Teen activists try to help solve many problems in our world. However, fighting for certain causes comes with a price. Some teen activists are safely fighting for what they believe in, however, several teen activists are putting their lives at risk while fighting for these causes. Teen activists are determined to fight for what they believe in even when it comes to setbacks. Malala Yousafzai is an inspiring example of this. Malala is a young Pakistani girl who fights for girl’s rights to education. She believes school teaches more than the math, science, and language arts, but teaches you social skills and that everybody should have a right to it. When she was 14, she was targeted by the Taliban, and while on her way home, and she was shot near her left eye on the way home. As stated in “Malala The Powerful” by Kristin Lewis, “One bullet pierced Malala’s head near her left eye… Then the gunmen fled, and left Malala to die.” Nevertheless, even after she had almost perished, when she healed, she still continued to fight for the right of girl’s education. …show more content…
Barbara Johns was a farm girl who loved learning, but wasn’t given the school she deserved. In 1951, there was segregation between white people and black people, and this meant that there were white schools and black schools. However, these types of schools did not get equal funding. As a result, Barbra wanted to fight back, but in that time, going against whites was risky. Her plan was to gather her classmates and hold an assembly to tell the school that the In the text, “Imagine This Was Your School” by Teri Kranefiel, it states, “But in the 1950’s, challenging whites was dangerous.” Barbara Johns didn’t get injured but she risked her life for the