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Emotional and psychological effects of war
Emotional and psychological effects of war
Emotional and psychological effects of war
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As the United States was fully engaged in World War II, Clare Boothe Luce, a congresswoman, gave a speech to a group of women urging them to prepare for more sacrifices as the war effort continued. Luce made effective rhetorical choices to convey her message, using a combination of pathos, ethos, and logos to persuade her audience to embrace the tough road ahead. Her speech is a call to action for women, urging them to accept the challenges that will come with the war effort and continue fighting for victory. Luce's use of pathos is evident throughout her speech, as she appeals to the emotions of her audience. She acknowledges that the current state of the war effort may seem "glamorous" to some, but she quickly reminds them that the road
For instance, she provides perspectives from William Chafe and Karen Anderson, who believe that the war accelerated women into the labor force, and contrasts it with the perspective of Leila Rupp, who states that the war had no impact on this. In addition, she also compares perspectives of the images of women during the war, providing perspectives from Freidan, who argues that the images during World War II were committed to following a dream, while comparing it to Leila Rupp, who argues that this image had urged workers to let women into male jobs while accepting them. Continuing from this, Honey provides one more set of perspectives from Karen Anderson and Susan Hartmann, who argue that, as the war began to end, the focus and stress on family roles became highly valued in order to promote the family, as society was readjusting. This indicates that Honey is utilizing other historian’s perspectives
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Martin Niemoller’s First they Came for the Communists, Eve Bunting’s Terrible things and Elie Wiesel’s Night are three stories that share a similar theme. Being a bystander will cause a negative effect that will reflect back on to you. In Eve Bunting’s Terrible things, The rabbits chose not to stand up for the other animals being taken away by the terrible things, but chose to be unsympathetic and talk badly about them. “Those squirrels were greedy, Big Rabbit said.
The success of the petition lies in the ability of the author to convey his position on the use of the atomic bomb while at the same time acknowledging that situations exist where he may have to change this position. He skillfully appeals to the emotion of the reader by showing the history of the war and how the current efforts are getting dangerously close to the same tactics that the United States had previously condemned. The ability to obtain such a large support for the petition might be the authors greatest success in support of the
After WWII and during the cold war the fear of a nuclear conflict helped to raise the crusade of the second red scare that was also known as McCarthyism (Schultz, 2013). The campaign was built on the concept of fighting against communism within the United States. However, this movement extended its influence by lessening civil rights and ending the political warfare for any and all groups or individuals no matter their position. President Truman fearful of allegations that there were communists within the US government, implemented the process of investigating the background of all public employees and would not hire anyone that was deemed a security risk. Another fear was the concern of the government being overthrown, and Senator Joseph
During the Red Scare three groups of people were monitored which were Scientist, people who worked in the government, and in Education. Scientists were monitored because they could share information of nuclear weapons with the USSR. In fact, two people did tell the USSR how to make atomic weapons, and they go executed. The Government was also being monitored because they could share military information with the USSR.
In the address, “The Role of American Women in Wartime”, Clare Boothe Luce, an American congresswoman, advocates for the American women’s contribution to the war efforts at the women's banking committee. Although Luce’s speech opens with a controversial and condemning topic, Luce further explicates it, recognizing the struggles and difficulties that must be dealt with. Luce employs contrasting and critical tone, repetition, and imagery to highlight women’s needed sacrifices for the sake of America’s victory. Luce introduces with a contrasting and critical tone in order to emphasize that an adjustment must occur for the female system in America.
W.L. Mackenzie King’s decision to conscript soldiers during WWII is necessary and justified. The poster 's message is to simply convince Canadian citizens to agree that conscription is necessary for the Allies to win the war. The propaganda poster is targeted towards Canadian citizens but mainly young males and French Canadians living in Quebec. It is important to target French Canadians to agree with conscription because majority of French Canadians voted “no” and are against conscripting soldiers for the reason that they feel excluded and not connected to the war. Whereas, English Canadians feel nationalism causing them to agree with conscription and vote “yes”.
This book explains certain types of defining features apparent in the Cold War, which includes the focus on the rationale of American culture. Cohen-Cole does this by drawing from a scientific and political approach with the span of 1945-1965 polices that were made. He argues that the polices that were implemented during some years of the Cold War altered the definition or stance of some groups, like the left-wing. With the help of some sources from the feminist era, psychology journals, and the report General Education in a Free Society he relates the shift of human nature. Cohen in turn demonstrates represents the nature of human with the concept of the Open Mind.
To gain their support, the public image of women had to be changed. More propaganda was produced, encouraging women to enter the workforce as a way to continue the progression of the United States as their men went off to fight. Propaganda targeted towards women usually consisted of an emotional tone rather than an authoritative one. “To mobilize women… government propaganda needed… central theme… concentrated on patriotism and emotional appeals” (Mathis). It was known by the government that the best way to persuade women into aiding the war effort was to appeal to their emotions; women were angry that their loved ones were forced to go off to war to partake in a fight that was believed America had no need to be in.
During the First World War women played a very vital role, either directly as nurses or as forms of comfort and hope (Brose 109). However, as the fighting dragged on countless men lost their lives and saw the unspeakable horrors of trench warfare, attitudes toward women changed. Men were angry that their wives were home living ‘comfortably’ while they suffered, and the nurses saw them broken and vulnerable (Brose 113). Decades later, the women of the 1960s were rebelling against the typical feminine roles of their mothers and grandmothers, but the perception in the minds of the men at war was generally unchanged from those of the soldiers in the past. “The Things They Carried” by Tim O’Brian shows this same transition in emotions—from positive to negative—views, during the Vietnam War by following a platoon of soldiers through the jungle.
In 1945, when it became open knowledge that President Truman and his cabinet planned on using atomic weapons against Japan, a group of scientists who had worked on the project that led to the Atomic bomb, decided to protest. With Leo Szilard in the lead, an appeal was written to the President. This petition asked the President “to rule that the United States shall not, in the present phase of the war, resort to the use of atomic bombs” (Szilard). This letter contained the use of both ethos and pathos in hopes of convincing the President to change his point of view. While the use of pathos and egos was effective, the fact that Szilard was a nuclear physicist would have leant greater credibility to his letter than trying to appeal emotionally
he first chapter of The Cold War: A New History begins by comparing the United States to the U.S.S.R. and talking about the similarities between the two. It also talks about Communism and how Marx deemed it necessary in order to build up the economy. Lenin tried to implement Communism in Russia. They were not quite ready for that kind of system, so Stalin tried to modernize the economy. The U.S.S.R. had more casualties in World War II, but things were not necessarily looking great in America either.
During the Second World War, congresswoman, Clare Booth Luce made an address to a woman's banking committee. Her address unifies the women as well as creates shared sacrifices that will help the war effort. By using bonding language, the repetition of the word “glamor”, and expressing emotion through pathos, Luce can unify the women into understanding that their sacrifices will secure a future for future generations in addition to themselves. Luce begins her speech by trying to establish herself with her audience to build credibility.
