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Women's Rights Persuasive Speech

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“OK, so I’ve talked to Jennifer, and she told me these are the things you talked about,” the lawyer told me. His wispy, thinning hair bounced a bit as he motioned toward me with his head, like one of those toy birds that fills itself up with liquid. “So, I’m just going to go over this real fast. These are just bullet points; I’ll write it up later. One: to your knowledge, Jason has been using drugs while his children have been in his care…” And so the lawyer continued down his list, each point more damning than the last. I don’t really remember how I responded, but I do remember that it felt like I was in Hell’s waiting room: the corners of the claustrophobic, square room unnaturally dark; the only sounds the last gasps of the fluorescent bulb above us; and a two-way mirror behind the lawyer, opaque enough that I could faintly see my reflection, but weak enough that I could see through it oblivion. …show more content…

“Now, you do understand that what you are claiming will revoke his parental rights of William; however, we will be submitting this attached form to the court essentially saying that he can gain these rights back, but not before meeting these requirements.” I reviewed the list: rehab, counseling, anger management, etc. Jennifer and I had worked together on this. What am doing?, I thought. I’m no hero. I’m a terrible

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