the cause. She used inclusive language like "we" and "our" to make the audience feel part of the struggle. She likened the fight for education to an armed struggle to communicate its seriousness. Overall, the well-written speech conveyed a short but powerful and memorable message through Malala's personal story and use of rhetorical devices.

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    Malala Speech Analysis

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    Malala Yousufzai delivered a powerful speech to the United Nations General Assembly advocating for children's right to education. She introduced herself by recounting how she became an activist after being shot by the Taliban for going to school. This established her commitment to the cause. She used inclusive language like "we" and "our" to make the audience feel part of the struggle. She likened the fight for education to an armed struggle to communicate its seriousness. Overall, the well-written speech conveyed a short but powerful and memorable message through Malala's personal story and use of rhetorical devices.

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    The speaker Malala Yousufzai delivered this powerfully composed speech before the United Nations

    General Assembly in her capacity as an activist to children’s right to education. She makes this clear in
    paragraph 3 of her speech when she states that “I am here to speak up for the right to education of every
    child. I want education for the son’s and daughters of the Taliban, and all the terrorists and extremists.”
    Prior to stating her position as stated above, she introduced her audience to herself in a very strong
    fashion. She began by relating her story of how she became an activist, of how she and her friends were
    shot at by the Taliban to stop them from studying. She goes on to state that her ordeal had only left her to
    stick more strongly to her cause. By relaying this anecdote, the speaker was able to firmly establish her
    own zeal for the cause the cause she stood up for before her audience.
    She utilizes the euphemism “silence” to describe the actions of the Taliban. In doing so, she firmly stated
    that the Taliban did not only seek to kill her and her compatriots but also to kill the movement that she
    fought for. She concludes the anecdote employing the rule of three when she states that the experience,
    she underwent served to replace her “weakness, fear, and hopelessness” with “strength, power, and
    courage.” This conclusion to her anecdote was effective in establishing to her audience how her
    experience had made her stronger.
    The speaker continues to engage the audience on a more personal level using terms of endearment and
    respect such as “dear sisters and brothers.” This diminishes the apparent gap in standing between the
    audience (who are world leaders) and the speaker (who is an activist). This helps to build sympathy and
    empathy on part of the audience for the cause of the speaker. In addition to this, in paragraph 4, the
    speaker uses personal pronouns like “we”, “us”, and “our” to make the audience feel more included in the
    struggle to establish the right to education for children. The author makes use of the metaphor of the
    “weapon” of knowledge and the “shield” of unity and togetherness as symbols of the struggle to achieve
    the right to education. One only would only require a shield and weapon during an armed struggle, and by
    using the symbolism, Malala effectively likens the struggle for education to an armed struggle. By doing
    this, Malala elevates the importance of and communicates the seriousness of what she is fighting for.
    Furthermore, the speaker also utilizes other generic conventions such as repetitions for greater emphasis
    throughout her speech. For example, in paragraph 2, the repetition of the phrase “the same” emphasizes
    the point that despite her harrowing ordeal she continues to persevere. Elsewhere in paragraph 6, she uses
    the phrase “we must not forget…” repetitively to drive home the point that plenty of people are suffering
    from being unable to learn and therefore we must not forget them and take action to help them.
    She sums up her call to action quite effectively utilizing the slogan “one child, one teacher, one book, and
    one pen can change the world.” This stands as a short, but powerful and memorable message.
    To conclude, Malala’s speech is well-written with the capacity of conveying a short, but powerful and
    effective message. The overall structure and content is memorable, spirited and encouraging.

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