1. What was Mary Fisher referring to and why did she use this example in her speech when she said:
In 1992, a large portion of society believed that people with HIV/AIDS were drug addicts or gay man. Therefore, when Mary Fisher spoke at the Republican National Convention she shocked people because she represented a demographic that was exempt from the viral condition. Further, Fisher as a wealthy, upper-middle class, white mother also from a well-known family was announcing, publically, that she was HIV positive. She used herself to exemplify to people that if they thought they were untouchable or that they could never test positive for HIV; they were just as vulnerable as she was.
2. Sir Ken Robinson tells the story of an accomplished woman who exemplifies the point he is trying to make. Summarize the story and explain
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In addition, Sir Ken Robinson demonstrated with his speech that the public school system disregards creativity and he persuaded us to take action, hereafter children’s intelligence is not solely determined by standardized tests.
3. Choose one of the videos/speeches and explain why it is so persuasive. You are an audience member viewing the speech. Regardless of the time in which it was delivered, each is as relevant today as the day it was delivered. So, as a member of the audience, were you persuaded? What about the speech persuaded you? Did the speech have a call to action? What, specifically, did it ask you to do?
The speech from Mary Fisher had a powerful message and with her speech she opened my eyes to a stereotyped disease. As a mother, Fisher touched my heart when she gave her goodbyes to her children and as a parent I can relate her fear to leave her children behind and with the stigma of