Glen Shiotsugu
I don't like the word profile, about myself and a stranger that I do not know. I am afraid, though, that it is necessary in a country, America, that is so divided by race, color, origin of nationality, religion, politically and too often I wonder who is really being persecuted today.I was born after the second war in Hawaii and is of Japanese descent so I am not Japanese but an American that could not swim in the pool or walk on the park. Yes, there was envy but no hate on how my parents raised us. The taunting of being Japanese descent that attacked Pearl Harbor was rough but no public school books told us of how the Americans acquired Hawaii? Does this reader know? My father went to 7th grade and mom to the 3rd and with all negatives my mom quietly pursed her lips and put her finger to lips, no sound. Indigestion! My Mom just said to not mind negatives, no time so study hard. . . I saw young Malala's movie and yeah, some tears came flowing but then the part that implied that Malala is a puppet of her dad, an opportunist, and on and on. Who is not a product of their environment, the choice of words we use on different occasions, the range of emotions that we learn from family and envjronment. All our communication skills are a product of environment unless those who criticized little Malala just got hatched from an alien, retarded cockroach egg that drifted down from a comet and instantly knew of earth's communication tools. What a powerful puppet we have in Malala who was shot and still threatened with death even until today because she expressed her views on equal education for girls as a little kid in an environment who she knew believed death was justified by her actions, wow! She still goes public till today with her messages that millions will hear. The fame and money is not enough for most to believe it is worth dying for. Remember, she was know for spreading words before coming to a new world from a very humble family.I wish there were more puppets in this great big world, (I am not, I am the Japanese American with the indigestion, remember?), as young Malala so maybe the world can start being more civil to their neighbors. What did these intellectually challenged distractions contribute to humanity, lately?
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Aamir Jan Bangash
I am really bewildered when people from Pakistan call Malala Yousafzai a western agent. From her book I learned what part the Pak army and specially general Kiani played in saving her.
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Kierstan Upton
Malalas story is inspiring and unbeliveable. Its a crazy true story though,and I can't get over what she did for girls education. I would never be able to do what she did. She went through a tragedy,recovered,and still fights for girls education. She is the type of person everyone looks up to. To me she is a super hero, she's not just a girl she is a woman. I learned all about her in school, whatched shows that she was on, and learned all about her.
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