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    board posting number seven, and the title of her posting is “DB 7: The Declaration of Sentiments.” She posted it on November 8th, 2016. I agree with her statement in the posting like the men and government were oppressive towards women. Ana said that the women felt the government was oppressive. She said, “Then they explained why the ‘government’ that they were under was oppressive” (Horden). In the Declaration of Sentiments, there are multiple examples of how the government and men treated women

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    Stanton then wrote the Declaration of Sentiments, which was taken from the Declaration of Independence. One of the famous lines was that “all men and women had been created equal”. To see that she took some ideas from the Declaration of Independence was very smart because, some very important men wrote that. Stanton also wrote eleven resolutions, one being that women had the right to vote. Over 100 people, men and women signed the Declaration of Sentiments, including Frederick Douglass who

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    Women had been fighting for equal rights for many years, because women had been suppressed and unfairly differentiated within many fields of the society. The Declaration of Sentiments written by Elizabeth Cady Santon reveals the inequality of the nature of gender relationships in nineteenth century America. The Declaration of Sentiments includes a reference to married women as “civilly dead” according to the laws of the time. First, the document states that men take from their wives “all right in

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    goddesses in the everyday life in ancient Greece. On the other hand, Elizabeth Cady Stanton’s historical document “The Declaration of Sentiments” written in 1848, provides insight into the societal inequality that was overwhelmingly prominent in the lives of men and women in 19th Century American culture. Homer’s The Odyssey and Elizabeth Cady Stanton’s “Declaration of Sentiments” both focus on the existence of double standards for men and women. Though we may be led to believe that Homer has a sole

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    Paragraph: On July 19, 1849, 300 people arrived for the Seneca Falls Convention. Similarly to the Declaration of Independence, they made the Declaration of Sentiments, which listed the acts of tyranny of men over women. Before this convention, women were not allowed to speak in most meetings. This angered many women, inspiring them to fight for women rights. One example of this was during the World Anti-Slavery Convention in London in 1840. Men did not even want them to watch, so they tried to hide

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    In the Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments, Elizabeth Stanton writes of many grievances against women by men. The three most grievous are: 3. “He has monopolized nearly all profitable employments and from those she is permitted to follow, she receives but a scanty remuneration. . .” Here Elizabeth Stanton explains that men have not allowed women into certain positions of employment, such as medicine and law. This is grievous because while women can’t hold any of these positions, they are forced

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    Declaration of sentiments and resolutions appeals analyzing The claim: In this articles the author is argued by listing points to show or to prove women are treated with injustice and that they are not treated equality to men, Appeals: Logic: When readers first reading this article they can feel sense of logic because its similar to important article which it’s the Declaration of dependent, people will always remember it. There is also a good example of using logos in writing the statement such as

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    syllogism, a “logical structure that uses the major premise and minor premise to reach a necessary conclusion.” In this case, if the major and minor premise are true, then the conclusion is logically valid. In Elizabeth Cady Stanton’s The Declaration of Sentiments, both induction and deduction are used. As said before, deductive reasoning is known as reaching a conclusion by starting with a general principle and applying it to a specific case, a minor premise. This is seen in Stanton’s stand as she

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    In the reading of Seneca Falls Keynote Address, Elizabeth Stanton used religious references, repetition and anaphora to argue the equality of women’s rights. During the address, Stanton used religious reference to help support her argument. For example, in the second paragraph, Stanton concludes with the religious reference “the Pope of Rome, with his cardinals, too, all wear the loose flowing robes...” During the paragraph she addresses the attire of religious men, by saying they agree with the

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    Our inspiration for the 2017 History Day topic was when we heard about “taking a stand” being the theme, we immediately thought of women’s suffrage. It was (and still is) a major topic of conversation, and has impacted history in a way that has shaped women’s and girl’s lives for the better. Women’s suffrage was an act that has completely changed history, and still inspires women to take a stand today. Since women of the past fought for our freedom, we now have the inspiration and strength to keep

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