I immediately found an interesting TED topic, while attempting to start on this mid-term essay, titled “Why Medicine Often has Dangerous Effects on Women,” presented by Dr. Alyson McGregor. I was slightly unsure of what to expect from watching this video, and I wondered how she would develop this topic in a way that would encourage change in the way that we individually and collectively view the topic, whether we have any pre-existing knowledge of the issue or not. However, as I progressed through the video, aside from the content knowledge present, I noticed many different characteristics of her speaking-style that I believe would be beneficial knowledge for enhancing my own speaking ability, and could help others who may want to enhance their …show more content…
Although she proceeds to say, basically, that there are flaws within the testing of medicine, and that 80% of the medicine withdrawn from the market are due to side-effects on women (1:30). The way she boldly challenges the medicinal world so matter-of-factly provoked me, as I’m sure many others who listened, to wonder what authority she had to make these accusations. So in a synopsis of what her speech would sequentially touch on, she proceeds to frankly state, “I am an Emergency Medicine Doctor,” which instantly reconciles any doubts, and her authority on the subject at hand is also immediately recognized. She reveals that medical testing is used on male subjects and male cells, largely due to the homogeneous traits of men, whereas women’s hormones fluctuate too much to provide stable results …show more content…
It makes her a good doctor to want to improve the health of everyone, and she compares her motivation to impact women’s health to the advancement of pediatrics. The anatomy and physiology based on gender and age of humans is simply different, and that’s an indisputable fact, we just can’t treat everyone the same. She also uses small anecdotes of humor to keep the speech from becoming too stale or uncomfortable. I really enjoyed the overall impact of her speech, it really moved me, and it made me want to support her cause. The only visual aids that were present during her speech was a projector that displayed and organized each topic addressed, and a fake fire burning. I liked both, the projector being practical and helpful, and the fake fire symbolizing empowerment. It was simple, direct, and
Dott “Dorothy” Case was an extremely influential woman in the health care field. She became a doctor, instructor, associate professor, surgeon, and cheifship of surgery. She created her own private practice, became director of public health for the Philadelphia Federation of Women’s Clubs and allied organizations, and created the Dorothy Case-Blechschmidt Cancer Health Clinic of Doctor’s Hospital. In addition to all her accomplishments Dorothy was also a mother, and a wife. She is an exceptional example of the endless limits a woman can reach in the field of health professions.
Mary Zimmerman framed that women have not had ultimate control over their own bodies and health as a fundamental assumption underlying women’s health movement. Men control and dominate a huge portion of the of decision making roles in the healthcare field, such as health related research, health policy etc. Whereas women are more seen in social positions. According to the article “The Women’s Health Movement” by Mary K. Zimmerman, the concept of medicalization is the “increasing tendency to apply medical definitions and control to phenomena not previously thought of as medical problems (Zola, 1972; Conrad and Schneider, 1980). In the 1950’s a drug called Thalidomide was created by a German company, claiming that it was safe for pregnant women. Although many women were still using this drug during this time, in 1961, reports began to surface that this drug was causing several birth defects and other health problems. The author presented the Thalidomide case as an example of medicalization by showing us the potential consequences of a style medical
The TED Talk “Why 30 is not the new 20” by Meg Jay, was a powerful and successful speech. Jay delivers an inspirational message to twenty-year-olds to not waste away important years of their life in an unmeaningful relationship or career. Instead she stresses the importance of searching for a life-long partner sooner rather than later in life. She also talked about taking career risks while still young, because these opportunities will likely be indefeasible later in life. Jay 's main points were very effective in persuading one to consider living by this set of social standards. It is clear that Meg Jay is an experienced public speaker, because of how well the overall presentation was. She does all of the basics perfectly, such as standing
Elizabeth Blackwell was notably one of the most influential people to both medicine and women’s rights. Although her most famous achievement was being the first woman to graduate from medical school, Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell's accomplishments did not end there, she devoted her life to helping others-both in healing and in education, and also with the help of colleagues founded the New York Infirmary for Women and Children. She was one of the most influential women of her time.
