Rhetorical Analysis
Silvia Torres
Address to the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women – Rhetorical Analysis
Outline:
I. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton delivered a speech at the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women in which she took the opportunity to note that in the 15 years since the Fourth Worlds Conference on Women held in Beijing a lot of progress had been made by women worldwide to help provide all women with more opportunities. Nonetheless, just because advancement had been made for gender equality it does not mean that all the goals necessary have been reached. Instead, Clinton continuously urges her audience to continue striving for more.
II. Introduction: The Secretary of State’s reminder of the “call to action” that was made 15 years earlier in Beijing as well as sharing stories of how women, young and old, have been able t make the words spoken at this Conference a reality.
a. In the Conference the goals set forth were to take “all the necessary measures to eliminate all forms of discrimination against women and the girl child and remove all obstacles to gender equality and the advancement and empowerment of women, promoting women’s economic independence, and preventing and eliminating all forms of violence against women and girls” (Fourth World Conference on Women).
b. Anecdotes are provided of how these goals have been reached
i. Women in South Africa building housing development outside of Cape Town on their own ii. Women in Liberia who were able to negotiate a peace agreement amongst two opposing sides of a civil war and then elected a woman to lead their nation. iii. A business-savvy woman in the United States who began an online organization to help both men and women around the world get microloans from strangers in order to build their own businesses iv. A young 10-year-old girl who escaped an abusive marriage eo a man three times her age and was not only able to receive a divorce but also bring to light the
Address to the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women – Rhetorical Analysis
Outline:
I. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton delivered a speech at the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women in which she took the opportunity to note that in the 15 years since the Fourth Worlds Conference on Women held in Beijing a lot of progress had been made by women worldwide to help provide all women with more opportunities. Nonetheless, just because advancement had been made for gender equality it does not mean that all the goals necessary have been reached. Instead, Clinton continuously urges her audience to continue striving for more.
II. Introduction: The Secretary of State’s reminder of the “call to action” that was made 15 years earlier in Beijing as well as sharing stories of how women, young and old, have been able t make the words spoken at this Conference a reality.
a. In the Conference the goals set forth were to take “all the necessary measures to eliminate all forms of discrimination against women and the girl child and remove all obstacles to gender equality and the advancement and empowerment of women, promoting women’s economic independence, and preventing and eliminating all forms of violence against women and girls” (Fourth World Conference on Women).
b. Anecdotes are provided of how these goals have been reached
i. Women in South Africa building housing development outside of Cape Town on their own ii. Women in Liberia who were able to negotiate a peace agreement amongst two opposing sides of a civil war and then elected a woman to lead their nation. iii. A business-savvy woman in the United States who began an online organization to help both men and women around the world get microloans from strangers in order to build their own businesses iv. A young 10-year-old girl who escaped an abusive marriage eo a man three times her age and was not only able to receive a divorce but also bring to light the