Rabbi Sharon L. Cohen has taken part in the movement of formulating a society in which men and women have the ability to hold and perform equal roles. From early in Cohen’s childhood, she has been an avid member of every Jewish congregation in which she has had the opportunity to be a member of. As well, her and her family participated in all Jewish worship opportunities that their synagogue offered, including Sunday school, observing the Sabbath regularly, and keeping kosher. From the great impression Cohen’s participation in the Jewish community had on her, she derived a great urge to pursue a role that not many women have, the role of a Rabbinical position. Throughout the interview, Rabbi Cohen uses appeals to her pathos and ethos as circumstantial …show more content…
evidence to support her character of being an undefined feminist. Rabbi Cohen demonstrates her feminist views through the use of pathos in many portions of the interview. An account that stands out in particular is the instance in which Cohen describes a time in which her ability of being a rabbi was questioned by members of the Lexington community due to her gender. When this circumstance was brought to the attention of Rabbi Cohen, she did not disrespect or insult these members, but instead chose to prove their opinions wrong. Cohen did so by working above and beyond to succeed as a rabbi. During Rabbi Cohen’s time at Ohavay Zion Synagogue, Cohen assisted 54 teenagers through the bar and bat Mitzvah program, administered numerous funerals, and raised the average attendance of the Sabbath services drastically (Cohen 0:56:37). The way in which Rabbi Cohen represented herself during this conflicted time outstandingly depicts the way in which Cohen fights back to gender standards. Instead of backing down and allowing people to tear her down from her position due to her gender, Rabbi Cohen did the complete opposite. Rabbi Cohen went above and beyond and worked very hard to show the community that no matter her gender, she can still be one of the most successful rabbi’s Lexington has ever had the opportunity to house. As well, this encounter reflects on Rabbi Cohen’s use of pathos by the way in which she maneuvered through the issue into making herself more credible through appealing through the use of an emotional concept. Cohen did not let her emotions get in the way of her professionalism, but rather let her actions speak the truth for her work. Another use of pathos Rabbi Cohen demonstrates in the interview is through the account in which she describes how throughout her childhood, she never had the opportunity to be influenced by a female rabbi.
It is stated in the interview, “--um, growing up in the synagogue, we grew up--and at that point, um, women did not have equal access to things. Um, you know, women weren't allowed to get onto the Bimah, the platform where we, you know, lead the prayers and actually sing and lead. It was only in certain contexts. Um, women were not rabbis, that I experienced, certainly, um, at that point in the Conservative movement, where we were a part of things.” (Cohen 0:15:23). Through this dialog presented in the interview, it can be concluded that Cohen is a feminist due to the fact that she, despite growing up in a synagogue that did not believe this way, believed that she could not only play an important role in the Jewish community, but pursue a role not many women had, the role of a Rabbi. As well, this quote reflects on Rabbi Cohen’s use of pathos by influencing the audience’s emotions to make her character seem more empowering and motivating. Rabbi Cohen defied many odds and took her future into her own hands to become what she dreamt to …show more content…
be. Throughout the interview, Rabbi Cohen also uses appeals to her ethos to support her character as an undefined feminist. One example in which this occurs is the way in which Rabbi Cohen demonstrates the method her and her husband went about forming and raising her family. In the normal Jewish family life, marriage occurs in the partners early twenties, followed my children in their later twenties. However, this was not the path Rabbi Cohen chose to take. Rather, Rabbi Cohen decided to pursue a career in which she did not have the time to begin the marriage process at the normal age. In the interview, Rabbi Cohen addresses, “Definitely the dating thing, you have to work at. Um, for--and I worked at it hard, probably a little late in life, but, um, but, uh, it just didn't happen for me in rabbinical school. Again, I was focused on academics, I was focused on what I needed to do, and I just didn't meet anybody that I connected with. And I'll be honest with you, I think part of that was culture.” (Cohen 1:54:18). Despite the normal ideas of marriage and family within the Jewish community, Rabbi Cohen took it upon herself to put herself and her own profession first. This lifestyle was, and is still today a very untraditional way to live. Rabbi Cohen’s feminist views are portrayed through this by the way in which she neglects to live by the traditional women roles, and instead follows her personal dreams. Also, this reflects on her use of ethos to support her feminist character by demonstrating how Rabbi Cohen is a credible feminist by showing an account in which she swayed from the norms of society to perform a task that not many women have. As well, pertaining to the way in which Rabbi Cohen went about forming and raising a family, her and her husband decided to take initiative and fight the gender norms of society and withhold a different type of house hold.
