Welcome to Mirrors volume #5, a special bonus that serves as a tribute to our students. Throughout the year we learned many important lessons related to our student publication: how to format effectively, what digital promotion looks like, and how to make an impact on readers. So many amazing submissions were completed that we actually did not have enough space in the first four volumes - so, this release is for everything and everyone. All the stories left to tell that we think are important are assembled here as part of our cry for freedom. Make no mistake: the message is cohesive and powerful, long lasting and needed in our world.

Sergeant First Class Alwyn Cashe; hero, leader, Medal of Honor recipient. He risked his life with the cry for freedom that his fellow soldiers sang. The vehicle that they were in was destroyed by an explosive device, leaving him and his fellow soldiers severely wounded. Sergeant Cashe acted with disregard for his own injuries and got his people out of the burning car and to safety. This was not without harm, however. With burns covering more than 70% of his body, he didn't stop for himself and instead focused on the safety of his soldiers. He answered their cry for freedom by risking his life to save them. He died in the hospital, but he kept telling the nurses to take care of his boys first, making sure they made it home. He was truly a fearless soldier, a fighter, and someone who made an impact in the lives of others.

Blake B.

Alan Turing had a massive influence in the fields of mathematical philosophy and computer science, but was grossly mistreated by his government. Born on the 23rd of June, 1912, in London, Turing was a rather mediocre student. He was constantly distracted, always trying to learn on his own. His first love was Christopher Morcom, a fellow student. They learned together, but Christopher died at a young age and left Turing distraught. After going to Cambridge, he discovered a field he was truly passionate about: mathematical philosophy.

Alan Turing was exemplary in mathematical philosophy, helping expand the field further than ever thought before. One of his first ideas was that of the “Turing Machine," one of the first incarnations of a computer. He also solved one of the most famous mathematical conundrums, called the “Entscheidungsproblem," or decision problem. It was the question of whether there are any problems that cannot be solved mathematically, and Turing proved that there is by turning it into a paradox. During World War II, he managed to break the German Enigma code, allowing the Allies to listen in on German military communications. This breakthrough saved millions of lives and shortened the war by an estimated two years.

Though Alan Turing contributed much to the war effort, his operation in breaking the German code was kept secret per order from the British Government. Once the war ended in 1945, Turing went on to have several years of academic success. He taught mathematics and worked on establishing the early foundations of computer science.

Unfortunately, however, in 1952 Turing was prosecuted under British laws that targeted homosexual activity. As a result, he was chemically castrated, fired, and censured from British government. Evidence suggests that he committed suicide a couple years later in 1954. This is why we must not forget him, why we must not allow him to be erased. His actions saved millions, why should we forget him? Because people brought attention to his gross mistreatment, the British government ended up pardoning all people previously convicted of being gay. But this didn’t happen in the 80s. This happened in 2017. Just five years ago. The fight for LGBTQ+ rights still continues today, and we must not allow queer figures like Turing to be erased from history.

I myself do relate to Turing. I am very creatively focused, and always strive to learn new things (even though I am doing a little better in school than he was). I’ve faced it, and I’m not going to say that I valiantly ignored it, because it hurts. We should be doing everything we can to stop this, or else we are disrespecting people like Turing and everything they did to save the very countries that want them forgotten.

Vincent J.

I used to overthink.

My thoughts would rush through my brain like waves - I knew

I'd eventually sink.

Until I learned how to swim

Got out of my thoughts and started

To go with the flow.

I never thought I could reach high

Because I was so low.

Now I reach for the stars!

Take everything slow

And watch myself grow.

Jordan J.

Have you ever had a dream

A dream so big you thought it was impossible

For me that was hoop dreams

I got told I would be great

It takes discipline,

Consistency,

Patience,

And the will to not give up

To be successful.

David M.

Unshackled and free of wrong judgment

Equal opportunities, equal space

Space to follow dreams, to be creative

To be inspired, to inspire others

To soar away from the negative world

That's when people can truly fly

T. J. M.

What is music?

Music speaks to your soul

It doesn't may your heart boil

Music can soothe you

And maybe make you blue.

Music makes you hype

And can give you inspiration to write.

Music makes you fly

Sometimes it will make you cry.

Music can speak the truth.

Music can make you have a different

Point of view.

Music makes people get in the booth

So what does music really mean to you?

Trenidy W.

