of rectification was summarized and utilized by Florence Kelley during the Progressive Era in the United States. During a period where women lacked suffrage, and most didn’t have steady jobs, Kelley was the head of the National Consumer’s League and had a resume that boasted affiliation with various other esteemed organizations (Verba, 1). She epitomized independence and confidence through both her civil activism and in her personal life. Florence Kelley’s resolve, willpower, and determination set
that the families would be getting by, was it worth the negatives that it brought to children? Florence Kelley disagreed with child labor and spoke out on the possibility of beginning a movement or law to change it. Kelley used the rhetorical techniques logos and pathos, to argue her message, in an attempt to bring people together to obtain child labor laws. When starting her argument, Florence Kelley uses facts and statistics to show the increase of young, female workers. She states, “ No other
On July 22, 1905, social worker and reformer, Florence Kelley, stood in Philadelphia before an audience and presented a speech about the idea of combing the women’s suffrage and child labor issues in order to make more probable advantages in both departments. Her speech was given in away to entice the crowd and motivate them to fix the issues at hand. She was able to effectively able to give her speech by appealing to the crowds emotions and by using ironic diction and syntax to engage the crowd
Alzina Parsons-Stevens, labor and industrial worker and child welfare worker was born in Parsonfield, Maine in 1849, a town named after her paternal grandfather, Colonel Thomas Parsons, who received the land for his service in the American Revolution. Enoch Parsons, who served in the War of 1812, was a relatively prosperous farmer and small manufacturer. He and his wife, Louise (Page) Parsons, had seven children, of whom Alzina Parsons was the fourth daughter and the youngest child. Enoch Parsons
Rhetorical Analysis on Florence Kelley’s speech about Child Labor Laws Florence Kelley was a social and political reformer that fought for woman’s suffrage and child labor laws. Her speech to the National American Woman’s Suffrage Association initiated a call to action for the reform of child labor laws. She explains how young children worked long and exhausting hours during the night and how despicable these work conditions were. Kelley’s use of ethos, logos, pathos, and repetition helps her establish
social reformers tried to put an end to child labor and eventually succeeded. One of these reformers was Florence Kelley, who delivered a child labor speech before the National American Women Suffrage Association in Philadelphia, 1905. Before the National American Women Suffrage Association, women were not petitioning the right to vote, they were petitioning the need for child labor laws. Florence Kelley was really passionate about this issue. She was well articulated, which caused many
convention of the National Woman Suffrage Association in Philadelphia, Florence Kelley gave a famous speech regarding the extraneous child labor of the time. Kelley’s argument was to add laws to help the workers or abolish the practice completely. Kelley uses pathos to highlight the need for change and diction get her point across to the audience. Kelley uses pathos to stress the need for change. To show the severity of the problem Kelley writes “Tonight while we sleep, several thousand little girls will
In Florence Kelley’s speech, she discusses her anger about child labor. She gives numerous examples of how child labor is immoral and wrong, which creates a vindictive and scolding tone. Primarily through imagery, parallel structure, and exemplification, Kelley calls attention to the horror of child labor. Throughout Kelley’s speech, she utilizes imagery to help prove her view that child labor is wrong. She points out that while “we sleep” there are “several thousand little girls… working in the
Rhetorical Analysis of Florence Kelley’s Speech Florence Kelley’s address to the National American Woman Suffrage Association (1905) touches upon both the social and political aspects of the need for reform regarding child labor laws. By revealing the shocking truth about how young children around the country work for long hours in inappropriate conditions, Kelley is able to emphasize the urgency of this situation. Simultaneously, she defends women’s suffrage by presenting the logical statement
when they are willing. When the youth do end up getting their first jobs, we have limited hours. However, this wasn't so in 1905. Florence Kelley's famous speech in 1905 is based on the laws of child labor. Florence Kelley is a social activist for children and women.Florence Kelly speech is for the factories and governments putting these kids through misery. Florence Kelly argues that child labor is corrupt and it's not justified for children to pave a way for themselves by working day and night
