Class Dismissed: Response by Jorden Greene

Malala Yousafzai's story is an incredible one. I feel that very few, if any, kids in our society would actually risk their lives to get educated I know I wouldn't. This documentary really shows how privileged we are here in America. In Swat the Taliban are succeeding to "stop educating girls, through guns." This is extremely unfortunate, women were banned from shopping and 50,000 girls were refused education. That is a terrible world to live in especially if you are a woman. A quote that really hit me hard was "This is a very precious day for me." She seemed very excited to go back to a land of such distress. I feel like the suppression of female rights will never end over there.

Class Dismissed: Malala's story by Hailey Jackson

 Malala's story and herself are truly inspiring. When her town is turned completely upside down by the Taliban, Malala and her father try to remain hopeful. What is so great about the story is the fact that even her and her father are so passionate about education, something that we take for granted in America. Even we faced with threats that doesn't stop Malala. She says, "They cannot stop me. I will get my education, if it is in home, school, or any place."It's is so courageous for a young girl to be so serious about a cause. Even her father who sometimes can't sleep at home in order to protect his family feels just as strongly. Although, I did feel like the father payed too much attention to the cause. I think it is great for him to fight for his cause and feel as strongly as he did, but I think being a dad should always come first and with him, it didn't always. But It's also still so crazy to think that people would be so against women getting an education. You don't realize how drastically different other parts of the world can be.

Class Dismissed: Malala's story - Cody Compton

         Malala Yousafzai's story about living in Swat, showed just how hard it is for women in third world middle east countries. A quote that really suck out to me was said by Malala, "We are missing life.", she said this after they got back to Swat. Its really impacting because it shows how much the Taliban has ruined their way of life. They came into their village and pretty much took over, and the Pakistani government is doing almost nothing about it. We as Americans really have it made, we have so many rights for women and minorities that not only the majority men have.   

Class Dismissed: Malala's Story (Grant Trainer)

Malala Yousafzai's story of living in Swat and the troubles associated with this area really stuck with me. "January 15th is the last day that women are allowed to go to school, after this the Taliban have prohibited it. The reason why this story stuck with me is because it amazes me that even today, in the 21st century with the technology and advancements we (U.S.A.) and other countries have made. There are still people being oppressed and countries still struggling to catch up with modern times and equality be given to all. It makes us realize that we take having an education for granted like it is a chore to do when really it is a privilege to be educated. We should learn to appreciate this more and do our best to help others gain this privilege. 

Class Dismissed: Malala's Story

Malala Yousafzai's story about living in Swat, Pakistan as the Taliban came in 2007, going from a peaceful town to a town of utter chaos and feeling like they were in the middle of war at their home at nights, really made an impact on me. Not only was Malala able to go to school, she actually looked forward to learning and achieving her future goals. When the school was taken away from her on January 15th, it made me realize what school meant to Malala. Seeing the love she had for learning made me appreciate having the priviledge of being able to go to school no matter my gender, without having threats by the Taliban made. "Our dreams are shattered and we are destroyed." That was the quote that caught my attention that was said after the doors to Malala's fathers School for Girls was shut down in Swat. Malala's story has made me appreciate the rights of women being able to have an education in the United States even more than I did before.

Class Dismissed: Malala's story

The story about Malala talks about a 12 year old girl who lives in Swat. Swat is a city in Pakistan that was overrun by the Taliban. Malala was one of the girls who lived in Swat and goes to a girls school within swat. In the documentary it show her father who is owner of one of the girls school that are endanger in Swat. He talks about how he lives in fear of the Taliban for what they are doing to the girls schools. They are destroying the schools and killing the people who support the school and the girls who are extending the school. At one point in the documentary he said "The Military is offering protection to keep the school open, but the Taliban ins threatening violence to close it down." A major conflict that happens is when Malala and the rest of her family have to leave Swat for there safety because of the Taliban tanking it over. This leads Malala to make a choice in her life. She had originally wanted education to be able to become a doctor but after what happen to life she had in Swat she decide that she wants to get into politics to be able to get the life that she had in Swat back.

Class Dismissed: Malala's Story

I think Malala is a admirable person, and has a noble cause. She is in a society,where, In Swat, Pakistan, the Taliban has over run the city, and are imposing their rules on the civilians there. One of them includes the exclusion of women from education. The documentary is focused on this. when interviewed, Malala's father says, "Pakistan has become a land of Taliban rule." However, instead of leaving, for a while he, and his family, stay in Swat, even after a lot of the city has left. He believes it is important to be there. He states, "If i die here, my death will have been worth it."
In this place of the world, nothing is done without a lot of pressure from the people in society. Malala's father says in an interview, "If you want something, especially in a third-world country, you have to scream to get it." This shows how a democracy is not prevalent, and the only way to get anything done in this country is by force. At the end of the documentary, Malala describes Swat as, a "Paradise Lost".