In the majority of Jewish homes, it is common for the mother to be the “keeper of the household”, and the father to be the “head of the household”. However, Rabbi Cohen and her husband did not want to raise their children with these ideals. Instead, Rabbi Cohen and her husband decided to treat each other as equals. As stated in the interview, “Jeffrey thankfully got a, a stable job, which allowed me to kind of flip-flop. I was kind of being the breadwinner for a little while he was picking; now I was doing the opposite. And it allowed me to do that. That was the key for us.” (Cohen 0:33:19). Through this account, it can be noted that Rabbi Cohen and her husband played very equal roles in their home, and allowed each other with support when hard times overcame. Rabbi Cohen’s feminist views can be derived from this by supporting a home in which men and women are seen as equals. This also reflects on Rabbi Cohen’s ethos throughout the interview by demonstrating her credibility by taking part in a lifestyle in which not only her, but her family is impressed with feminist views that men and women were made
equal. In conclusion, from the use of appeals of ethos and pathos by Rabbi Cohen throughout the interview slyly entails that she has a feminist character. The feminist character that Rabbi Cohen has can be initially drawn from the fact that she is one of the few female rabbi’s in not only the Lexington community, but also in the global community. The drive to pursue such a role developed throughout the entirety of Rabbi Cohen’s childhood from her early involvement in all Jewish worship events that her family participated in including observing the Sabbath, keeping kosher, and attending Sunday school services.
Steve Sheinkin, award-winning author, in his novel Bomb: The Race to Build- and Steal- the World’s Most Dangerous Weapon (2012) addresses the topic of nuclear war and proves that no matter what actions are taken (during war) there will be negative outcomes by depicting the characters with anxiety, describing horror-filled battle scenes and revealing the thirst for power during these times. Sheinkin supports his claim by using memorable moments in the novel such as when the bomb is dropped on Hiroshima and the entire city is close to being wiped out; also when Stalin is upset that the Americans completed the atomic bomb which leads to another race of building upwards
“The Onion’s” mock press release on the MagnaSoles satirical article effectively attacks the rhetorical devices, ethos and logos, used by companies to demonstrate how far advertisers will go to convince people to buy their products. It does this by using manipulative, “scientific-sounding" terminology, comparisons, fabrication, and hyperboles.
In 102 Minutes, Chapter 7, authors Dwyer and Flynn use ethos, logos, and pathos to appeal to the readers’ consciences, minds and hearts regarding what happened to the people inside the Twin Towers on 9/11. Of particular interest are the following uses of the three appeals.
Jared Diamond makes a great and compelling argument about how inequality across the entire globe originated. The main components that were agreeing with this argument were guns germs and steel. Guns meaning the advancement in weaponry, military warfare and military sophistication. Germs meaning the harmful disease and other foul illness that wiped out humans throughout History. Then the third and final point steel, which was about the advancement in societies and the complex sophistication with their technology, which lead to building great architecture and devices that were completely impactful.
Media such as movies, video games and television, in general, are all created to support some form of social context. This helps with generating popularity because people are able to relate to the form of media. In Greg Smith’s book What Media Classes Really Want to Discuss, he describes 6 different representational strategies that justifies people’s way of thinking. The trope that I will be amplifying is the white savior tactic. In addition, I will connect this strategy to the movie The Blind Side. There are clear examples throughout the film where racism and low-income cultures exist in which the white family is there to help. The Tuohy family from the movie “The Blind Side” serves as the white savior for the progression of Michael
In the same also different way, the coach in Marshall speech also using pathos when he said “ They don’t know your heart. I do. I’ve seen it. You have shown it to me...You have shown just exactly who you are in here.” This is pathos because the coach bring up how good the team have become. Whether they’re losing or winning, the only thing will matter is no one will have a great heart as the players have. They don’t need to win the championship to show that they’re the best, they just need to show how much passion they have with football to show that they’re the best team. The coach also said: “ When you take that field today, you’ve gotta lay that heart on the line, men. From the souls of your feet, with every ounce of blood you’ve got in your body, lay it on the line until the final.” He doesn’t put pressure on the players that they have to win, he speaked how he feel, he speaked from his heart, he just wanted that when the team take the field today, they just need to put all their effort and passion on the field.