Toyasaburo Korematsu was a Japanese American man who was born to two Japanese immigrants, Kakusaburo Korematsu and Kotsui Aoki, on January 30, 1919 in Oakland, California. His parents lived in Japan before moving to the U.S. in 1905, however, he was born and raised in the U.S. his entire life.

He earned the nickname “Fred” in school, though Castlemont High School in Oakland, California is the only known school he went to. He spent his entire childhood and early adulthood in Oakland until he was arrested on May 30th, 1942. Prior to his arrest and following the bombing of Pearl Harbor and the U.S.’s entry into WWII, President Franklin D. Roosevelt officiated Executive Order 9066, which ordered all Japanese people living in the States to be put in internment camps regardless of their citizenship. Korematsu refused to follow this order, however, and was arrested as a result.

He most likely didn’t participate in any blatant cultural customs because of his attempt to appear white to evade internment, though common and more subtle customs he may have participated in include taking off his shoes before entering someone’s house for cleanliness, greeting others with a slight nod for politeness, and being mostly obedient to his parents out of respect, since those were traditional manners that wouldn’t give away his ethnicity.

While imprisoned, he met a lawyer from the American Civil Liberties Union and petitioned his case to the Supreme Court, who ruled it constitutional and dismissed him. Four Decades later, however, the public discovered that the government withheld important information to the Court that proved Japanese Americans were both not a threat to national security and fully loyal to the United States, so a new generation of Japanese American lawyers reopened the case and eventually overturned it on November 10, 1983.

He didn’t sit idly after the overturning, however, and immediately got to work advocating for Asian American rights and civil liberties as a whole soon after. He backed a 1988 bill that would grant both an apology and reparations to not only the Japanese Americans, but all Americans previously imprisoned within the camps, criticized discriminatory parts of the Patriot Act, and delivered a friend-of-the-court brief to the Supreme Court in solidarity with prisoners held at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Station in Cuba. For his efforts, President Clinton awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1998, and he continued to fight for civil rights and liberties until his death at 86 years old in 2005.

Leesa P.

Mitsuki Laycock (Mitski) was born on September 27, 1990. She was born in Japan to an American father and a Japanese mother. Growing up she moved all around the world living in 13 countries before graduating high school in Alabama at the Alabama School of Fine Arts.

After graduating high school she decided to move to New York to attend Hunter’s college for film, but later decided to move to Purchase, New York to attend Purchase College and change her major to music. After graduating from college she continued to make music, and as of today, she has made a total of 8 albums (her most popular album being Be The Cowboy in 2018).

Mitsuki is known for her unique style of music, and on just one album you can hear multiple genres of music. Her lyrics are based on her experiences as a Japanese-American woman and the hardships she has faced. Her music is very popular due to not only her catchy beats/ backtracks, but it's also popular due to her relatable lyrics. Many Asian Americans / POC find comfort in her songs because a lot of her music talks about how lonely / difficult life can be being as a person of color.

Her music popularity and music is in a steady increase with plenty of achievements to back her up to such as her 2018 Be a Cowboy album was 3rd on Billboard U.S. Independent Albums and 7th on Billboard US Top Rock Albums, the same album was put on “Top Albums of 2018” lists, including Time, Vulture, The New York Times and Pitchfork, and in 2019 she was nominated for a Grammy for best recording package.

Anana G.

Ida B. Wells was an American Journalist who led an anti-lynching crusade in the United States throughout the 1890s. She later was active in promoting justice for African Americans. She was born into slavery during the Civil War and lived in Mississippi. She faced prejudice and was met with discriminatory rules. Her parents were active in the Republican Party during Reconstruction. Wells went to Shaw University and received her schooling. However, at the age of 16, she had to drop out when tragedy hit her family. Both parents and her sibling died of Yellow Fever.

Ida made a big impact in history. She was often ridiculed and ostracized by women's suffrage organizations in the U.S for her anti-lynching stance. She also was one of the founders of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored Women's Club. Despite facing racism within the suffrage movement, she fought tirelessly for the right of all women to vote. She battled sexism, racism, and violence particularly working to shed light on the conditions of African Americans. She was a journalist, educator, and early leader in what eventually became the Civil Rights Movement.

She impacted others and people can relate to her. She was a journalist who was hardworking to help herself and others. I like to journal and I am hardworking for myself and others. Even when times were tough, she didn't give up. Ida B. Wells made a big impact in history. Not only on herself, but for others and was very hardworking to fight for her and others rights.

Chloe H.

