NON FICTION

"The Bravest Girl in the World" in the Upfront magazine is an article about a really brave girl named Malala Yousafzai. Malala is a teenage girl that isn't afraid of the Taliban. She believes in education for girls which brought her extreme troubles with the taliban. So much that the Taliban decided to end her life by shooting her in the head. They failed, Malala was still alive. She wasn't afraid of anyone because she knew that her idea was the right one. The author chose for this article to be an excerpt from Malala's book. The author of this article wanted us to know that Malala is inspirational and that we should look up to her. He does this by using quotes like "... the Taliban had never come for a girl..." and "I wasn't scared. She also tells a story about her life at school to prove the point. She talks about how she rides the bus, and how she was afraid for her dad. She was always proud of speaking against the Taliban. She was never afraid of what they might do. She also talks deeply about what happened when she was shot. All these point make us believe that she is inspirational. A teenage girl that said something had the Taliban so afraid that they had to shoot her. On top of that she continued to speak out after she recovered. This all makes us believe she is inspirational.

I believe that the author wants us to feel and think that Malala's message should be heard.  he does this by including the huge excerpt from malala's book and by talking about her many experiences. For example they talked about how Malala's dad was talking about the Taliban negatively. he made this point because we all would think they would shoot the man but they ended up shooting Malala. Another story was from when she went to the U.N. to speak publicly. She talked about how the Taliban's mission to silence her failed. Also that she wouldn't silenced. That they are afraid of knowledge,books, and learning.

Some of the craft moves that the author uses is trying to sympathize with you. The whole article starts off with a teenage girl going to school and being normal. I fell that this was out in to sympathize with teenagers. we all go to school, and have friends. Malala is just like us. But then it changes the mood when she starts talking about what she and her family believe. Then they say "His (father) close friend, and fellow campaigner, Zahid Khan, had just been shot in the face..." Then we are lefty thinking why are they shot for speaking their minds and ideas? In addition this is a very effective tool.

I agree with the author. Malala is truly incredible. For a girl so young she has done so much. She is an inspiration for all. Her ideas are spot on. this changed my mind on how the world works. On how some countires were able to pass on new ideas to others while some refused to accept them.