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Occasionally education does not lead to power of any kind; some people do nothing with their education.
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“She did brilliantly in high school and is “Girls’ education is no silver bullet. Iran “When terrorists in Nigeria organized a
now the regional director for Camfed, in and Saudi Arabia have both educated secret attack last month, they didn’t
charge of helping impoverished girls get girls but refused to empower them, so target an army barracks, a police
to school in four African countries. She’s both remain mired in the past”. department or a drone base. No, Boko
paying it forward’ (Kristof). (Kristof) Haram militants attacked what is even
scarier to a fanatic: a girls’ school”
(Kristof)

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In the article “What’s so Scary about The author gives the example of Saudi It is another example that the author gives
Smart Girls?”, Kristof provides an Arabia. Education do not help to the us to demonstrate that there are a lot of
anecdote about a girl who could not development if people do not allow people that want to avoid educated girls.
Because they think that the girls will not
afford to go to school but was given the the empower. Girls have the
opportunity through a charity. With her knowledge but they cannot use it. follow the rules because they have the
knowledge.
education, she found success. She uses
her success to help others who share a
similar situation that she did.

Articles:
- Shame by Dick Gregory
- What’s so Scary about Smart Girls? By Nicholas Kristof

Erika Valencia Jácome