Instead these life decisions are primarily influenced by an individual’s personal limits, beliefs, and morals. Though sexism and pay discrimination still exist there are so many regulations and penalties in place that such behavior has become very uncommon. Dorment creates a new scene where he asks women to not only take on the same sacrifices men past and present have all while realizing that men are doing the best that they can. I believe that this scenario created is key to realizing that women can only take on leadership roles or progress in their careers if they are willing to make sacrifices. They can’t expect special treatment or think that being successful doesn’t come with downsides when the thing they are fighting for is equality. According to the Pew Research Center 60 percent of two parent homes with children younger than eighteen consist of dual-earning couples. This study explicitly shows how men are no longer the sole provider, but instead that women are taking on careers while giving up the stay at home role. In addition, despite men typically spending a little less time at home than women it is become increasingly normal for the home work load to be more evenly divided in dual-earning households. As Richard Dorment mentions, this raises the question “Why does the achievement gap still exist?” Men and Women are increasingly splitting the home work load between each other yet men still appear to be achieving more in the workplace than women. Though the opportunities available to each are the same it is the personal motivation and limits that are resulting in the gap. Women value family time over work time greatly while men are much more willing to sacrifice personal time for work because they feel it is for the good of their family. The difference in personal importance is one factor that contributes to the gap and
In a reality where the government strives to establish total equality, there are bound to be an immense amount of rebels and protesters who questions the newly established system. It is expected for the mass majority of individuals to be demeaning the so-called “equality” and demanding for change. However, this interpretation is far from the case in the fictional text “Harrison Bergeron”, where there appears to be daily brainwashing of the population, as well as law enforcement through putting bullets through people’s heads. The allegory attempts to depict a world where the government’s primary focus is to ensure that each and every individual is absolutely equivalent to one another. Taking place in 2081 America, there are several
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Imagine the world we are living in today, now imagine a world where we are told who to marry, where to work, who to hate and not to love. It is hard to imagine right, some people even today are living in the world actually have governments that are controlling their everyday life. In literature many writers have given us a view of how life may be like if our rights as citizen and our rights simply as human beings. One day the government may actually find a way to control and brainwash people into beings with no emotions like they have in the book 1984 where they express only hate, because that’s what they have been taught by the party.
Comparable to other American men as well as a few American women before, during, and after the Revolutionary War of the 18th century, Benjamin Rush believed that women’s skills were limited to that of domestic work. His thoughts toward the abilities of women were that they began, and ended with the home: from caring for their children to caring for their husbands in addition to caring for the home. According to Rush: “They must be stewards and guardians of their husband’s property.” Judith Sargent Murray on the other hand believed women’s abilities extended past and beyond that of domesticity alone. She believed that women were capable of much...
Studying a university degree is one of the biggest achievements of many individuals around the world. But, according to Mark Edmunson, a diploma in America does not mean necessarily studying and working hard. Getting a diploma in the United States implies managing with external factors that go in the opposite direction with the real purpose of education. The welcome speech that most of us listen to when we started college, is the initial prank used by the author to state the American education system is not converging in a well-shaped society. Relating events in a sarcastic way is the tone that the author uses to explain many of his arguments. Mark Edmunson uses emotional appeals to deliver an essay to the people that have attended College any time in their life or those who have been involved with the American education system.
Women were perceived as either being a housewife, a nurturer, or a person for company. They did not have the right to vote till later on, work, and if they had an opinion that a male do not agree with, women are considered “wicked”; not savvy, not prudent but wicked to the core. It is unfair, unethical, atrocious, but through it all there was one female who dared to challenge the mind of men and the notion that women can be more than what men perceive them as being. Her name is Margaret Fuller. The goals of Margaret Fuller were precise. Men should realize that women are not an epitome of a statue but human beings, just as men, women can achieve full adulthood and citizenship, but most vitally Margaret aimed to change the assumptions about
...icture perfect family schematics. There is such a diversification within this melting pot of a country that we live in that, with the early workings of Women’s rights activists, amendments to the constitution, and the multitude of nationalities, that the normal “gender roles” are a complete thing of the pass. I, along with my three siblings, were raised by my Mother, who took on both roles. It is completely normal for you to see this now a day, being that the divorce rate is approximately fifty percent. I think it is quite astonishing, and magnificent, to see women leaders in the work force and throughout our government. It goes to show how our country has evolved and is getting closer and closer to complete equality.
Throughout history, the roles of men and women in the home suggested that the husband would provide for his family, usually in a professional field, and be the head of his household, while the submissive wife remained at home. This wife’s only jobs included childcare, housekeeping, and placing dinner on the table in front of her family. The roles women and men played in earlier generations exemplify the way society limited men and women by placing them into gender specific molds; biology has never claimed that men were the sole survivors of American families, and that women were the only ones capable of making a pot roast. This depiction of the typical family has evolved. For example, in her observation of American families, author Judy Root Aulette noted that more families practice Egalitarian ideologies and are in favor of gender equality. “Women are more likely to participate in the workforce, while men are more likely to share in housework and childcare (apa…).” Today’s American families have broken the Ward and June Cleaver mold, and continue to become stronger and more sufficient. Single parent families currently become increasingly popular in America, with single men and women taking on the roles of both mother and father. This bend in the gender rules would have, previously, been unheard of, but in the evolution of gender in the family, it’s now socially acceptable, and very common.