Education is Powerful

Education is Threatening and PowerfulTransform the World!Education and the Taliban

Education and the Taliban: Weapon of Mass InstructionTitle: Weapon of Mass Instruction.Artist, Cartoonist:Nick AndersonPub. Date:Oct. 19, 2012 Medium: Editorial Cartoon, Electronic Image Number: 88944

Education and the TalibanKey ImagesOne person stands holding a bookThe one persons head is covered, suggesting femaleMany Taliban men with firearms shrink back together with mouths open, aghast as if in fear or horror

Education and the TalibanKey Phrase: historical referenceThe title Weapon of Mass Instruction Plays on the phrase weapons of mass destruction made famous by Presidents George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and George W. BushWeapons of Mass Destruction has been widely used (and misused) to discuss threats of nuclear weapons, gasses, terror, etc. since The Cold War.Represents a shift in historically understood power (see next slide)

Education and the TalibanKey Phrase: Weapon of Mass InstructionInstruction replaces destruction reversing the effect of power by countering terror with education.The title posits the powerful weapon as a singular book - a symbol of knowledge and education - that seems to make the Taliban afraid, perhaps afraid of their own destruction if education (of girls) actually occurs.In this way, education counters fear and replaces ignorance. Making weapon singular seems a simpler solution to empowering people (girls) against terrorism.

Education and the TalibanAttitudeNick Anderson situates one person at odds with the Taliban as a group, suggesting the power to destroy the Taliban by uplifting education over terror, ironically reversing terror through education.Anderson suggests that the Taliban fears general education and specifically education for girls.Anderson intends to reveal that education can frighten, resist, and/or destroy Talibani power.Education and the TalibanWhats MissingThe single person/girl does not say anything, nor do the Talibani men, suggesting that holding a book is enough to make a statement, and enough to be considered dangerous to the Talibani men.Controlling and enforcing ignorance, then, is the power of the Taliban to produce fear and destruction.The division between one and many is emphasized by blank space, highlighting a division between older Talibani men and education/female education.

Malala earns Nobel Peace Prize

Malala earns Nobel Peace PrizeTitle: Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi share Nobel Peace PrizeWriter/Source: Laura Smith-Spark; CNN NewsDate: Friday, Oct. 10, 2014.Medium: Video, online taped recording; corresponding text news story. Malala earns Nobel Peace PrizeCNN reports on Fri. Oct. 10, 2014, that the youngest person ever, a 17 year old girl from Pakistan, has won the Nobel Peace Prize video embedded in online articlehttp://www.cnn.com/2014/10/10/world/europe/nobel-peace-prize/ At 15, Malala was shot in the head by the Taliban in 2012, for her efforts to attend school and to promote education.Malala survived. Her courage, determination, and vision for educating girls survive, too. Malala earns Nobel Peace PrizeKey words and phrasesMalala says, a girl should have equal rights this is the beginning... I want to see every child going to school I did not wait for someone else (to speak up for my rights).I really had two options. One was not to speak and wait to be killed, and the second was to speak up and then be killed, and I chose the second one.This award is for all those children, the voiceless... They have a right to quality education not to suffer I stand up for all those children.Malala earns Nobel Peace PrizeKey imagesMalala wears clothing of her Pakistani culture and uses calm and welcoming hand gestures.Malala is depicted alone on stage, recalling her brave, one-person resistance to the Taliban.Her voice emphasizes passion and conviction.Malala earns Nobel Peace PrizePurposeThe purposes of the video and article are to recognize one persons resilient strength to stand up for a concept seemingly as simple as the right to learn, even if the consequence of learning is death.to celebrate Malalas courage to stand up alone and to continue the task of educating herself while speaking up for educating others who have struggled to have access to education.ConclusionsEducating all people is threatening to those like the Taliban who want to control others.One person can make an enormous difference if she or he survives the difficulties of standing up for personal rights.The Nobel Academy represents a world voice and value, that education for all is important.Conclusions for Both Media within Time PeriodsIn an age of rampant terrorism, 1980-present day, education seems as important as militaristic weapons. Personal acts of bravery combat fear in 2012.The Nobel Academy represents an ongoing world voice and value, that education for all is important.Works CitedAnderson, Nick. Weapon of Mass Instruction. The Cartoonist Group. Oct. 10, 2012. Online. http://www.theeditorialcartoons.com/store/add.php?iid=88944. Smith-Sparks, Laura. Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi Share Nobel Peace Prize. 2014 CNN News Network, Turner Broadcasting System. Oct. 10, 2014. http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/10/world/europe/nobel-peace-prize/.