The rhetoric of genocidal rape being used as a weapon of war and how it is discussed and portrayed in international reports, media, and testimonies. Focus on how this rhetoric surrounds women’s bodies being weaponized during genocides such as Rwanda or Bosnia. How this concept is framed within legal and moral arguments for justice and reconciliation.
Important quote: “He was found guilty of rape as a crime against humanity, but the ICTR failed to convict him of all the acts of sexual violence he encouraged and participated in because of the difficulty to prove his direct responsibility. “
“ In this sense, young girls are paying attention to concepts and trends beyond their age range, thus drawing them to mature stores such as Sephora. “
The article discusses the growth of “Sephora kids,” a phenomenon where Gen Alpha youth adopt consumption habits usually associated with older age groups, especially in the cosmetics industry. It examines how social media, influencers, and consumerism influence children’s cravings for upscale goods like anti-aging treatments. The essay also discusses the negative effects of “gentle parenting,” contending that it might lead to a lack of boundaries and harmfully exposing kids to mature tendencies.
3. Climate change: The employment of ethos, pathos, and logos by activists to call for action might be the subject of a rhetorical essay on climate change. Experts and scientists who support the urgency of climate change exhibit ethos. By emphasizing the disastrous effects on endangered species, ecosystems, and future generations, pathos emotionally hooks the listener. Arguments based on statistics on harsh weather, sea level rise, and warming temperatures are examples of the use of logos. The goal of these appeals taken together is to increase public support for climate change policy.
The importance of health, and how health is being affected by inequality and in many cases by poor funding.
Topic 2-
Mental Health Taboos:
I think mental health is very important. I would like to talk about how silence, shame and fear of what others will say prevent many people from seeking help.
https://www.mcleanhospital.org/essential/stigma
The article is about mental health and tells us how many people have trouble talking about their mental health due to shame and fear of being judged by society. The article shows us a bit about mental health in different nationalities and cultures and tells us that one of the best ways to counter mental health stigma is by talking to people we trust who can offer help in this regard.
Quote:
Many societies expect men to be tough and to hide their emotions. This expectation means men are far less likely to seek help than women, but also have increased rates of depression and suicide.
Topic 3.
Immigration.
I would like to talk about how immigration contributes to economic growth and how it enriches cultural diversity.
I was watching the news and heard about this topic, which caught my attention.
This article addresses the misconception that has grown, especially after the speech of presidential candidate Donald Trump, that immigrants have a negative impact on the economy of the United States. The article challenges this false belief by offering facts and evidence that demonstrate how immigrants help the economy, and even create jobs.
Quote: (Fact)
Immigrants take jobs but they also create new ones by spending in local economies and by starting businesses, economists said. One 2020 research paper from the National Bureau of Economic Researchfound immigrants are 80% more likely to become entrepreneurs than native workers.
Have you ever felt that food makes you remember or makes you forget?
I like to cook rice with pigeon peas, potatoes salad, and Dominican-style lasagna.
It is a recipe that we made as a Dominican tradition, every December 24th. I remember that I always helped my mother prepare the big dinner, where the whole family would gather, talk about fun topics, and nourish family ties.
I always helped my mother, or I stole more portions than I helped, but I liked being with her. The energy, the feeling, the happiness that overwhelmed me every December 24th from the moment it dawned.
It has been 3 years and 4 months since I left my mother to come to the United States. I have not seen her again, and every day I miss her, but there are days when the feeling that something is missing is stronger than others.
Sometimes I am at work, and out of nowhere, in my mind, or in my subconscious, I get the desire to prepare that same dinner. Even if it is not December 24th, even if I am not with my mother, and even if the whole family is not going to get together.
I buy all the ingredients, and I cannot help but remember when I went to the supermarket with my mother.
Lasagna was what I liked the most. That is why I want to share it with you.
First, we made sure all the kitchen utensils were clean.
We cut the onions and the pepper Cubanela into small pieces. We crushed the garlic with a little salt. Then we turned on the stove and put a little oil. Once the oil was hot, we added the onion, cubanela pepper and garlic over medium heat for two minutes. You will begin to smell the delicious aroma that this mixture produces. Then we added a little tomato paste, chicken cubes and ground beef. We mixed everything with the help of a large spoon and covered it for 5 minutes, until the meat was cooked. Once the meat was cooked, we added raisins.
We left the meat in the container. The next step was to preheat the oven (the degrees will always depend on the power of your oven). Then we boiled the lasagnas and prepared the sauce for our lasagna.
After we boiled our lasagnas, we prepared the sauce. My mother was never an enthusiastic fan of buying ready-made sauce, she liked to give her own touch to her lasagnas. For the sauce, the first thing we did was put a cardoon on the stove and add butter. A little onion, garlic, and Cuban pepper. We would let it sit for a minute and add the chicken cubes, and the carnation milk. In another container, we would put water and cornstarch and mix it until the cornstarch dissolved. We would put it in the cardoon along with the other ingredients and mix. We could not stop mixing until our sauce took the desired consistency.
The next step was to assemble the entire lasagna. In an aluminum pan, we would start by placing a little of our sauce, and then lasagnas. 4 per layer or depending on the size of our aluminum pan. We put sauce again, then added the ground beef, and the mozzarella cheese. We repeated the process repeatedly, and when we finished, we covered it with aluminum foil and put it in the oven for 45 minutes or 1 hour.
Together we prepared everything else. Now I must do it alone at home, but that does not mean without her company, because mostly my mother is there through phone calls. Most of the time I like to call her, and it is stupid, because I know the whole recipe, but hearing it from her voice makes it different. It is like therapy, mom’s love, that relieves me of everything. It ends stress, troubled times and makes me know that everything will be okay and that one day we will see each other again.
Meanwhile, I can answer myself, and its that preparing food makes you remember and forget, because preparing this dish makes me remember the happiest moments of my life, but it also makes me forget the distance that separates me from my mother and my sisters. It makes me forget that I have not seen them in years, it makes me forget that, for now, we can only communicate by phone, without hugs, without kisses, and without those good mother-daughter conversations that take place face to face. It makes me forget that I am without them, in an unknown country, missing those I left behind in my own country.
