Jessica Hoang Professor Dunigan English 100 14 th May 2018 Change Sexism is defined as discrimination or prejudice based on one’s gender and its traditional stereotypes. It could also be seen as a belief that one sex is more important than the other. This belief places restrictions on what males and females can and should do. It’s level of severity varies in different cases, regardless, it still parallels the unacceptable concept of inequality. Sexism can affect anyone at any time, however, prior to the 21 st century, this idea was created as a way to shine light on the oppression that women and girls, especially, were facing at the time. There are many factors in which contribute to the unequal treatment of certain individuals based on their gender; some are from the differences of the social constructed roles in society while others come from biological differences.These factor are shown through different genres of literature all throughout history. The mar...
“When the whole world is silent, even one voice becomes powerful” Malala stated. The consequences and risks are always worth it when facing against injustice. Three sources and examples that support this is in an article called “Taliban Gun Down Girl Who Spoke Up for Rights”, a speech spoken by Severn CullisSuzuki, and a poem called “Protest” written by Ella Wheeler Wilcox. The first source that supports why facing injustice is always worth it is from an article called “Taliban Gun Down Girl Who Spoke Up for Rights”. It is about a brave 11 year...
What is rhetoric? Aristotle first defined rhetoric as “the power to see the possible ways of persuading people about a given subject.” Teenagers are natural masters of rhetoric- they easily use language in hopes to persuade their friends, teachers and parents. Rhetoric is everywhere! Whether it’s a politician using it for a vote, a teenager peer pressuring a friend or an adult writing a report at work- everyone uses rhetoric in some form or another. If a students understand how they can use rhetoric in their assignments, they will have the power to write effectively. Three ways to master rhetoric Logos is the appeal for reason and logic Everything has facts and everyone needs facts in order to be convinced So, step one is to make sure you are using facts to back up your ideas when writing and speaking. For example, “Studies show 9 out of 10 teachers prefer students who participate in class.” Reasoning with logos: A fact is simply something you know exists or somethin...
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