Mahatma Gandhi was an advocate for Indian independence. He is considered the “father of India'' because of his impact in India. When Gandhi was a teenager he was very rebellious. With that being said, he went to study law in London so he could avoid getting into any more trouble in India. It was there that he learned about a non-violent approach to fight for political change, by persuading them with his point of views. When he returned to India there were a multitude of problems that needed to be addressed.

In 1894, the Natal stripped Indians of the right to vote. In response to this Gandhi created an Indian resistance called the “Satyagraha,” meaning “truth force”. In response to the British, he created a boycott. All of the Indians refused to use any British goods to create a negative economic impact. In August of 1947, India finally gained independence from the British, but sadly Gandhi was only able to experience it for a few months. At the age of 78, he was assassinated by an extremist.

Gandhi fought hard for the independence of Indians and their right to vote. Gandhi is inspirational to me and I am sure he would be a good inspiration for other people. They could learn how to treat people like they are equal. I think they could learn how to not be violent and to not bring violence into every situation. They could bring peace into the situation and talk it out, just like Gandhi did.

I can relate to Mahatma Gandhi because all I want for the world is everyone to be treated equally. I want them to be able to do as they please without being discriminated against, beaten up, made fun of. I don’t want to be controlled by the government for something that is my choice. I want everyone to be able to vote and not be stripped of that right. I just want what he wanted for the Indians, independence and justice. No one, ever, should be treated differently because of a different race, sex, religion, ethnicity, etc.

As you may know, Gandhi is a great influence because he gained what he was fighting for, without the use of violence. He fought for the rights of his people because they deserved it. Mahatma is a very important man in history to this day.

Aubree W.

Princess Diana is a very important person in history, though particularly important in activism. Even after her death she was loved and respected by all. She made an impact on tons of people and made sure people were heard and were loved no matter the circumstances. Her love for everyone and everything shows her impact on the world.

Diana was born on July 1, 1961 in a small town in England. Her parents were Edward John Spencer and her mother Frances Ruth Burke Roche. While she did have very supportive parents, they got a divorce when Diana was young. She had two older sisters and one younger brother. Being shy as a kid never stopped Diana from doing the things she loved like music and dancing.

Mental health was a big part of Diana's life, ultimately affecting her marriage and even her childhood. When Diana got a little older, she began a relationship with Prince Charles who was thirteen years older than her. They first met when they were children at Parkhouse, which was owned by Queen Elizabeth the II. Charles proposed to Diana on 2/6/81 and they got married on 6/29/81 at St. Paul Cathedral.

As Diana grew older, she spent her time being an activist. Her main focuses were mental health, HIV awareness, and the banning of landmines. She spent her time at London’s Middlesex Hospital that cares for HIV patients. Diana noted that “HIV does not make people dangerous you know, you can shake their hands and give them a hug. Heaven knows they need it. What’s more you can share their homes, workspaces, and their playgrounds and toys.”

People were always in awe of Diana and her admiration for helping people. She helped raise awareness for causes she cared about and ultimately helped people learn to be more compassionate. In 1997, Diana visited South Africa and she met with Nelson Mandela, and he praised her for her work before and after she passed away.

After her divorce with Charles, Andrew Morton published a book called “Diana: Her True Story” which is where Diana publicly talked about her marriage and the emotional stress and abuse she went through. The book discusses her struggles with bulimia and Diana calls it “a symptom of what was going on in her marriage.” She also called bulimia “a secret disease” and advocated for people to always get help.

Her amazing personality and amazing works are what made her different than others. She was never scared to share the truth and make the unheard people seen and heard. Princess Diana will go down in history as a light in the dark of the world which is what we all strive to be like. Without people like her, the world can be a dark place. Her legacy will live on forever even after her death date of August 1997.

Ainsley H.

Wong Kim Ark was born to two Chinese immigrants in 1873 at the heart of San Francisco’s Chinatown. His parents were among the tens of thousands of Chinese people that immigrated around the mid 1800s. Following the Panic of 1873, many xenophobic Americans blamed the Chinese immigrants for the financial drought they were experiencing.

During Wong's childhood in San Francisco, "The Chinese must leave!" became a rallying cry, and xenophobia was codified in law when President Chester A. Arthur signed the Chinese Exclusion Act in 1882, prohibiting Chinese laborers from entering the nation and becoming naturalized citizens. Wong’s family joined the exodus back across the Pacific Ocean in 1890, leaving their first born in America all alone at just 17 years old.

