Women 's Speech At The United Nations

Malala Yousafzai uses the rhetorical appeal of pathos to express the immorality of Pakistani government which coaxes the U.N. to allow women basic rights. Everybody should be granted the right to education, no matter race, gender, or religion. Malala pleads to the U.N. to allow her an education. During her presentation at the U.N. meeting, Malala appeals to the emotions of the representatives of various countries by discussing heartbreaking topics such as terrorism, war, and most brutally, death. While fighting for their basic rights, Yousafzai stated, “thousands

Malala Youafzai is now a inspiring activist for women's education. Malala has a strong passion for education and loved school as a child. She lived in terriable circumstances in which a radical terrorist group, the Taliban, was terrorizing her city. Enforcing cruel strict Islamic law Malala bravly spoke out against the Taliban. Through many courages and tragic events Malala was globaly noticed, bringing attention to the issues of childrens and womens education and influencing millions of people.

Charlotte Perkins Gilman's "The Yellow Wallpaper" first appeared in 1892 and became a notary piece of literature for it' s historical and influential context. Gilman's "The Yellow Wallpaper" was a first hand account of the oppression faced toward females and the mentally ill,whom were both shunned in society in the late 1890's. It is the story of an unnamed woman confined by her doctor-husband to an attic nursery with barred windows and a bolted down bed. Forbidden to write, the narrator-protagonist becomes obsessed with the room's wallpaper, which she finds first hideous and then fascinating; on it she eventually deciphers an imprisoned woman whom she attempts to liberate by peeling the paper off the wall. The

Across the world people think of Malala Yousafzai as one of the most revolutionary women in the world for her stance against heresy and gender discrimination. She has showed through example that she is willing to give her life in the defense of her beliefs regarding women’s rights to education. Malala is an equal rights activist; she continually fights for women to have the same rights as all other people. Malala has endured a long and dangerous path to make people aware of the discrimination and dangers that women are facing in Pakistan and all over the world. Her famous journey and non-violent methods has had a profound effect and has resulted in the world taking a more active part in her fight for equal rights and women 's education.

Charlotte Perkins Gilman 's "The Yellow Wallpaper," relays to the reader something more than a simple story of a woman at the mercy of the limited medical knowledge in the late 1800 's. Gilman creates a character that expresses real emotions and a psyche that can be examined in the context of modern understanding. "The Yellow Wallpaper," written in first person and first published in 1892 in the January edition of the New England Magazine, depicts the downward spiral of depression, loss of control and competence, and feelings of worthlessness that lead to greater depression and the possibility of schizophrenia.

On September 5, 1995 in Beijing, China, first lady Hillary Clinton delivered a speech on women’s rights at the United Nations Fourth World Conference of Women. As Clinton stood in front of an audience of thousands she proudly stated “If there is one message that echoes forth from this conference, let it be that human rights are women’s rights and women’s rights are human rights once and for all.” The target of the conference was to inform the audience of government officials, leaders of organizations and the public on the problems women throughout the world face. Clinton’s speech argued how women were not treated equally and that women’s rights should be equal to human rights. Throughout her speech, Clinton provided harsh examples of the abuse, rape, death and discrimination women face, to evoke sympathy from the audience. Her overarching goal was to get action among government officials and motivate women across the world to take control of their lives and not suffer from these circumstances. Clinton uses a mix of pathos, ethos, logos, and anaphora to deliver a definition argument on why women’s rights are human rights.

Charlotte Perkins Stetson in “The Yellow Wallpaper” has come upon many obstacles, but as struggling with Post-partum Depression, she was limited as a woman even more, since women at that era were already being deprived from their rights and power. Women at this time were controlled by their husbands and basically any male figure. Stetson states that she’s suffering from an illness which makes her imaginative and a highly emotional woman, and with her husbands lack of belief she is unable to rejuvenate and by using repetition and metaphors she expresses the fact that her husband has the dominant power and she gets no way.

