Compare And Contrast Malala Yousafzai And Houston - 797 Words

†Success is not final, failure is not fatal; it is the courage to continue that counts.† (Winston Churchill) In times when one’s faith is shaken, standing one’s ground can be difficult. However, in these dire circumstances, some endure and fight in spite of adversity. Malala Yousafzai, survivor of a Taliban shooting, and Sam Houston, hero of San Jacinto, both displayed these traits. They fought without any regards to public opinion; Sam Houston defended his ideologies, whereas Malala fought for her rights, but they both sacrificed their wants for the cause. Despite their differences, Malala Yousafzai and Sam Houston both exhibited their fierce tenacity and courage as they gritted through their struggles. When the public eye is involved,†¦show more content†¦While both Sam Houston and Malala Yousafzai certainly exuded courage, their hindrances differed greatly. As important as the preservation of the union was to Houston, its dissolution would arguably not have left countless children unable to attend school. Moreover, Houston’s family didn’t have to constantly worry for his safety like Yousafzai’s mother. While a speech denouncing succession in Waco resulted in the â€Å"explosion of a keg of powder behind the hotel in which he slept unharmed,† (205) that fear pales in comparison to the terror of not knowing if one’s child will live to the next day. Ziauddin, Malala’s father and fellow girl’s education advocate, too, received threats, but always fretted more over the safety of his daughter. â€Å"‘I personally am more comfortable when she leads a normal life,’ he [said]. ‘Too much light on her disturbs meâ €™â€  (Roth). Even though Houston’s ideology of preservation proved a powerful, albeit dangerous, stance to take, his circumstances differed deeply from Malala’s. However different their undertakings, both individuals willingly made sacrifices to their cause. As she spent most of her time speaking at events and accepting awards, Malala’s studies, the very thing she advocated and spoke about, fell behind. She remarked â€Å"After the exams in March the cup that went into my new cabinet was for second place† (226). Additionally, she almost ended up paying for her advocacy with her life