Hillary Clinton speech “Women Rights” transmitted a crucial message to the world and that was to do something about gender inequality. Pathos helped transmit an emotional appeal to the audience and make them see the soft side of Clinton. Pathos and Logos supported the facts stated to the public with evidence and compassionate words. The rhetorical device of repetition made it possible for the audience to realize the level of importance the topic had. Altogether made the speech have the great impact on people’s perspectives about women
...or’s shoes and she did an excellent job of incorporating it without over-doing. I liked that she never lashed out at people that choose not to be organ donors, but instead made it clear that it would be an advantage to both the donor and recipient. She successfully gave counterarguments and was able to switch them around to something positive that helped her argument.
There are many women who had huge influences in the advancement of heath and medicine. Many people don’t realize how much women do and how much they have contributed to the medical world and its advancements. From Lillian D. Wald, who worked with the less fortunate and children in schools, to Virginia Apgar, who worked with mothers and their newborns and also came up with the “Apgar Score,” and Eku Esu-Williams who is an immunologist and an AIDS Educator. Even though women did so much, many people were sexist and didn’t want to acknowledge what they did or give them the chance to do things, such as become doctors. I want to inform people on how much these women have contributed to the world of healthcare and medicine so that people won’t be so sexist towards women.
I firmly believe that it is imperative for us (nurses and nursing students) to promote the nursing profession in a very positive and professional way and rid of any stigma that may hinder nurses from being viewed by society or the medical team as less than competent or emotional individuals. Overall, I enjoyed the film as it was very informative and captivating, and may we (nurses and nursing students) continue to uplift nursing as a profession by contributing many more outstanding accomplishments to
This video was about making a clearer and more interesting introduction. It was effective as the woman talked about the different levels of an introduction and how it should be presented. The diagrams and examples were very useful.
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).
Though I had some strong points in my informative speech, I still feel there was a lot I could improve upon. I could not recognize any vocalized pauses but I noticed that at certain points of speech where I would transition from one point to another, I would push my glasses up. I don’t remember if this was because my glasses were actually slipping down or because I was nervous. Also, after watching my video, I found that in the beginning of the speech I was swaying a lot, but because I was standing behind the table it wasn’t that noticeable. The one major thing I would change is my choice to stand behind the table. It was something I did unconsciously and out of habit of usually speaking behind a podium, and I did not notice I did it until
To my surprise, she fine for most of the interview until we got to the last question. I expected her to get a bit emotional because I know that it’s not easy to look back on a painful situation. In conclusion, my biggest take away from this interview is that us women need to go to the doctor and get checked every year. It can happen to anybody. It’s better to catch it early so that there’s time for treatment. When I’m older and I have a lot of money, I want to donate to a nonprofit-organization that supports breast cancer research. I plan to honor my grandma and other women with my
The speaker first grab her viewer’s attention by giving them questions and having self participation. Also, Amy uses humor to keep the audience focus on what is is talking about. She achieved this by her use of funny pictures and videos to break the ice for the viewers and to warm her crowd up. Cuddy also utilized technology in her speech. Her use of technology enhance her discussion by providing visuals to guide the audience in her topic. Together with the technology, Amy used an emotional personal story to keep the attention of the audience. This emotional story used the pathos side of a persuasive speech to use the audience emotion to keep them focus on the subject.
Hormonal contraception refers to “birth control methods that act on the endocrine system” (Correa, Petchesky, 1994, p.3). Throughout history the development of hormonal contraception has been viewed as a wonderful, more convenient method to avoid unwanted pregnancies. This is seen to many as a positive thing for women’s equality. However, hormonal contraception has only been developed for females. Current methods of hormonal contraception have many harmful side effects that can alter the mental and physical health of an individual. These side effects negatively impact on heterosexual women’s lives, as many feel “pressure and responsibility” (Lipton-Lubet, 2012) to take hormonal contraception if they do not want to conceive.
Renowned British actress and activist for the feminist movement, Emma Watson, in her speech to the United Nations, “HeForShe,” argues that gender discrimination is a plague to human civilization. Watson’s purpose is to sway the audience that gender inequality has to come to an end, with the support of men and women as advocates for egalitarianism. Additionally, she enlightens the audience that the problem originated from political affairs, the economy, and social disparity. Watson creates a compassionate tone in order to convey men, specifically those who negatively perceived feminism or did not think that feminist issues affected them. Nevertheless, Watson’s speech is ineffectively persuasive due to the poor description she formulated