5.) OPVL

i.) http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/hillaryclintonbeijingspeech.htm

"Remarks to the U.N. 4th World Conference on Women Plenary Session." Speech. U.N. 4th World Conference. Beijing. American Rhetoric. Web. 26 Apr. 2012. <http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/hillaryclintonbeijingspeech.htm>.

ii.) On September 5, 1995 in Beijing, China Hilary Rodham Clinton made a speech, "Remarks to the U.N. 4th World Conference on Women Plenary Session" which celebrated the contributions of women in every aspect of life. She makes the point that "However different we may appear, there is far more that unites us than divides us" which pinpoints that her audience is not isolated to one specific group but to all women throughout the entire world. Clinton also admits to her awareness to the people that question the goal and purpose of the conference and "who wonder whether the lives of women and girls matter to economic and political progress around the globe." She believes that women who are healthy, who are educated, who are free from violence, who have a chance to work, and who earn as full and equal partners in society will support the flourishing of their own families. She also discusses the progress of women in the  U.S. that are working diligently to promote literacy and better health care and outside the U.S. such as in South Africa who are helping to build a new democracy. The statement that "women are most often the ones whose human rights are violated" is one that holds much truth and brings this issue into the spotlight even further. Clinton makes the point "that it is no longer acceptable to discuss women's rights as separate from human rights" and also supports her statements with historical evidence concerning the right for women to vote and the longevity of that process.

iii.) The speech made by Hilary Clinton holds value in its ability to stir up emotion in its audience, which is not isolated by group but initially addressed to the nation as a whole. Her annunciation on statements such as "violation of human rights" grasps the attention of viewers by the tone she is presenting. This is valuable in the ability it has to present a rhetorical speech. Aristotle said, Rhetoric is "the faculty of discovering in any particular case all of the available means of persuasion." The additions of the historical evidence such as the one focusing on women winning the right to vote supports all that she says while also keeping people unable to present a retaliation argument. The limitation of this source concerns the fact that it does not give a lead up to this speech, or a follow up to the response of the nation to this speech. There is no information provided about what women may have thought or done in response to hearing this speech. 


iv.) This source shows modern day issues concerning feminism, but also shows the achievement and progress made by women of today. The statement, "In my country, we recently celebrated the 75th anniversary of Women's Suffrage" shows the length of time this issue has been present in America, while also going into the progress and issues in other countries such as Indonesia and South Africa. This speech is introduced to the nation as representing a celebration of the contributions of woman, which in itself expresses the achievement of the feminist movement as time has progressed in the world. Women are now causing families to flourish through the choice in occupation, success in the journey of education, and the freedom from violence and discrimination.