Charlotte Perkins Gilman was a feminist writer who wrote “The Yellow Wallpaper” in the 1890’s. During this time period the woman were expected to keep the house clean, care for their children, and listen to their husbands. The men were expected to work a job and be the head of a household. The story narrates a woman’s severe depression which she thinks is linked to the yellow wallpaper. Charlotte Gilman experienced depression in her life and it inspired her to write “The Yellow Wallpaper.” The short story is based on a woman, not given a name in the text, who is very dependent on her husband. The narrator plays a gender role

Not only in regards to education, but in general seeing as that “ women and children are suffering in many parts of the world in many ways” and believes that the world can combat this with “unity and togetherness.” Additionally, Yousafzai claims to use her platform to act as the voice “of those 66 million girls” who are “deprived of

One major influence in Gilman’s life that led her to write The Yellow Wallpaper was her own mental illness and post-partum depression. Gilman was first diagnosed with a mental illness while she was married to Charles Stetson, during 1884 and 1894. On March 23rd, 1885 Gilman gave birth to Katherine Beecher Stetson, during that time motherhood often consumed her time, resulting her to let go of her ambitions. Gilman often questioned why childbearing was one only by women she stated, “Men have as much right to raise children as women do” (qtd. in Schlesinger Library). Gilman was always critical about her lifestyles and decisions. It is then noticeable that both narrator and author share the same pain and misery of post-partum depression. Readers

Charlotte Perkins Gilman wrote “The Yellow Wallpaper’” in January of 1892 when women had few rights. Back during this time, women were seen as objects; the ones who stay at home and watch the kids, and take care of household chores, and were told to not have a voice. Gilman argued this by her word choice and structure of the short story. In the beginning, the narrator and her husband have moved into a new house for a vacation. Her husband, John, is a physician who believes that the narrator is mentally ill, he had diagnosed her with “a slight hysterical tendency.”

Charlotte Perkins Gilman “The Yellow Wallpaper,” is a story that puts the reader in the shoes of a young woman, suffering from postpartum depression, in a male dominated world. The narrator’s husband, John is a doctor that prescribes the “rest cure,” a harsh treatment that requires the patient to be in total isolation for months on end. Overtime, the narrator begins to have a mental breakdown that progresses to the point of seeing a woman trapped within the yellow wallpaper. It’s clear that the narrator and John are both not equal in the relationship, especially with how John talks to her like a child. Gilman was alive during a time when females were supposed to be submissive in a male centered society. Fortunately, during a time when gender

Charlotte Perkins Gilman based this story off a true life event in her time. After seeing a specialist, she was forced to stay in the same room for three months with no engagement in activities and no intellectual activities. Charlotte Gilman is the wonderful author of the short story The Yellow Wallpaper. Gilman included varying types of references and expressions in this story. The main characters are The Narrator (who could be named Jane), John, and Jennie.

Charlotte Perkins Gilman is known for her writings dealing with feminism and the archetype of marriage. Gilman is celebrated for her controversial topics and her unapologetic tone. First written in 1892, “The Yellow Wallpaper” was first thought to be outrageous and appalling. According to an article written by Gilman entitled “Why I Wrote The Yellow Wallpaper” in 1913, she describes the outrage following the publication of the short story. Many physicians felt that Gilman’s description of mental illness was spot on. While others felt it should never have been written. One physician responded by stating, “Such a story ought not to be written, he said; it was enough to drive anyone mad to read it(Gilman 820)”. The powerful short story was written

In order to have a better understanding of The Yellow Wallpaper, it is imperative to understand the life of Charlotte Perkins Gilman. In 1860, Gilman borned as Charlotte Anna Perkins in Hartford, Connecticut. Her father, Frederick Beecher Perkins abandoned the family when she was only an infant. She surrounded herself by influential women that inspired her ideas of equality and independence, such as Harriet Beecher Stowe, the author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Later, Gilman attended the Rhode Island School of Design and after graduating she went on to design greeting cards and teach. In 1884, she married and right after her unhappy marriage, she gave birth to a daughter. In this period of her marriage, she suffered through severe depression that affected her for years. In 1887, she entered a sanitarium in Philadelphia, which inspired her to write her famous treasure “The