Five years later, Wong Kim Ark took a trip to visit his parents in mainland China bearing his proper identification paperwork which was signed by a notary public and three white San Francisco residents who all attested that he was born in the city and well-known to them. However, when Wong returned from China and showed the paper to John Wise, the San Francisco collector of customs who oversaw immigration into the harbor, he was denied admission.

Wong spent months in detention by the United States government and never accepted John Wise’s decision, and instead decided to fight it. His fight in court hinged greatly on the 14th Amendment which he argued provided protection since it states that “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States.” The lower courts eventually sided with Wong and granted his already earned citizenship as well as the Supreme Court announcing, in a 6-2 decision, that it sided with Wong and affirmed the right to citizenship for children of immigrants born in the United States.

Many other countries' laws, like Germany, Italy, Japan, and China, confer citizenship to children based on their bloodlines. This is the strongest legal foundation defending the rights of citizens born in the United States, even if they belong to a minority that is otherwise marginalized.

Parker H.

Philip Vera Cruz was born on December 25, 1904, in San Juan, Philippines. He later immigrated to America in 1926 in hopes of pursuing his dream and sending his family back the money he earned there. Surprisingly, he only attended college, Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington, for a year in 1931! When he moved to America, he worked on farms, canneries, and restaurants in Minnesota and Washington State for the next thirty years. Cruz, throughout the years, advocated for labor rights and led social justice initiatives for agricultural workers. His being an Asian American inspired him to become one of the key leaders in the Asian American movement.

Before going into the accomplishments of Cruz, it is best to understand the culture surrounding him and his people. In the Philippines, the culture considered family the number one priority above all. Whether you are a part of the immediate family or not, you are still treated as a family member. Filipinos also are very helpful to one another and always make sure to expect nothing in return. Filipinos hold celebrations such as the MassKara festival, Kadayawan festival, and the Moriones festival as they enjoy holding these festivities.

Although Cruz passed away in 1994, his legacy was left behind for the world to admire. He joined his first strike during 1948 - organized by Filipino farmworkers - that led to the Filipino laborers across California conspiring to begin the farm labor movement within the United States. During the farmworker strikes during the 1960s, Cruz assisted in uniting the Filipino and Mexican laborers, which he regarded as his “duty to fight for the union.” He helped found the Agriculture Workers Organizing Committee, which eventually merged with the National Farm Workers Association. He eventually became the second vice president of the union.

Vera Cruz was also one of the Filipino-American workers who early on organized the Delano Grape Strikes. Vera Cruz, however, later resigned from the UFW, the farmworkers movement, in 1977 as he felt that Cesar Chavez, who he had been working with, had not given Filipinos their credit for starting the labor movement. Later, Vera Cruz had received the Ninoy M. Aquino Award in 1987 in the Philippines despite not having his people’s recognition in America.

Sarah L.

Sarah Chang was born on December 10th, 1980, and is a Korean American classical violinist. Sarah Chang was raised in New Jersey by her South Korean parents who moved to the United States in 1979 so that her father could earn his advanced music degree at Temple University. She was taught music by her mother at a very young age. At 3 years old she learned how to play melodies with one finger. When she turned 4 she was given a 1/16 violin. A year later she auditioned and was accepted to the Juilliard School of Music. She was well known for being a child prodigy and first performed with the New York Philharmonic and Philadelphia Orchestra in 1989. In 1991 when she was 10 years old, she recorded her first album which was soon released on August 18, 1992. The album reached Billboard charts of classical bestsellers, and a year later she won an award for Gramophone Magazine Young artist of the year. She became famous very fast and performed up to 150 concerts a year. Later she graduated from Julliard School of Music at the age of 19 in 1999. In the same year she won the Avery Fisher Prize and a few years later won the Hollywood Bowls Hall of Fame. 7 Years later in 2006, she was ranked as one of the Top Eight Achieving Females in the US.

Ashton T.

Michelle Chongmi Zauner is a singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist musician who is well known as the lead vocalist of the successful band Japanese Breakfast. Michelle Zauner was born on March 29, 1989, in Seoul, South Korea. Michelle Zauner and her family moved to Oregon, United States when she was 9 months old. She came from a family of a Jewish-American dad and a Korean mother. Michelle Zauner hated the fact she didn’t feel connected to her Korean side of herself, but Korean food helped her to better connect to her Korean heritage, especially after her mother passed away from cancer.

