Women's Breakthroughs Speech Analysis

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As we progress through time, gender inequality is becoming slowly less evident, despite this, inequality is still prominent in our society. The people who are in pursuit of a social reform, and those who bring attention to problems regarding equal rights and privileges are impactful on other opinions and demonstrate their opinions on a large scale. One of those demonstrations was the 2017 Women's Marchs, a huge protest that was recorded as the largest single-day demonstration in U.S. history, involving over 4.5 million people worldwide. Many Australians showed support for the march through articles like the opinion piece "Age of apathy over as women's marches revive global movement of resistance" by Clementine Ford, the speech …show more content…

Just a mere 100 years ago the idea of a woman voting choosing their own spouse and owning land would've been alien to some people in first world countries. A text that presents this idea is the transcript of the "Breakthrough" speech, which uses syntax to allude to the previous appointments of females into respected position like Prime Minister. Democracy was founded upon the idea that the power is vested in the people, despite this, all Australian women weren't allowed to vote in elections until 1965. The writer Anne Summers uses historical allusion as a reference to the progress that we've made in society so far. It is used as a contrast and grabs audience attention. The reference to the right to vote is used as an Australian audience is known to have a high value for democratic rights. The target audience of an Australian is likely to feel ashamed or shocked at this fact. This catches Attention and engages with the audience and persuaded the audience to feel more strongly about the topic. This insight into Australian history reinforces the progress Australian society has made and highlights are value for the right to vote in elections. Today, tens of thousands of Australians participate in protests in the pursuit of gender equality in order to influence the world around …show more content…

The result of this movement was monumental for millions of people. As described in the opinion piece "I'm participating ... my daughters future", the march represents " a commitment to the values of equality, tolerance and the rights of women". The author, Erin Riley, states that you need to keep fighting in order to prevent a regression regarding gender equality to ensure future generations aren't jeopardised. The author, Clementine Ford, states that the huge demonstration is representative of the rise of women in society and shows that " there's nothing that can be done to stop it". The reference to preserving the world for future children and to the authors daughter appeals to emotion and empathy and is used to persuade the readers to take up the authors opinion. This especially appeals to empathy and compassion as people are highly likely to feel sorry for a baby. The same author also uses the imperative "we have to keep fighting" in order to instil a sense of urgency, and to prompt an immediate response. Clementine Ford's belief that there is nothing that can be done to stop feminism is presented using a solemn tone of writing and acts as a declaration, therefore establishing an authoritative position. The ideas presented by these two authors show the support for the feminist movement in a way that it would not

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