all, especially children. One of these women is known as Florence Kelley. On July 22, 1905, Kelley made her mark on the nation when she delivered a speech before the National American Woman Suffrage Association, raising awareness of the cruel truth of the severity behind child labor through the use of repetition, imagery and oxymorons. There are several examples of repetition present throughout her argument, but there is one phrase in
On July 22, 1905, Florence Kelley, a United States social worker and reformer, gave a speech the National American Woman Suffrage Association in Philadelphia regarding child labor laws and improving working conditions for women. Kelley’s speech included detailed examples of the child and women labor laws of each state at the time. Her use of rhetorical devices that appeal to the audience, such as strong diction and syntax, persuaded listeners to take her subject seriously and consider the reforms
Social Exchange Theory 2 Application of: The Social Exchange Theory In everyday interactions people are always looking to have a positive experience among those with whom they interact. According to the Social Exchange theory, with each interaction an individual has with another, that individual attempts to maximize the positive outcomes and minimize the negative. The purpose of this paper is to apply the Social Exchange theory to an authentic real life situation to best illustrate the theory and
that I wasn’t scared already buy to think I would do this over again would be insane. I knew then that I had to not be such an invert and make a couple of friends to make it through boot camp. The Social Exchange Theory by John Thibaut and Harlod Kelley is when an individual’s indulgences in relationships that one will benefits and avoids those that are not. A relationship is evaluated in terms of result, which are benefits minus the costs. A benefit could be financial achievement, social prestige
Francesco Guicciardini, and Thomas Hobbes during the time of Florence Republic. First, Niccolo Machiavelli was born in Florence, Italy in 1469 at a time when the country was in political upheaval. Italy was divided between four dominant city-states, by which each of them was always at the mercy of the continual changing of princes and governments. In Donald Kelley's Version of History, the Medici family had brought a form of stability to Florence, but the golden age of Florentine republic soon declined
Virgin and Child with Four Angels by Gerard David The Virgin and Child with Four Angels was painted by Gerard David in about 1510, right in the middle of the Renaissance. The painting is rectangular in shape and appears to be about two feet long by maybe a foot and a half wide. It is oil painted on wood and it looks to be in very good condition. The painting is an image, as its title suggests, of the Virgin with the infant baby Jesus. This, of course, was a very common subject during
The Rennaisance The fluorishing of arts and sciences literally "rebirth," the period in European civilization immediately following the Middle Ages, conventionally held to have been characterized by a surge of interest in classical learning and values. The Renaissance also witnessed the discovery and exploration of new continents, the substitution of the Copernican for the Ptolemaic system of astronomy, the decline of the feudal system and the growth of commerce, and the invention or application
Renaissance Essay The 14th, 15th and part of 16th century was a glorious time for Europe, it was the reformation of many old ideas and the formation of many new, this was called the Renaissance. The Renaissance brought many changes to Europe, the economy was greatly boosted by of all the new explorations. The flourishing economy helped to inspire new developments in art and literature. And from that many new beliefs were formed. The European economy flourished during the Renaissance due to
The Renaissance Paintings of Fra Angelico It seems fitting that for more than a century, the popular image of an angel has been that of an angel by Angelico. As historian Pope-Hennessy tells us - "the idiom he evolved has come to be regarded as the natural language of religious painting". (1) The impetus to research Fra Angelico's life comes from a deep respect for religious art . However, having grown up in the Catholic Church, stained glass windows and sculptures of religious figures were
Niccolo Machiavelli lived in Florence, Italy in the 1400’s. The country of Italy was divided into city-states that had their own leaders, but all pledged alliance to their king. In time in which great leaders were needed in order to help the development of a city-state and country, Machiavelli had a theory that man needed a leader to control them. In his book The Prince, he speaks of the perfect leader. I believe that man, by nature, is neither good nor evil. When a child comes out of its mother