Malala Yousafzai: analyse af tale ved FN og celebrity

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TASK:

Read Malala Yousafzai’s speech at the UN, 2013.

Write a short summary of the main points of Malala Yousafzai’s speech at the UN in about 125 words. **

Write one paragraph in which comment on Malala Yousafzai’s use of her celebrity status. You may also express your opinion about the cult of celebrity in general (in about 200 words).

Material

Malala Yousafzai’s speech at the UN, 2013.

** How to write a summary:

Write in the present tense.

Make sure to include the author, title of the work, year of publication, and genre.

Be concise: a summary should not be equal in length to the original text. Write one or two main points of the text.

If you must use the words of the author, cite them using quotation marks and reference line number

Don't put your own opinions, ideas, or interpretations into the summary. The purpose of writing a summary is to accurately represent what the author wanted to say, not to provide a critique.

Malala Yousafzai – Speech at the UN. July 12, 2013.

On July 12 2013, the first ever Youth Takeover of the UN took place, organised by the President of the UN General Assembly, UN Special Envoy for Global Education Gordon Brown and A World at School, an initiative from Theirworld.