Tiffany Yang-Tran
Ms. Demeyer
AP Language and Composition III
24 March 2015
Breast cancer is a disease that affects over 2.8 million people in the United States. It threatens the lives of grandmothers, mothers, daughters, sisters, and more. It is an illness that negatively impacts the body not only physically but also mentally. Only recently has significant progress begun in the quest for a cure. Mrs. Michelle Obama 's speech marks another important moment in the women’s health movement as well as in the nation’s response to cancer related issues. Through carefully structured paragraphs, Michelle Obama makes use of rhetorical devices to emphasize the actions taken in improvement, evolution, and awareness regarding the nation’s status on breast …show more content…
Technology and treatment for women’s health have certainly come a very long way since the 1960’s. Back then, there were low research funding for women’s health studies, limited information on female biology, and most importantly, women had no decision making power over their bodies. Over the course of the 50 years of the women’s health movement, major controversies involving the birth control pill, abortion, self-help gynecology, and published guidebooks, have helped shape the National Health Policies ("Women 's Health 1961 Present"). In continuation of this history, the President and the First Lady are pursuing the opportunity for even more effective treatments and lower the financial burdens of treatment. Already, more targeted treatments such as radiation therapies, tumor freezing techniques, as well as molecular diagnostics have been developed as a result of the changes that have been made (Massey 1, McKenzie, "Provista Diagnostics Presents Key Clinical Studies", "Genomic Testing for Primary Breast …show more content…
Every year, thousands of people gather to show their support for Breast Cancer awareness and research in the month of October. People show their support by participating in walks, runs, wearing pink, sports games, and more (Paris 1). Children dedicate sports games to family members and coordinate fundraising efforts (Federoff 1). As the disease continues to make a growing impact on America, big corporations are showing increased participation in the sales of pink items. Companies such as Lee Apparel and J.C Penny spent millions of dollars in national advertising and campaigning to show their support (Levere 1). Collaborations between organizations such as UCLA Cancer Research, Apple, and Sage Bionetworks have resulted in patient oriented programs and apps to help develop more personalized care ("UCLA Cancer Research Pioneer"). Efforts like these have elevated donations to organizations such as the Susan G. Komen Foundation and permitted more opportunities for research. Michelle Obama stresses the fact that speaking out is what took the veil off the disease. The people who are willing to share their stories and the people who were willing to organize and advocate are what have and will help raise awareness and continue America’s progress in health
Ms. Demeyer
AP Language and Composition III
24 March 2015
Breast cancer is a disease that affects over 2.8 million people in the United States. It threatens the lives of grandmothers, mothers, daughters, sisters, and more. It is an illness that negatively impacts the body not only physically but also mentally. Only recently has significant progress begun in the quest for a cure. Mrs. Michelle Obama 's speech marks another important moment in the women’s health movement as well as in the nation’s response to cancer related issues. Through carefully structured paragraphs, Michelle Obama makes use of rhetorical devices to emphasize the actions taken in improvement, evolution, and awareness regarding the nation’s status on breast …show more content…
Technology and treatment for women’s health have certainly come a very long way since the 1960’s. Back then, there were low research funding for women’s health studies, limited information on female biology, and most importantly, women had no decision making power over their bodies. Over the course of the 50 years of the women’s health movement, major controversies involving the birth control pill, abortion, self-help gynecology, and published guidebooks, have helped shape the National Health Policies ("Women 's Health 1961 Present"). In continuation of this history, the President and the First Lady are pursuing the opportunity for even more effective treatments and lower the financial burdens of treatment. Already, more targeted treatments such as radiation therapies, tumor freezing techniques, as well as molecular diagnostics have been developed as a result of the changes that have been made (Massey 1, McKenzie, "Provista Diagnostics Presents Key Clinical Studies", "Genomic Testing for Primary Breast …show more content…
Every year, thousands of people gather to show their support for Breast Cancer awareness and research in the month of October. People show their support by participating in walks, runs, wearing pink, sports games, and more (Paris 1). Children dedicate sports games to family members and coordinate fundraising efforts (Federoff 1). As the disease continues to make a growing impact on America, big corporations are showing increased participation in the sales of pink items. Companies such as Lee Apparel and J.C Penny spent millions of dollars in national advertising and campaigning to show their support (Levere 1). Collaborations between organizations such as UCLA Cancer Research, Apple, and Sage Bionetworks have resulted in patient oriented programs and apps to help develop more personalized care ("UCLA Cancer Research Pioneer"). Efforts like these have elevated donations to organizations such as the Susan G. Komen Foundation and permitted more opportunities for research. Michelle Obama stresses the fact that speaking out is what took the veil off the disease. The people who are willing to share their stories and the people who were willing to organize and advocate are what have and will help raise awareness and continue America’s progress in health