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Ellick spent months with the father and daughter and formed a deep friendship with them.

“Ziauddin had a revolutionary zeal and deep commitment to education,” Ellick said this week. “This charming little girl, she is a mini-version of him in many ways. She loves school, homework. Whenever she would meet me she had a bookbag full of books.”

“She didn't have that idealistic activist attitude when she’s 10 and 11, because who does?” Ellick said. “Her situation demanded that she grow up before she should have. She caught his contagious commitment and idealism.”

—“Pakistan’s Malala,”
Ashley Fantz

Write two to four sentences explaining how Malala’s “situation demanded that she grow up before she should have.”

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Growing up in a place where girls’ schooling was fiercely resisted meant Malala had to become an outspoken defender of education rather than enjoy a carefree childhood. She took on public activism, faced threats and responsibilities most 10‑ and 11‑year‑olds never encounter, and absorbed the seriousness of her community’s struggle. That pressure forced her to mature faster than other children.