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Women's Rights Speech Analysis

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WRITTEN TASK 2
OUTLINE
Prescribed question: “How does the text conform to, or deviate from, the conventions of a particular genre, and for what purpose?”
Title of text for analysis: Hilary Clinton’s speech in 1995 on Women’s rights at UN 4th Women’s Conference
Part of the course to which the task refers: Part 2 – Language and mass communication
My critical response will:
• Explain how the speech follows the conventions of speech–writing by using different literary devices and its desired effects on the audience.
• Show how women play an important role in the society through inclusion and othering to make people appreciate women’s contribution.
• Explain how emotions are evoked through visual imagery and pathos to highlight the atrocities …show more content…

“She speaks about the importance of women 's rights and why all countries around the world should respect them” . A sense of togetherness is brought about by Clinton when she says “We come together in fields and factories, in village markets and supermarkets, in living rooms and board rooms.” Here, she implies that women are constantly contributing in a variety of ways from agriculture to business and management. The use of inclusion in “we come together” immediately unifies all women to focus on the crucial role played by women in society at large. The concept of unity is yet again evident in her statement in which she says that “However different we may appear, there is far more that unites us than divides us.” The technique of inclusion is again resorted to by using the word “us” that implies togetherness among women who work indiscriminately towards the progress of society. Though Clinton talks about concepts of unity, she instantly addresses the class of people who don’t approve of her opinion to further clarify her stand and solidify her argument. Immediately after a sense of togetherness, a sense of separation is brought about when Clinton says that those who harbor suspicion about the contribution of women in economic and political progress of the society should “look at the women gathered [there] and at Huairou - the homemakers and nurses, the teachers and lawyers, the policymakers and women who run their own businesses.” She prominently uses othering – “those people” and “them” to distinguish herself from those who do not appreciate the contribution of women and reiterate her argument. After talking about the positive side of a woman’s life Clinton gradually shifts to the atrocities committed on these very

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