The passing of her mother is what led to the creation of the band Japanese Breakfast. She made music to express her emotions and grief of her mother’s death. Her debut album, Psychopomp, was an immediate success, and she was praised for her amazing stage performance which has been described as joyous and playful against her melancholic lyrics in her music. Today, the band has released two more studio albums, and She directed the soundtrack of an Indie game called Sable. Her success comes from the fact that her music is giving a unique perspective of what it is like being a Korean American.

Dylan W.

The saying “for better or worse” has changed in many ways over time. The idea of love and marriage took a while for people to grasp. Loveless marriages have always existed. Normally marriages are based on love and connection, but there are some based on political purposes, economic institutions, sexual attraction, and fulfillment.

During the early 1900s, for middle-class men, marriages were a way to make a profit, and for lower-class men, it was a way to get a working partner. During the 1950s, there was a lot of social pressure for not being married. Around the time, on average, most couples get married during their early twenties. A man who wasn't married was often passed over for a promotion or job.

Marriages were also based on race. Interracial marriages were forbidden and illegal. Breathtakingly, there was a change when the interracial couple Richard and Mildred Loving put the law to the test. Legally, the couple got married in Washington, D.C, and were arrested upon returning to Virginia. Pleading guilty, the couple was ordered to leave the state without return to continue their marriage. The Loving family felt that this was not fair, so they reached out to make a change. On their behalf the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) began the appeal process.

In favor of the Loving family, the Supreme Court ruled that marriage "across racial lines" was legal in all states. Since then, the rate of interracial marriages has increased. Another change in marriages is same-sex marriage. The United States became the twenty-first country to recognize same-sex marriages. The Supreme Court ruled that same-sex relationships would be free to date/marry in all 50 states and were entitled to the same legal rights and benefits as heterosexual relationships.

Eight percent of American marriages are same-sex marriages. Even with same-sex marriages, the marriage rate is back on the decline at a rapid pace. Nowadays, the divorce rate is almost at 60 percent. This makes young people less secure in marriages today. Over time, marriages have become less essential and there overall perception in society has changed greatly.

Lauren H.

Ronnie del Carmen was born in Cavite City, Philippines on December 31, 1959. He moved over to the United States in 1989 with his brothers, Louie del Carmen and Rick del Carmen. All three of the brothers are in the animation industry, especially Ronnie and Louie. They celebrate their heritage in animation. Ronnie and Louie are very famous in the animation industry and all three are still alive. Both Ronnie and Louie went to the University of Santo Tomas.

Ronnie has worked for DreamWorks Animation, Pixar Animation Studios, and is currently working for Netflix Animation. He worked on movies such as The Prince of Egypt, The Road to El Dorado, Finding Nemo, Ratatouille, WALL-E, Up, Inside Out, Coco, Incredibles 2, Toy Story 4, and Soul. He also wrote books such as Paper Biscuit and And There You Are.

He won a Eisner Award, Daytime Emmy Award, Annie Award and was nominated for the Annie Award twice, Animated Feature Division Award, and was nominated for the Academy Award of Best Original Screenplay.

Victoria L.

Dr. Margaret “Mom” Chung was born on October 2, 1889, in Santa Barbara, California. Her parents had immigrated there as young children and went on to have eleven children, Margaret being the eldest.

When she eventually went to Medical school, intent on becoming a medical missionary to China, she wore masculine clothing and referred to herself as “Mike.” After her graduation, though, she was unfortunately rejected because of her race. Undeterred, she never gave up on becoming a healer. She moved back to her home state and treated victims of industrial accidents and actors from the growing entertainment business.

In 1922, Margaret opened a clinic in San Francisco’s Chinatown. Unfortunately, the residents were skeptical of western medicine and saw her as an outsider. A suspicion made worse by her wearing masculine clothing. But this “outsider” status eventually made it easier for her as it attracted visitors and tourists.

The Sino-Japanese war in the 1930s eventually attracted members of the U.S. Navy to her clinic, namely Steven G. Bancroft and some of his pilot friends. Dr. Chung and the group hit it off, and thus Dr. Chung’s new nickname: “Mom.”

She became the “mom” of thousands of people; aviators, politicians, actors, poets, and many more. She supported them all by connecting them to each other and sending Christmas gifts to them. She held weekly Saturday dinners at her own home. She was covered in the media as an example of American patriotism.

