One similarity I noticed between Jackie Robinson and Malala Yousafzai was that both stood up for equality. In the biography that I read about Malala Yousafzai, it said, "She stood up to the Taliban's intimidation of ordinary people." This quote says that Malala Yousafzai stood against the Taliban threatening regular people. She wanted to go to school,
so she didn't want the Taliban killing girls if they did attend school. To stop this she stood up for her equality. In the biography I read about Jackie Robinson, it said, "Robinson also became a vocal champion for African American athletes, civil rights, and other social and political causes." This quote says that Robinson was a talented speaker for African American athletes, civil rights, and other important causes. He started speaking a few years after he went to the MLB. Both Malala Yousafzai and Jackie Robinson stood up for equality in their own way.
One difference I noticed between Malala Yousafzai and Jackie Robinson was that one stood up for girls education and the other was the first African American to play professional baseball. In the biography I read about Malala Yousafzai, it said, "She campaigned for the right to an education for all girls." This quote says that Malala tried to have the right for girls to go to school. To do this she wrote a blog to inform people of what happened when she was a schoolgirl in The Swat Valley. She stood up for girls education no matter what the cost. In the biography I read about Jackie Robinson, it said, "Robinson later moved to Florida to begin spring training with the Royals, and played his first game in Ebbets Field for the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947 becoming the first black player to compete in the Major Leagues." In the quote it says that Jackie Robinson started with the Royals becoming the first black player to play in the MLB.
Jackie Robinson was courageous because he had the courage to say "no". For example, the text states that, " Branch Rickey knew there would be difficult times ahead for the young athlete, and so made Robinson promise to not fight back when confronted with racism." This quote shows that Rickey made Jackie promise to not fight when people scolded him. It would be hard because the people made Robinson very angry. He had to say no to fighting.
Also, Jackie Robinson was courageous because he had the courage to take a hit. In the biography I read, it says, "People in the crowds sometimes jeered at Robinson, and he and his family received threats." According to this quote, it says that when Jackie played baseball people would call him names and threaten him. He had to go through all of this so he could play baseball in the MLB. In order to be the first African American baseball player he had to take a hit for what he loved.
