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Should married women work? Is the sky blue? These questions do not need answers, they are plainly obvious. It seems trivial for anyone to question if a married woman should work. Why is a married woman any different from an unmarried woman, and more importantly why is any woman at all different from a man?
Our society is crumbling. Less and less people are working, relying on the government to pay for their lives. What happened to Britains 'get up and go' attitude, getting through whatever troubles and working no matter what? Now people want any excuse to avoid having to do the slightest bit of work. Surely this pathetic attitude towards work and society should be motivation enough for any man or woman to want to work.
I would like to marry and become a mother as much as the next woman but this aspiration in no way means that I will suddenly want to become dependant on my husband when I settle down. If I was to bring a life into the world, I believe it would be more my responsibility than anyone elses to provide for that life. Granted, I would want a good few months after giving birth to stay off work, put my feet up and watch daytime television, but this in no way means I would want to give up work for good! I feel I am too much of an independent person to suddenly give everything up and dedicate my life to cooking, cleaning and mothering. This is not to say that I would never cook, clean or be an active mother, but I feel that every lifestyle needs a healthy balance and if you eliminate all of something from your life in favour of something else, it is not a decent balance.
It seems futile for women to have fought so hard for the vote and equal rights for so long, if no women want to be equal!§
Commentary
I started my essay with a rhetorical question to engage my audience and make them want to continue reading. I structured my writing featuring a short introduction in which I asked questions and simply introduced what I'd be talking about, I tried not to give too much of my opinion away too quickly.
I started my second paragraph with a short, shocking statement. I feel that this keeps the reader interested as it's such a shocking statement therefore meaning they would want to read on and read further evidence to back this point up.
In my third paragraph, I drew from personal experience in order to give a personal, more involved approach to my writing. I believe that the audience will agree with an opinion more if it is backed up and the writer has personal experience in the issue.
Thursday, 27 January 2011
Thursday, 13 January 2011
Interview with a Suffragette
"Feminism. What does it mean? Has the suffragette movement made changes for how women are treated? Today we'll explore this issue in further detail and even speak in depth with a woman directly involved with the movement. Was the fight worth it? Let's hear from Emily, a feminist very much involved in fighting for womens rights and equality for women. Emily, why do you feel so strongly on the subject?"
"I believe that there is no reason for women to be treated any differently to men. There is no evidence that women are any less capable of anything than me. Understandably, some women prefer to be treated differently to men as they consider this the traditional approach but the opinions of this minority should not be enforced on every woman."
"You may say there's no evidence to show that women are unequal to men but do you ever consider that the fact that women have been in that position for millions of years is evidence enough to back up this point?"
"No, of course it is not evidence. Everything changes, and principles are no exception to this. If we were supposed to believe that nothing should change, that completely contradicts all scientific evidence of evolution."
"But then it reinforces the religious belief. Are you saying that every person to believe in religion is wrong and is not believing the truth?"
"No, people are free to believe whatever they please. However, if one can be allowed to disbelieve scientific research and evidence than there is no reason that I, and other feminists, cannot be allowed to disbelieve the religious aspects."
Commentary
I started the interview with a short sentence to capture the audiences attention. The short, snappy sentence pulls in the interest of the audience, making them want to listen on. I followed this with a rhetorical question, to capture the audiences attention as well but also to make them feel involved in what they're listening to. When writing as the presenter of the radio show, I wasn't particularly careful about using proper English as in modern English, a lot of words are contracted and informal and it's acceptable. However, when writing as the Suffragette, I tried to use proper English and no contractions. I tried to put across both sides of the argument but using strong opinions. I didn't want to seem biased by putting across my own opinions on the subject too strongly.
"Feminism. What does it mean? Has the suffragette movement made changes for how women are treated? Today we'll explore this issue in further detail and even speak in depth with a woman directly involved with the movement. Was the fight worth it? Let's hear from Emily, a feminist very much involved in fighting for womens rights and equality for women. Emily, why do you feel so strongly on the subject?"
"I believe that there is no reason for women to be treated any differently to men. There is no evidence that women are any less capable of anything than me. Understandably, some women prefer to be treated differently to men as they consider this the traditional approach but the opinions of this minority should not be enforced on every woman."
"You may say there's no evidence to show that women are unequal to men but do you ever consider that the fact that women have been in that position for millions of years is evidence enough to back up this point?"
"No, of course it is not evidence. Everything changes, and principles are no exception to this. If we were supposed to believe that nothing should change, that completely contradicts all scientific evidence of evolution."
"But then it reinforces the religious belief. Are you saying that every person to believe in religion is wrong and is not believing the truth?"
"No, people are free to believe whatever they please. However, if one can be allowed to disbelieve scientific research and evidence than there is no reason that I, and other feminists, cannot be allowed to disbelieve the religious aspects."
Commentary
I started the interview with a short sentence to capture the audiences attention. The short, snappy sentence pulls in the interest of the audience, making them want to listen on. I followed this with a rhetorical question, to capture the audiences attention as well but also to make them feel involved in what they're listening to. When writing as the presenter of the radio show, I wasn't particularly careful about using proper English as in modern English, a lot of words are contracted and informal and it's acceptable. However, when writing as the Suffragette, I tried to use proper English and no contractions. I tried to put across both sides of the argument but using strong opinions. I didn't want to seem biased by putting across my own opinions on the subject too strongly.
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