Turpin uses deductive reasoning to show her point of how much women really are affected by war. She has tons of informative facts that show the percentage of women who die in war and how domestic violence increases. Turpin is also able to give numbers for amount of women who are sexually assaulted and/or placed into prostitution. The amount of facts that she presents is over whelming and makes it difficult for even the people who oppose her ideas to refute them because of the amount of facts.
On another note Turpin is also able to connect it emotionally to readers by explaining what some of the situations are like for women in different situations. She talks about the stage a refugee would be in and what they go through and usually all while they are trying to support a family (Turpin 2008 324). Turpin describes how many women enter prostitution houses or rings because they have no other means to support their family. Lastly she talks about military authorities responses to charges of rape. The examples she uses show a disregard for the victims and they treat the situations as boys being boys (Turpin 2008 327).
Using both logic and appealing to the readers’ emotional side she effectively engages the reader to want to make a difference. The best examples she uses are the ones where she has stats of grotesque proportions. One of the least effective examples are domestic violence ones which are the only real examples that affect North America, but they seem so miniscule compared to the concreteness of the other examples.
Using both logic and appealing to the readers’ emotional side she effectively engages the reader to want to make a difference. The best examples she uses are the ones where she has stats of grotesque proportions. One of the least effective examples are domestic violence ones which are the only real examples that affect North America, but they seem so miniscule compared to the concreteness of the other examples.
I have decided to post two questions because some may not like the first one.
Do you think that Turpin poses women as someone who needs to be protected by men? Why or why not?
What are some possible solutions that would prevent things like sexual assult being inflicted by soldiers?
Thanks Terrilyn,
ReplyDeleteI too agree that Turpin's use of facts makes her argument strong. This blog is a good summary of Turpin's article and I particularly like your point that the author uses both logos and pathos to affect her reader.
Small suggestion: effect is the noun, so when talking about the effects of war, use the noun.
Affect is the verb, so you would say something like, How did the war affect them?
Great to see you using citations throughout the blog. In APA, they use commas (unlike MLA) so in fact it would be (Turpin, 2008, p. 310). Note also the use of p. in APA format.
Hope these comments help. Thanks again for all your hard work on this blog and the previous one!
I agree that she poses good points as this is a subject not often discussed in the news or media in general. However as I state in my blog I believe she uses numbers to back up her story, numbers which I have already forgotten 2 days after reading the article. First hand recollections are far more resonating and powerful in my opinion which is why I appreciated the article we read on Africa earlier in the semester so much.
ReplyDeleteI believe solutions to your second question include:
1) More awareness on the issue
2) Knowledgeable spokesperson to champion the cause and spread awareness.
3) Shift in military culture which would likely be the hardest to achieve.
I believe if there are harsh punishments for those involved then maybe soldiers would think twice before committing these crimes. Something has to be put in place to protect these women. I don’t understand how these soldiers can feel patriotic, and go around raping young girls. They should put be in jail like another other person committing these crimes, and at the very least, they should lose their jobs. Maybe publicizing these events would cause enough humiliation to prevent these acts of violence.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Char, these happenings should be made public. When the military gets complete power over what we hear, that is when bad things happen because there is no responsibility to the public.
ReplyDeleteNow to Ben, I see that you feel very strongly about using first person accounts. Where if anywhere do you think that using only facts works better?
I also agree that while punishment should be given to those soldiers who force rape or prostitution, I think that perhaps setting up a proper brothel with VOLUNTARY sex workers, would satisfy the needs of the soldiers and hopefully prevent sexual assault.
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