Eventually, Dr. Chung used her vast connections with politicians and members of the army to help establish WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service) but she herself did not receive proper credit for it and nor was she ever accepted in.

When she was unfortunately diagnosed with cancer, thousands of her “adopted sons” banded together to create a charity for her to live comfortably in her last days.

Unfortunately, she passed away from cancer on January 5th, 1959 at the age of 69.

Dresden M.

Born September 6, 1957, in Baroda India, Ajay Bhatt lived a relatively typical life for someone of his upcoming. Eventually, when Bhatt grew up he finished graduating with a bachelor's degree from Maharaja Sayajirao University then moved to New York to attain his master’s degree as well. Now living in Oregon there is very little to mention how he celebrates his heritage.

The story of how he became successful starts with an issue that his wife was having while trying to connect her computer to a printer. Because of this Ajay sought to create an easier way to connect different devices. This drive eventually led to the Universal Series Bus or the USB for short. After creating a very crude version of the current USB, Bhatt tried to present his idea to multiple companies such as Apple. After a while, Intel finally agreed to take Bhatt in and help him evolve this idea. Once the USB began to gain traction Ajay gave the idea to Intel for little to no money because in his mind as long as the company grew that was the profit that he wanted. After the USB took off he then continued on to invent other types of tech advancements such as AGP Bus and PCI Express cables as well as 130 other patents.

Now retired, with only about as much as any other Intel employee would have, Bhatt tries to help small startups as a hobby. At the time of his retirement, Bhatt also said he would try to build his dream “smart home” with many different interactive features like a security system, customizable lights, and even a remotely controlled dishwasher.

Matthew R.

Bill Gates is one of the richest people to ever live. He grew up in Seattle, Washington as William Henry Gates. He was raised in an upper-middle-class family with his older sister, younger sister, mom, and dad. His mom and dad encouraged their three children to be competitive and strive for excellence.

Mr. Gates caught on early in his life when he would read reference books for hours such as the encyclopedia. Around the age of 11 his parents noticed that he seemed bored in school and might become a loner. So they enrolled him at Seattle's exclusive preparatory Lakeside School. He succeeded in every subject, especially Drama and English. While at Lakeside, a Seattle computer company offered to provide computer time for the students. Bill then fell in love with computers and decided to build a company with the founder of Microsoft, Paul Allen.

Bill Gates has had an impact on history since 1975 when he and the founder Paul Allen created the largest computer company in the world and gained billions of dollars. Bill Gates's company went global with offices in Great Britain and Japan in 1983. He’s also had an impact by spending billions of dollars on foundations around the world.

Bill Gates has been an inspiration to many people in his life, by building a large business, gaining billions, going to Harvard, etc. I relate to Bill Gates because someday I want to become a billionaire and be very successful in life. I also want to help people with my business and donate millions of dollars to charity. Even though I’m not into computers like him, he’s still an inspiration.

Jaiyla E.

There are many significant people in history that do not get the recognition that they deserve. One person that comes to mind is Malala Yousafzai. Malala was born July 12, 1997, in Mingora, Swat Valley, Pakistan. Her parents are Ziauddin and Toor Pekai Yousafzai. Her dad played a big role in her wanting to stand up for female education when he took her to a local press club. There she gave her first speech at age 11. The name of the speech was, “How Dare the Taliban Take Away My Basic Right to Educate." Not only did she give many more speeches, but she also made television appearances, like her first in February of 2009. Lastly, Malala was known as the youngest Nobel Peace Prize laureate in 2014. These movements were the start of Malala becoming an activist for fighting for female education.

Malala Yousafzai could be considered a big inspiration all around the world. Many people have heard of her because of her attack in 2012. Females were not allowed to go to school, but Malala and a couple friends wanted to fight for what is right, and they got on the bus to go. This movement made the Taliban mad and Malala got shot. This happened on October 9, 2012. She was 15 at the time. Malala survived, successfully recovered, and made her first appearance back on her 16th birthday. Yes, this was a big deal, but Malala did not stop there. She ended up going back to school and graduated from Oxford University in 2020. Malala Yousafzai became a role model worldwide and proved to people how important education is.

Malala did many great things that not everyone would have the courage to. Everything she did was to help girls get an education. I personally think education is very important for everyone to have. I feel I can connect to Malala through this belief. Education is a helpful guide to have in life and can get you many places. It is something that everyone should be able to experience and have the opportunity to learn. Malala saw this and never gave up to fight for what is right.

Madysin B.