Gran Torino Women's Rights

"We're never, ever, ever going to fly as high unless we're both in support of each other"(Emma Watson). Equal rights is an important factor to everybody all around the world. Whether its women's rights or cultural rights everybody deserves to be treated equally. It is most important to leave a good impression on young children as it positively affects the way young children feel and act.

In 1902, Australia was the second country to allow women to vote. In the 19th Century, a woman's place was at home, raising families and completing home duties. Women were portrayed as weak and emotional. A strong argument towards the women's rights was that, the government should involve both women and men, because laws effect women as much as men. Women gathered over 40,000 signatures which resulted in 1% of the whole population of Australia signing the petition. This was a huge achievement at a time when the idea of women being involved in politics was widely ridiculed. If women did not have the right to vote they also wouldn't have the right to work either. The right for women to vote relates

The film Gran Torino creates a visually impacting viewpoint on how easy it is to treat people equally. Walt Kowalski is a Korean War veteran whose prize possession is a 1972 Gran Torino. This film is directed by Clint Eastwood and stars Clint Eastwood as Walt Kowalski. Conversations between Thao and Walt demonstrate the extreme differences between the two major characters – highlighting an unlikely friendship despite obvious racism. This changed the way I think about people. Walt is a racist, angry old man, yet he helps a young Korean boy that has tried to steal from him get off the streets and out of the influence of gang violence. I believe this film is a great example on how everyone can treat each other with respect and if a tough-minded, racist old man can respect other racial groups than anyone