According to the American Rhetoric, Hilary Clinton delivered her remarks to the U.N. World Conference on Women, September 5th, 1995, in Beijing, China. During her address, she covered several issues surrounding women from around the world. Hillary motivated these women through her words and demeanor. She made it apparent that it necessary for women to come together “every day in every country,” as stated in her speech, listed on the American Rhetoric’s website. Towards the end of her speech, Hillary says, “We must move beyond rhetoric.” I do believe it is possible for a speech to truly inspire someone to move beyond words, into action for change. While reading chapter seven in the text, I came across Monroe’s Motivated Sequence. This strategy …show more content…
It took 150 years after the signing of our Declaration of Independence for women to win the right to vote. It took 72 years of organized struggle, before that happened, on the part of many courageous women and men. It was one of America’s most divisive philosophical wars. But it was a bloodless war. Suffrage was achieved without a shot being fired.” This demonstrates the fourth stage of visualization. The fifth Stage of Monroe’s Motivated Sequence is achieved when Hillary calls her audience to action. She states, “The time is now. We must move beyond rhetoric. We must move beyond recognition of problems to working together, to have the comment efforts to build that common ground we hope to see.” Hillary’s usage of this method was inspiring to those at the U.N. World Conference on Women. Monroe’s Motivated Sequence is highly manipulative to an audience. Oftentimes, the emotions felt by audience members during a speech using this method prompt them to take action. As I stated earlier, I do believe it is possible for a speech to truly inspire someone to move beyond words, into action for
On September 5, 1995 Hillary Rodham Clinton delivered a speech to the United Nations 4th World Conference during a Women Plenary Session, located in Beijing, China. Clinton spoke about how women around the world were not treated equally, how women rights should be equal to human rights, and the ghastly abuse and discrimination women faced around the world. The reason for the conference was to strengthen women, families, and societies in order to empower women to taking control of their lives and not be subject to such discrimination. She emphasized how education, health care, jobs, and political rights were not equal between genders and that the world needed to change. Clinton gave a very convincing speech because of her use of rhetorical techniques. The use of pathos, ethos, logos, and anaphora created a powerful, persuasive argument against the way women were treated around the world. Clintons main goal of this speech was to appeal to the audience and convince them that this is unequal treatment is an immense matter and needs to be addressed all over the world.
One of the central ideas to the anti-suffrage argument was that women should remain within the prescribed domestic sphere (Bjornlund 80). However, to campaign against suffrage would require their entry into the public sphere, thereby, contradicting their very argument (Marshall 352). As a result, anti-suffragists were forced to fight this battle through different means. They had to communicate their message through writings and visual representations rather than the verbal word.
Over the centuries, society’s had influential speakers who have incited change for the better. These speakers had the same ambition to sway the public masses to believe in their cause, but how they delivered their message and the action they took is where they differ. Elizabeth Cady Stanton’s Keynote Address to the Seneca Falls Convention on July 19, 1848 and Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech on August 28, 1963 were impactful speeches on the public masses during their era; however, they both had similar goals of achieving rights for their respected groups, there were key differences in the way they went about seeking change. Stanton’s Address was in the nineteenth century, before woman had the right to vote, but the white women had
To summarize this analysis, Hillary Clinton shows us how as we unite, the stronger our bond is. She uses clever ways to show this action. Though she did not win this presidential election, she is still loved by many. She helped herself because of the way she wrote and persuaded people to join her. Using rhetorical appeals
According to Ellen Carol Dubois, the campaigns to acquire women suffrage were not easy that they required voters to “be persuaded to welcome new and unpredictable constituencies into the political arena” (420). There was also severe resistance in the North about the immigrant vote and the exclusion of African American and poor whites in the South (420). Immigrants in the North and African American in the South were not fully qualified to vote for the women. Harriot Stanton Bl...
Lincoln's style in this speech was inevitably persuasive. His rhetorical strategy appeals to not only the readers senses, but to their intellectual knowledge as w...
Clinton’s speech follows the ethos put into place by the Declaration of Independence, but there are areas where the ethos extends farther than the Declaration and areas where past presidents have departed from those ethos.
Throughout history leaders of nations worldwide have utilized different methods of persuasion to try and influence peoples’ thinking or justify their actions. The way a leader addresses a nation is crucial in times of war, hardship, or traumatic events and this may play a role on the outlook of the people. The terrorist attacks that took place on September 11, 2001 prompted two U.S. Presidents, George Bush and Barack Obama, to take steps that were meant to protect the American people and U.S allies. Both Presidents waged war, which so far has spanned three presidential terms, on people who were thought to be terrorists and many lives were lost. The purpose of this blog is to examine the methods of persuasion used by both Presidents in their effort to justify their actions and the ongoing need for U.S troops in the Middle East.
There were many women, who thought the fact of not being able to vote was outrageous. They wanted the same rights as men and nothing was going to stop them. Obtaining the right to vote wasn’t going to be an easy process for women. So the many campaigns, petitions, pickets and organizations in the mid 1800’s to the early 1900’s were a start to many rights. This lengthy process began on July 19, 1848. On this day the Seneca Falls Convention took place in New York, New York. Over 200 men and women came in participated and gave their opinions on votin...
Hillary Rodham Clinton is a well-recognized woman in the United States. Her great contribution as Secretary of State impacted people’s lives. One of many remarkable speeches Clinton gave was the “The Women Rights Speech” on the 4th World Conference on Women Plenary Session, where she used strong words and emotions to appeal the audience. Even though the speech talked about women rights, she wanted everyone including men and children to listen and take action. Her use of ethos, logos and pathos throughout the speech helped people understand women live in a world where they suffer discrimination, and she proposes solutions to solve the issue.
The goal of Hillary’s speech is to persuade her audience that her ideas are valid, by using ethos, pathos, and logos. Hillary is the First Lady and Senator, she shows credibility as an influential activist for woman rights. “Over the past 25 years, I have worked persistently on issues relating to women, children, and families. Over the past two and a half years, I’ve had the opportunity to learn more about the challenges facing women in my country and around the world” (Clinton 2).
Women throughout the suffrage act were faced with many challenges that eventually led into the leading roles of women in the world today. Suffrage leaders adopted new arguments to gain new support. Rather than insisting on the justice of women’s suffrage, or emphasizing equal rights, they spoke of the special moral and material instincts women could bring to the table. Because of these women taking leaps and boundaries, they are now a large part of America’s government, and how our country operates.
Cooney, Robert. Winning the vote: The Triumph of the American Women Suffrage Movement. California: American Graphic Press, 2005. Print.
Although they were fighting for a worthy cause, many did not agree with these women’s radical views. These conservative thinkers caused a great road-block on the way to enfranchisement. Most of them were men, who were set in their thoughts about women’s roles, who couldn’t understand why a woman would deserve to vote, let alone want to vote. But there were also many women who were not concerned with their fundamental right to vote. Because some women were indifferent in regards to suffrage, they set back those who were working towards the greater good of the nation. However, the suffragettes were able to overcome these obstacles by altering their tactics, while still maintaining their objective.
People are beginning to step up the challenge of speech in order to fight for their beliefs, the most common topics spoke about are respect, access to education, and rights. Malala Yousafzai and Hillary Clinton walked on the stage and made their speeches for their own beliefs, others being mistreated, and calling of action, although their speeches were aimed at different directions, the message they both delivered are very similar.